Maybe, more than education by itself, you then value empowerment, equality, dignity, respect, lack of abuse, one’s ability to have a perspective which is valued, one’s ability to be considered as opposed to used, one’s ability to live for oneself as opposed to be forced to live for others, and an environment which is cooperative as opposed to abusive alongside the lines of characteristics assigned to an individual by society (at birth). Education is just means for achieving these goals.
In addition to all the benefits mentioned above I want to highlight ability to think for oneself, is much greater with educated people, ability to interact with society is much greater.
We could also say that we value health, because we can get up everyday, we can exist, we can drive, play a game, sing, dance, shower, walk, run, eat, see etc.. etc.. At some point such expansion becomes merely an enumeration of all the things that can be done if one is healthy, all those things are useful. Does such enumeration add any analytical value? I think not.
We simplify and say that health has intrinsic value. Likewise I believe education has intrinsic value.
When ones brain changes and gains capabilities, then it becomes intrinsic to that person and cannot be broken down into constituent pieces, merely for its effects.
My main thrust and criticism is not about what I think is valuable.
UNDP, Amartya Sen, Malala all agree that education has intrinsic value, they say education is an end in itself.
Why does EA think otherwise? On what basis are they dismissing the voice of people in the agricultural era?
Maybe, more than education by itself, you then value empowerment, equality, dignity, respect, lack of abuse, one’s ability to have a perspective which is valued, one’s ability to be considered as opposed to used, one’s ability to live for oneself as opposed to be forced to live for others, and an environment which is cooperative as opposed to abusive alongside the lines of characteristics assigned to an individual by society (at birth). Education is just means for achieving these goals.
In addition to all the benefits mentioned above I want to highlight ability to think for oneself, is much greater with educated people, ability to interact with society is much greater.
We could also say that we value health, because we can get up everyday, we can exist, we can drive, play a game, sing, dance, shower, walk, run, eat, see etc.. etc.. At some point such expansion becomes merely an enumeration of all the things that can be done if one is healthy, all those things are useful. Does such enumeration add any analytical value? I think not.
We simplify and say that health has intrinsic value. Likewise I believe education has intrinsic value.
When ones brain changes and gains capabilities, then it becomes intrinsic to that person and cannot be broken down into constituent pieces, merely for its effects.
My main thrust and criticism is not about what I think is valuable. UNDP, Amartya Sen, Malala all agree that education has intrinsic value, they say education is an end in itself.
Why does EA think otherwise? On what basis are they dismissing the voice of people in the agricultural era?