培养一个孩子要一村人的力量

It Takes a Whole Village to Raise a Child

西谚说“培养一个孩子要一村人的力量”，这是华人社会向来没有的概念。
从前的华人社会，一般人受教育不多，学校的校长教师是有识之士，社会人士包括家长，都以崇敬之心感激他们把自己的孩子教育成才。“一日为师，终生为父”是为人师表得到的至尊荣誉。被学校传召去的家长，都是诚徨诚恐，只懂唯唯诺诺，哪敢到学校去说三道四？

It takes a whole village to raise a child” is an African proverb. This concept is not traditionally found in Chinese society.
In the past, there was a low literacy rate in China. School principals and educators were all distinguished, learned individuals. The wider community, which included parents, revered these figures and felt grateful to them for educating the younger generation. “A man who confers upon you the gift of education even for a day merits a lifetime of the kind of veneration you would accord a father.” This Chinese saying gives a good idea of the absolute respect and authority commanded by educators of the past. Parents called up by the school would be filled with fear and trepidation. In those days they accepted whatever the teachers said, and no one would dare to utter any criticism at all.