Philosophy Idea in Education_epe611 Assignment 2_lilianna Tessensohn_e60105130086

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ASSIGNMENT 2

MAY 2013 SEMESTER

SUBJECT CODE : EPE 611

SUBJECT TITLE : PHILOSOPHY IDEAS IN EDUCATION

LEVEL : MASTER OF EDUCATION

STUDENTS NAME : LILIANNA TESSENSOHN

MATRIC NO. : E6010513006

PROGRAMME : E601 ! MASTER OF EDUCATION

ACADEMIC FACILITATOR : DR. DAYU SANSALU

LEARNING CENTRE : "OTA MARUDU# SABAH.


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Discuss using your own words the meaning of each statement.

INTRODUCTION

This essay will define and elaborate on education statement by a few great philosophers that

had made a great impact in their teaching and their life.

VIVEKANANDA! EDUCATION !TATE"ENT

Vivekananda was born on January 12 186. !e came from a respectable

middle" class family were his father was an attorney and he is a lover of the arts and

literature. !is father is a liberal"minded man and sceptical about religion but his mother on

the other hand was a pious# kind and devoted to !indu.

Vivekananda statement Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in

man. $ndeed education is to enhance ones true potential# ability and capability. %ducation is

a process of gaining knowledge and information. Vivekananda believe that education plays

a vital role in curing the evils in the society and it is critical in shaping the future of

humanity.1

&anifestation implies that something already e'ists and is waiting to be e'pressed and

e'plored. The main focus in learning to be able to unveil the hidden ability of a learner

manifests. (hat a man learns is really what he discovers during the process in education.

)nowledge is inherent in human being# what it needs is *ust something to trigger it to bring it

out. &anifestation indicates spontaneous growth# provided that the impediments are all

removed.

&anifestation in the view of Vivekananda can be interpreted in two levels spiritual

and physical. +piritual manifestation is through morale# ethic and beliefs ,religious beliefs-. $t

will be manifest through the way one speaks and present himself in public and in community.

hysical manifestation is achievement that one ac/uired. $t simply means that the persons are

able to manifest their true potential and ability in their area or field. 0 perfect man would be

able to manifest both spiritual and physical manifestation.


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The word perfection in Vivekananda statement of education is very significant. $t

shows that every action in a learning process is connected or a part of a creation of a prefect

man in the end. erfect implies completion or something being mad whole. 3esides that

the 4reek definition of prefect suggests the idea of attaining a goal on an end. $t is to

conclude that perfection in education means the achievement of the highest goal or

ma'imi5ing the highest actuali5ation of one potential or abilities.

e't importance in Vivekananda definition of education is already in man.

$t refers to the human being7s potential and the ability that is already in man which is the

range of abilities and talent# known and unknown to them# which he was born with. This

means every person is born with an abilities he himself may not know about. +o# $ assume

here that everyone by birth is destined to be the person he has destine to be# if that ability or

potential in e'tracted out from that person.

3y stating that it simply means everyone have the knowledge and potential to be a

bright and smart person and it is the teacher7s role to trigger the potential in each one of us to

enable us to be a genius. $ wonder if this is true because in today7s era of technology a child

could not possible inherent the technology gen from their parents or is it possible $s it

possible for someone to achieve this ultimate potential

%ducation according to Vivekananda must provide life building, man-making,

character-making assimilation of ideasThis means the ideal education must be able to

produce the ideal man with perfection that would be able to contribute the fullest potential to

the society. &anifestation of perfection already in man means through ac/uiring education a

learner would be able to improve its knowledge and intellectual# purify his emotion and have

firm moral virtues and unselfishness yet still moving toward its ultimate goal to be the perfect

man ant then only then according to Vivekananda will he has a complete freedom of soul.

