“Of all the work that is done or that can be done for our country, the greatest is that of educating the BODY, the MIND, and above all the CHARACTER, giving spiritual and moral training to those who in a few years are themselves to decide the destinies of the nation.”
-Theodore Roosevelt 

It is important to educate the new generations about the world around them because they are the future. But it is even more important to educate them about themselves. To teach them to be responsible and independent, to teach them how to decide whether something is right or wrong. It is necessary to do this because they are going to be the ones who make decisions for our nation, they will be the ones who build it all the way to the top or to destroy it all to bits. Their decisions will determine our state of living and if we don't teach them right from wrong they will grow up and simply settle for any decision, even if it's wrong. They need to make their decisions based on what they think, not other. They will also need to make their decision based off how much it'll benefit their nation. If we don't educate the new generations about these things, we are putting our nation at risk. I'm not saying they'll grow up to be irresponsible, i'm saying that they'll grow to be selfish. They'll grow up to make decisions that'll only be beneficial to them and not their nation, that'll slowly destroy their nation.