THE ROLE OF THE CHURCH IN FOSTERING SUSTAINABLE EDUCATION PART 2

 THE ROLE OF THE CHURCH IN FOSTERING SUSTAINABLE EDUCATION PART 2

THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATION 

Knowing the purpose of Education is key and important to fostering its sustainability because when the purpose of things is not known, abuse is inevitable.

The following are the purpose of Education are:

1. The purpose of education is to aid man to attain the purpose of existence and the purpose of man’s existence with God.

2. The purpose of education is to help children and young people to develop harmoniously their physical, moral and intellectual qualities. They should be trained to acquire gradually a more perfect sense of responsibility in the proper development of their own lives by constant effort in the pursuit of liberty, overcoming obstacles with unwavering courage and perseverance."there is no true education which is not totally directed to the last end since the whole"

3. The purpose of education is to shape man in this mortal life that he will be able to reach the last end for which his Creator has destined him.” 

Education no doubt, is a means of perfecting the individual for life, perfecting society and leading the individual to God. Therefore, religion should be the core and the center of the education of the child. In other words, since the Church is the custodian of theological truths and the moral values which follow from them and which is the purpose of education to inculcate in man, it follows tha the teaching of the Church should constitute the basis of any education of the child. Core to the purpose of education is the acquisition of skills necessary for man to effectively exploit and explore his environment.

 *The purpose of religion in education* is not just to make converts. Rather, it is intended to make good citizens of learners. Religious education will make learners to grow up to behave in accordance with the norms of society.In this case if children were deprived of knowledge of their 

faith, they would be hindered in their moral development and would be lead astray in their spiritual development.

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