The Purpose of Education

[SkyWriting]

What would you say is the purpose of education?

To provide children with knowledge and wisdom that reduces the time requirements of
cause and effect testing and gives children a framework of time tested information
on which to build additional insights and understanding.

 

[Dan Bert]

Education Is good for dealing with the world but is useless when dealing with the Spiritual. The more educated one is, the more it is an obstacle for that person to be spiritual. Why? it is easier it is to fall back on our knowledge for answers. Instead of being led by Spirit.
dan

What would you say is the purpose of education?

 

[Davian]

To provide children with knowledge and wisdom that reduces the time requirements of
cause and effect testing and gives children a framework of time tested information
on which to build additional insights and understanding.

And in many families/societies, religion is added to that.

 

[OldWiseGuy]

Education Is good for dealing with the world but is useless when dealing with the Spiritual. The more educated one is, the more it is an obstacle for that person to be spiritual. Why? it is easier it is to fall back on our knowledge for answers. Instead of being led by Spirit.
dan

There is spiritual education as well, which is why we are exhorted to "study to show ourselves approved....". Secular and spiritual education are parallel universes that seldom cross, but both are needed. Sadly secular education is looked to first for solutions to societal problems, which often just leads to more problems.

 

[OldWiseGuy]

double post.

 

[Dan Bert]

It doesn't work that way. God give a set period of time to repent for each sin, it can even 20, 30 years or 40 years or longer. Time is the disconnect between Sin and their effects on us. And Time is also good for us. As it allows the repentant to repent properly before they die. In heaven if one commit a sin he is cast down as lightning there is no space between the sin and the consequence. Just like Satan was cast down lightning. The Garden of Eden was created so that God and Adam and Eve could talk to each other face to face. And sin could exist there for a while before its effect was being made. The earth we live on today is a fallen earth with a difference. On the earth the righteous and the wicked could live side by side for an indefinite period of time. Which was impossible anywhere else.

dan

To provide children with knowledge and wisdom that reduces the time requirements of
cause and effect testing and gives children a framework of time tested information
on which to build additional insights and understanding.

 

[Dan Bert]

Knowledge is a thing, wisdom is a thing, and understanding is thing. They are mentioned in the OT as the Spirit of knowledge, Spirit of understand and Spirit of Wisdom. Those that are led by the Spirit of God have access to the sum total of God knowledge wisdom and understanding as much as they need....to do their assigned tasks by God.

dan

There is spiritual education as well, which is why we are exhorted to "study to show ourselves approved....". Secular and spiritual education are parallel universes that seldom cross, but both are needed. Sadly secular education is looked to first for solutions to societal problems, which often just leads to more problems.

 

[SteveB28]

I like the Latin from which the word springs......'educare', a "leading out". We lead people out of ignorance and into understanding.

 

[OldWiseGuy]

I like the Latin from which the word springs......'educare', a "leading out". We lead people out of ignorance and into understanding.

The problem with education is that it lacks the crucial moral component. It deals out cold, heartless facts. People are more in need of relief from moral ignorance than technical ignorance.

 

[SteveB28]

The problem with education is that it lacks the crucial moral component. It deals out cold, heartless facts. People are more in need of relief from moral ignorance than technical ignorance.

I tend to think that, if you equip people with enough accurate information and skills, they will find their own 'moral compass' to guide them. And, to refute your pejoratives, I see no need why that equipping should be done in a "cold, heartless" manner.

 

[OldWiseGuy]

I tend to think that, if you equip people with enough accurate information and skills, they will find their own 'moral compass' to guide them.

Highly educated people are more likely to commit "white collar" crimes, but crimes nonetheless.

And, to refute your pejoratives, I see no need why that equipping should be done in a "cold, heartless" manner.

I didn't say the cold, heartless facts were delivered in a cold, heartless manner. The teachers may have been very kindly and emotional when teaching these cold, heartless facts. OTOH morals can be taught in a very cold, matter of fact, manner.