ED1401| FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION | WEEK 4 |SECONDARY EDUCATION| GEMMA KYLE | 13182825

The reading of culture and education “The aims of education in the 21st century” and “historical insights of teaching” focuses upon the influence of education throughout history, and how it has become involved within political, social, economic and environmental prospects. The author places emphasis upon the prominence of education within social and political issues, suggesting that education is fundamental in all aspects of lives. The focus of this short essay will be placed upon how education has become important throughout history and how it has become essential for quality of life, in which the government/political prospects has made possible.
The second reading highlights how the history of education provides an insight into how many educational circumstances were understood, addressed and conducted. Through the study of education throughout history, we can gain an understanding of how teachers taught, processes used in educational environments, and what the educational standards were of both teachers and students. For example, in the “historical development of provision and governance of education in Australia table”, it states that in the 1850’s, schools were provided by churches, local communities. At this time, the government and politics had no association with education and providing support for educational communities. In recent times, education and schools are provided by government. This highlights that overtime, it has been recognised that teachers and students need educational essentials in order to produce the best educational outcome and learning experience, e.g. classrooms. In order for this to happen, the process would have been advanced through ‘political debate’ (Jenny Mackay, 2011), also stated in the second reading. This process of political;