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Culture and Schooling

Due to the blear comprehension of the word culture, it is not an easy task to pinpoint all the different influences of culture both on society in general and schools in particular.

 

 

Culture is the sum of our habit, inherited morals, traditions, and technological advances. Any variance in any of these aspects will directly or indirectly reflect on the lives of the individuals comprising the society. It cannot be overemphasized the role of technology in speeding the pace of the learning process at all the grade levels.

 

 

Inherited morals have direct relationship on the attitude of human which controls the desire to learn, excel, and contribute to the evolution of the society. In western countries the freedom of speech and human rights are well respected values of life students in particular and citizens in general subconsciously honor these values in every activity in their daily life. While in developing countries, survival is the dominating merit that is passed from generation to generation with little regards to higher human values. The difference between the two cultures clearly reflects in the educational methodologies in followed and on the level of acceptance in the recipients: the students. In developed countries, education is a means to improve society and human life while it is a means of survival in the developing ones.

 

 

Culture does matter and it influences the existence of humans in the countries. Culture preferences and beliefs have a life of their own in the sense that even when removed from the environment which they originated, they continue to exercise influence over individual outcomes.

 

 

Culture affects positively all aspects of schooling. A learning model is able to explain why culture changes at times slowly and at other times quickly giving rise to an evolution in social attitudes.

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