The Role, Functions, and Limitations of the Family in Child Education The family is often described as a child's first school. Long before formal schooling begins, family members establish the rhythms of daily life and the meanings of key ideas. 📑 Table of Contents Introduction General Family Functions Educational Functions of the Family Limitations of the Family as an Educational Institution Conclusion Psychological Tips with Question Answer References Introduction According to Mayor Ballard, the family is the original social institution from which all other social institutions developed. It is the oldest school in human society. No other social institution is as intimate as the family. Every member of the family is deeply attached to his or her own children. “The child's basic habits are formed within the family. The child gets the basic knowledge of any subject from the family. That is why the family is the most important i...
Memory is a mental process which is present in every individual. When he sees any object,thing or place,then its engrams is created in his/her mind. These along with learnt things, is called memory. Different scholars have defined memory in different ways: According to Magdugal, memory means "imagining about past experiences" According to J.S.Rass "Memory is new experience which is based on past experiences" Stout defined Memory as" an ideal recapitulation" Woodworth called memory as "The straight use of learnt experiences" The process of memory follows for stages such as learning, retention, recall and recognition. The five Major characteristics which form the good memory of any individual are: (1) Rapidity in Learning: The first characteristics of good memory is that every fact is learnt easily and rapidly. Quiet contrary if the student takes time in Learning then memory is not good. (2) Stability of Retention: ...