Some people think that the chief aim of education is
merely to give knowledge. These people want students to read
books, books and do nothing else and add to their knowledge. Other
believe that knowledge alone is not enough, only that which enables
a man to earn his living can be called education such people think
that bread is more important than anything else. Still others believe
that education should aim solely at making good citizens and Good
patriots. All these people see only one of the several purposes of
education. As matter of fact, education should aim at all these three
things together. It should give men knowledge make them self
reliant and able to serve others education should not produce.
Citizen who, while they love their own freedom, take away the
freedom of others.
It should produce men who love their own country but
who do not want to harm other countries.
Answer the following questions :-
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i. What do some people think to be the chief aim of education?
ii. What do others think about it and why?
iii. What is the true aim of education.
iv. What kind of citizens should education produce?
v. Give the suitable title of the passage.
Answers
Note making: Merely to give knowledge – knowledge not enough – earn a living – no to make good citizens and patriots – in fact all the three – achieve – give knowledge – self-reliant – serve other – not selfish people – patriots who love other countrymen as well.
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Summary of the passage: Rough draft There are diverse opinions about the aims of education. First school think that pursuit knowledge in the aim of education. Second school says it should empower him to earn living. Third school says education must aim only at citizen marketing. In fact the real aim of education should address all the three. Education should produce citizens with love for mother land and other land and have knowledge self- reliance and tenderly to serve others.
Fair draft: There are three different schools of thoughts on the aim of education. They are viz to pursue knowledge, gain earing capacity, to become selfreliant and finally to become good citizens. The true aim of education must be the combination of all the three. Education must enable students to gain knowledge, acquire wage earning skills and also become good citizens with love for motherland and other lands.Read more on