So, what is education for?

21st January 2005, 12:00am

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So, what is education for?

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What is education for? Three things. One, education begins with the acquisition of knowledge without which nothing can happen anyway.

That serves as a basis for, two, the development of understanding and empathy. So that, three, a child is enriched and his potential fulfilled.

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