Children Learn From Others

sage slivers of truth 
bandied about by children
who learn from parents

absolutism
learned at daddy’s knees
reinforced by mom

school shakes them up
new ideas from others
often changing them

not from the teachers
from their knowledgeable peers
who know everything
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Faulkner Avatar
January 26, 2020 at 3:29 PM
Yes, when they start to take in new ideas, it is their peers they listen to, who also listen to them, so it's all a circle-
Krutsinger Avatar
January 27, 2020 at 10:06 AM
Their peers know so much more than we ever do.
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