UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY

AND POLITICS
Name: ____________________________ Grade Level: __________
Section: ___________________________ Date: ________________

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATION IN SOCIETY

BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR LEARNERS

The primary concern of education is helping individuals become productive

citizens in society. However, it is important to note that productivity encompasses
many meanings in the context of education and learning.
Being productive citizens in society means more than patriotic duties. It also
includes being financial contributors to the tax system, assisting others when they
need help, and knowing enough about the society. It is also important to note that
every citizen must function to be an informed and trustworthy person, and an
intellectual contributor to the government. You cannot be a productive citizen if you are
not informed about the society,
Education is the most crucial aspect of society which should be given great
attention for it to become the powerful tool to make every individual become the
catalyst of change. Changes are rampant in the society, but all of those are needed to
make the society progressive and functional. Society and every individual should work
hand in hand so that no one would be set aside and become outdated knowing that
we are now living in a highly modernized society. In order to achieve that, everyone
should be aware on the functions of education in the society.
Education is essential for every society and individual. It is life itself, not a preparation
for life. Man has various qualities. These qualities of the individual should be
developed for the improvement of the country. So education plays a complementary
role for overall individual, social and national development. It enables an individual to
realize his highest self and goal. The key functions and roles of education towards
individual, society and country are listed below.

Functions of education towards individual:

(1) Development of inborn potentialities- Education helps the child to develop the
inborn potentialities of child providing opportunities to develop.
(2) Modifying behavior- Education helps to modify the past behavior through learning
and through different agencies of education.
(3) All-round development- Education aims at the all-round development of
childphysical, mental, social, emotional, and spiritual.

(4) Preparing for the future- After completion of education the child can land on a
good job and earn a living. To achieve this, education should be imparted according to
the own interest of the child.

(5) Developing personality- The whole personality of the child is developed

physically, intellectually, morally, socially, aesthetically and spiritually. He is recognized
in the society.

(6) Helping for adjustability- Man differs from beast. Man has reasoning and thinking
power. Man tries his best to adjust with his own environment through education.

Functions of education towards society:

(1) Social change and control:

The society is never stationary. It is progressive and dynamic. The child lives in
society. It is the social environment where the personality of the child can be
developed. The old traditions and customs are preserved and transmitted with the
situations, which are ever changing. We should not think or believe in the blind beliefs,
which are hindrances towards our development. Education helps to walk with the
development of science and technology.

(2) Reconstruction of experiences:

Education is life-long process. Life is education and education is life. Life is full of
experiences. One cannot live with his past experiences alone. He should be able to
adjust in the society. So education helps the individual to reconstruct the experience
and adjust with the environment.

(3) Development of social and moral value:

Society is always in tension with narrowism. There is no social or moral value. In this
case, man is behaves like an animal. Animality can be changed with moral education.
Education teaches the moral value and social value like co-operation, tolerance,
sympathy, fellow feelings, love affection, respect towards elder, helping the poor and
needy persons.

(4) Providing opportunity or equality:

Indian Constitution has introduced the term ‘equality’ because we are not getting equal
opportunities in all aspects. Education teaches us to give equal opportunities in all
aspects irrespective of caste, creed, color, sex and religion.
Functions of education towards nation:

(1) Inculcation of civic and social responsibility- Education helps to make rising
generation to understand its rights and duties as citizens of a democratic country.
(2) Training for leadership- The leadership quality of the individual is developed
when he participates in all spheres of social, political, religious and educational
activities.

(3) National integration- We are living in one country having diversities in respect of
color, caste, language, diet, dress, habits and physical environment.

Educational integration leads to emotional integration. Education trains people for

unity, not for locality, for democracy and not for dictatorship.

Education serves the most important end of educating man.

(4) Total national development- Education helps in bringing about total national
development by developing all its aspects i.e. social, economic, cultural, spiritual,
moral, educational, etc.

