The real goal of education

by Paul Biedler

Two similar, yet profoundly different, definitions for education can be used. Education could be the acquiring of general knowledge, or it could be defined as the acquiring of specific knowledge targeted to the needs of t...read more

by Gurukiran Vasudev

Education is the most valuable asset that an individual of today can possess. The realization of formal education and its importance has reached the core of the society. However, the fact still remains that formal educatio...read more

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by Richard G. Lanzara

Control. It's a better way to control those pesky kids in society. Especially the ones who can think for themselves. This was my youngest son's spontaneous answer to this question. He may be a bit too cynical, but there is...read more

by Mephitz

THE GOAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION The paramount importance of education in transforming the society is beyond any question. The goal of education is as clear as it can be and in fact has been formulated about 2400 years ago ...read more

by Aaron Nye

It seems that people these days are content to watch "American Idol" and "Entertainment Tonight" on television rather than actually learn anything. Most folks have forgotten (or more to the point, never knew) what learning...read more

by Jo Vonbargen

THE UNFAMILIAR BREAD OF DIVERSITY At a gathering of armchair experts, one of the dinner guests hotly asked what conceivable worth could be found in his having to read an African author, had he still been in college. Hi...read more

by Oorvashi Panchoo

Education has an important role to play in each and every nation. It provides a country with a skilled, alert and healthy labor force which is able to create, cooperate and interact in many ways. It is imperative for a cou...read more

by Agberndifor Evaristus

Education, is a general term that is widely used today in the world, refering to the aquisition of skills attitudes and knowledge. But the goals of education, differ from community to community, city to city and nation to ...read more

by Purple Doodles

I like this quote: "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance!" I think it sums up the essentiality of education. But I also think the following quote captures the essence of the true purpose of education bett...read more

by Clarissa Lewin

Effect of Environment Growing up in Saint Joseph Missouri, A small city of moderate income where decent living and exceptional behavior consumes most of the population, it is hard to imagine that only hours away, in...read more

by Jules Willis

The "real" goal of education? Who's goal would that be? The institution's or the individual's? Society's? Parents'? There are real goals for every interested party. In the first place, my goals in education, as a teac...read more

by A. South

I went through school joining the chorus of complaining my friends supplied. Why do we have to go to school? Why do we have to do homework? And worst of all, why do we have to do it in rural Franklin County, an area we co...read more

by Danette M. Scott

The real goal of education is to prepare students for life as an adult in the real actual world of work. This requires instilling a spirit of competition, providing them with the basic skills for survival in a capitalistic...read more

by Sweetsmile

With the development of economy, and money worship becomes more and more important goal among the students, which has greatly influenced the education system. Though we don't necessarily say that money worship is totally w...read more

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by Josh Ji

The real goal of education should be to educate those who can be taught, and sort out those who cannot. Those who are capable of advancing faster should be encouraged to learn at the fastest rate possible, so as to maximiz...read more

by Bob Donnelly

While most educators agree; children throughout the educational process need to absorb as much meaningful information as possible, and in a variety of subjects. However, suffice it to say; the real beneficial lesson that c...read more

by Toni Doswell

The real goal of education is to prepare a student for life, and this means life in the present and future. Education is a continuing process. We learn all of our lives. Schools focus on the academic, and somewhat...read more

by Randa Morris

The real goal of education is to learn. The goal should be to not to need to be taught. I am a parent who has home schooled 3 children, two of whom have graduated from home-school, one who is still being "unschooled". U...read more

by Sonali Gupta

I am a high school student. I am writing this in the hopes that someone would care to listen to what I have to say about my education. I attend a magnet program at Boyd Anderson High, an inner city school where maybe 25...read more

by Frederick Jimenez

BUILDING THE TEMPLE I Had passed another week since Khan spoke with his father, he had been very busy learning and practicing. All the had been organized day minute to minute without leaving sideways the times of rest...read more