FUNCTIONS AND

IMPORTANCE OF
EDUCATION
IN OUR SOCIETY
1. evaluate how functions of
education affect the lives of
people in society
2. analyze how education
contributes to the formation of
a person’s identity
3.promote the importance of
education in our society. 2
Education means the development of the
intellect. It is an act of thinking critically.

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 FORMAL NON-FORMAL
EDUCATION EDUCATION

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1.
– is the term used when a student learns inside
the classroom. A student follows a curriculum
and is being graded on his or her performance.

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2.
– enables a student to learn
skills and knowledge through structured
learning experiences.

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 o As British sociologist
Herbert Spencer explains,
functions are important to be
performed as they make the
society whole. If each function is
working well, society attains
progress.

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1.
– Educational systems enable citizens
to be productive members of society, as
they are equipped with
that could contribute to the
development of their society’s systems
and institutions.

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1.
– Being a productive citizen
requires critical thinking.
One must have the ability to understand
his or her duties and be able to respond
to them by making decisions.

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2.

– Education develops one’s

sense of self. As a huge part of the
discovery process of oneself, education
encourages having the vision to become
self-actualized.

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2.

– According to
, self-actualization is the highest
form of human need. It was defined as
“to become more and more what one is,
to become everything that one is capable
of becoming.”
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➜ As human beings, we
have basic needs for
personal growth and
development throughout
our lives. By
accomplishing self-
actualization, you are
able to find meaning and
purpose in your life, and
you are able to say you
truly 'lived.
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Education is a social
equalizer.

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