I believe the purposes of education are necessary for the child to live a successful life. Not only do children learn mathematics, science, history, or english at school, they also learn the social economics and the development of speaking. Everything taught in school will someday benefit the child whether he holds a job in that field, or has to figure out a real life problem that can be
             solved by using what he learned in school.
             I believe that children learn best when they are taught under certain conditions and in certain ways. Some of these are having children experiment with examples of the topic being taught. Children learn by doing, so the child has a better understanding of what is being taught. Another way that children may learn best is working in a small group with other children. The task can be done faster and more thought out, and there is less stress on the child. By working in a small group, the children can come up with different ideas and strategies on how to solve a problem. This benefits the child because he learns to help others, as well as having others help him.
             The curriculum of any classroom should include certain "basics" that contribute to children's social, emotional, intellectual, and physical development. These basics are the desks, the writing utensils such as pens, pencils, colored pencils, markers, and crayons, paper, books, computers, and a television used for educational purposes. These basics are necessary because they all help the child learn in different ways. Using different writing utensils show the creativity of the child and depending on which one they wish to use expresses the child in a unique manner. Books are necessary for many different purposes. Children are able to look up any topic and learn everything that has to do with it just by reading a book that deals with it. Computers are very important to have in a classroom. There are so many programs that children can u...