What is the purpose of education and what are your pedagogical beliefs?

Emily Vaughan
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What is the purpose of education and what are your pedagogical beliefs?

I will be discussing and exploring the purpose of education and also my opinions on my pedagogical beliefs. The purpose of education is to define a child’s development in their education needs.  Luther, M (1947) made a mark of ‘the function of education therefore is to teach one and think intensively and to think critically.’ Therefore, education gives children the right mind to develop on their skills, knowledge and self-discipline which then outlines for them to think on wider views and use critical thinking. Education must enable children but also adults to become more efficient and to achieve with increase facility the legitimate goals on the ongoing individual lives. Children when in education need to promote on their individual knowledge on the process of cultural transmissions and teachers should teach children how to recognise the cultures around the world but not only this many schools teach the main topics of literacy, numeracy and digital competence (technology) whereas when growing up they need to know the facts on how to earn a living and how to prepare themselves in later adulthood. Children and young people learn a majority of topics during their time in education within schools and it has never been more important but at the same time, the task of determining what that learning should be or how to teach the topic can be very challenging. Another reason for education purposes for children and young people to develop as ambitious, capable learners which means they want to learn and interact with education throughout their lives, ethical informed citizens to be ready to be citizens of anywhere in the world if they were to learn or teach anywhere else in the world. To be healthy, confident individuals and to be ready to lead fulfilling lives as valued members of society and lastly enterprising, creative contributors for them to play a full part in life and their work.

Dewey, J (1938) he argued that the primary purpose of education and schooling is not so much to prepare students to live a useful life but to teach them how to pragmatically and immediately in their current environment. In my own opinion the purpose of education when becoming a student at an older age when attending secondary school, teachers should start teaching students the matters on how to prepare themselves when leaving school and looking forward to further education and how to grow as independent individuals. He also suggests that ‘The conception of education as a social process and function as no definite meaning until we define the kind of society we have in mind.’ Freire, P (2014) says that ‘the atmosphere of the home is prolonged in the school, where the students soon discover that (as in their home) in order to achieve some satisfaction they must adapt to the precepts which have been set from above. One of these precepts is not to think.’ In regards to this quote things from home can cause distraction for children when education and learning in school settings or any other part of education settings they may attend. All children have the mind set to learn and become their own knowledgeable individual.

The impact of Donaldson’s, G report (2015) on education describes that ‘promoting broad ownership of education and make the curriculum open to a wider debate beyond the professional community but also provide clarity about aspirations for children in schools.’ Education within Donaldson’s report recommends that literacy, numeracy and digital competence should be a cross- curriculum scheme as teachers and other members of staff have a responsibility to work with children and young people, this needs to ensure that children and young people are gaining and being able to develop high levels of competence in these different areas but also the opportunities to extend and apply them across the whole curriculum.
My beliefs on pedagogy are that it is more than just about teaching as such sense of methods used in the classroom. It also combines theoretical and practical knowledge and skills with fie judgement about what is required to promote learning with effective education within particular contexts. It’s being considered of a selection of different methods of the purpose of the curriculum and the needs and development stage of children and young people in schools. Donaldson, G (2011) implicates that the elements of good teaching include in various ways such as sound classroom craft skills and an understanding of the social and psychological factors that influence on learning in education. Following up on Donaldson’s report and beliefs are linked within the purpose of education and what I think it is.

References:

Arthur, S, Crick, T, Hayward, J (2013) The ICT Steering Group’s Report to the Welsh Government (Accessed: 10th November) 
Assessment Reform Group (2002) Assessment for Learning: 10 principles Assessment Reform Group (Accessed: 10th November)
Dewey, J (1938) www.purposeofschool.com/philosophical/ (Accessed: 10th November)
Donaldson, G (2011) Teaching Scotland’s Future: Report of a review of teacher education in Scotland Scottish Government (Accessed: 10th November)
Donaldson, G (2015) Report on the Curriculum and ... School education (Accessed: 10th November)

Freire, P (2014). Pedagogy of hope: Reliving pedagogy of the oppressed. New York: Bloomsbury Publishing. (Accessed 10th November) 

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