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7/17/2019 Essays http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/essays-568cf0e3f1435 1/3 What does it mean to be truly educated? While it is true that more children are being admitted in schools and more adults are completing higher education, it does not necessarily imply that there is an increase in the number of people that are truly educated. This is because in order to be considered truly educated, I feel there are more requirements than obtaining a degree. One of the most important qualities found in truly educated people is the knowledge of a wide range of issues. An educated person may have specialied knowledge in a particular area, but instead of bo!ing herself in, she e!plores contemporary issues and current events to the degree that she is able to partake in a discussion regarding those issues. "or instance, a person who is able to participate in a logical discussion with any one regarding any matter is likely to be an intelligent and educated person #ducation can only be considered complete once it is merged with e!perience. The practical e!perience that a person gains in addition to academic knowledge is more valuable in my opinion. To be considered truly educated, I feel practical e!perience is vital because it leads to mistakes that lead to better learning. To illustrate, if you want to be a car mechanic in $angladesh, you will not require a single day of classes but only e!perience. Therefore, to be truly educated, both need to be merged because theory gives knowledge and practice gives wisdom. The most important quality that makes a person truly educated is the person%s relationship with truth. The point of becoming educated is not only for gaining knowledge, but also building strong moral values. "or e!ample, a very knowledgable and highly e!perienced person who is a fraud cannot be considered truly educated. Therefore, true education requires a person to be truthful and always pursue truth. There are people who believe that attaining a degree from a prestigious institution is su&icient for a person to be educated, and although it is true to a certain e!tent, it is not completely valid. 'eceiving a degree simply implies that the necessary knowledge and skills required for that sub(ect have been attained, and as discussed previously, being truly educated requires more than that. The purpose of education is not only to provide (ob related knowledge and skills, but to transform a human being totally. True education provides knowledge of diverse issues, e!perience, and builds strong moral character.
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What does it mean to be truly educated?
While it is true that more children are being admitted in schoolsand more adults are completing higher education, it does notnecessarily imply that there is an increase in the number of people
that are truly educated. This is because in order to be consideredtruly educated, I feel there are more requirements than obtaining adegree.
One of the most important qualities found in truly educated peopleis the knowledge of a wide range of issues. An educated personmay have specialied knowledge in a particular area, but instead of bo!ing herself in, she e!plores contemporary issues and currentevents to the degree that she is able to partake in a discussionregarding those issues. "or instance, a person who is able toparticipate in a logical discussion with any one regarding anymatter is likely to be an intelligent and educated person
#ducation can only be considered complete once it is merged withe!perience. The practical e!perience that a person gains inaddition to academic knowledge is more valuable in my opinion. Tobe considered truly educated, I feel practical e!perience is vitalbecause it leads to mistakes that lead to better learning. Toillustrate, if you want to be a car mechanic in $angladesh, you willnot require a single day of classes but only e!perience. Therefore,to be truly educated, both need to be merged because theory gives
knowledge and practice gives wisdom.
The most important quality that makes a person truly educated isthe person%s relationship with truth. The point of becomingeducated is not only for gaining knowledge, but also buildingstrong moral values. "or e!ample, a very knowledgable and highlye!perienced person who is a fraud cannot be considered trulyeducated. Therefore, true education requires a person to betruthful and always pursue truth.
There are people who believe that attaining a degree from a
prestigious institution is su&icient for a person to be educated, andalthough it is true to a certain e!tent, it is not completely valid.'eceiving a degree simply implies that the necessary knowledgeand skills required for that sub(ect have been attained, and asdiscussed previously, being truly educated requires more than that.The purpose of education is not only to provide (ob relatedknowledge and skills, but to transform a human being totally. Trueeducation provides knowledge of diverse issues, e!perience, andbuilds strong moral character.
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Formal education tends to restrain our mind and spiritrather than set them free.
The mind and spirit are important in both individual and socialconte!t. If our mind and soul are free, we can live our lives withmore meaning and purpose. A free mind and soul can result frommany things, such as having the freedom to choose and practiceone%s beliefs, having access to the correct information andknowledge, and also having the freedom to chase one%s dreams.)ince formal education a&ects these abilities in di&erent ways, Ibelieve that it does restrain our mind and spirit to a certain e!tent.
The common belief today is that the role of formal education is toenrich the mind of people. )ince formal education is the meansthrough which sub(ects are introduced, and the ideas and issuesthat education, especially primary education, include are diverse, itis believed that formal education allows a person to broaden theirperspective. To illustrate, a person with basic education will have
some idea about mathematics, the comple!ity of language, thelessons from history, and some general science. On the other hand,since an illiterate person is mostly ignorant about these issues, itcan be argued that the worldview of the educated person isbroader. *et, it is a di&erent matter altogether for a person%s mindand spirit to be free. An illiterate person can have an e!tremelyfree mind and spirit, since it is not a result of formal education.
That being said, the question arises as to what the purpose offormal education is. Is it to free the mind and spirit, or is it toprovide knowledge and skills+ In my opinion, formal education
e!ists to provide necessary knowledge and skills, and it can bequestioned if formal education does actually actively restrain themind and spirit. It is possible that formal education and having afree mind and spirit are mutually e!clusive while one is used toattain knowledge, the other can also be attained e!ternally throughother activities.
There are, however, certain issues regarding formal education%sa&ect on the mind and soul. "irst of all, formal educatione!clusively promotes academics and completely ignores any
spiritual education or e!ercises. )ince formal education of childrenstart at a young age, children are heavily in-uenced by what is
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taught at their schools, and as a result, they may start ignoringtheir mind and spirit as well. )imilarly, formal education is a formof indoctrination because children are programmed to believe whatis taught in the school curriculum is the absolute truth. Todemonstrate, specic countries may allow only a certain version of
history to be taught in their schools, since that version is the mostfavourable towards the country%s agenda. If we believe that onlytruth can free the mind and soul, then in some situations formaleducation may act as a barrier.
$esides, the system that formal education uses to (udge betweenindividual students is deeply -awed. It designs a particular type oftest, which tests memory rather than how much an individual haslearnt, and (udges all individuals on that particular type of test. If you do well in that test you are deemed to be intelligent, andotherwise you are not. That is an incorrect way to test theintelligence or learning capacity of a person, because eachindividual is intelligent in a di&erent way and also has di&erentcapacity of learning. It is like (udging an elephant, a ebra, and amonkey on their ability to climb a tree. /learly, such a test isbiased. Additionally, other things apart from education could be thecatalyst for setting an individual%s mind and spirit free. Anindividual%s calling could lie in travelling, cooking, or any otheractivity. Thus, using a biased testing system to tell a childrepeatedly that he or she is a bad student could a&ect their mentaland spiritual ability.
