Education is a fundamental human right and this much
information is enough to understand the significance of education in human
life. But, realization of significance is not only thing which we should know
about the education. Here, the basic issue is to explore different perceptions
about education and ultimately formation of an ideal concept of education.
There is no doubt that education is a technical competency
along with mental, moral and aesthetic development. It may include subject
specific guidelines from trained professional teachers. Subject based
curriculum determines the domain of knowledge for different age group.
Basically, it is based upon the maturity and proficiency of mind. So, entire
educational activities centered up on advancement of knowledge, general
awareness, and understanding of latest technical update. These activities can
be classified as recreational, educational and society oriented activity. Because,
the prime aim of such activities is building strong foundation for proficient
future. So the fifth century Athenian philosopher ‘Socrate’ said “9*- out of the ideas of universal validity
which are latent in the mind of everyman”. Even, Gandhi also quoted special
remark upon education, “I mean an all
around drawing out of the best in child and man body, mind and spirit”. Thus,
the point is very clear that education can be termed as aggregation of all
methods whichever enhance capability of a person.
In recent days, narrow sense of education has remarkably
developed and it is certainly a major concern for all educational reformists. Under
such senses, people take the education as a training undertaken for few years
in any symbolic educational institution. However,
the very education system must move on every moment in the life of a person for
the consistent betterment of life. One should never forget the fact that the
growth of society solely depends on the type of adopted educational system. So,
the famous entrepreneur and philanthropist George Peabody prominently quoted
that education is a debt due from
present to future generations. Neither country nor society can survive
without education. After electing as the first president of South Africa, Nelson Rolihlahla
Mandela also recognized its importance and during the briefing upon his prime
targets; he exclusively mentioned the relevance of education in the society and
his word was, “education is the most
powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”.
While quoting statement like education is the most
important aspect of our lives, we sometime miss to mention the importance of
experience. Actually, experience is just like the shade of education. In the
context of experience and education quotation of a famous American folk singer
& political activist Pete Seeger is quite relevant. His quote was “education is when you read the fine print
& experience is what you get if you don’t”
