The Real Purpose of Education "There are two educations:
the one that teaches how to make a living
and the one that teaches how to live"
(Anthony De Mello, The Heart of the Enlightened)
For many years there has been much debate as to the 'real' purpose of
education. With the introduction of the National Curriculum much
emphasis was placed on the academic success of schools with a school
being labelled 'good' or bad' depending on the academic attainment of
its pupils. However, the 1988 Education Reform Act laid out guidelines
across the whole school curriculum for the provision of SMSC stating
that schools should promote the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and
physical development of the pupils and prepare pupils for the
opportunities, responsibilities and experiences in adult life. This
shift in emphasis meant that schools now had greater responsibility
for the education of the child as a person and not primarily just an
academic student. Education should engage every pupil as a person.
This means that the quality of pastoral care has become increasingly
important.
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The aims and ethos of a school are particularly important when
examining
pastoral care and SMSC delivery in schools. OFTSTED inspection
evidence states
that the "analysis of the school's aims …….gives a preliminary view of
how the school seeks to promote pupil's spiritual, moral, social and
cultural development".
For example some ...
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...will now be used as timetabled slots for
citizenship and PSHE will either be pushed into the background or
taught through another subject. There is a strong possibility that if
it is the latter that it will be taught through English and greater
responsibility will be placed on the English teacher. Therefore
English teachers must be aware of current issues, include
controversial issues which are particularly prominent in the media,
and are able to select and teach texts accordingly which deal with
these aspects of SMSC.
In conclusion the new challenges and initiatives in SMSC offer a great
deal of opportunities in both professional and pastoral development
through the teaching of English, although it does mean that the
English teacher will have more responsibility than previously for this
aspect of the curriculum.
This essay attempts to discuss the competing aims of education whether they be academic, vocational or even purely enabling students to be virtuous. Marples (2010), “What is Education for?”, and Hand (2010), “What should go on the Curriculum?” provide much of the initial insight into the formation of my personal view on the competing aims of education
The Encyclopedia Britannica states that the purpose of education is to “serve the needs of the individual and …. [to] serve the needs of society.” Although this view of education is obviously addressing education in a more general sense, my view of the purpose of K-12 education is the same. The purpose of K-12 education is namely, to develop the individual, making him somebody of whom he can be proud, and then secondly, to create somebody who is a benefit to society.
This course was intended to help students address the question “what is the purpose of education?” As the course progressed students were asked to consider how this applied to their professional experience. Since everyone brings a variance of skills, experiences, and backgrounds, this objective will obviously look different for each student. This paper will focus on how the purpose of education looks in construction specifically dealing with heavy equipment operations. This paper will address not only the purpose of education but also the nature of learning, models of instruction, as well as the applicability of online learning to this profession.
At some point in our lives we have all asked the same question: “what is the purpose of receiving an education?” Through my primary years of education, I often found school tedious and a misuse of time. I waited in vain for the day when I would graduate from high school, only then to go on to college. As I progressed onward to college however, I learned that my schooling was what I made of it. When I put forth a full effort, I received the most out of my education, which was more than just factual knowledge alone. Receiving an education has an array of benefits, but it is up to us to find out what those benefits are.
It is common that most people believe success means having a high-powered job and earning a lot of money. However, to a great extent, success is defined as a situation in which a person has achieved his/her goal and is able to support him/herself morally and financially after completing the educational process. In school thorough a good education, students learn how to plan to achieve their goals. They also learn how to think critically and creatively, and improve the other skills they need. By exploring different subjects and fields they recognize their interests and abilities which lead them to achieve success. In schools students are encouraged to overcome their weaknesses through their strengths. John Gatto is imprudent when he stated in his article, Against School, schooling is not what brings people to success ,because schools play a big role for students to reach their goals and be successful.
