Education Explained under 140-characters

EDUCATION EXPLAINED UNDER 140 CHARACTERS The rapid development of social media demands the scrutiny of how effectively they can be utilized and exploited in educational contexts. It has given rise to the present-day trend of 'micro blogging' - it will be interesting to see its implications for continuous education, training, learning, and personal development. WHAT IS EDUCATION ? According to Britannica, 'Education as a discipline is concerned /with methods of teaching and learning in schools or school-like environments as opposed to various non-formal and informal means of socialization.' PURPOSE OF EDUCATION The purpose of education is to guide children in learning a culture, shaping their mannerisms, and molding them into a learned and responsible citizen of society. However, as societies evolve, they tend to grow more complex. In such a scenario, the quality of education which is passed on between generations has a vital role to play which largely depends on how efficiently the different means of cultural transmission evolve – this translates to the present-day structure of formal education, 'the school' and the specialist called 'the teacher'.. EDUCATION EXPLAINED IN 140 CHARACTERS "Education is the act or process of imparting knowledge about the historical, cultural, technological evolution of the present day society." EDUKHOJ