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  #1 anonymous on 03 Jul 15

   

  http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/ERR/article-full-text/A3563C750067
  
  Iyer, R. B. (2015). Blending East and West for holistic education. Educational Research and Reviews, 10(3), 244-248.
  
  My response to someone else's resource started me thinking about culture and education. The author speaks to the cultural difference between Eastern and Western society and how the education systems reflect those differences. Eastern systems tend to be more rigid and structured fostering disciplined study and goal attainment whereas Western systems tend to be more flexible fostering creativity and expression. Holistic education purports to develop the whole student and enable the student to achieve his or her maximum potential. Essentially, it means taking the best of both Eastern and Western systems to promote a well-rounded education and development for the student. After reading the article, I can see how blending the systems could allow teachers to extend their communities of practice to incorporate other cultures.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"><a href="http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/ERR/article-full-text/A3563C750067" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/ERR/article-full-text/A3563C750067</a> <br /> <br /> Iyer, R. B. (2015). Blending East and West for holistic education. Educational Research and Reviews, 10(3), 244-248. <br /> <br /> My response to someone else's resource started me thinking about culture and education. The author speaks to the cultural difference between Eastern and Western society and how the education systems reflect those differences. Eastern systems tend to be more rigid and structured fostering disciplined study and goal attainment whereas Western systems tend to be more flexible fostering creativity and expression. Holistic education purports to develop the whole student and enable the student to achieve his or her maximum potential. Essentially, it means taking the best of both Eastern and Western systems to promote a well-rounded education and development for the student. After reading the article, I can see how blending the systems could allow teachers to extend their communities of practice to incorporate other cultures.</div>

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