Everywhere people are looking for a good education, but the question of most pertinent is, “What is a good education?”
A good education is an education that makes
The three schools of humanity — home, school and community — all have a measure of responsibility towards providing every child with a good education. Every effort needs to be made to inspire ‘every child’ to become both ‘good and smart’, or ‘good’ before ‘smart’.
Today’s Need: Education must be concerned with the affairs of the age.
Today’s Education:At a certain moment in human history, education must also act as a powerful instrument of profound social transformation.
Aim of Education for Today:Education is a continuous and creative process. Its aim is to develop the capacities latent in human nature and to coordinate their expression for the enrichment and progress of society, by equipping children with material, human and divine knowledge.
True Education for Today:True education releases capacities, develops analytical abilities, confidence in oneself, will power and goal setting competencies, and instills the vision that will enable a person to become a self-motivated agent of social change, serving the best interests of the community.
Expanded Definition of Education for Today: Education needs an expanded definition that frees it from today’s largely economic context and acknowledges its role in transforming both individual lives and entire society.
Greatest Service to God and Humanity: Amongst the greatest of all the great services that can be possibly rendered by a man to God and Mankind is the education of children, building their character and inculcating in their tender hearts the love of God.
If one child changes, he will unite the world: