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r DzEducation is the deliberate and systematic

influence exerted by the mature person upon the
immature through instruction, discipline and the
harmonious development of all the powers of the
human being, physical, social, intellectual,
aesthetic and spiritual, according to their essential
hierarchy, by and for their individual and social
uses and directed towards the union of the educand
with his Creator as the final end.dz
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r DzIt is as natural for a man to impart his
conception of life to his offspring, through
the process of education as it is for him to
transmit his physical life through the process
of generation.dz

r Dzǥwe must educate the young in order that

we hand on the torch of life to prosperity.ǯ

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r 6he core or heart of any given system of
education is found in the ideals it sets out to
attain. 6hese ideals are determined through
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rEducation aims at the
perpetuation of social
institutions which are based on
a philosophy of life and the
progress of society.

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r6he very essence of culture is to be
found in the ideals toward which it
aspires. Philosophy determines
ideals. And culture in all its phases,
including philosophy, is transmitted
through the institutions of
education.
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r 6o prevent education from becoming
mechanical, whereby it would be truly
educational the teacher must give herself to
the work of education. 3   
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that she possesses of wisdom and knowledge.
Her faith must be manifested in her deeds.
Her hopes must spur her own.
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r weligion has an extraordinary
penetrative influence, the main reason
being that belief in the omnipresecence
of God is a strong different from evil.
Every dogma, every amendment, every
prohibition has a meaning for life
therefore is educative.
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r Philosophy of education may be defined
r as the application of the fundamental
principles of philosophy of life to the work
of education. It offers criteria for
intelligent interpretation of educational
ends and means.
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r An educator not only holds certain beliefs
and the ideals of life, he also tries to convert
the pupils to his own views and his own way
of life.
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