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Unit Nine: Getting Educated
Lesson 1
Why we need education
Objectives: By the end of the lesson you will have
• thought about and discussed the problems of illiteracy
• read a passage about the benefits of education
• expanded a statement and written an article
A There are many illiterate people living around you. Discuss in pairs the problems of illiteracy.
B Read the following passage about the benefits of education. This is an extract from a paper read at a seminar.
Education is the process by which our mind develops through formal learning at an institution like a school, college, or university. It is mental and intellectual training which provides opportunities of growth and helps to meet challenges and overcome obstacles to progress. Again, the purpose of education is to enlighten the individual and develop his/her capacity to the limit. It is also the business of education to train individuals to make the right choices to go ahead. It ennobles our mind and refines our sensibility. It also broadens our outlook and helps us become aware of our rights and responsibilities.
According to Newman, education "gives a man a clear conscious view of his own opinions and judgments, a truth in developing them, an eloquence in expressing them and a force in using them". Therefore, it is often compared to light which removes the darkness of ignorance and helps us distinguish between right and wrong. Ex-President Julius Nyerere of Tanzania way back in 1974 said at an international conference that the primary purpose of education was the liberation of man from the restrictions of habits and attitudes which limit his humanity. He further said education should promote humanity and universal brotherhood and that it could be used as a catalyst for a change for the better. How right he was!
Some seminar participants asked the following questions. Discuss in pairs and say how the paper presenter answered them.
1 Excuse me, but would you please say how education liberates a person from restrictions of habits?
2 How does education promote understanding among people? Give some examples.
3 Can education really remove the darkness of ignorance?
4 How can education contribute towards change for the better?
C Expand the idea contained in the following statement by writing a short article to be published in college magazine.
Education is the backbone of a nation.
Focus:
Skills.
Speaking,
reading,
writing. Functions.
Discussing
disadvantages,
expanding an idea. Grammar/Structure.
Relative pronouns.
Vocabulary.
intellectual, enlighten, ennoble, sensibility, restriction, catalyst.
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Unit Nine: Getting Educated
Lesson 1
Why we need education
Objectives: By the end of the lesson you will have
• thought about and discussed the problems of illiteracy
• read a passage about the benefits of education
• expanded a statement and written an article
A There are many illiterate people living around you. Discuss in pairs the problems of illiteracy.
B Read the following passage about the benefits of education. This is an extract from a paper read at a seminar.
Education is the process by which our mind develops through formal learning at an institution like a school, college, or university. It is mental and intellectual training which provides opportunities of growth and helps to meet challenges and overcome obstacles to progress. Again, the purpose of education is to enlighten the individual and develop his/her capacity to the limit. It is also the business of education to train individuals to make the right choices to go ahead. It ennobles our mind and refines our sensibility. It also broadens our outlook and helps us become aware of our rights and responsibilities.
According to Newman, education "gives a man a clear conscious view of his own opinions and judgments, a truth in developing them, an eloquence in expressing them and a force in using them". Therefore, it is often compared to light which removes the darkness of ignorance and helps us distinguish between right and wrong. Ex-President Julius Nyerere of Tanzania way back in 1974 said at an international conference that the primary purpose of education was the liberation of man from the restrictions of habits and attitudes which limit his humanity. He further said education should promote humanity and universal brotherhood and that it could be used as a catalyst for a change for the better. How right he was!
Some seminar participants asked the following questions. Discuss in pairs and say how the paper presenter answered them.
1 Excuse me, but would you please say how education liberates a person from restrictions of habits?
2 How does education promote understanding among people? Give some examples.
3 Can education really remove the darkness of ignorance?
4 How can education contribute towards change for the better?
C Expand the idea contained in the following statement by writing a short article to be published in college magazine.
Education is the backbone of a nation.
Focus:
Skills.
Speaking,
reading,
writing. Functions.
Discussing
disadvantages,
expanding an idea. Grammar/Structure.
Relative pronouns.
Vocabulary.
intellectual, enlighten, ennoble, sensibility, restriction, catalyst.