So, what is education for?

21st January 2005, 12:00am

Share

So, what is education for?

https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/so-what-education-4
In the early years, education and learning are hard to distinguish. Babies are born learners. Their first educators are parents. As young children begin to participate in group care, education enhances the learning that has already started: language, number skills, and knowledge of the world around them. But it also is key to their operating in a social environment; learning to share, to respect diversity, and to operate independently from their parents. The early years are also a time when education is probably most often intensely pleasurable.

Want to keep reading for free?

Register with Tes and you can read two free articles every month plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters.

Keep reading for just £1 per month

You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £1 per month for three months and get:

  • Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content
  • Exclusive subscriber-only stories
  • Award-winning email newsletters
Recent
Most read
Most shared