Education

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  • Formal Education takes place in a classroom setting and is provided by trained teaching and non-teaching staff.
  • Elementary Education is the first phase of formal education, covering the early years of a child's academic journey, commonly including elementary or primary schools.
  • Secondary Education is the continuity of basic education from elementary level to four years of junior high school.
  • Tertiary Education is offered by private and public colleges and universities.
  • Vocational Education is provided by accredited institutions that offer technical and occupational education.
  • Special Education (SPED) is the education of persons who are specifically, mentally, emotionally, socially, or culturally different from so called "normal" individuals.
  • Non-Formal Education is an organized educational activity that takes place outside a formal set up, it has no age limit, even adults can take part in a non-formal education program.
  • The two most important goals of education are Productive citizenry and self-actualization.
  • Productive citizenry is the idea that a citizen can create opportunities to become productive.
  • Self-actualization is the desire for self-fulfillment.
  • The Universal Declaration of Human rights states that everyone has the right to education.
  • UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and cultural organization.
  • Informal education is a lifelong process of learning by which a person acquires and accumulates knowledge, skills, attitude from daily experiences at home.