I am seeking a broad and international perspective on the role of education in society.
Education has really played a spectacular role in breaking the glass-ceiling among communities and societies and the gaps between haves and have-nots. It has not only enlighten the people and communities about their rights and opportunities provided by state and seek justice but also enrich their existence by entering into labour market after acquisition of adequate skills and expertise after attaining primary, secondary and higher education.
Education unites communities. It is only through education two people from different religious or cultural background can be associated together, reason together and seek solution together. Education exposes both the people and the community at large. Deadly diseases hunting down society and its populace can only have one barrier to keep spreading and that is education. The importance of education on our communities can never be over emphasized. Education will continue to promote inclusion and equity across our communities.
Dear all,
unfortunately, there is also a specific situation in my country, the Slovak Republic. There are segregated Roma communities in Slovakia. Our representatives supported the projects which goal is to build the schools in these settlements. Both communities are satisfied: Roma parents because their children don't have to travel to the village or town and also the majority (Slovaks), because the poor Roma children stay in their area of living. My note is not the answer to your question. I just tried to explain the situation in my country.
Kindest regards,
Michal
Just a few thoughts,
Some elements of the British society do not value (school) education as much as others and this can be seen in all societies. A point in hand would be the travelling community, who holistically, value life skills and practical (manual) labour skills over the academic elements of education. Others see crime as a quick fix to escaping poverty and/ or enhanced social standing and drop out of school education. This reminds me of the Victorian times when it was about 'putting food on the table' rather than education, priorities. The trick is to use education as a door to other opportunities (escape poverty). For example, Sure Start and the Children's Fund under the political party Labour had a big element of developing parenting skills and engagement in numeracy and literacy upskilling to foster parents as positive role models for their children. Later funding was offered to schools to develop their own parent support groups. Again, helping to develop the adults populations literacy and numeracy skills (employability) and to promote parents engagement within the school and their child's school experience.
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