According to the the journal published by the Institute of Education‚ at Yale University‚ education in the largest sense is any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind‚ character or physical ability of an individual. In its technical sense‚ education is the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge‚ skills and values from one generation to another. Many people agree that formal education has its roots in ancient Greece with Socrates‚ and then past
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Iran & Islamic Middle East African History (-1750) Pre-Columbian Americas Early Modern Era 19’th Century (1789-1914) 20’th Century 21’st Century Total Quiz Archive Access Account Similarities and Differences between Spartan and Athenian society By Alexander J. Knights‚ 15 September 2007; Revised Category: Classical Mediterranean and Europe: The Greeks Contents » 1. Introduction 2. Structure of Government 3. Militaristic Focuses
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Background Modern Education Group Limited (“MEG”) is one of the leading brands providing chained educational services in Hong Kong’s private education sector provides and the only company listed on the main board of Hong Kong Stock Exchange in tuition industry since 2011. Express Education was the first operating company established offering private tuition services. MEG provides not only its initiative business in primary and secondary tutoring services‚ and secondary day school education‚ but also
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The process of education is considered so important in our society that no parents‚ who can afford it‚ can imagine having their children go uneducated. It has become such an integral part of our lives that for most people‚ completing the process of education appears to be a matter of habit. Others‚ who have so far remained outside this process‚ are now being covered by the literacy programmes of the government and various non-governmental organizations. Extending the privilege to everybody in the
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2012.7.25 Traditional Education and Modern Education Education has been a means of transmitting one’s culture from one generation to another. As the oldest industry‚ it is the main instrument used by society to preserve‚ maintain and upgrade its social equilibrium. A society’s future depends largely on the quality of its citizen’s education‚ so having a good educational system is very important. Traditional education and modern education is a hot topic among many people‚ especially
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predecessors of the Greek culture (Bonner 1). Roman education‚ however‚ is only a reflection of the Greek education system. Ancient Roman education tactics differ from the education methods used by Ancient Greek instruction. Nevertheless‚ these two different approaches contain many similarities. Although the Romans made an effort to reproduce the style of education maintained by the Greeks‚ their attempts failed; however Rome managed to adopt many principles of Greek education in the process. This
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not just for warfare. Such education involved the cultivation of the mind even more than the body‚ and had as its goals the attainment of character‚ taste‚ and‚ above all‚ sophrosyne‚ or patience‚ moderation‚ and good behavior in word‚ thought‚ and daily actions. In Athens‚ education was largely a private matter. There were‚ of course‚ exceptions. For example‚ certain large gymnasiums were built and maintained for public use. Not much is known about Greek education other than the subjects taught
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IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION IN THE MODERN WORLD Education is an important tool that is applied in the contemporary world to succeed‚ as it mitigates the challenges which are faced in life. The knowledge gained through education enables individuals’ potential to be optimally utilized owing to training of the human mind. This opens doors of opportunities enables individual to achieve better prospects in career growth. Education has played a paramount role in the modern industrial world. This is attributed
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The Problem With Modern Education Mark Edmundson provides a graphic portrayal of his opinion of college students and professors. He states that after the baby boom‚ "College became a buyers market. What students and their parents wanted had to be taken more and more into account. That usually meant creating more comfortable‚ less challenging environments‚ places where almost no one failed‚ everything was enjoyable‚ and everyone was nice" (Edmundson 153). Other authors‚ such as Brent Staples
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visions of ‘Education for All’ into empty dreams. Especially‚ population explosion has put a heavy pressure on its available infra-structure. Only 64.84% people are literate and 35.16% still illiterate according to 2001 census‚ (Males – 75.26% and Females – 53.67%). In absolute number‚ the figure of illiterates is alarming. No nation can afford to have a large number of its population to remain illiterate‚ ignorant and unskilled. Education and the masses In ancient India‚ education was confined
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