Vivekananda also observed that education is to serve the entire human being with

regards to its kinds and the pursuits of knowledge is lifelong process. $n my personal opinion#

in today7s technology and life knowledge is and will be a lifelong process. (ith the inherent

gens that we have if we fail to picked up the new technologies and science we would be left

behind and incompetent. Vivekananda also observed that education is a continuous and a

lifelong process. !e said that As long as I live, so long do I learn.0 man not only learn

about science but man learn about their culture# their society and they should be able manifest

is in their value and contribute it to their community.


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o man should be denied to getting education because only through education will

our life be uplifted and only through education we will be able to achieve civilisation.

0ccording to Vivekananda also# that is it the duty for the one that had receive education to

evangeli5es the ones that are still in the dark. $t is the role of the rich to help the poor so that

they too will prosper and have better life.

Today# in education the person that transcend knowledge and information are teacher.

$t is the role of the teacher to always update themselves with new knowledge and

information. 0 teacher must never stop asking /uestions and ac/uiring knowledge for it is

their duties to be a thinker and to builds the prefect man.

A# $ARA%I! EDUCATION !TATE"ENT

0l"farabi was born in (asi*# in the province of 9arab in Turkestan# in :;2 0


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becoming perfect in moral behaviour. $t consists of imitating the ?reator# as far as possible#

by carrying out admirable actions.

$ndeed the whole education activity of education in al 9arabi7s view can be summed

up as the ac/uisition of values# knowledge and practical skills by individual within a certain

period and a certain culture. The goal of education is to guide individual to perfection since

human being was created for this purpose and the goal of humanity7s e'istence in this world

is to attain happiness and the highest perfection or the absolute good.

(hen the person ac/uire the both theoretical and practical virtues than only then the

person could carry out the responsibility of political leadership and become the role model of

the society for other people. +o# a perfect human being he e'pects from education combines

both knowledge and virtuous behaviour@ he has attained both happiness and the absolute

goodness at the same time.

$n other words# al 9arabi sees education as a mould that could and would be the

source of not only knowledge but to applying knowledge with the utmost virtuous behaviour.

$n order to be the perfect human being a person not only have intellectual knowledge but

could determine and only accept kind and good behaviour and tolerate nothing else but

absolutely truly behaviour genuinely.

0l 9arabi also observed that education prepares us for a formation of a leader. $t is his

views that a leader who leader should have ac/uired the perfect human. The leader should be

able to conduct as a role model to the society and act fairly upon it people. $t is crucial for a

certain kinds of people to obtain education than others because ignorance is more harmful

in monarchs than it is in the common people#.

+ince# most leaders in a country and also in a family are men. (ould this be the

reason woman are often depressed from obtaining education in certain communities 3eing

depressed for education would be easier to manage and control the people because by not

knowing it is easier to in still fear in them. (ould it be the reason certain community

deprived certain kinds of people from obtaining education (ould it be one of the many

reasons to deprive them from uplifting their social status

Theoretical and practical practices differ from one society to another but through

education it would nurture and prepare them to be free. $f we live in solidarity we might learnto live like a wild animal in order to survive but if we live in a community the goal of


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education is to teach us to tolerate each other and to work together in the same common

culture and goals in order to attain happiness. The accepted behaviour in one society is also

different in another society. +o# his role of education would to show the learner the culture#

behaviour accepted in the society and not only to teach intellectual knowledge.

CON$UCIU!! EDUCATION !TATE"ENT

?onfucius was born at Auyi in the principality of Bu. !is forebears were aristocrats

from +ong. !is own father was a minor official who died when ?onfucius was still a child

that led the family to poverty. !is initial employment was a low"grade officer in"charge of

livestock and granaries. !e rose through the administrative hierarchy to become the prefect

and director of public works at the age of C> in the city of Dhongdu and then he became the

ministry of security and *ustice for Bu. ?onfucius took lifelong delight in learning as well as

teaching and he lived to see his reputation and teaching spread far and wide. !e died due to

illness at the age of ;2.

