学校和教育(Schooling and Education)

itiscommonlybelievedinunitedstatesthatschooliswherepeoplegotogetaneducation.nevertheless,ithasbeensaidthattodaychildreninterrupttheireducationtogotoschool.thedistinctionbetweenschoolingandeducationimpliedbythisremarkisimportant.

educationismuchmoreopen-endedandall-inclusivethanschooling.educationknowsnobounds.itcantakeplaceanywhere,whetherintheshowerorinthejob,whetherinakitchenoronatractor.itincludesboththeformallearningthattakesplaceinschoolsandthewholeuniverseofinformallearning.theagentsofeducationcanrangefromareveredgrandparenttothepeopledebatingpoliticsontheradio,fromachildtoadistinguishedscientist.whereasschoolinghasacertainpredictability,educationquiteoftenproducessurprises.

achanceconversationwithastrangermayleadapersontodiscoverhowlittleisknownofotherreligions.peopleareengagedineducationfrominfancyon.education,then,isaverybroad,inclusiveterm.itisalifelongprocess,aprocessthatstartslongbeforethestartofschool,andonethatshouldbeanintegralpartofonesentirelife.

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

theslicesofrealitythataretobelearned,whethertheyarethealphabetoranunderstandingoftheworkingofgovernment,haveusuallybeenlimitedbytheboundariesofthesubjectbeingtaught.forexample,highschoolstudentsknowthattherenotlikelytofindoutintheirclassesthetruthaboutpoliticalproblemsintheircommunitiesorwhatthenewestfilmmakersareexperimentingwith.therearedefiniteconditionssurroundingtheformalizedprocessofschooling.