by Dr Mitchell Kalpakgian | All good parents are teachers, and all good teachers have the virtues of good parents. in 'Little Men', the founders of Plumfield Academy, Father and Mother Bhaer incorporate all the virtues of family life into their school and govern with both motherly love and fatherly discipline.

United extended families with grandparents, uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, and cousins are spirited clans that bring a fullness of joy into the world.