What is the purpose of education


Education is fundamental to development and growth. The human mind makes possible all development achievements through education (King, E. 2011). ACS Distance Education, (2018) says that effective education is a learning experience. Education brings about an inherent and permanent change in a person’s thinking and capacity to do things, which implies that being educated gives people different ways of thinking and more perspectives to be shared and discussed.  ‘Education is the engine of our economy, it is the foundation of our culture, and it’s an essential preparation for adult life’ (Department of Education, 2015). All these different and perceptions of education, show that it is put in place to better our futures and keep our economy and the world we live in going. Education is the key element that keeps society moving. Doumbia, K. (2013), explains in a blog post that education gives us a knowledge of the world around us and changes it into something better. It develops in us a perspective of looking at life. It helps us build opinions and have points of view on things in life.
‘Educating the next generation of children is very important. Besides the obvious reasons, giving children a valuable education ensure that they have the best opportunities in order to give them the best start in life to sculpt a success future for the generations to come. Ninety per cent of a child's brain development occurs in the first five years of their life, making it a critical window for early education as they develop new skills and explore new learning opportunities’ (NSW, 2017), meaning that education for early years is vital in order to give them the best start in the education system. Likewise, ‘we all have a responsibility to educate the next generation of informed citizens, introducing them to the best that has been thought and said, and instilling in them a love of knowledge and culture for their own sake. But education is also about the practical business of ensuring that young people receive the preparation they need to secure a good job and a fulfilling career and have the resilience and moral character to overcome challenges and succeed’ (Department of Education, 2015).

A short clip, ‘What’s Education for?’ that I have analysed, starts by telling us that ‘education should prepare us for the challenges of adult life’. However, it then argues that there are fundamental tasks it should help us with, being working and sustaining good relationships. To help with this a new curriculum should be implemented. The video is informative and offers some different insight to how others think education should be. Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HndV87XpkWg (The school of Life, 2015).

Some evidence shows that it’s educated parents that are important for children to do well in their educational journey. In an article about The Benefit of Educated Parents to a Child, they say that income plays an important part in children having a better education and becoming more educated. ‘Educated parents are essential in bringing up a child well. Educated parents can have great benefits for your child. With both an educated mother and father, a child will be able to learn more quickly and there will be extra income for the whole family (Eardley, A. 2017). Although this article seems to push a bias point of view forward, the aim of the argument is that the educated parents would be more likely to help develop their children’s reading and writing skills from a young age to give them an early start. ‘Both mother and father can work with each other to help children to read. If the mother needs to do housework, the father can read with the child. If the father is busy at work, the mother can still help the child learn to read. Only if both parents are educated can children get help whenever they need it’ (Eardley, A. 2017).



Bibliography

 
ACS Distance Education (2018) What is Education. Available: https://www.acs.edu.au/info/education/trends-opinions/what-is-education.aspx Accessed: 07 December 18.


Department of Education (2015). The Purpose of Education Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/the-purpose-of-education  Accessed: 21 November 2018

Doumbia, K. (2013) Why is education so important in our life? Available: https://edlab.tc.columbia.edu/blog/9886-Why-is-Education-So-Important-in-Our-Life Accessed: 07 December 18.

Eardley, A. (2017) The Benefits of Educated Parents to a Child. Available: http://rightforeducation.org/2017/12/education-benefits-children/ Accessed: 08 December 18.


King, E. (2011). Education is Fundamental to Development and Growth. Available: http://blogs.worldbank.org/education/education-is-fundamental-to-development-and-growth  Accessed: 07 December 18. 

NSW Department of Education (2017). Benefits of early childhood education. Available: https://education.nsw.gov.au/early-childhood-education/information-for-parents-and-carers/benefits-of-early-childhood-education  Accessed: 07 December 18. 

The School of Life (2015). What’s Education for? (Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HndV87XpkWg) Accessed: 08 December 18.

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