0ccording to ?onfucius education should aim to raise the level of individual

morality if the moral level of society is to be raised. ?onfucius observed that education

plays a fundamental role in the development of a society and also in the creating the

characteristic of an individuals. $t simply means that by nature# me are much alike@ theirpractices set them apart$Analects, %ang &ou'.This means the supremacy of virtue@ it can

alter human nature and improve it in /ualitative terms. Through raising of individual moral

standards it will renders society entirety to be more virtuous.

&oral value according to ?onfucius are practicing love towards parents# having

respect the elderly# must be diligent# have courage# must have loyalty# would tolerate each

other in a family and in the society and many more. 0 person that has moral values in his life

would definitely increase his social status in life. $f everyone in the society practice and have

high moral value in them it would lead to a more civili5e society and $ would increased the

value of that society.

?onfucius e'plained that a teacher must be the role model to the students. They as

teachers must understand their students7 uni/ue behaviours and attitudes and use suitable

techni/ue to teach them depending to their level and understanding. !e# ?onfucius believes

that education is for everyone in the society not only for a certain kind of people. %ducation

must be a tool to increase the level of the society.


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?onfucius also determined that there are two pillars of education that are moral

instruction and imparting of knowledge. &oral instruction is the basis of ?onfucian teaching.

$n the feudal society# it reshaped the moral concepts and proclaimed a series of new rules that

put an end to political chaos and moral decadence. ?onfucius believe that the creation of man

with high moral values and integrity and eventually this man will help to govern the country

and since they have high moral the people will be able to live in security# peace and prevail.

$n order to instil moral values and also to have it balance with intellectual development in his

disciple# ?onfucius drafted si' manual and these manual became the foundation of is teaching

and learning. These books essentially talk about social relations and ethics# and he includes

others sub*ect such as philosophy# history# politics# economics# culture and musicianship.

3esides moral values# the second pillar is imparting of knowledge. This means the

need to learn life skills besides moral ethic. ?onfucius teaches si' arts that are rites#

musicianship# archery# chariot"driving# calligraphy and mathematics. The purpose was to

impart skills and know"how through practice and it would inculcate sound moral sense and

provide a solid cultural grounding that were necessary for a competent e'ercise of the public

office.

?onfucius education concerned solely in the making of man of /uality and he

provides the tools that they have to master. 0s a remarkable teacher he# himself have been a

role model as a teacher and a leader for countless generations. $t is through education ones

ac/uire moral virtues and through education we learn how to life with each other in a

community without conflicts. $n any country their economic and political stability can only

be achieve if the leaders are e/uip with high moral standards because then and only then they

will ensure the people need before their own and continuous stability will lead to prosperity

since the people are happy and living in security.

ATO! EDUCATION !TATE"ENT

lato was born in C28 3?. !e was born to a family that belonged to the tops ranks of

the 0thenian aristocracy. !is father was a descendent of ?odrus# who was the last king of

0thens. The brother of one of his mother7s ancestor was +olon# who was the great 0theian

statesman and law"maker. =ne of his uncles# ?ritias# was to become a member of the ?ouncil

of Thirty. lato was predestined to play an active role in politics yet he did not choose the

path. lato went to private school where he studied reading# writing# arithmetic and arts. !e


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also attended physical training at the gymnasium. 0t the age of 2># lato became the disciple

of +ocrates. !e founded the 0cademy in 0thens. lato died at the age of 8> in C8 3?.

lato7s education statement is Education should free people from false opinions and

students should learn the truth on their o!n rather than by force ( Analogy of the )ave. !e

believed that all human lived in the world of appearance e'cept for the true philosophers. $n

my opinion the statement are divided into two parts that is education should free people fro

false opinions and the second part is students should learn the truth on their own rather than

by force.

The first part of the statement means that education would be able to create people

with free mind and it would also enlighten the people with knowledge. There many things

which are unknown to human being in the past and by not knowing people often driven to

fear. )nowledge has contributed in overcoming the fear for in education human beings had

learnt the truth about things around them# nature and politics. =ther than that# education

teaches people to ask /uestions and to seek more knowledge.

