EDUCATION
A group of us was asked by an educationalist on what we understood by the term 'education'. What is education to you personally? Don't quote what the experts say. Each of us was asked to say something about education. We made a few statements. Some were profound, others were familiar.
Our statements about education:
'Education is a life long process, it involves the whole person'
'Education is acquiring new knowledge and skills'
'Education is about change'
'It is not about passing exams, nor is it about getting good scores. It is empowering students to make wise choices in life'
'Education in our schools is all about completing the textbooks, teaching the basic skills of reading, writing and arithmatic (3R's)'
Interesting statements.
Education is indeed a life long process. We do not stop learning. If you choose to stop learning, you have decided to stop living. You become like a 'dead man' walking. That's why I am still attending a course on how to educate others at 56 years old. You choose and you decide whether you want to learn.
Next, education enables you to acquire new knowledge and skills. With new knowledge and the ability to perform new tasks, you become better as a person in school, at home or at your workplace.
-to be continued
posted by MR. WOON - STAB/tmn Seri Kluang @ 11:18 AM
3 Comments:
Education is very IMPORTANT to all of us in this ape. Without education we are nothing. we are just an empty can. At least,we must be able to read and write. there's no age to study or educate ourself. Most of the parents must encourage their children to put education first than love and affection. There are few students only who put effort and realized that education is important in myschool,right MR.Woon? so,education is very important as it can determine a person's future and the field he is going to work. It's my opinion MR.Woon...correct my english please,if there's any mistakes. thank u
What is more important than education in school is the skill to survive in real life. If we only learn the subjects that irrelevant in real life, we still won't survive in real life. These days big bosses only look at a piece of paper, and we can easily 'buy' a degree by going to a private university. If we know what the work is but we don't know how to do the work, we still can't achieve success. Am I right, Mr. Woon?
Hi, Jashviny. Yes, education is important. What is more important is the desire to learn. Students need to learn life skills and not just acquire head knowledge in school.
Yes, I agree with Ashley, too.
Thank you for your comments. You are indeed learning to express yourselves. I see your courage in doing that.
Keep learning.
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