The Importance Of Formal And Informal Education

Traditionally our schools are responsible for formally educating our children and young people, and families and friends supply the informal portions of their educations. Both of these portions of a child's education are of equal importance. They both contribute greatly to a child's learning experience. They affect the way a child thinks and communicates with society. "Formal education is the hierarchically structured, chronologically graded 'education system', running from primary school through the university and including, …

…child will obtain the knowledge and skills to survive by his/her self in society. Informal education is important because it helps people increase their knowledge and understanding of the world. Education helps people acquire skills that make their lives more interesting and enjoyable. Both ways of education are important to a child's development. Each type of education helps in its own unique way. All children should be educated by using both types of education.