1S) POE-1st (30-10-2016) Bharghava Shyam (“Aims of Education”)

 Name: - A.N. Bharghava Shyam

Admission Number: - MAE15007

Date: 30-Oct-2016

Question:-

Read the discussion on “Aims of Education” in Cornel Hamm’s & Winch essays. In the former you find R.S. Peters claiming that the who argue that education should have aims misunderstand the meaning of aims and its place in the context of education. What are the reasons for this claim? In contrast to this, Winch argues for the need to articulate aims however difficult it might be. Why? Explain at least 3 reasons for winch claim. You are also encouraged to develop your own reasons with adequate justifications.

Introduction:-

Definitions & Meanings: - (In my opinion)

Aims: - Aim is mental condition and which have some vision about future

Education:- Education is a type of training (Practice) which is making us to prepare for our life to accept all things that are success & failure, Profit & loss, Happiness & Sadness in a positive manner (Treating them all equally). This gets through cognitive welfare.

“Education is a neutral part & it is not in isolation. Scope & extent of knowledge is in the subjects only but not in Education”

About Authors:-

R.S. Peters:- Richard Stanley Peters was an English Philosopher, & his work areas are Philosophy of Education, Political theory & Psychology

Christopher Winch: - He is a professor in Philosophy of Education in London Kings College

Cornel Hamm: - He is the author of Philosophical issues in Education

 

 

Aims of Education: -

R.S. Peters is defining education as an Achievement in life (But all achievements are not Education). Winch is saying that Education is preparing us for life in a better manner.

 

Aims are based on Values & Values are based on desires, Aims express our values & mutually values express our aims. The Aim is not a simple to define & describe. Educational Aims are achievement in both Intrinsic & Extrinsic.

 

Cornel Hamm is saying that aims (Uses) of education are in 3 ways that are E1Sociological, E2 Institutional, & E3 General Enlightenment. Generally so many see education by keeping this uses as a aims, one to socialize (How to Behave in Society) in the society, Most of the people thinking that only Institutions only giving education if they ask how much you educated means how many years you was trained in the Institution & General enlightenment as mental state & also transformation of our self by reviewing our self.

R.S. Peters is saying that Value, Knowledge (Breath & Depth) & Procedure as criteria for Education, If we full fill these three Value, Knowledge (Breath & Depth) & Procedure criteria’s it will reform you in a better way. In Value R.S. Peters is Defining education as an Achievement, Education is not sticking to any specific activity. In Knowledge criteria he is saying Breath (How much range of things we know) & in Depth (How much Detaille you know about range of things by questioning why?). In Procedural criteria it is kind of different activities techniques which will takes us to end (Achievement through activities).

 

Christopher Winch is saying that we are making aims for Liberal, vocational & Civic Educations. Liberal education is talking about culture, Vocational education is telling about Economic and Charitable activities & Civic education is saying about politics.

 

R.S. Peter’s sayings & My Interpretation on “Misunderstandings of Aim”:

R.S. Peters told that Aims are based on values & He defined value as “Which makes our life worthwhile is real value & it is based for aim, that done through Intrinsic Education, not by extrinsic education”

R.S. Peters is saying that Aim has been misunderstood by so many people, R.S. Peters claimed (Defined) that Education as an Achievement. In his reading achievement is in the sense of “Intrinsic”- Form of thing in itself, which get through 6^th sense (Thinking) it doesn’t think about physical phenomena. Aim has been misunderstood by people by keeping Aims as Extrinsic phenomena which is related to physical outcome that is related to expectations

This achievement of education is intrinsically very valuable, Education is not an instrument or tool, and the achievement will come through comparison judgment in 3 ways that are Value, knowledge & Procedure. Value is come through desire in you.

My Reasons:-

Intrinsic achievement is mental satisfaction, through this we can achieve control or sacrifice on our emotions, feelings, attitudes & etc. it slightly related to reverence.

