1. Word cloud
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What is the most important lesson you have learned in school?
2. Slide
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Education helps to develop skills and knowledge to achieve personal and professional goals. It helps build self-esteem and encourages creativity. Education also fosters critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills.
Functions and Importance of Education in Society
3. Slide
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Education is one of the most important factors in reducing poverty and inequality in a society. The largest school in the world is the City Montessori School in Lucknow, India, with over 55,000 students. In the UK, there is a charity called 'The Reading Agency' which is dedicated to helping people of all ages to improve their reading skills.
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4. Open question
180 seconds
QUESTION: What is one significant impact that education has had on your personal view of the world and your personal goals?
5. Personalised Feedback
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What are some ways that education contributes to the development and progress of a society?
6. Drawings
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Brain break: Draw a pineapple with sunglasses and a mustache
7. Open question
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Work together in pairs: What is one way that education can help to improve the quality of life in society?
8. Poll
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What is the primary function of education in society?
- To create employment opportunities
- To impart knowledge and skills
- To enable social mobility
9. Poll
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What role does education play in promoting economic growth?
- It increases government revenue through taxes and fees
- It creates a skilled workforce and generates new ideas for innovation
- It promotes foreign investment by providing a stable business environment
10. Poll
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Which of the following is NOT an importance of education in society?
- Reducing inequality
- Fostering critical thinking
- Promoting gender discrimination
11. Poll
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How does education promote social mobility?
- By prioritizing academic achievement over other factors such as wealth or family connections
- By providing equal access to opportunities regardless of socioeconomic background
- By creating a merit-based system that rewards hard work and talent
12. Poll
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What impact can quality education have on individuals, communities and countries?
- Improved health outcomes, increased civic engagement, reduced poverty rates, higher economic growth rates and more innovative societies.
- Increased political instability, reduced global cooperation on environmental issues ,increased income inequality
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