Assignment
In a separate response, compare and contrast your interpretations to those below on the purpose of education..
Purpose 1: Lois
The general purpose of education is to make people better. The problem is that people need to be better at different things at different times. In my minds eye, to make a person better, we need to give them opportunities to challenge themselves, and to give them the environment and resources to find a solution.
Where I currently live, China, education seems to be very economically focused. You acquire knowledge and skills to pass the next test to move on to the next level. The college entrance exam is very important, and not only dictates if you can continue your education, but also where you can go, and what you can study. Although I believe this structure is beginning to change and become more dynamic.
Over time education has been used include and exclude people. It has been used by various groups to promote their own agendas, for better or worse. In this day and age of globalism, I feel that there is a trend towards including more social aspects, such as open mindedness and communication skills. Its being used to inclusively create more economic opportunities, and intellectual cooperation. The purpose of education is changing to meet the needs of a more interconnected world.
Purpose 2: Abdoul
The structure of education in the United States has been changed throughout history to adopt to the needs of the American society. Educators and scholars like John Dewey have brought their great contributions and reshaped educational models and methods of schooling. Education is the key to success and development of societies. Scholars and philosophers have spent their lives polishing up their theories over time for more efficient means and ways of knowledge transmission.
When we see American universities always on the top World University Rankings, this explains the results of centuries of transformational processes of teaching and learning. Training students and giving them the tools to succeed in their future careers has paved the ground for open society. The main purpose of American education system has been producing intelligent civil society. Democracy is also a purpose of education not only in America but in western countries in general.
Education and learning have changed in Canada over centuries. The purpose of education in Canada has several major goals from elementary to university. Schooling in Canada is affected by the decisions of federal and provincial governments. There are 10 provinces in Canada and each province has its own educational policies. There are also approaches related to English and French languages in Canada. Quebec is the French speaking province and has its own methods of educational structures and evaluation.
Purpose 3: Ramatu
The general reason for education throughout the years has been to learn. What have been changing according to my interpretations are the reasons and methods of learning. Reasons had been from natural instincts to a bit of instructions from parents and masters up to the more sophisticated reasons of this modern world we are today. Methods had been from totally playing to explore to little play and instructions of caring for younger siblings or masters order and then to the fully guided curriculum that must be followed now. In the United Arab Emirates where I am currently, I think education is majorly for the purpose of the likes of security, development and sustainability. This I think are the major components necessary to make a place secure and habitable.