0ccording to lato a teacher should teach the pupils to be able to determine the

different between right and wrong. %very child education should be guiding them to evaluate

their behaviours and actions besides to guide them to think and ask /uestions to seek thetruth.

It is only through proper education that human being !ould be able to free

themselves from the chains of their senses, desires, ambitions and passions and they !ould

be able to accede, progressively, passing from one level of enlightenment to the ne*t, to true

kno!ledge and ultimately to the vision of the Agathon, the +inal ood $/0E) vol23,

no 142 ,1553,p.#25-32'.This shows that according to lato education would free a man from

himself and would be able to seek the truth like the man who seeks answers in the analogy of

the cave.

The second part students should learn the truth on their own rather than by force.

!ere lato is referring to the action of ac/uiring knowledge should comes naturally rather

than through feeding method where a learner are re/uired to memori5e and absorbs

knowledge like a sponge. lato believed that educations start from a very young age from day

one and even before birth. The teaching of cultures begins at home where parents or


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guardians start by telling tales and through the stories told it will determines the character and

mould the child into individual. +o# it important to choose the right stories to tell a child.

%ducation is a step by step process and it should not be rush and force into someone

and lato recommended that all education must be presented# no in the form of compulsory

instruction because a free soul would seek and pursue any study slavishly. 0ccording to him

nothing that is learned under compulsion stays !ith the mind $epublic, 6#7d-e'.

$n the analogy of the cave# lato tells us a very uni/ue story where $ could summari5e

it that what he is trying to tell us in the story is that man with knowledge should not hesitates

to talk about it but the acceptance of knowledge would not be immediately because the truth

are always being feared.

!uman being who lives in comfort 5ones would not easily open"up to accept some

unknown knowledge without evidence because of fear. Though# it should not stop those with

knowledge to teach and enlighten. This to me shows that# a teacher should not give up

sharing knowledge and always find new ways or method to teach their students. $n it their

moral obligation as a teacher that their student would be able to accept knowledge naturally

and not to teach for e'aminations purposes as that kind of knowledge normally disperses after

the e'aminations.

0ll that received knowledge will be able to see the truth and all that refused

knowledge will always fear of the dark for they have not seen the truth.


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Re'ate the ideas of each (hi'oso(her with the "a'aysian !ystem of Education. &ro)ide

s(ecific e*am('es.

%ducation in &alaysia is a continuous effort towards enhancing potentials of

individuals in a holistic and integrated manner in order to create individuals who are well"

e/uipped intellectually# spiritually and emotionally. This effort aims to produce

knowledgeable# ethical and responsible &alaysian citi5ens who are can contribute towards

the harmony and prosperity of the community and nation. $8ational hilosophy of

Education'. 0l" 9arabi statement on education the perfect human being is one who has

ac/uired both theoretical virtues and practical virtues has definitely plays a ma*or role in the

&alaysian %ducation +ystem..

The &alaysian %ducation hilosophy is a guide for all educational activities in

&alaysia. $t sets the values and principles of the &alaysian education system from the

primary to the tertiary level. The influenced from the four distinguish philosopher that have

affected the &alaysian %ducation +ystem first at foremost is that &alaysia %ducation +ystem

provide education for everyone with regards of gender and races.

$ts aims and ob*ectives of the &alaysia %ducation is to produce individuals who are

knowledgeable and full of integrity that will be able to contribute productively to the country

as a learned# responsible and ethical citi5en. The learner will have a strong mental and

physical after they have completed their education through &alaysian %ducation +ystem. 0ll

of these are in line with the education statement given above especially with the statement

given by 0l" 9arabi and ?onfucious. 0ccording to them through education we would be able

to produce man with high integrity that one day is the leaders of the country and through

education they would be able to uphold this living status. ?onfucius statement mentions that

education should aim to raise the level of individual morality if the moral level of society is

to be raised.

lato mentioned that education for each individual even before birth and education is

a lifelong process. $n &alaysia education begins as early as possible for the children and

depending on the parents# &alaysia education system provided early education for free if the

parents could not afford private educations. This is how his ideas have affected the &alaysian

%ducation +ystem.


