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Saud Alotaibi

WRC 1013.01s

Prof. M. Leath

22 July 2014

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Education system

How the education has changed depends on how we look at the education. Education is “The action or process of  educating  or of being  educated ”(Merriam-Webster).Merriam-Webster defined the education in two ways. First is the action of people to educate other or the process of being educated. Second way to define education is that it is the field of study which mainly concerned with the various methods of teaching. Generally education is defined as the process in which knowledge and skills of people are transformed from generation to generation. These factors are transferred through teaching, by conducting different research and trainings. Education is divided into various stages which are pre-schools, primary schools, secondary schools, colleges and universities.

Preschools are also known as nursery school or kindergarten. It provides the education for the age groups of three to five years or seven years old. Preschool knowledge is very important for everyone because if child do not possess the preschool knowledge then he will remain behind the other children when they will enter into the formal education. This stage of education is prior to the compulsory education of primary stage of education. These sorts of institutions may be run by the government or may be privately owned. Origin of this stage of education belongs to that time when education was restricted for the children who learnt education at their homes then government tried to make education accessible for those children who were orphan or whose mothers was working in the factories.  Johann Friedrich Oberlin and Louise Scheppler established the institution for the pre-age children who parents were not there in 1779. Early years of life is very important for the absorption of information than the later age. In those days there is rapid growth of brains so these institutions with the high quality staff have long term impacts on the growth of children. These institutions play their important role in the economic, social, emotional and physical development of children. These institutions increase the skills of children regarding the team-work, awareness of world knowledge and communication skills.

Primary education is comprises of the five to six years of formal education. Normally children of five to six years possess this education. But there age may vary from countries to countries. Overall, 89 percent of children are enrolled in the primary education whose belongs to the age group of primary educations. It is compulsory for all. This stage of education increases the awareness of children about various subjects. It is the source to build the foundation about science, geography, history and mathematics. To achieve the universal primary education by the year 2015 is the United Nations Millennium Development Goal. According to which by the year 2015 every child in the world will achieve its primary education regardless of their race and gender. According to the estimation of 2010, still there are 69 million children of this age group is not going to schools. Most of these children belong to Sub-Saharan Africa. There is remarkable reduction in the gender gap from the years 1999 to 2008.

Secondary educational stage comes after the primary education. Secondary education is also compulsory in most of the developed countries. It is also known as high school or middle schools education. In most of the countries like England, Wales and Northern Ireland, General Certificate for Secondary education is awarded to the students of age group 14 to 16. Secondary education is followed by the tertiary or higher education.

Tertiary education is the types of formal education which varies from country to country. It includes colleges and universities. Tertiary education is not limited to the universities. Universities are the part of tertiary education. Through these education students specializes in relevant subjects. Besides this various tertiary institutions are located in almost every country. These institutions are colleges, trainings institutions which also enhances the knowledge of individual. Various universities in most of the countries are providing the higher education to their students. There is advancement of knowledge but poor countries lack this stage of education.

Education is the technique through which people aware of various skills. Education makes them educated and sophisticated. During the early days of the history, education system was not developed but with the passage of time this system became advanced because it is the need of today. Ensuring the universal primary education till 2015 is the Millennium Development Goal of UN. In most of the developed nations secondary stage of education is considered compulsory but various poor countries lack this system where the large community of people is illiterate. Must attention is given on the advancement of education. It increases the competition amongst various countries.

References:

"Fifty Years of change in Educational System." Education at the Glance OECD (2001). Fullan, Micheal. "The Meaning of Educational Change." (1998). "Education".Marriam-Webster Online. Merriam Webster, 2014. Wed 14 July 2014 <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/education>. UKessays.com.<http://www.ukessays.com/essays/education/education-has-changed-over-the-years-education-essay.php>.

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