Saturday, November 16, 2013

LS Lesson 1: What is Quality Education and its components?

Definition
The word “Education” comes from the Latin words “Educere”, Edu meaning information and  “cere  “to  train,  to  bring  up  and  to  nourish.  Some  of  the  popular  definitions  of education include:

“the  process  of  living  through  a  continuous  reconstruction  of  experience.   It  is  the development of all those capacities in the individual which will enable him to control his environment and fulfill his possibilities” John Dewey


“The  complete  development  of  individuality  so  that  he  /  she  can  make  an  original contribution to human life according to his best capacity” Sir Percy Nunn

“Organized  and  sustained  instruction  designed  to  communicate  a  combination  of knowledge, skills and understanding valuable for all the activities in life” UNESCO

All  these  definitions  combine  to  discuss  the  development  of  individual  capacities,  in
terms of knowledge, skills and values for the purpose of contributing to the betterment of
the individual self and the society. In terms of skills education in general and primary
education in specific includes laying of the foundation of a society that is equipped with a
high level of creativity for problem solving, honed with the critical thinking approach
for  rationality  in  decision  making,  equipped  with  information  gathering  skills  for
updated information, and motivated through the attitude of helping others with skills of
empathy, and a high level of communication skills for adjustment in the society. These
life skills form the foundation of success, the basis of which is more effectively laid at
the primary level and which amongst the textbook knowledge, academic skills and social
values will be focused upon in this subject.

Components of Quality Education;




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