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&alaysia %ducation +ystem comprises of pre"tertiary education ,pre"school to

secondary education- is under the *urisdiction of the &inistry of %ducation and tertiary or

higher education is the responsibility of the &inistry of !igher %ducation. re"primary is not

really being emphasi5e in &alaysia %ducation +ystem but the parents are encourage to send

their children to kindergarten# and nurseries from the age as young as years old. &ost of the

nurseries in the city are manage by the private sector. +ome of them charge a huge fees where

some charge only a small fee depending on the services offered in the nurseries whereas in

the rural a few government ministries and some 4=7s like %E&0T0# )%&0+ and +ocial

0ffairs &inistry set up nurseries for parents to send their children. The fees charges are very

minimal and affordable.

0t the age C to si' years old they are encourage to send their children to pre" school.

&any pre"school are being set up in the primary school. 4overnment aided school also

provide pre"school education to young children. The government aided school normally

charge an affordable fee for pre"school education whereas the government pre"school are

provided for free. 3esides that pre"school education are also provided by the private sector if

the parents opt for a better service but normally their fees are /uite e'pensive.

rimary education ,a period of 6 years- where the secondary education ,F years

which encompasses years of lower secondary and 2 years of upper secondary- make up 11

years of mandatory education. The admission age to the first year of primary education is

seven. rimary schooling is mandatory for all children between the ages of ; and 12. +tudents

sit for common public e'aminations at the end of primary that is G+E e'amination# lower

secondary they have to sit for the &E e'amination and upper secondary they are re/uired to

take the +& e'aminations.

$n &alaysia %ducation +ystem# tuition means supplementary academic coaching

,%duweb Technology# $khlas Tuition ?enter.-. ?hildren as young as seven were sent to

tuition classes after their school hours. +tudents attend tuition classes on their own and pay

for the profit"oriented tutoring service. Typically# students are taught what have been taught

in schools and they learn twice ,4anesan# 2>1>-. Teaching techni/ues in tuition classes are

geared towards helping pupils do well in the national e'ams such as G+E# &E# +& and

+T&. 3esides all this in &alaysia %ducation +ystem pupils attend tuition to get e'tra

education.


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$n tuition classes# the tutors teach and give e'ercise based on e'am format and the

sole purpose of meeting the e'am re/uirement instead of teaching real knowledge. +tudents

go outside and seek tuition classes because of their and their parents7 general opinions

towards public schools in &alaysia that deemed them to be low standards in teaching. &any

students in &alaysia are rushed to tuition class once they get off schools without any proper

rest. This might cause the students unable to focus in tuition classes. +ome students that are

not doing well in their e'ams are forced to attend tuition by their parents# and this can cause

the students to feel pressured when they are not improving after they went to tuition classes.

+tudents who are busy attending tuition classes tend to neglect their co"curricular

activities. This is not encouraged as co"curricular activities help develop discipline#

leadership and team"building skills which are important interpersonal skills. Eecently

&alaysia implemented 1&urid1+ukan where each pupils are re/uired to take part in one

sports activity in school. $n my opinion this will help the pupils to stay active and not only

focus on the e'aminations. lato himself attended gymnasium for the physical education is as

important as other kind of education and ?onfucius mentioned that education and physical

education must be balance in other to achieve the ultimate person.

$t is the focused on e'amination $ believe that focus on national e'aminations had

made parents obsessed on their children to always be first in all e'aminations and they want

to ensure that their children would achieve above other children. $n order to go further in

education here in &alaysia they must e'cel in e'aminations.

