The education of an [[individual]] [[human]] begins at birth and continues throughout life. (Some believe that education begins even before birth, as [[evidence]]d by some [[parents]]' playing [[music]] or reading to the baby in the womb in the [[hope]] it will influence the child's development.) For some, the struggles and triumphs of daily life provide far more instruction than does [[formal]] [[school]]ing (thus [[Mark Twain]]'s admonition to "never let school interfere with your education"). [[Family]] members may have a [[profound]] educational effect, often more profound than they [[realize]], because family instruction functions so largely by informal means. | The education of an [[individual]] [[human]] begins at birth and continues throughout life. (Some believe that education begins even before birth, as [[evidence]]d by some [[parents]]' playing [[music]] or reading to the baby in the womb in the [[hope]] it will influence the child's development.) For some, the struggles and triumphs of daily life provide far more instruction than does [[formal]] [[school]]ing (thus [[Mark Twain]]'s admonition to "never let school interfere with your education"). [[Family]] members may have a [[profound]] educational effect, often more profound than they [[realize]], because family instruction functions so largely by informal means. |