Based from the above thought, relate an educational experience in elementary, high school or college

that saying was provided the school to me as a learner is education is the social institution through
which society provides its members with important knowledge, including basic facts, job skills and
cultural norms values. One of the most important benefits of education is that it improves personal lives
and helps the society to run smoothly.

Piaget's stage theory describes the cognitive development of children. Cognitive development involves
changes in cognitive process and abilities.2 In Piaget's view, early cognitive development involves
processes based upon actions and later progresses to changes in mental operations. To have the basic
skills needed to build upon to accomplish whatever task or job is assigned in the future. This is the part
where we train workers for the future.

Our children need the math and language arts skills needed to be successful.

2. To be a critical thinker. Children need to learn to analyze the information given to them so as adults
they can decide what is true. This is something needed everywhere from the workplace to avoiding
purchasing every product advertised on infomercials.

3. To be able to troubleshoot or strategize. I suppose my grandfather would have called this horse sense.
The ability to logically attack a problem to come up with a viable solution is natural to some but not all.
In fact, it is a skill that is taught when we teach test-taking -- a popular subject these days. In real life, we
use this skill at home when the dryer isn't working or the computer is dead. In the bigger world, it helps
us come up with ways to see solutions troubling the community.

4. To be a moral person. Being a moral person is knowing what society accepts as correct behavior.
While some see this as a family or religion's responsibility, in fact, schools have taught this for decades.
In fact, a classroom is a perfect practice community to learn how we interact appropriately.

5. To be a good citizen. There are many levels to this. Learning the way our government works is
imperative in making our government remain a democracy. It also is important to understand laws,
public works, and civil disobedience to understand how our actions influence the communities where
we live.

6. To have enough interests to be able to have not only a job but outside passions as well. I know of very
few people who are so consumed in their jobs that they have no other interests. What makes us well-
rounded individuals is the broad range of things to inspire us. It is what makes us whole and healthy
people.
7. To be happy. This seems like a crazy purpose but more than anything else, it is what I wished for my
students. None of us is happy every minute of the day but learning to find satisfaction and delight in life
is a trick from which we all benefit. Students mastering the ability to calm down, to find their center, to
delight in their accomplishments were goals I tried hard to impart. I do agree with John Lennon. Being
happy is a perfectly wonderful thing to be when you grow up.