Gpon completion of secondary education# students who achieve good grades or e'cel

in the +& can opt to pursue 1 to 2 years of post"secondary education that is the form si' or

the matriculation. 9orm si' or newly renamed to pre"G is provided in selected secondary

school whereas matriculations is provided in college both public college and private

colleges. . These are the university entrance preparatory course. $n total# the 12 years of

school education serves as the basic entry re/uirement into Hear =ne of a bachelor7s degree

programme in higher educational institutions.

%ducation at tertiary level# institutions of higher learning offer courses leading to the

awards of certificate# diploma# first degree and higher degree /ualifications ,at academic and

professional fields-. The duration of study for a basic bachelor degree programme is years


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and the courses of study at this level are provided by both the public universities and private

universities and colleges.

Tertiary education providers consist of two ma*or groupsI

ublic ,government"funded- institutions of higher learning# for e'ample# public

universities# polytechnics# community colleges and teacher training institutes.

rivate ,private"funded- higher educational institutions ,!%$s-# for e'ample# private

universities# private university colleges# foreign branch campus universities and

private colleges.

$n &alaysia# there are many education systems that had been used such as rimary

+chool =ld ?urriculum ,)B+E-# rimary +chool $ntegrated ?urriculum ,)3+E- and the

most recent is rimary +chool +tandard ?urriculum ,)++E-. )3+E is one of the education

policy that had brings many achievement and successful in education system. $n addition# to

improve current education system# )3+E makes few changes in two aspects which are

curriculum and school culture.

$n order to develop children as learners through )3+E# teachers must grounded into

four principles which are integrated approach# holistic development of individual# one

education for all and life"long learning. The aim of )3+E want to provide primary school

pupils with language and arithmetic skills that enable them to communicate and solve

problem in daily life for their future. 9urthermore# the changes of )B+E to )3+E are not

only in curriculum but also in school environment.

$n 2>11 )++E were implemented beginning with Hear =ne and will full be in use by

the year 2>16. The difference between )3+E and )++E is the implementation +chool 3ased

0ssessment ,+30- and will )3+E emphasi5e on m7s ,reading# writing and counting- )++E

on the other hand emphasis on Cm7s with the addition of penaakulan. 3esides that# )++E are

removing &alaysia %ducation +ystem from e'am oriented education to task based education

which focused more on learning rather that e'amining. 0ccording to lato education is best

learn naturally rather that by force and in my opinion learning through task based concentrate

more on learning naturally rather than memori5ing for e'amination. lato did mention about


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memori5ing that it would not be permanent knowledge because it would disappear soon as

the need of e'aminations is gone.

The &alaysian %ducation +ystem also is highly influence by all the four philosopher

ideas in terms of moral ant ethic education. $n &alaysia %ducation +ystem learners are

re/uired to achieve high moral values and learners are also need to learn about 0llah in

$slamic +tudies. 3esides that# learners learn to tolerate and live in multi racial environment

with each other through endidikan 0ivik dan 9e!arganegaraan.0ll the four philosopher

statement touch on the ultimate human being practice high moral values and ethics.

The role of a teacher is to identify the pupil7s potential. These potentials are already

with the child when they were born and it is the duty of the teacher to discover the pupil7s

potential. &alaysian %ducation +ystem enables these to be done through the sub*ects taught

in school. 0ll the sub*ects taught in school like &usic# Visual 0rts# and hysical %ducation

will allow some children to show their talent in the area they are born with. 0ccording to

Vivekananda everyone is born with talent. !is education statement %ducation is the

manisfestation of the perfection already in man. )nowledge is already in everyone it is

education that e'plores it and strengthens it.


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+rite a conc'usion com(aring the four.

Vivekananda# 0l 9arabi# ?onfucius and lato have their own views on education

though they came from a different part of the world and they also have different ideas but

they too have many similarities in their view on education. They background on them are as

below@

Viviekananda 0l " 9arabi ?onfucius lato


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$n others words# a teacher would have to set a good e'ample for the pupils or students to

model from. $f the head set the wrong e'ample# all the tails will also accept that e'ample as

acceptable in their society.

