FUNCTIONAL EDUCATION : A TOOL FOR ADVANCEMENT
Education as we all know is a process or the cumulative processes of imparting knowledge, skills and judgement. It can also be said to be the facts, skills and ideas that have been learned either formally or informally.
According to Arop Joseph (17 - 06 - 2016), "Education is the slight hammer that breaks the yoke of ignorance and moulds knowledge, skills, ideas good moral values in a person be it a child, a youth or full grown adult. No matter a person's age, learning never stops." Going by the aforementioned meanings and definitions of Education, we can deduce that it is 'a process of inclination from the stage of ignorance to the stage of knowledge and intellectual capability in an individual or a group of people.
Education is a veritable tool needed in our families,societies, communities and countries alike for the upward progression of these social institutions and the society. "Good education is essential for a well run society." Without education, what we would have will be nothing to write about. Education is needed by everyone as long as the individual is an active living being who wants to progress in life and wants to make positive contributions and effects to the wellbeing of him or herself and others.
The form, type or mode of education being needed and acquired has been a topic well discussed for centuries past. There has been the debate on the most important form of education that should be emphasised in our day to day existence ;formal, non formal and informal education. From a realistic and sensible point of view, the three forms of education should be taken equally because each and everyone of them complements the other in various ways and dimensions. Equal attention should be paid to the trio of formal, non formal and informal education provided it is functional.
The functionality of any form of education is the most important aspect of the educational process itself. A holistic view of education should be adopted because this mode of education takes into consideration the methods, techniques, approaches,aims, goals, objectives, usefulness, merits, weaknesses and functionality of the educational process irrespective of the type (formal, informal or non formal education).
Going by the dictionary meaning of 'functionality' according to Wikitionary, functionality is "the ability to perform a task or function; that set of functions that something is able or equipped to perform ". This definition summarises the concept of functionality by pointing out the performative function, purpose and usability of a particular task or concept.
Education is considered by many if not all as a very useful tool for advancement, freedom from neo-colonialism, intellectual liberation, personal development and societal progression. Education can and should be used as a lever to step into greatness by breaching the gap between ignorance and knowledge and subsequently growth and development in an individual, society and country.
All forms of education to be imparted, promoted, acquired and used should be holistic, functional and most importantly effective to the core by fulfilling the purposes of its initiation, procession and expectations. Education when functional, helps in actualizing many things had in mind before the impartation process. Whatever it is that we are to learn should be that which is good, useful and can be transferred from a generation to another.
Education subsumes schooling, teaching, apprenticeship and training and as such, all of the aforementioned should be functional to their cause. We should always emphasise functionality of every form of education because it is one of the many important elements of advancement of a person, people and the country at large.
Get educated today. Always be ready to get educated. Strive to get educated and most importantly, stay woke and be good.
Peace ✌
According to Arop Joseph (17 - 06 - 2016), "Education is the slight hammer that breaks the yoke of ignorance and moulds knowledge, skills, ideas good moral values in a person be it a child, a youth or full grown adult. No matter a person's age, learning never stops." Going by the aforementioned meanings and definitions of Education, we can deduce that it is 'a process of inclination from the stage of ignorance to the stage of knowledge and intellectual capability in an individual or a group of people.
Education is a veritable tool needed in our families,societies, communities and countries alike for the upward progression of these social institutions and the society. "Good education is essential for a well run society." Without education, what we would have will be nothing to write about. Education is needed by everyone as long as the individual is an active living being who wants to progress in life and wants to make positive contributions and effects to the wellbeing of him or herself and others.
The form, type or mode of education being needed and acquired has been a topic well discussed for centuries past. There has been the debate on the most important form of education that should be emphasised in our day to day existence ;formal, non formal and informal education. From a realistic and sensible point of view, the three forms of education should be taken equally because each and everyone of them complements the other in various ways and dimensions. Equal attention should be paid to the trio of formal, non formal and informal education provided it is functional.
The functionality of any form of education is the most important aspect of the educational process itself. A holistic view of education should be adopted because this mode of education takes into consideration the methods, techniques, approaches,aims, goals, objectives, usefulness, merits, weaknesses and functionality of the educational process irrespective of the type (formal, informal or non formal education).
Going by the dictionary meaning of 'functionality' according to Wikitionary, functionality is "the ability to perform a task or function; that set of functions that something is able or equipped to perform ". This definition summarises the concept of functionality by pointing out the performative function, purpose and usability of a particular task or concept.
Education is considered by many if not all as a very useful tool for advancement, freedom from neo-colonialism, intellectual liberation, personal development and societal progression. Education can and should be used as a lever to step into greatness by breaching the gap between ignorance and knowledge and subsequently growth and development in an individual, society and country.
All forms of education to be imparted, promoted, acquired and used should be holistic, functional and most importantly effective to the core by fulfilling the purposes of its initiation, procession and expectations. Education when functional, helps in actualizing many things had in mind before the impartation process. Whatever it is that we are to learn should be that which is good, useful and can be transferred from a generation to another.
Education subsumes schooling, teaching, apprenticeship and training and as such, all of the aforementioned should be functional to their cause. We should always emphasise functionality of every form of education because it is one of the many important elements of advancement of a person, people and the country at large.
Get educated today. Always be ready to get educated. Strive to get educated and most importantly, stay woke and be good.
Peace ✌
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