Education in the largest sense is any act or experience that has a formative
effect on the mind, character or physical ability of an individual. In its
technical sense, education is the process by which society deliberately
transmits its accumulated knowledge, skills and values from one generation to
another.
Etymologically the word education contains educare (Latin) "bring up", which is
related to educere "bring out", "bring forth what is within", "bring out
potential" and ducere, "to lead".[1]
Teachers in educational institutions direct the education of students and might
draw on many subjects, including reading, writing, mathematics, science and
history. This process is sometimes called schooling when referring to the
education of teaching only a certain subject, usually as professors at
institutions of higher learning. There is also education in fields for those who
want specific vocational skills, such as those required to be a pilot. In
addition there is an array of education possible at the informal level, such as
in museums and libraries, with the Internet and in life experience. Many
non-traditional education options are now available and continue to evolve.
A right to education has been created and recognized by some jurisdictions:
since 1952, Article 2 of the first Protocol to the European Convention on Human
Rights obliges all signatory parties to guarantee the right to education. At
world level, the United Nations' International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights of 1966 guarantees this right under its Article 13.
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