Friday, 11 May 2012

history of education

definition of education

Education is any form of instruction whether  formal or informally used to impart knowledge or a skill. It is any activity used to teach, instruct or pass on knowledge.

Important expects of education

Intention- Education is not something which is done for the fun of it. it is men to impart certain skills and knowledge. it is goal driven and serves a purpose. which is to educate.

Environment- Education cannot exist on its own and is entirely dependent on the environment. we educate indirectly by means of the environment.whether we permit chance environment to do the work and whether we design the environment makes a huge difference.

Physical environment- the way the room looks the lighting the arrangement of furniture will influence how we feel about the lesson. in turn our social relationships will influence how we view these things

Commitment- those who educate do not act in a value free way. they commit themselves to the task at hand regadless of were it takes place. education must be infomed by certainm principles and values.

Educatin vs Indocrenation

E ducation as opposed to indorenation is aimed at or comits to:
promotion of well bieng
trueth
democracy
fairness and equality

A school- IS A BUILDING WHERE KNOWLEDGE IS TRASFERED FROM THE TEACHER TO THE LEARNER.

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