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The Concept of Education

Education itself is a concept that has a standard or a norm, which gives the education its purpose. In education a judgment of value is necessarily implied. Most disputes about aims of education refer to the distinction between two terms: “ educere” (to lead out), and “ educare” (to train). Leading out requires treating a student with respect as a person, where to become educated is to learn to be a person. Training views a student as “ material” to be poured into an adult mould. The concept of training, unlike that of education, has no logical connection with values. The paper examines various procedures, required to attain the virtue of knowledge. The use of authority as a principle of educating procedure implies inducing the student to come to conclusions which the teacher himself intends him to make but which the subject matter does not necessarily demand. Education does not only reflect social changes that have already occurred, rather it should take an active part in directing social change. Hence, indoctrination and other rationalizations should be stated as immoral way to treat a student.

education; extrinsic and intrinsic values; learning; indoctrination; moral justification

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