The Phrase ’Value Based Education’‚ in wide use in present times comes closest in meaning to the Sanskrit word ’Vidya’ as it was used by the Gurus or preceptors of ancient India. ’Vid - ya’ means that which illumines. As such‚ it was identified with knowledge that illumines the mind and soul. Since the imparting of knowledge was the aim of education‚ over a period of time‚ education also came to be known as ’Vidya’. But‚ the highest goal of Vidya as visualized by the seers and seekers was to understand
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Education today is not a privilege but a necessity Education today is indeed not a privilege but a necessity for our younger generation. Education is the key to all success as we know it. Every person has the right to be educated. It was scientifically proven by the faculty of education‚ University of the West Indies from a surveyed carried out by various schools in the Caribbean that 15% of the students view education as a privilege to them and as a result they feel as though they have advantage
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Since shifting from “academic” based education to “values” based education‚ the United States has fallen as a world leader of education. This movement is producing a culture that cannot think critically and capable of little more than menial tasks. Though the United States is spending $11‚000 per student per year‚ it ranks 19th out of 21 Industrialized Nations and the United States is growing dumber. Psychology-based curriculum is slowly changing the attitudes‚ values‚ and beliefs of the students who
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and internal through education.” - Swami Vivekanand. Introduction Education lends beauty to man. Education is man’s most precious wealth. It confers happiness and renown on man. It is the teacher of teachers. When a man travels abroad‚ education stands by him like a kinsman. Education is adored by rulers‚ not wealth. One without education is an animal. Degrees alone do not signify education. Education that is confined to the physical sciences is a travesty of true education. Together with knowledge
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Values-based Education for creation of awareness on Non Revenue Water and promotion of good sanitation practices in Secondary Schools of Uganda. Abstract Only 30% of Ugandans have access to improved sanitation; however this low statistic has been highly attributed to culture‚ mindsets and attitudes of individuals. The cultural uprightness of the Ugandans has also been questioned as part of the root of the NRW problem and according to the Water Herald‚ high levels of water theft are likely
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With climate change causing increasingly chaotic weather patterns‚ natural disasters are becoming more common across the world. To properly set up plans to protect against natural disasters‚ it’s important to understand exactly what effects they have on society by looking at past disasters. A natural disaster is anything ranging from a volcanic eruption to a tropical storm. This is regardless of whether the natural disaster was indirectly caused by mankind‚ like those caused as a result of global
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VALUE-BASED EDUCATION: A NEED OF TODAY In the present era of education assisted by ultramodern technology‚ we are inclined more towards knowledge and ranks in the examination than application of learning in our day-to-day life. Theodore Roosevelt warns‚ “To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.” It is a lamentable fact that in the prevalent scenario of education‚ the majority of the teachers as well as the taught have turned into grades-oriented and marks-oriented
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ABSTRACT Today in the era of competitiveness‚ learner seem to prefer their education based on what they could derive from it in their near future. No one gives it a choice that how could it be useful to the society and to the people around them-Everyone is looking for the survival in the society. The main objective of the learners are to earn monetary benefits from their education‚ when such a mindset is prevailing in the minds of the learner‚ then where are the values of VALUE ORIENTED EDUCATION ? In
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their difference vector is (a) (b) 2A(c) zero (d) 2. From the top of a tower 40 m high‚ a ball is projected upwards with a speed of 20 m s1 at an angle 30 with the horizontal. The total time of flight to hit the ground is (g = 10 m s2)(a) 8 s (b) 4 s (c) 6 s (d) 3 s3. To a boy in air‚ a fish in water viewed normally from air appears to be at 0.6 m from the surface of water. If the refractive index of water is ‚ then the actual depth from the surface to fish is (a) 0.8 m (b) 0.5 m(c) 0.95 m (d) 0
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Cori Martin Professor Butts ENGL 1101 24 November 2012 Sex Education: A Necessity Sexual risk taking among young adults exemplifies a significant public health problem in our society. Without being educated properly about their natural desires‚ juveniles are unable to make mature decisions about their sexual activity. Comprehensive sex education in school systems would greatly help to prevent the spreading of diseases and pregnancies by informing students about the possible risks of having sex
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