Education system

Education plays the most important role in everyone's life. Education does not mean only academic qualifications, it's a form of transfer of knowledge or skill from one generation to another generation.

 

Humans are very intelligent creatures, so they found out a few methods of education from time to time for financial growth and knowledge growth.

History of education system:

Education began in prehistory, education achieved orally and through imitation. Story-telling passes knowledge, values and skills from one generation to the next. 

Schools existed in Egypt at the time of the Middle Kingdom.

 

Plato founded the Academy in Athens.

 

Cicero

Introduction: 2000 years ago, Cicero propagated that education is the best gift we can give to the youth. Education is a dynamic concept with different people interpreting it from their own background or ideals.

 

The idea and practice of universal, compulsory public education developed gradually in Europe, from the early 16th century on into the 19th. 

Education concept during Industrial Era.

Factories altered the educational system, necessitating the need for universal education.

Factory owners required obedient, agreeable workers who would show up on time and do what their mangers told them.

BEFORE THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

• Almost all poorer children had no education
• school wasn't free
• Majority of the population were poor ,so the country was not as well educated 
• poor children were going to jobs in factories.

AFTER THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

• Schooling was an important part of life
• Nearly the entire country children were well educated and the country was developing power and strength.
• Factories helped employees to attend night school to gain knowledge.
• The country built many libraries.

Education system in India .

The history of education began with teaching of traditional elements such as Indian religions, Indian mathematics, Indian logic at early Hindu and Buddhist centers of learning in Nalanda.

Modern universities were established during British rule in the 19th century.

Development of modern education in India.

The company wanted some educated Indians who could assist them in the administration of the land. Also, they wanted to understand our customs and laws.

Warren Hastings established the Calcutta madrassa in 1781 for teaching of Muslim Law.

In 1791, a Sanskrit college was started in Varanasi by Jonathan Duncan for the study of Hindu Philosophy and laws.

In 1835, it was decided that western science and literature would be imparted to Indians through the medium of English by Lord William Bentincks.

There was a huge demand for clerks and other administration position in company.  

Its cheaper to hire Indians instead of English men.

Bentinck had appointed Thomas Babington Macaulay as the chairman of the general committee of public instruction.

The modern school system was brought to India including the English language, originally by Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay

Interesting facts about education system:

• The worlds oldest school is The Kings school in Canterbury, England founded in 597 AD.
• Children in Finland begin schooling only at the age of seven.
• Schools in Chile have the longest duration of summer Vacations.
• The ancient education system of India is the pioneer in several areas of study. The number system, place value system, the concept of Zero, trigonometry, algebra, calculus all originated in India.
• India is the birthplace of Ayurveda. the oldest school of medicine in the world.
• Nalanda University in India, which was established in 5 AD, is the oldest university in the world. However , the worlds oldest university in continuous operation is the university of Karueein in Morocco founded in 9 AD.