?onfucius# Vivekananda and 0l 9arabi both agrees that through education a man

will be more ethical and they will have integrity. +ince according to lato through education

man will be able to see the truth and not blindly agrees to any false opinion. This means that

through education we human would be able to decide the best for themselves and they would

know the difference between right and wrong. ?onfucius demonstrated that education plays a

fundamental role in the development of society and individuals. +o# the whole idea is if

everyone is educated and enlighten the society will be living in peace and harmony without

much social disasters. $n today society# social media plays much more in shaping the moral

and ethic of the society. The educations system taught the children to behave well in school

but in the media they can see many opposite behaviour than what is taught in school.

Vivekananda believes that everyone is born with a talent. %veryone has their hidden

potential# skills and knowledge that would be manifest through education.

?onfucius wrote many books on acceptable behaviours and also on world knowledge

that one need to know in order to be that perfect human. !is teaching emphasi5e on love

towards parents and the elderly. 3esides that# his teaching also stress on diligent# respecting

each other# courage# kindness# loyalty and tolerance. $t is the duty of the teacher to identify

the students and it is the teacher duty to determine what type of individuals he is going to

form. $n the aspect of obtaining education ?onfucius also addressed that a balance physical

education is needed to ensure a strong mind.

0l 9arabi ideas are written in the form of books and article are mostly influence by

his religion $slam and the 0l Auran. 0lthough in his writing there are no direct views on

education but 0l 9arabi views on education can be sum up as ac/uisition of values#

knowledge and practical skills by individuals within the particular period and culture.

lato believes that education starts form the days a child is form in the womb of its

mother. !e advised mother to e'ercise to keep the baby in the womb healthy and alert. !e

suggest parents to starts education as early as possible through fables though parents must


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filter the stories told to be suitable for the children age. !e also believe that education is

lifelong and human stops learning when they retire where the need of education retire as well.

$n my opinion# in today era education does not stop even after we retire because every day

there are new thing happening around the world and a retired person still need to keep

themselves updated in order to be connected to the society.

0s a conclusion# all the four philosopher Vivekananda# 0l"9arabi# ?onfucius and

lato views on education is to create the man that are aware of their country politic needs#

and leaders that would lead in perfection and to create man that can live with each other in

peace and harmony in order to have a prosperous country. %ducation would teach man to

distinguish between right and wrong so# in an idealistic society where everyone complete

their course of education that society would have no social disaster and crimes that would

lead to man leaving in harmony and that society would be able to grow and prosper.

3esides that# the four philosophers also agree that education will uphold a man

livelihood. $n obtaining education a man will be able to uplift his social status and also

through education a man would have a better live in the society. $t is because of education a

man will be able to obtain a better *ob and will have a better financial that will give them a

better economic power. Though# not everyone who go through the education process will be

the able to obtain the same level of education but at least through education the will be

literate. Biteracy will enables them to the truth and also to learn about spiritual. $f they are

better than their parents# they can teach their children to be better than them. ot everyone

will be an engineer but at least as lato said they !ould be able to make a good political

choices for their country.Then# they will be a free man and they will be able to manifest

their full potential.

Bastly# in the reality# even a well taught man who has reach their full potential and a

leader to the country could not run from conducting the opposite of the society morale code.

$n the real world today man live in greed and in selfishness. They might have reached their

goal in education but it would not be the reason to impart them with wealth. $t is not how

much you give to the society that determine what7s you are worth in the world today but it is

how much you have in the assets and in the bank account that count you to be in the highest

level of the society today. $t is true that the idealist that the more you learn the more


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knowledgeable you become but the more knowledge you know the better you become to go

around the system and obtain more for yourself.

RE$ERENCE,

1. &ok +ong +ang. 2>>C. engantar endidikan Teras. +ubang JayaI ercetakan

+entosa +dn.3hd.

2. %e 0h &eng. 1:8;. edagogi Gntuk 3akal 4uru. etaling JayaI enerbit 9a*ar

3akti.

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