What Is Education For

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What is Education for? Education plays a very important role in society, and can be a life long experience, not just something for children at school. As we experience or do new things throughout our lives, we are learning new skills which help to enrich our minds. We learn about our society, past and present and our cultures through education. This may be done formally in an educational setting or at home within our families. Subjects such as history, sociology, geography and religious education all play a part in educating minds about the world, past and present. They also provide us with a wealth of knowledge about our own cultures and society and those of others. This encourages a sense of belonging and helps us to develop our own individual personalities, values and sense of self belief and confidence. There is a huge range of subjects both academic and vocationally based that can be studied and learned to develop new knowledge and skills. What we learn through formal education can be an underpinning factor in the career we do, and it also helps employers to recognise candidates for job vacancies that have relevant skills, subject knowledge and training to help them fulfil their job roles. Through my own experiences of working with young children in a nursery and after school club, I would define education in this situation as learning the basic skills and knowledge to prepare them for their oncoming adult lives. Children are like sponges and develop rapidly, learning a huge variety of different basic skills on a daily basis. This is delivered in a fun way, often with the children not realising they are actually learning through their play and daily interactions and experiences. Once adults, education can take the form of formal academic learning or vocational training which can take place through further education or training within a job.
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