Course-5 Understanding Disciplines and School Subjects pmd

Block - 1 : Introduction to Disciplines and
School Subjects
Unit - 3 : Aims of Schooling
Unit Structure
1.3.1.
Learning Objectives
1.3.2.
Introduction
1.3.3.
Learning Points and Learning Activities
1.3.3.1.
Meaning, Nature and Aims of Education and Schooling in Global Context
Check Your Progress-1
1.3.3.2.
Aims of Education/ Aims of Schooling – Indian Context
Check Your Progress-2
1.3.4.
Let us Summarise
1.3.5.
Answer to Check Your Progress -1 and 2
1.3.6.
Unit end Exercises
1.3.7.
References
1.3.1. Learning Objectives
After learning through this Unit, the student teacher will be able to;
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Explain the meaning and nature of aims of Education and Schooling;
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Explain the Aims of Education and Schooling in Global Context; and
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Explain the Aims of Education and Schooling in Indian Context.
1.3.2. Introduction
We all work in schools. We go to school every day, do the assigned work like teaching,
monitoring students, helping in curricular and co-curricular activities etc. But have we
ever contemplated on why are we involving ourselves in all these activities? What are our
goals? Where do we want to reach? Or in other words, what are our aims in guiding our
students? Where do we want to take them etc. In the same way students also come to
school. They learn what we teach, or guide, pass the examinations and go to the next class.
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After completing school education, they join the next class in colleges. Have they ever
asked you, why they should do schooling? Neither they nor we are serious about knowing
the purposes of schooling. We have started our journey without knowing our destination.
Don’t you think this may lead to a great amount of waste and failure? Therefore, in the
present Unit, let us understand what are the aims of schooling, what goals we, as teachers
need to keep in mind while working along with students in school.