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     WHAT IS EDUCATION FOR? TO MY UNDERSTANDING, EDUCATION SHOULD SERVE THE GROWTH OF INDIVIDUAL. THEREFORE, THE AIM OF EDUCATION IS TO FOSTER A PERSON RATHER THAN A HERO. IN MY MIND’S EYE, WE CAN DEVELOP A GOOD HABIT AND DEVELOP A WAY OF THINKING BY ACCEPTING EDUCATION.
     FIRST OF ALL, THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATION IS TO PRODUCE A VIRTUOUS OR GOOD MAN. AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVES OF A SOCIETY, EDUCATION SHOULD FIRST TRANSFORM PEOPLE INTO ETHICAL BEINGS.
     IN ADDITION, EDUCATION SHOULD ADVANCE PEOPLE'S KNOWLEDGE. EDUCATION CAN MAKE PEOPLE DISTINGUISH RIGHT FROM WRONG. WITH THE HELP OF EDUCATION, ALL PEOPLE COULD FORM THEIR OWN SYSTEMS OF JUDGMENT AND JUSTIFICATION INCLUDING THE PRINCIPLE OF FAIRNESS. THOUGH KNOWLEDGE CANNOT GUARANTEE PEOPLE A DECENT LIFE, IT GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITIES TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS. IN THIS MODERN SOCIETY, KNOWLEDGE IS DOMINATING EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIFE AND WORK. THE AMOUNT OF KNOWLEDGE THAT ONE OWNS DETERMINES HIS ABILITIES TO SURVIVE.
     FINALLY, EDUCATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PERSONAL ALL-ROUND DEVELOPMENT. ACCORDING TO TAGORE, THE AIM OF THE NATIONAL SYSTEM EDUCATION IS ALL-ROUND DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL PERSONALITY, INCLUDING INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT, AESTHETIC EDUCATION AND CREATIVITY. THAT MEANS THE FIRST TWO PURPOSES ABOVE ARE TO SERVE THIS AIM. EDUCATION IS NOT ALL ABOUT VIRTUE AND KNOWLEDGE. THEY ARE JUST THE PREPARATION FOR INDIVIDUAL ALL-ROUND DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT AIM OF EDUCATION. IT'S THE PERSONAL ALL-ROUND DEVELOPMENT THAT MAKES EDUCATION MORE MEANINGFUL. AT THE SAME TIME, INDIVIDUAL ALL-ROUND DEVELOPMENT COULD PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION. NOWADAYS, ALL-ROUND DEVELOPMENT MEANS THAT EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM SHOULD PROVIDE NOT ONLY LIBERAL EDUCATION BUT ALSO SCIENCE AND ECONOMY. THESE ARE THE BASIC SUBJECTS OF THIS MODERN SOCIETY. A CIVILIZED COUNTRY IS BUILT NOT ONLY UPON THE BASIS OF SCIENCE AND ECONOMY, BUT ALSO CULTURE OF ITS PEOPLE. LIVING IN A CIVILIZED COUNTRY, ONE SHOULD GET ACCESS TO EDUCATION OF ALL THESE PERSPECTIVES.
     IN SUM, I THINK THAT EDUCATION SHOULD SERVE THE INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SOCIETY OR A COUNTRY DEPENDS UPON ITS VIRTUOUS AND KNOWLEDGEABLE CITIZEN'S CONTRIBUTION. AND INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION LEVEL IS THE SYMBOL OF A SOCIETY'S CIVILIZATION. WITHOUT PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, THE SYSTEM OF A SOCIETY WOULD FAIL. 
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