What is the importance of sociology of education to a teacher and why?
The importance of sociology of education to student teacher cannot be overemphasized. It exposes teachers to the fact that the school is a microcosm of the larger society.Furthermore， it teaches that all activities of the school are dictated by the societal needs at a point a time. The course also makes it known to teachers that the learning process does not end within the four walls of the school but extends to the child`s home and his or her interaction with the larger society.The importance of the course is endless and the knowledge of it is what a teacher needs to properly manage the interactive effects of the society on a child`s education.
What's the importance of studying the history of education?
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.