EDUCATION

formal informal Types of education

FORMAL EDUCATION classroom-based provided by trained teacher INFORMAL EDUCATION Informal education happens outside the classroom after-school programs, community-based organizations, museums, libraries, or at home

FORMAL INFORMAL Same kids and same teachers everyday Attendance is inconsistent Leadership Last several days Need to complete activity each day Teachers have a certain level of training : educational philosophy effective teaching Strategies Classroom management Content Teachers : vary in experience and knowledge of teaching techniques content expertise group management ~need to meet educational standards ~stick to a specified curriculum can be more flexible with their content

EGALITARIANISM A belief of thought that favors equality of some sort People should be treated as equals on certain dimensions : race, religion, ethnicity, sex, economic status, social status and cultural heritage tend to maintain that all humans are equal in fundamental worth or social status believes that equality reflects the natural state of human

Right to Education recognized as a human right and is understood to establish an entitlement to education the right to education : ~ the right to free ~ compulsory primary education for all ~ an obligation to develop secondary education accessible to all ~ an obligation to develop equitable access to higher education such as universities

includes a responsibility to provide basic education for individuals who have not completed primary education obligation to eliminate discrimination at all levels of the educational system to set minimum standards to improve quality of education

Discipline in schools School discipline is the system of rules, punishments and behavioral strategies appropriate to the regulation of children and the maintenance of order in schools. Its aim is to create a safe and conducive learning environment in the classroom. A disciplined student is in compliance with the school rules and codes of conduct. These rules may, for example, define the expected standards of clothing, timekeeping, social behaviour and work ethic. The term discipline is also applied to the punishment that is the consequence of breaking the rules. The aim of discipline is to set reasonable limits which protect students from harm and teach them what is safe and what is not.

ISLAMIC CONCEPT OF EDUCATION Islamic scholars have affirmed that the basic purposes of education and learning are self-purify, self- chastity and the constructing of relations with God The Islamic educationists specify that self- purify as the provisory of receiving knowledge where the purpose of a sacred pure life of sincerity and goodness. Three elements of philosophy of Islamic education are : Learner ~ is a human being that is has a dual nature, soul and body at once physical being in spirit.

~ the seat of the knowledge in man, both al-’lm and al-ma’rifah, is his spirit or soul (an-nafs), his heart (alqalb) and his intellect (al-’aql). ~ can attribute responsible for the effective establishment of the just order in his self, his being and existence also to the inculcation and dissemination of knowledge in his education. b. Knowledge ~ many expositions on the nature of knowledge in Islam ~ no doubt due to the preeminent position and paramount role accorded to al’ilm by God in the Holy Quran ~ it can be classified into two : > is given by God through revelation to man ( Holy Quran) > knowledge of the sciences ( is acquired through experience and observation and research ).

~ it can be classified into two : > is given by God through revelation to man (Holy Quran). > knowledge of the sciences ( is acquired through experience and observation and research). c. Islamic education ~ is the instilling and inculcation of adab in man (ta’dib). It means to discipline the mine and soul. ~ adab is preserving from the disgrace and the spectacle of justice as it is reflected by wisdom. ~ the aim of education in Islam is to produce a good man in order to be servant of Allah who is aware of his relations with Allah and his fellow man.