The
programme started with overview of the precious discussion. The previous
discussion was about what education and the overview of the “Educational
Digest” programme. In our discussion we noted that education can be looked at
from the broad and technical point of view:
· Broad
base Definition:
Education in the broad sense is any act or experience that has a formative
effect on: The Mind; Character; and Physical ability of an individual.
· Education from the technical point of view is the process by which
society intentionally passes on its accumulated: Knowledge; Skills; and Values from one generation to another.
The evening’s
programme was of the importance of education. Education is one of the most basic needs of man and
very important for potential, career, personality and national development. From our discussions, education is
very important to the individual, family, society and national development. The
following are some of the key points noted:
1. Importance
of Education to the individual
· Education
exposes us to a world of knowledge and how to apply this knowledge to our
personal development.
· Education is
an opportunity for an individual to discover his/her potentials and develop
them; our talents are discovered through education.
· Education
helps the individual to develop his/her potentials, accomplish life aspirations
and become an outstanding individual among peers.
· Education
serves as the means of developing oneself mentally, physically and socially;
your mental ability, physical appearance and social relationships are enhanced
by education.
· Education
serves as a means to bring about desired changes in the individual, develop a
generation of virtuous individuals and contribute to the development of morally
upright and responsible individuals.
2.
Importance of Education to the
family
· Education
helps promote development of the family; through education, individuals acquire
knowledge and affect their families positively; the status of most families is
enhanced through the education of its members.
· Education
helps families develop exceptional social status which makes them prominent; it
makes people respect and honour them; it brings honour and dignity to families
apart from royalties.
· Education
minimise ranchos and fight over limited family properties by most members; with
education, individuals work to acquire their own property, rather than fighting
over limited family inheritance.
· Education of
the individual helps families live the right legacies for their members. Some
families are known and respected for producing great intellectuals, writers,
legal brains, doctors, inventors and leaders due to their education; this also
motivates most of the younger generations of the family to strive for better
heights.
· Education
eradicates ignorance, disease and poverty in families; when family members are
educated, it goes a long way to affect their
levels of thinking and ways of doing things.
3.
Importance of Education to National
Development?
· Countries
are developed through education and promotion of knowledge. The development of
human resource, among other things, put them ahead of other nations.
· Nations
derive national power and competitiveness through education and promotion of
ideas; education promotes ideological orientation of countries which make them
dominate other nations.
· Education
promotes visionary leadership and human advancement. Many leaders contribute
immensely to the progress of their nations by applying their education and knowledge
of human dignity, development and freedom.
· Education
promotes advancement which contributes to national and human development. John
Lock and some political philosophers believe that man was “in a state of nature
and society was established by contract.”
· Education
and scientific researches help nations solve health problems such as diseases.
Through research a cure was found for diseases like malaria, polio and six
childhood killer diseases. Many countries minimize infant mortality rates
through health education.
Very
important in our discussion was a statement by the former president of USA. Barack Obama
noted that:
·
With education we acquire knowledge and
problem-solving skills to develop new energy technologies and protect the
environment.
·
We need education to get insights, critical thinking
skills, to fight poverty, crime, homelessness, discrimination and make the
nation fairer and freer.
·
Education enhances our creativity and ingenuity to
create new job opportunities to boost our economy.
We
need education to develop our talents; our intellect and skills, so we can help
solve the most difficult problems of the nation. Supriya Sharma said that
“education is the key that will open the doors of opportunities for individuals
to achieve what they aspire. It is not just learning about books. It is also
learning about life.”
We
express gratitude to our interviewees, Priscilla Ocloo, Razak Abbas, Mr Fred
Glover and Madam Stella Asare for their views and those who called into the
programme; Judith and Aggie for their thoughts.
Have a
date with me on the next program, 2nd July, 2017, 8pm to 9pm. Our Topic for the
next discussion is “Stakeholders in Education and their Responsibilities” Thank
you for, God bless you. KAMBEL: #WeAnchorYourVisionAndMission. Follow me, your comments are welcome on
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