Education as a Social Institution: Functions and Human Rights
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What is one of the important functions of education in society?

  • Passing on factual information (correct)
  • Encouraging social isolation
  • Discouraging critical thinking
  • Promoting individualism
  • Apart from passing on factual information, what else is education important for?

  • Discouraging diversity
  • Promoting cultural ignorance
  • Instilling societal norms and values (correct)
  • Encouraging non-conformity
  • Where do people learn a great deal from, aside from formal educational institutions?

  • Only from formal educational institutions
  • Primarily from their families and peers (correct)
  • Mainly from social isolation
  • Exclusively from mass media
  • Why is education considered an important vehicle of socialization?

    <p>Because it passes on the norms and values of a society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In terms of societal longevity, what role does education play?

    <p>It helps maintain societal norms and values</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What takes place in formal educational institutions according to the text?

    <p>A great deal of learning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Albert Einstein mean when he said, 'The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education'?

    <p>Education can sometimes hinder the natural process of learning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between education and schooling?

    <p>Education focuses on skills and knowledge, while schooling is only about formal learning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, how has the educational system in the Philippines changed in the past decade?

    <p>All students are now required to take 13 years of formal school instead of 10</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Mark Twain mean when he said, 'I have never let my schooling interfere with my education'?

    <p>Schooling should not hinder one's pursuit of knowledge and growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of education according to the text?

    <p>Factual data, skills, norms, and values</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text suggest about the change in educational requirements in the Philippines?

    <p>It is too early to determine the success of the change as the first grade 12 students are yet to graduate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the quote 'The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education' imply?

    <p>Formal education can sometimes hinder natural learning processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, what has changed in the Philippine educational system from a decade ago?

    <p>'Curriculums have been adjusted so that students can have sufficient time to master skills and concepts'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Mark Twain trying to convey with his quote 'I have never let my schooling interfere with my education'?

    <p>'Schooling' should not be prioritized over 'education'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Education' evolves from time to time and from country to country.' What does this statement imply?

    <p>'Education' undergoes changes over time and varies across different countries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Education ensures that knowledge from one generation can be passed on to the ______.

    <p>next</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Aside from passing on factual information, education is also an important vehicle of ______.

    <p>socialization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Formal educational institutions are where much of our learning takes ______.

    <p>place</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Education passes on the norms and values of a society and helps ensure the society’s ______.

    <p>longevity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Education is considered an important part of society because it ensures that knowledge from one generation can be passed on to the ______.

    <p>next</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Education is an important vehicle of ______.

    <p>socialization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Education refers to the various ways through which knowledge is passed on to the other members of the society. This knowledge can be in the form of factual data, skills, norms, and ______.

    <p>values</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Schooling refers to the formal education one receives under a specially trained teacher. This was what Mark Twain, author of the novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn meant when he said, “I have never let my schooling interfere with my ______.”

    <p>education</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Albert Einstein once said, “The only thing that interferes with my learning is my ______.”

    <p>education</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the Philippines alone, all students are now required to take 13 years of formal school, instead of just ten years. Moreover, curriculums have been adjusted so that students can have sufficient time to master skills and ______.

    <p>concepts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Education evolves from time to time and from country to country. For example, in the Middle ______.

    <p>East</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Einstein mean when he said these words? Education from a decade ago has changed drastically. In the Philippines alone, all students are now required to take 13 years of formal school, instead of just ten years. Moreover, curriculums have been adjusted so that students can have sufficient time to master skills and ______. Whether the change was successful or not, it is still too early to say since the first grade 12 students of the public school system are graduating only on March 2018.

    <p>concepts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Do you know when these changes in the Philippines’ educational system were implemented. Write in the space provided if introduction of the following changes occured during the American, Spanish, or ______ time. ________1. public school system

    <p>Japanese</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Most people equate education with schools, but there is a huge difference between these two. Education refers to the various ways through which knowledge is passed on to the other members of the society. This knowledge can be in the form of factual data, skills, norms, and ______.

    <p>values</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between learning and education. What did Einstein mean when he said these words. Education from a decade ago has changed drastically. In the Philippines alone, all students are now required to take 13 years of formal school, instead of just ten years. Moreover, curriculums have been adjusted so that students can have sufficient time to master skills and ______. Whether the change was successful or not, it is still too early to say since the first grade 12 students of the public school system are graduating only on March 2018.

    <p>concepts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Evaluate how functions of education affect the lives of people in society; and promote primary education as a human ______.

    <p>right</p> Signup and view all the answers

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