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ようするに子供を教育するのは方法ではない。人なのだ。

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ようするに 子供 教育する 方法 ない

English Translation

In the last analysis, methods don't educate children; people do.

Furigana

ようするに子供(こども)教育(きょういく)するのは方法(ほうほう)ではない。(ひと)なのだ。

Romanji

Yōsuruni kodomo o kyōikusuru no wa hōhō de wa nai. hito na no da.

Words

要するに (ようするに)
in a word; after all; the point is ...; in short ...; to put simply; the long and short of it is that ....
子供 (こども)
child; children
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
教育 (きょういく)
training; education
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
方法 (ほうほう)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix
(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: キョウ、 ク、 クウ、 グ、 そな.える、 とも、 -ども
Meanings: submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany
Readings: キョウ、 おし.える、 おそ.わる
Meanings: teach, faith, doctrine
Readings: イク、 そだ.つ、 そだ.ち、 そだ.てる、 はぐく.む
Meanings: bring up, grow up, raise, rear
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: ホウ、 ハッ、 ホッ、 フラン、 のり
Meanings: method, law, rule, principle, model, system
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person