孟 - chief, beginning

the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

(the lesson that) one should not leave things unfinished

eldest daughter

beginning of summer

moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens)

the Confucian Analects and the Discourses of Mencius

beginning of winter

the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning; Mencius' mother, three moves

the teachings of Confucius and Mencius

Confucius and Mencius

Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi

careless; incoherent; sloppy; negligent