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edit   The Education Portal Education encompasses teaching and learning specific skills, and also something less tangible but more profound: the imparting of knowledge, good judgement and wisdom. Education has as one of its fundamental goals the imparting of culture from generation to generation (see socialization). Education is 'to draw out'. This means facilitating realisation of self-potential and latent talents of an individual. The education of an individual human begins after birth and continues throughout life. Some believe that education begins even before birth, as evidenced by some parents' playing music or reading to the baby in the womb in the hope it will influence the child's development. For some, the struggles and triumphs of daily life provide far more instruction than does formal schooling (thus Mark Twain's admonition to "never let school interfere with your education"). Family members may have a profound educational effect — often more profound than they realize — though family teaching may function very informally; but formality only proves the education outside the family that is also being taught. More about... education and its educators, history, philosophy, psychology, technology edit   Selected article In education, teachers are those who help students or pupils learn, often in a school. The objective is typically a course of study, lesson plan, or a practical skill, including learning and thinking skills. The different ways to teach are often referred to as the teacher's pedagogy. When deciding what teaching method to use, a teacher will need to consider students' background knowledge, environment, and their learning goals as well as standardized curricula as determined by the relevant authority. Teaching can also be mixed with entertainment. When the term education is combined with entertainment, the term edutainment is coined. Edutainment also called 'e-learning' are new methods and practices that enabled learning in faster, more efficient and more entertaining ways. The idea is usually to combine games with learning, using software or interactive courses. In many cultures, teaching is referred to as a profession. Arguments for this include the respect that is felt for teachers in some cultures, the existence of a body of specialised professional knowledge, and codes of ethics. Others dispute this appellation because of significant differences with other professions, especially concerning teaching's relatively low status, low salaries, and its lack of power to control entry to the profession. These aspects all vary greatly by culture. edit   Selected picture Kindergarten (German, "children's garden") is a name given in many parts of the world to the earliest stage of a child's structured classroom education. Typically this involves 3-6 year olds. In some places kindergarten is part of a formal public or private school system; in others it may merely refer to nursery school (pre-school) or daycare. edit   News Latest education Wikinews January 21: Detroit teachers stage sickout to protest working conditions as Obama visits October 28: Time magazine names Ahmed Mohamed to 'Most Influential Teens of 2015' October 23: Masked man kills two in sword attack at Swedish school October 4: Several dead in Oregon college shootings September 22: Texas student Ahmed Mohamed inspires social movement August 2: Local municipalities in Italy ask taxes from religious schools April 22: Student kills teacher in Barcelona March 4: Beverly Hall, indicted public school superintendent, dies aged 68 edit   Selected educator John Dewey (October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer, whose thoughts and ideas have been greatly influential in the United States and around the world. He, along with Charles Sanders Peirce and William James, is recognized as one of the founders of the philosophical school of Pragmatism. He also is known as the father of functional psychology; he was a leading representative of the progressive movement in U.S. education during the first half of the 20th century. edit   Quote “ The better the citizenry as a whole are educated, the wider and more sensible public participation, debate and social mobility will be...Highly sophisticated Élites are the easiest and least original thing a society can produce. The most difficult and the most valuable is a well-educated populace. ” — John Ralston Saul edit   Glossary Knowledge: The confident understanding of a subject, potentially with the ability to use it for a specific purpose… Learning: The process of acquiring knowledge, skills, attitudes, or values, through study, experience, or teaching… Pedagogy: The art or science of teaching… List of topics · More Glossary terms... edit   Categories Education (book) Academic institutions: Universities and colleges • Schools (High schools and secondary schools, Middle schools, Primary and elementary schools) Alternative education: Education reform • Homeschooling • Religious education • Special education Education by country: Australia • Brazil • Canada • China • France • Germany • India • Israel • Japan • Korea • Nepal • Pakistan • Russia • Scotland • United Kingdom • United States • Ukraine Education by subject: Chemical • Language • Legal • Mathematics • Medical • Music • Physics • Public health • Science • Vocational Educators: Educational psychologists • Principals and headteachers • Teachers  • University and college presidents Educational: Administration • Philosophy • Psychology • General: History of education edit   WikiProjects Education • Education in Australia • Education in Canada • Education in India • Education in Pakistan • Education in Nepal • Science and academia • Alternative education • Schools • School Years • Universities • Deletion sorting/Education edit   Did you know... ...that the vote by Stanley Forman Reed to join the majority in Brown v. Board of Education made the ruling unanimous, and helped win public acceptance for the decision? ...that FPT University, a college in Ho Chi Minh City specializing in information technology, became the first private university in Vietnam when it was established in 2006? ...that, after helping enact abstinence-only sex education as a school board member, Colorado state senator Scott Renfroe attempted to amend statewide comprehensive sex ed standards to exempt schools in his native Weld County? ...that City Academy High School in Saint Paul, Minnesota, became the first charter school in the U.S. when it opened its doors to 30 students on September 7, 1992? ...that New York City-born mathematician Judith Roitman serves as the guiding teacher of the Kansas Zen Center? edit   Topics edit   Things you can do Join the Education WikiProject - Help work on the tasks list Education WikiProject and Portal Here are some Education related tasks you can do: Focus (top priority) articles: Education, School, Pedagogy, Learning, Lifelong learning, Public school Refine/polish to FA status: Critical thinking, John Dewey, Educational animation, Educational psychology Cleanup/Copyedit: Constructivism (learning theory), Distance education, Early childhood education, Philosophy of education, Physical education, Neil Postman, E-Learning, More... Collaborate: Coordinate with m:Wikiversity (on Meta; also on Wikibooks), Coordinate at the Wikipedia:Education noticeboard based upon Wikipedia:Student assignments, More... Expand: Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University, Queer Pedagogy, Educational software, Educational technology, Glossary of education-related terms (A-C), Higher education, Instructional theory, Learning theory (education), Nursery school (redirect from "Preschool"), Situated learning, Vocational education, Paulo Freire, Friedrich Fröbel, Donald Schön, Lev Vygotsky, Etienne Wenger, Rhodes University, More... Expert attention: Knowledge Cafe, LogoVisual thinking, Whole language, Reading comprehension, Learning to read, Merge/Split: Edutainment, Four stages of competence, Intellectual giftedness, Hebbian theory, More... NPOV: Applied behavior analysis, Bullying, Charter school, Collegiate Network, Direct instruction, Education reform, Gregg Harris, Medomak Camp, Theory of multiple intelligences, Youth subculture, More... Requests: Puerto Rico Schools for the 21st Century,12 California Association of Student Leaders, Test-taking strategies, More... Stubs: Educational research, Mature student, Psychology of learning (merge?), More... Verify: Add sources to Unreferenced BLPs Wikify: E-mentoring, MLearning, Community podcast, Basic writing, Interprofessional education More... Other issues: Experiential education Note: These articles may overlap with those on Alternative education or other related lists. If you would like to make a change, either do so yourself, or make a suggestion. edit   Related portals Culture Library and information science Literature Schools Society University Education in India Education in Pakistan Education in Nepal edit   Associated Wikimedia What are portals? 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