Eastern and western educational thought
Eastern and western educational thought Introduction Education is the living knowledge, information and skills during the course of life, while an education system is a platform which had been standardized and used as a reference by teachers to teach their students in communicative, informative and insightful way. Developing a good educational system should be the focus in a nation’s development, as education is catalysis (something that causes change) for progress in order to produce a valuable and visionary individual. The Comparison between Western and Eastern thought in Education It cannot be denied that different places have their own different culture and backgrounds. Generally, a Western philosophy of education comprises two schools, which are traditional and modern. It has its roots in Athens, Rome and Judeo-Christianity, whereas Eastern philosophy is derived from Hindu, Islam, Confucianism, Taoism and Mahayana Buddhism. By looking at Eastern and We