Question

Discuss the importance of informal education on formal education. Pick an example from the US to showcase your analysis. Can educational system exist outside the influence of informal education? Explain your rationale.

Answer 1

Ans) Education (formal, non-formal, informal):

- Non – formal education is any type of structured and organised learning which is institutionalised, intentional and planned by an educational provider, but which does not lead to formal level of qualification recognised by the relevant national education authorities.

- Formal education is classroom-based, provided by trained teachers. Informal education happens outside the classroom, in after-school programs, community-based organizations, museums, libraries, or at home. Typically, materials for after-school settings need to include a lot more structure

- Informal learning is never organized.

Examples of informal learning include activities such as teaching your child the alphabet, or how to brush his or her teeth.^]

It can refer to various forms of alternative education, such as:

Unschooling or homeschooling, Autodidacticism (Self-teaching), Youth work, and Informal learning

- Rationale: Informal Education encompasses student interests within a curriculum in a regular classroom, but is not limited to that setting. It works through conversation, and the exploration and enlargement of experience.