What is the purpose of education?
Let's not micro manage the process. Your usual 3 years of kindergarten, 6 years of primary school, 5 years of secondary school, 3 years for getting a diploma and so forth.
Let's not even talk about whether you went to private college or a local university. Especially in Malaysia, graduating from a private college versus a local university make a hell lot of difference when you enter the working world.
So, what is the purpose of education?
I have learned that most importantly, education serves 2 main purpose. First, is to impart knowledge. Second, is character building.
The first part is mostly thought in school. In today's world, Mathematics, Science and Technology forms the basic of knowledge. The world is evolving everyday. Technology has become more and more advance in a blink of eye. The engineering course that you picked up 10 years ago may or may not be relevant anymore as scientist develops new and more advance technology everyday.
The second part is mostly taught at home. Your parents, family teaching, culture, race, religion, forms your character in a certain way. The question is what kind of values that you are being taught, that you practice, or implement, that makes you a better person, that forms the character that is able to bring you closer to success. Values such as hardworking, failure is the mother to success, perseverance, being independent etc, builds the root of your character so that whatever you do is being appreciated and create values in you that brings your life journey to a different level.
There is so much more to learn about education. Impart knowledge and character building are both equally important.
We are all human beings. When you have the knowledge and character, you will also have to learn how to deal with human beings. That is why communication steps in. What form the basis of communication between human beings? We need to understand the basic feelings/emotions of a human being, i.e. psychology. We need to learn how to communicate with people, express ourselves in a certain way, say things that touch the heart of people to get things done. Regardless of negotiating a business deal, getting help from a fellow colleague to get the job done or talking to bosses and superiors to get assistance and instructions, we will definitely have to learn the right way of communicating.
What do you think is important about education?
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