In this episode, the author of the Three Character Classic (三字经) points a finger of blame at parents and teachers when a child doesn’t get a good education. And we hear a story about a robber with some memorable last words for his mother as he faced the gallows.

The三字经 was written by the Song Dynasty (宋朝) scholar Wang Yinglin (王应麟). This 1,134 character text was one of the first textbooks used by students, and provided lessons on education, morality and ethics, science, literature, and history.