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Goals of Education

 





To what extent do our schools serve the goals of a true education? Do they really get you to where you need to be? An articled entitled, "The Goals of Education" by Dara Adib argues that it is not any one specific goal, but several goals. 


One of those many goals is the to prepare students for what the author calls the "real world" and to succeed in the "maze of life." Dara Adib claims, "No doubt, the many years of schooling have an impact on a student's knowledge and the student therefore learns some things which may be useful in the workplace." Our teachers make us even do non useful assignments and test our comprehension on that material. On the other hand, those that are useful tend to stick in our minds after it has been repeated and smashed into our brains. 

Another goal of education is to teach students how to socialize and communicate in small groups or the entire classroom. Dara Adib also states, "Without teamwork and interacting with others in school, students have a hard time succeeding later in life. This is a major reason for perfecting writing styles and learning new vocabulary." For example: presenting a speech or essay to the class. One does not want to present the assignment with week vocabulary or unknowingly using words that your not familiar with. One of the many reasons teachers still let students work with partner to get use to the future where one won't know their coworkers and be forced to work with them whether they like that person or not. 

Lastly one of the most important accomplishments of schools is to teach students to be good citizens and good neighbors and to be able to deal with others who need their help. Adib  informs, "School does teach students ways of life that benefit society as a whole, for example by promoting recycling. A classic example is the sharing that school promotes, which the business world does not." Since school is all about helping to students emotionally(respectfully), money is the second in line. Like the author says, "school should not teach how to become the richest person."

Personally, I do agree that do serve the goals of a true education. Such as working with partner or giving a speech to the class like my oral comm class that I am currently taking. Just the other day I had to present a speech to the class. Classes like oral comm prepare you for the real world. 

To conclude, our school serves the goals of a true education by preparing us for the "real world", communication skills, and being good citizens.