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    The document discusses the importance of studying the history of education for teachers in training. It argues that the history of education helps teachers understand past educational systems and mistakes in order to improve current and future education. Studying this history provides context, allows teachers to learn from other educational ideas and philosophies, and helps them develop solutions to modern problems. Understanding the evolution of education empowers teachers to critically examine trends, avoid potential pitfalls, and develop more effective plans and policies to benefit society.

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    Importance of History of Education To A Teacher

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    The document discusses the importance of studying the history of education for teachers in training. It argues that the history of education helps teachers understand past educational systems and mistakes in order to improve current and future education. Studying this history provides context, allows teachers to learn from other educational ideas and philosophies, and helps them develop solutions to modern problems. Understanding the evolution of education empowers teachers to critically examine trends, avoid potential pitfalls, and develop more effective plans and policies to benefit society.

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    The document discusses the importance of studying the history of education for teachers in training. It argues that the history of education helps teachers understand past educational systems and mistakes in order to improve current and future education. Studying this history provides context, allows teachers to learn from other educational ideas and philosophies, and helps them develop solutions to modern problems. Understanding the evolution of education empowers teachers to critically examine trends, avoid potential pitfalls, and develop more effective plans and policies to benefit society.

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    Importance of History of Education To A Teacher

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    Bea Marie Quintino
    The document discusses the importance of studying the history of education for teachers in training. It argues that the history of education helps teachers understand past educational systems and mistakes in order to improve current and future education. Studying this history provides context, allows teachers to learn from other educational ideas and philosophies, and helps them develop solutions to modern problems. Understanding the evolution of education empowers teachers to critically examine trends, avoid potential pitfalls, and develop more effective plans and policies to benefit society.

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    Name: Bea Marie B.

    Quintino Date: April 13, 2023

    IMPORTANCE OF HISTORY OF EDUCATION TO A TEACHER:


    AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROFESSIONAL TEACHER

    The study of history of education helps teachers in training to


    appreciate the various aspects of their past educational process so as to
    link them to the present; It enables teachers in training to know what type of
    education we had and the purpose it served in the past; It gives teachers in
    training the opportunity of knowing our past mistakes in our education with
    the view to making necessary amends; History of education gives teachers
    in training the opportunity of studying other people’s educational ideas and
    programmed with the aim of developing ours; It also gives teachers in
    training a solid foundation to plan for our present and future educational
    development; History of education guides teachers in training to pro ffer
    some positive solution to our present-day educational problems; It helps
    teachers in training to understand some major trends and developments in
    our educational system; It helps teachers in training to formulate and
    implement better philosophies of education; History of education is a good
    academic exercise to improve teachers in training knowledge; It widens the
    scope and knowledge of the teacher and makes him more comfortable and
    competent in his class; Knowledge of history of education can help
    teachers in training to be competent in handling any political appointment
    on education, nationally or internationally .History of Education will help you
    to understand how the past events shaped the present education systems,
    theories and related phenomenon in the area of teacher education in
    particular and education in general. Secondly, it will enable you to
    appreciate the importance of education to mankind since time immemorial
    across the generations. By so doing, you are will be able to critically
    examine the fundamental part which education plays in the transformation
    of society. Note that as a teacher, you are a change agent so learning the
    history of education will prepare teachers in training to examine present
    trends and dynamics in education, draw practical lessons from the past,
    avoid possible mistakes, and initiate more viable plans for the benefit
    of Society. The teaching and learning of History of Education in Nigeria is
    therefore justified for many reasons, some of these include the fact that it
    would enable teachers in training to have adequate knowledge of; what our
    educational policies are and what they are not; the philosophical ideas
    guiding the Nigerian education; the contributions of the ancient nations and
    scholars to the development of the country’s education and the major
    trends in the development of our education in Nigeria which may
    encourage them to be willing to contribute their own quota to the
    development of education in the country whenever they are in the position
    to do so.

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