Unit 01. Family Life. Lesson 1. Getting started

EDUCATION IS ESSENTIAL FOR ALL OF US
Education is an important human activity. It was born with the birth of the human race and shall continue to function as long as the human race lives.
FORMAL EDUCATION
Primary Education
Secondary Education
Higher Secondary Education
THE IMPORTANT OF EDUCATION
An essential tool
2. Improvement in standard of living
Maintain an equality
Sign of freedom
Basis of good life
1. An essential tool
Education is an essential human tool. It helps a lot in lessening the challenges of life difficult life, opens various doors to the opportunities of achieving better prospects in life.
2. Improvement in standard of living
Most of people doesn’t believe education can creates such difference in their life. And it is true that just education can’t get one a successful position unless he / she work really hard to get that position.
3. Maintain an equality
It maintains an equality between people even if they are holders of different sets of opinions.
4. Sign of freedom
Education is a sign of freedom. Epictetus had declared: "Only the educated are free."
5. BASIS OF GOOD LIFE
Education is an essential basis of good life. A man becomes a human being in the real sense when he is transformed from primarily an animal being into a human being.
In short, education is an essential concomitant of all human societies.
“Education is Important” Quotes:

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.  Nelson Mandela
Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.  Malcolm X
Sixty years ago I knew everything; now I know nothing; education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance Will Durant
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. 
Aristotle
Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.  Albert Einstein
The reality of education in some countries
Parents, especially urbanites, all want to turn their children into prodigies at school. 
Outmoded teaching systems
Severe examination pressure, point pressure
Some shortcomings remain
scandal in the examination
Teachers beat up the kids
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SOME TYPICAL EDUCATION SYSTEMS
Finland
Japan
USA
Germany
France
FINLAND
All children in Finland, whether urban or rural, enjoy the same education

No pressure for testing
JAPAN
Morality is the first step

Towards self-reliance

No pressure for testing (like FINLAND)
USA
Freedom and respect for the freedom of others
Students are also given the opportunity to review and evaluate their teachers.
GERMANY
Equality

Focus on practical experience
FRANCE
Each student corresponds to a position in society

There are suitable study program for each student
DOUBLE “O”
GAME
O O
Example:
O O
O O
B
K
D
F
N
M
KEY:
BOOK
MOON
FOOD
SOON
DOOR
FOOT
GOOD
POOR
COOK
LOOK
NOON
POOL
ROOF
ZOOM
TOOL
TOOK
MOOD
COOP
HOOK
DOOM
………
“SAME MEAN”
GAME
Example:
Twenty – four hours => A day
Sixty seconds => Minute