Aim has been misunderstood by extrinsic phenomena & physical outcome which may never full fill (Satisfy) us. If we get 10,000 salary, we are not satisfied we want to get more salary by seeing others we may feel jealous. If we are more salary than others we may feel proud and starts insulting them, due to all this extrinsic achievement our mind, thoughts will never calm down, it go out of peace, so this may not real achievement, Extrinsic achievement is very easy to get, its visible to so many people by their status and things etc.

But Intrinsic achievement will keep you in peace & calm, through that you feel very happy with whatever you have, so that you don’t have any bad thoughts, so no bad (Harmful) actions, so intrinsic achievement is may be the real aim of education which we gets through practice & The intrinsic aim (Achievement) in invisible & very difficult to get it. Consciously or unconsciously everybody comes to this intrinsic aim stage for some time.

These achievements may not be permanent every time

 

Claims on Aims of Education by Christopher Winch: -

Winch claimed (Defined) Education as preparation for life. And it is the Aim of Education according to him. He claimed that it is very difficult to articulate aims, even though it is difficult we need to articulate aims. (I also don’t how to make clear-aims). Winch they are different aspects of life they closely connected to what they feel valuable. He made 3 aspects of education (Aims of Education) that Liberal, vocational & Civic Education. Liberal education concerns about traditional

Liberal Education is preparing us to follow some one’s life as a tradition; it may be also called as Cultural education.

Justification on this is: - Cultural education is good (Keeping Liberal education as a Aim) blindly following this don’t make sense, we have to make some changes in that. This may be an intrinsic aim

 

My Claims for Aims of Education:-

In my opinion Aims are necessary for our life to make for life in a beautiful & good manner. I think Aim less life is like driving bike without knowing destination in more traffic city. The aim will restrict us in keeping in one way in our busy life.

 

Loves, Motivation & Autonomous are the 3 claims by me.

All these claims connected by Responsibility, to reach the aim. Without responsibility this may become useless

Love will surely help you in reaching your aim, but it takes time to reach the goal, & it may be permanent, because those who love you, sub-consciously or unconsciously sensitize you to reach their expectation, without troubling you a lot.

How means through Example

One real story of a man becoming collector. When he was a child, in their village marriage happened to their relatives, their village is in island of a river, the bribe group coming to their village through boat, unfortunately the boat immersed into the river because of cyclone, then the boy father said that you become a collector you can construct a bridge on this river, with this experience he worked hard & became collector. Here through love towards family may help in succeeding aims. It is an Extrinsic & Civic Aim

 

Motivation:-

Motivation also helps in reaching your aim, but it is like charging a mobile, (According), we will get motivation through counseling, love, Knowledge, Wisdom interest on work & etc. To reach the motivation gives you a hope about aim, If I say that I can’t do that work, some will motivates me to do that work by showing the some profits of that work.

For example I didn’t read the CDL reading, I have to write an assignment today itself, then someone will motivates me that In CDL you have how child behaves in old age, that already you saw so many times, with that motivation I can complete aim in finishing assignment.

Autonomous:-

Autonomous (Uniqueness) will help you in reaching our aims successfully, It giving freedom & right to take your decision. With responsible feeling you can achieve aim, without that we can’t reach to your aim. It calm down your brain, helps to reach the aim without any pressure in autonomous we have right to take any decision, with responsibility only we can take decisions, if we don’t have that responsibility you can’t take any decision and become lazy.

My Parents gave me to take autonomous decision, they are valuing my decisions. If they are giving only freedom only means I may become a idiot. But they respected my decisions & gave suggestions which will lead me to reach my aim.

 

These all claims are inter connected & Extrinsic in nature which relate to physical outcome, without feeling aim as responsibility (In a Positive mood)

(According to R.S. Peters my aims like extrinsic)   

 

References (or) Bibliography: -

1)    Wikipedia to know about Authors

2)    An Analysis of Concept of Education- Cornel Hamm’s Reading

3)    Values, Aims & Society- R.S. Peters Reading

4)    Class Running Notes

5)    Dictionary for some meanings (Intrinsic, Extrinsic, etc.)

6)    Discussions with my Fellow Mate