Today in American society, higher education has become an absolute necessity. The pride and status that once accompanied a high school diploma is longer existent. In the present day job markets, a college degree has become something of a minimal standard integral in obtaining even a mediocre occupation. However, higher education is an expensive investment that many minorities of the United States have found to be an unattainable reality for themselves and their children. College is without question an unforgettable experience, but only for those who can afford it. Yet, should education be only available to the deep pockets, to those who probably could afford not attending at all. No, I believe education should be a basic human right for all people no matter their race, religion, gender, or economic status.
An education is something that one can keep for a lifetime. Acquiring a good education can affect one’s personal life, one’s community, and one’s entire generation.
All human societies, past and present, have had an interest in education; and many have claimed that teaching is the second oldest profession. While not all societies channel sufficient resources into support for educational activities and institutions, all at the very least acknowledge their centrality; and for good reasons. Teaching, in my opinion is the first profession period. Teaching will always and forever be used until the end of time. We know that everyone is born unknowing about education, norms, and is illiterate; we do not know about the community or society as a whole. That is where teachers come in to play. Things like this must be taught, we are not born with knowledge.
The ethical focus on educational standards keeps on improving over time, allowing greater penetration particularly into the marginal areas and enhancing flexibility. There are numerous myths and stories regarding the foundations of education, all trying to explain how it improves the capacity of an individual and helps to address different needs of the society.
By the time a student reaches college, they would have studied for tens of thousands of hours, both inside and outside of the classroom. They would have studied and memorized countless facts and formulas, from history to science to grammatical rules and languages. However, while most of a student’s time is devoted to digesting this information, they are missing the point of all of this studying. I assert that the ultimate purpose of learning is not to absorb what is being taught, but to master how to learn and how to think for oneself.
Education, which refers to the transfer of indispensable skills and knowledge, is a vital aspect of the social-economic planning of a country as it generates a competitive workforce which contributes significantly to economic growth. Nevertheless, the jury is still out on whether the chief goal of education is to provide a ticket to a better life, hence improving the living standards of individuals. At first glance, it is tempting to buy into the claim that the ultimate purpose of education is to guarantee a high living standard as good academic qualification enables us to become high income earners. However, upon further dissection of the intricacy of the issue, we should look past the superficial value of such a claim and accept that essentially, education has other crucial functions in our society.
After twelve years of school, it took me until now to figure out exactly why I had been there all those years. It was not to torture me by making me learn how to spell but to make sure that my classmates and I got the opportunity to make the most of ourselves. Opportunity that would come from learning as much as possible from books and beginning to see that the world focuses on more than just history and English . I owe my success in life and school to teachers who taught me to spell and to be respectful and responsible. Those quick to argue with me say that school's usefulness is shallow: deeper-real-life experiences truly educate a person. School should be seen not only as a place to study, but also as a place to learn about real life. People cannot depend on experience alone for education just as they cannot solely rely on information from school books to prepare them for life. The lessons, whether from a book or not, learned in school transcend the classroom to real life situations.
There is no one single definition for what education really is. Experts and scholars from the beginning have viewed and commented about education in different ways. The definition mostly agreed upon was that education is an acquisition or passing of skills, behavior or knowledge from an institution to another. This institution can either be a person, a school, a family or even the society. If we go in the ancient meaning and the ideology of education, it means to lead out of ignorance. In other words, education or knowledge in this sense was light and education brought the person out of the dark. The purpose and ideology of education is therefore to bring out the potential of a person and pass on knowledge
In our culture today, there is a huge emphasis on education, especially higher education. Society basically says the more educated you are, the better off you are. That is pretty much true if you live by the means of society. The basic idea that education, especially a college education, is something that people should pursue even into their adult years is not by any means a new idea.
Education plays a vital role in shaping tomorrows’ leaders. Not only can we become a better nation by acquiring the skills necessary to be productive members of a civilized society. Increase knowledge to actively achieve and meet challenges that can produce changes in which are productive for attaining business innovations, political and economic objectives.