Adult Educattion

Everyone knows the famous quote “learn something new everyday” that applies strongly to the Hull house objectives. Even though they started with a day care they quickly learned that “it was absurd to suppose that grown people would not respond to opportunities for education and social life.” This is a common theme for many organizations including religions.

Most religions start teaching their specific religion to young kids at an early age to provide a strong base. Creating a strong base was the first goal of the House that worked very well for the children and community. After the base was set they realized that adults also needed to be educated and provided basic information that they have ether forgotten or never learned. The same sort of situation happens with religion; after a period of time people loose there connection to the church so the church has to reeducate them.

One simple example of this is adult bible study groups that many Christian religions and churches conduct. Other religions such as Judaism also stress the importance of adult education (see link). The adult education groups aren’t only a place to continually learn but also to discuses individual knowledge with others. These occurrences where the focal point in the education of the adults that went to Hull House when everyone worked together.