Therefore, education is an essential ingredient for all ages and stages of the life
of an individual, society, as well as the nation. Education can be a real panacea for all
social evils.

Education is a social institution through which a society’s children are taught

basic academic knowledge, learning skills, and cultural norms. Every nation in the
world is equipped with some forms of educational systems, though those systems vary
greatly. Education can be formal or informal.

Formal education is described as the learning of academic facts and concepts

through a formal curriculum, arising from the tutelage of ancient Greek thinkers,
centuries of scholars have examined.

In contrary, informal education is learning about cultural values, norms, and

expected behaviours by participating in a society. Through informal education, we
learn how to dress for different occasions, how to perform regular life routines like
shopping for and preparing food, and how to keep our bodies clean.

EDUCATION AS HUMAN RIGHT

Education as human right began in 1995 through UNESCO Associated Schools

Program. According to UNESCO, education human right as it promotes individual
freedom, empowerment, and yields important development benefits.
As stated in Youth For Human Rights, “education shall be directed to the full
development of human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human
rights and fundamental freedom”.

Since it is highly emphasized how important education is in the formation and

development of a society, the act of providing basic necessities to ensure a child’s
education must be in the forefront of a government’s ideologies and goals.

LEARNING COMPETENCY

Examine the functions and importance of education in the society (Quarter 2,

Week 8).

LEARNING ACTIVITY 1:
Directions. Answer the following questions by filling-out the following concept map:

Why is education important?

 2. Draw the following logo inside the box and/or cloud.
X- If this answer is your own response.
Y- If this answer is something you heard from your family members.
Z- If this answer is something you heard from society either from your
teachers, media, politicians, religious leaders, etc.

3. Answer the following questions.

a. Which of your answers have two or more logos? Why do you think it is so?
b. Which of your answers have only one logo? Why do you think this response is
not shared by others?

LEARNING ACTIVITY 2: SELF TEST

Direction. Encircle the letter of the correct answer for each item.

1. Which of the following is the social institution through which a society’s children
are taught basic academic knowledge, learning skills, and cultural norms?
a. UNESCO
b. Church
c. Education
d. Society
2. ______ stated that “education shall be directed to the full development of the
human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and
fundamental freedoms”.
a. UNESCO
b. Abraham Maslow
c. Theory of Human Needs
d. Youth for Human Rights
3. It is learning of academic facts and concepts through a formal curriculum.
a. Formal Education
b. Informal Education
c. Alternative Learning System (ALS)
d. Traditional Education
4. Which of the following statements do not describe informal education?
a. we learn how to dress for different occasions.
b. Informal education describes learning about cultural values and norms.
c. Informal education uses academic facts and concepts through a formal
curriculum.
d. Informal education teaches us how to keep our bodies clean.
5. Which of the following is said to be the “Key to Success”?
a. Power
b. Education
c. Influence
d. Money
6. They are individuals who focus on concerns outside of themselves; they
appreciate the world around them with a sense of awe and wonder.
a. Educated person
b. Self-actualizing person
c. Introvert person
d. Extrovert person
7. According to _____________, education is a fundamental human right as it
promotes individual freedom, empowerment, and yields important development
benefits.
a. Theory of Human Needs
b. Abraham Maslow
c. UNESCO
d. Youth for Human Rights
8. Which of the following is not an example of self-actualization needs?
a. The satisfaction of the human body.
b. Realization of a person’s potential
c. The desire of a person’s expression of creativity
d. Strong desire of becoming an ideal parent.
LEARNING ACTIVITY 3: SELF TEST.
Directions. In 3-4 sentences, write in the box the insight/s you have gained
about the role of educational institution in the lives of the people in society.

LEARNING ACTIVITY 4: ICT INTEGRATION. SLOGAN MAKING:

Directions. Make a personal commitment to the educational institution.
Create a slogan suggesting the importance of education in the lives of the
people in society. Use the application canva to accomplish this task. The digital
output shall be posted in the following social media platform. If you have no
access to the internet use bond paper for your output.