| Study Material : Education Meaning Purpose Philosophy |
| What is Education? |
| Education is a continuing voyage of discovery, an everlasting quest to achieve the fullest wisdom and stature that God meant for us. |
| The word education comes from the Latin educare, to draw out. In a broad sense it means not only to elicit creative thought and knowledge from the student, but to draw humankind out of the predicament it is in. |
| What are the Purpose of Education? |
| To restore in man the image of his Maker, to bring him back to the perfection in which he was created, to promote the development of body, mind, and soul, that the divine purpose in his creation might be realized–this was to be the work of redemption. This is the object of education, the great object of life. |
| Education enables humans to achieve their fullest personal, spiritual, mental, social, and physical potentials. The ability of being educated is what distinguishes humans from animals. Education transforms an individual and allows her to effect change in her environment. |
| What is The Meaning of Education? |
| True education means more than the pursual of a certain course of study. It means more than a preparation for the life that now is. It has to do with the whole being, and with the whole period of existence possible to man. It is the harmonious development of the physical, the mental, and the spiritual powers. It prepares the student for the joy of service in this world and for the higher joy of wider service in the world to come. |
| What is Educational Philosophy? |
| Educational philosophy is philosophy applied to education as a specific area of human endeavor. It involves bringing those critical reflections which characterize philosophy in general to influence and direct the range of experiences and possessions that may be referred to as education. |
| Educational philosophy, according to Soltis (1988) has three dimensions: (1) the personal, (2) the public, and (3) the professional |
| The Value of Futurism to Education |
| (1) creating an awareness of the injustices, contradictions, and problems in our current world order and thinking of positive ways to deal with them |
| (2) using curricular subjects such as economics, psychology, sociology and political science to create awareness. |
| Educational Value of Progressivism |
| Progressivism has given to education six basic principles on which it operates |
| 1. The process of education finds its genesis and purpose in the child. |
| 2. Pupils are active rather than passive. |
| 3. The teacher’s role is that of an advisor, a guide, a fellow traveler, rather than an authoritarian and classroom director. |
| 4. The school is a microcosm of the larger society. Learning should be integrated. |
| 5. Classroom activity should focus on solving problems, rather than on artificial methods of teaching subject. |
| 6. The social atmosphere of the school must be cooperative and democratic. |
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