Some of the many education experts who interpret the notion of education. Notions are given quite diverse, so there is a difference depending on the angle and perspective where the characters looked. Although there are differences of opinion about what is education, but in general there are similarities in formulating the educational sense.
Etymologically the word education is derived from the word "students" who gets the prefix "pe" and the suffix "an", then so be said of education.
From the Greek, education comes from the word "pedagogy" is the word "paid", which means son and "agogos" which means guiding, so that pedagogy can be defined as "the science and art of guiding children. According to Law No. 20 In 2003, the national education system, education is a conscious and deliberate effort to create an atmosphere of learning and the learning process so that learners are actively developing the potential for him to have the spiritual strength of religious, self-control, personality, intelligence, character, and skills required himself, community, nation and state.
Meanwhile, according to Wikipedia, education is a conscious and deliberate effort to create an atmosphere of learning and the learning process so that learners are actively developing the potential for him to have the spiritual strength of religious, self-control, personality, intelligence, character, and skills required to himself and society.
According to the experts suggested epistimologi various meanings of education Prof. Zaharai Idris, M.A. for example, said that education is a series of communication activities aimed, among adult humans with the students in person or by using the media in order to provide assistance to the development of the whole child.
Prof. Dr MJ Langeveld said that education is the provision of guidance and spiritual support to those who still need it.
Ahmad D. Marimba found guidance or leadership education is consciously by educators are educated physical and spiritual development towards the establishment of a major personality.
According to John Dewey Education is the process of formation of the fundamental abilities intellectually and emotionally into nature and human beings.
According to K.H. Education is power Dewantara effort to advance the development of moral character (inner strength), mind (intellect) and physical child
In Encyclopedia of Education of Indonesia, described on the following definition of education as education is the process of guiding people from darkness, ignorance and intelligence knowledge. In that sense, education both formal and informal, includes everything you expand all human knowledge about themselves and about the world in which to live
Education is a continuous process. It is slowly but surely repetition and constantly so until the desired shape. From the above statement, it can be concluded that education is a deliberate conscious effort to create an atmosphere of learning and the learning or training process so that learners can actively develop their potentials in order to have the spiritual strength of religious, emotional, self-control, personality, intelligence, noble character, and necessary skills themselves and society.
The concept is more clearly outlined is formulated education in Law Decree No. 2 th, 1989. Chapter 1, Article 1 point 1: Education is a conscious effort to prepare students through guidance, instruction and or training for future roles.
In development terms of education means guidance or help given to pupils intentionally by adults that students become adults, in the subsequent development, education means the business carried on by a person or group of people to affect a person or group of people to become mature or reach level life and livelihood are higher in the mental sense. Thus education means, any attempt adults in association with children's physical and spiritual perkembanagan lead to maturity.
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