学校教育(Schooling and Education)

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itismonlybelievedinunitedstatesthatschooliswherepeoplegotogetaneducation.nevertheless,ithasbeensaidthattodaychildreninterrupttheireducationtogotoschool.thedistinctionbetweenschoolingandeducationimpliedbythisremarkisimportant.

educationismuchmoreopen-endedandall-inclusivethanschooling.educationknowsnobounds.itcantakeplaceanywhere,whetherintheshowerorinthejob,whetherinakitchenoronatractor.itincludesboththeformallearningthattakesplaceinschoolsandthewholeuniverseofinformallearning.

theagentsofeducationcanrangefromareveredgrandparenttothepeopledebatingpoliticsontheradio,fromachildtoadistinguishedscientist.whereasschoolinghasacertainpredictability,educationquiteoftenproducessurprises.achanceconversationwithastrangermayleadapersontodiscoverhowlittleisknownofotherreligions.

peopleareengagedineducationfrominfancyon.education,then,isaverybroad,inclusiveterm.itisalifelongprocess,aprocessthatstartslongbeforethestartofschool,andohatshouldbeanintegralpartofone'sentirelife.

schooling,ontheotherhand,isaspecific,formalizedprocess,whosegeneralpatternvarieslittlefromonesettingtothenext.throughoutacountry,childrenarriveatschoolatapproximatelythesametime,takeassignedseats,aretaughtbyanadult,usesimilartextbooks,dohomework,takeexams,andsoon.

theslicesofrealitythataretobelearned,whethertheyarethealphabetoranunderstandingoftheworkingofgovernment,haveusuallybeenlimitedbytheboundariesofthesubjectbeingtaught.forexample,highschoolstudentsknowthattherenotlikelytofindoutintheirclassesthetruthaboutpoliticalproblemsintheirmunitiesorwhatthenewestfilmmakersareexperimentingwith.therearedefiniteconditionssurroundingtheformalizedprocessofschooling.