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Lesson       Education
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                          FACTS        Letter grading scheme is introduced to meet
                        to Understand  International Education System.




          Education is the basic need of
          human beings. It is the process
          of  acquiring  knowledge,  skill
          and learning the way of life.
          It is to know what is right or
          wrong ethical or unethical
          and develop the  society.  It
          is  essential for  the physical,
          mental,  social,  cultural  and
          moral development  of an
          individual, the most important
          resources of any are its people.
          They must be educated  and
          skillful,  trained to utilize         showing illustration to the students in the class
          available means and resources
          to an optimum level. Education makes people conscious,  innovative, discipline.
          Educated people know the importance of their health and need of development of
          the country and proper utilization of available resources. Education produces skilled
          manpower who are capable to develop the country.

          Aims of Education


          Education makes the people creative, competent skillful and efficient. It has many
          aims. Some of them are discussed below:

          1.   To be skillful, innovative and knowledgeable
          2.   To differentiate between right or wrong
          3.   To develop proper decision, power and become self-reliant
          4.   To gain respect in the society
          5.   To gain higher status and develop the sense of responsibility
          6.   To develop the habit of learning and sharpen the language skill
          7.    To get better job and earn good money
          8.   To get a quality life
          9.   To become active agent of social transformation

          There are three types of education, they are formal, non formal and informal. Formal
          education means the process of gaining knowledge by attaining school, college and


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