Tomson: This process of training .in
universities, by which the intellect, instead of being formed or sacrificed to
some particular of accidental purpose, some specific trade of profession, or
study or science, is disciplined for its own sake, for the perception of its own
proper object, and for its own highest culture, is called Liberal Education; and
though there is no one in whom it is carried as far as is conceivable, or whose
intellect would be a pattern of what intellects should be made, yet there is
scarcely anyone but may gain an idea of what real training is, and at least look
towards it, and make its true scope and result, not something else, his standard
of excellence; and numbers there are who may submit themselves to it, and secure
it to themselves in good measure. Bradly:
It is only understandable that parents long to see their sons and
daughters with promising futures, as most students today are from single-child
families. However, this eagerness can backfire if parents fail to educate their
children with scientific approaches and concepts. Cases of failure in this
regard survey indicates that due to lack of guidance from sound educational
theory, many parents in this country are at a loss over what to do with. their
children’s education. Many put high test scores first in family education, and
know little about the need to build all-round character in their
children. Fredrick: When our children’s
school life is weighed down with bulging schoolbags and psychological pressure,
how can they lake initiative They can be emancipated only when schools and
society alike begin doing something about these pressures on them. Parents
should change their ways of thinking. Educating children is a science as well as
an art, and is doomed if the natural laws governing children’s healthy physical
and mental development are violated. That is why parents should know something
about education and psychology, as well as the features, standards and trends of
modern education. In this regard they need the help of educators.
Arusa: Public opinion plays a major role in the
process of advancing character education. It provides an appropriate guide for
students, parents and the public to reach a consensus on the concepts of
education, and helps foster a good environment for securing public concern and
support for and involvement in character education. And we hope our writers,
artists and education researchers will do their part for carrying forward
character education from their respective fields of work, all for the same
purpose: to bring forth worthy successors to our cause. To this end the entire
society is duty-bound. Jonnason: The
efforts to carry out character education call for comprehensive changes in
orientation, functions, institution; content and approaches. They call for
sweeping changes in our understanding of values, talent and quality of
education. It is a restructuring project that is of vital importance and has a
far-reaching influence on the overall situation, involving people from all walks
of life. Now match each of the persons (61 to 65) to the
appropriate statement. Note: there are two extra
statements. Statements [A] Social reforms and fundamental
changes are called for when character education is to be carried out. [B]
Some parents are not able to educate their children with proper methods because
their own opinions on education are questionable. [C] The business of a
university is to help all students towards the right standard according to their
various capacities. [D] Rational reports on newspapers or TV programs can
help promote the quality of education. [E] Parents need the help from
educators. [F]Parents are blamed if their children do not perform well at
school. [G] It’s doubtful whether there is a link between liberal education
and science education. Arusa