What is Education?

What is Education?

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  • Where doesthe word come from? 2 2
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  • Definition? – – http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/education 33 3
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  • An anonymousattempt to answer the question: – “Education” is a broad term that can have many meanings, but it is generally defined as the process of learning and acquiring information. Formal learning in a school or university is one of the most common types, though self-teaching and so-called “life experiences” can also qualify. • What Is Education? 4 4
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  • Martin LutherKing Jr.: – “Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction.” – “We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character--that is the goal of true education. The complete education gives one not only power of concentration, but worthy objectives upon which to concentrate.” - Martin Luther King, Jr. 5 5
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  10 http://www.intellectualtakeout.org/content/quotes-what-education "How We Think"By John Dewey