Education - Why Do We Need It ?
We Don't Need No Education... ♫ ♫ ♫
As the title of the song from Pink Floyd I think that we absolutely need education and know more about that. That´s why last tuesday I could realized in a different way what is the real importance and the meaning that education has.
As I mentioned previously, last week I went to the central library to listen a seminar by Humberto Maturana who is a very known Chilean philosopher. He talked about of the challenges of the education that Latin America and Europe have. This seminar was so interesting for me, because this philosopher not only talked about his own thoughts about the formal education he really made us think about the real sense that educationation has in the present time.
Since I was thinkining about becoming a teacher I have been feeling that teaching is a very important task that also represents a big responsibility with our society, due to the main purpose of education is enable students to make a success life. Education to Maturana means " to draw out", facilitating realisation of self- potential and talents of an individual. And teachers have this big responsibility in their backs.
As we know education is a process in which an individual is encouraged and helped to develop his or her potential; it may also help for equipping an individual so he or her is a productive member for the society. Through teaching and learning, the individual acquires and develops knowledge and skills. There is an important distinction between education, which relates to a transactive process between a teacher and student, and learning, which is a process that happens internally for a student.
Maturana said that the education not only it is refers with the books that we need to read at school to have more knowledge, we need to do of our education something significant to our lives doing everything from our emotions, because they are the way to learn how to live in this society.
I am looking forward to learn more aspects about education, because it opens new doors to observe new knowledge.
((( Victoria Pino R. )))
As I mentioned previously, last week I went to the central library to listen a seminar by Humberto Maturana who is a very known Chilean philosopher. He talked about of the challenges of the education that Latin America and Europe have. This seminar was so interesting for me, because this philosopher not only talked about his own thoughts about the formal education he really made us think about the real sense that educationation has in the present time.
Since I was thinkining about becoming a teacher I have been feeling that teaching is a very important task that also represents a big responsibility with our society, due to the main purpose of education is enable students to make a success life. Education to Maturana means " to draw out", facilitating realisation of self- potential and talents of an individual. And teachers have this big responsibility in their backs.
As we know education is a process in which an individual is encouraged and helped to develop his or her potential; it may also help for equipping an individual so he or her is a productive member for the society. Through teaching and learning, the individual acquires and develops knowledge and skills. There is an important distinction between education, which relates to a transactive process between a teacher and student, and learning, which is a process that happens internally for a student.
Maturana said that the education not only it is refers with the books that we need to read at school to have more knowledge, we need to do of our education something significant to our lives doing everything from our emotions, because they are the way to learn how to live in this society.
I am looking forward to learn more aspects about education, because it opens new doors to observe new knowledge.
((( Victoria Pino R. )))
September, 3rd.
