It is irrefutable that education is of crucial
significance to the progress of people and societies. It has been well said
that ‘Education is a companion which, no future can depress, no crime can
destroy, no enemy can alienate and no nepotism can enslave.’ In the following
paragraphs I shall discuss how education can benefit individuals and societies.
First of all education should impart
professional knowledge. Such knowledge enables individuals to earn a
livelihood. In this way they are benefited themselves and also they can look
after their families better. This leads to better societies because an educated
society is a crime free society. This point was very mush emphasized by Dewey
in his book, "The School and Society" (1899) wherein he said that
while proposing to bring about a change in education the social point of new
should always be kept in mind, otherwise it will be considered merely an
arbitrary fad. "Education for the society" emerged as the focus of
educational thought. People are self-sufficient and so do not need to go on the
path of crime.
Physical education should also be provided by
a well-rounded education. More recently, SHAPE America has re-envisioned the
essential components that provide the structure for a physical education
program (p. 4). The purpose of this document is not only to delineate those
essential components, but also to identify physical education as a key element
of a well-rounded education for all students. According to SHAPE America –
Society of Health and Physical Educator (2015), Physical education includes
four essential components that provide the structure for this fundamental
subject area, such as policy and environment curriculum, appropriate
instruction, and student assessment. It is a well-known fact that healthy
individuals would make a healthy society. Good health is a basic human need and
for the holistic development of individuals, physical education should be
incorporated in school curricula.
Education should also teach moral values. According
to Warren A. Nord and Charles C. Haynes in their book, Taking Religion
Seriously Across the Curriculum (August, 1998) that one purpose of moral
education is to help make children virtuous—honest, responsible, and
compassionate. This makes us adaptive to society. There is less violence and
less crime in society is there if people are educated. They become more open
minded and live in harmony with each other. Moral science should be a
compulsory subject until high school level.
Finally, today environmental education is the
need of the hour. All schools should have mandatory lessons on saving the
environment. According to Goa Wildwatch (January, 2011), projects based on the
environment, seminars and workshops and more importantly field trips and class
room practical sessions were the backbone of this ‘movement’ that had helped
create a resource pool of green teachers and environmentally conscious students
too. Small steps can go a long way in saving energy. Energy saved is energy
generated. We all have to do away with some luxuries if we want a better
tomorrow.
In conclusion that education should have
professional, physical, moral and environmental education. After all,
‘Education is not the filling up of a pail but the lighting up a fire.’ A
well-rounded education consisting of all the above components would benefit
both the individual and society.
References:
1998, Taking Religion Seriously Across the Curriculum, (Moral
Education.4)
Alif Rachman Hidayah
Persuasive Writing: Academic
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