Introduction

Question 1

What is Schooling?

( society –> younger members –> cultured and happy life.
formal institution —> transforming –> intellectually, emotionally, socially, physically —> responsible citizens and individuals.
nurtures —> curiosity –>basics—> desire to learn—>educated vs uneducated)

Answer 1

Schooling, we discussed in the previous unit, is the process whereby society provides its younger members means to live a cultured and happy life. Schooling as a formal institution contributes by intellectually, emotionally, socially and physically transforming children as responsible citizens and individuals. It systematically nurtures their curiosity and by teaching basics gives them a desire to learn more. This desire to learn more differentiates an educated from an uneducated.

Question 2

What is ‘exceptional children’ or ‘children with special needs’
( may not learn equally, individual differences, individualized educational program, group of children different in learning from average children)

Answer 2

But all the children may not learn
equally. The individual differences exist among them, we all know. But the degree of individual differences may be such which makes imandatory to provide individualised educational program to facilitate learning. There exists a group of children for whom it is difficult to learn like an average children of the same age. Such children are called ‘exceptional children’ or ‘children with special needs’. Education of these children is called ‘special education’.

Question 3

What are the two types of exceptional children? How can they be helped?

positive or negative
gifted vs learning disabilities and other impairments.
difficult socially, emotionally
find out type
early recognition
remedial measures

Answer 3

The exceptionality may be positive or negative. On the one end of it we have ‘gifted children’ and on the other extreme we have ‘children with learning disabilities’ and other impairments. Children at both the ends find it difficult to adjust in their group in terms of learning or socially and emotionally. For
an educator, it is important to find out the type of difficulty a child is facing. Early recognition of the problems and timely remedial measures could help the child in benefiting from the whole learning process