Friday, March 12, 2010

[sperm] - Essay Question : " The main function of education should be to enable people to gain employment. Do you agree ? "

SPERM
social

pros :
-communication : intelligent conversation
cons :
- educated person might only be purely book smart but not street smart .

political

pros :
-have well-skilled and well-trained experties
-educated , far-sighted and capable leader
cons:
- example, case of education in nazi germany and sri lanka / northern ireland
education was used by the nazi to ensure control over people's mind , students were instilled the concepts of blood purity and discriminations against non-aryans.

economic

pros:
-highly skilled and educated people is needed in economy to generate wealth and income . Thus they are in high demand.
with better employment prospect spurs people to work hard. Attract foriegin investment to create more job opportunites.

cons:
-brain drain (eg india) opportunites in us causes them to disappear from india after studies .

environmental

pros:
-people are aware that sustainable development is the key to future growth . Thus preserve enviroment allow future generations to use resources. eg : in school students learn geography . They are aware of environmantal issues such as global warming and deforestation .

religion

pros:
-Eg-singapore, in teritary education , people learnt to interact with one another hence friendship are cultivated and strenghtened . This results in better understanding of the cultures and customs of other races . with strong friendship, ethnic group could work together coriadially. This benefits people as a whole because country is peaceful and harmony. Thus in organisation people are able to work together . No racial problems and thus people from other countries would not have reservations coming to invest our country.

cons:
-eg: in northern ireland 1969. As protestants and catholics received in different education , people grew with prejudice. this results economic slowdown as with increased hostility , violence continued to rise , foreign investments and tourism declined as people were afraid of their safety.

media:

pros:
- people are more open-minded instead narrow minded. More perspective as media provide us a platform to update ourselve
with whats happening outside the world. Internet provide us information and we are able to differentiate what is right and wrong . IT sector will be able to invent new technologies to make people's life better.

cons:
- however some technologies created by mankind will harm people such as weapons . (nuclear bomb).

Essay Question : " The main function of education should be to enable people to gain employment. Do you agree ? "

Preliminary Discussion

keywords scope
- who : people
-where : global
-when : today

Topic
Education

Focus words
should ( Relational term )

Question to ask
What is education ?
Why is education important to one ?
How does education contribute to employment ?
What role does education play in society ?
What does education consists of ?