Should Education Happen In Schools Only?

The answer should be no

The answer should be no. Take informal education where parents assume the rules of teachers, guiding the children to carryout household chores. The kids will have to learn what to do in the kitchen, how to keep the hall in place and even how to keep the garden clean.

It may look like the kids are being forced to do something that they hate but informal education is vital for surviving life. Anything written in a book is available to anyone but not informal education as different situation requires different solutions.

Since informal education is not something that we can find in a book, it may differ all around the world. Informal education for kids in Asia may not be similar to those in the west. For example, some culture requires the older siblings to be responsible for the younger ones while this may not be the same with other cultures.

Informal education may even differ from one household to another. A parent may be comfortable on the idea of having their kids helping them out when they are making dinner while other parents may see this just as a hindrance. It really depends on the parents as well as on the children's personalities.

Usually, boards and notes are non-existent in informal education. Children observe what the adults are doing before doing it themselves. An adult will ask a child to observe how to wash dishes before the child does it themselves.

We may not realize that skills like decision-making, leadership and time-management are also available at home. For example, having a specific bedtime tells the children that they have a limited amount of time to finish what they need to do before they sleep. It gives them a sense of direction apart from teaching them time management.

As a conclusion, informal education is all around us. It happens the moment we wake up and can be from anyone in our surrounding. The skills that we acquire from this type of education may not earn us a degree but it helps us to go on in life, which is something that is far more important.

by: Anna Peacocks

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