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See also éducation
NounSingular education Plural educations education (plural educations)
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Related termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Education in its broadest sense is any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind, character or physical ability of an individual. In its technical sense education is the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge, skills and values from one generation to another. Teachers in educational institutions direct the education of students and might draw on many subjects, including reading, writing, mathematics, science and history. This process is sometimes called schooling when referring to the education of teaching only a certain subject, usually as professors at institutions of higher learning. There is also education in fields for those who want specific vocational skills, such as those required to be a pilot. In addition there is an array of education possible at the informal level, e.g., at museums and libraries, with the Internet, and in life experience. The right to education has been described as a basic human right: since 1952, Article 2 of the first Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights obliges all signatory parties to guarantee the right to education. At world level, the United Nations' International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of 1966 guarantees this right under its Article 13. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How is education in the United States different from education in other countries? Q. How is education in the United States different from education in other countries? Which country's education system do you like best? Asked by hplss.rmntc - Sat Feb 2 12:53:20 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Here, we make a futile and stupid attempt to educate everybody, whether they want an education or not. In other countries, they value education more, because if you don't pursue it, they stop educating you and you have to take a menial job and suffer. Parents don't want that for their children and they push them. Here, when someone doesn't want an education, we force them to stay in school with compulsory education and we give them the "No Child Left Behind" treatment. We keep their sorry butt in school and let them drag down the whole educational system. The parents don't have to take the responsibility to make their kid rise to challenges. As a result, our school systems and teachers are swamped with trying to produce even mediocre… [cont.] Answered by Brian K - Sat Feb 2 13:04:58 2008 How has formal education been influenced by national development? Q. Our education system has grown and developed in a reflection of the changes in our society in a symbiotic relationship in which one influences the other. Considering such issues as gender, culture, curriculum, testing, and philosophy, how has formal education been influenced by national development? How have changes in society influenced changes in the way in which students are educated, as well as philosophies about education? Asked by mez b - Mon Oct 20 15:07:10 2008 - - 1 Answers - 1 Comments A. I have an Educational blog. I think it might come in useful for the answers you are looking for. Come and comment and let me know what you think! ;) Answered by Amanda N - Wed Oct 22 12:17:43 2008 What education training is required to work in a hotel or at the airport or such?
Q. I'm currently working as a bilingual secretary (don't have higher education yet) but i want to build myself up as i go on, that may be helpful but obviously it's not enough, what can I do? Asked by Psicodelia - Mon Nov 17 12:28:45 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. what does this question have to do with the education of students with special needs? Answered by unknown - Sun Nov 23 11:43:56 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Education" Quotations about education. From Wikiquote under the GNU Free Documentation License. See also:
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