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Primitive Education
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Primitive Education
By: Agustin, Hazean Kate
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Aims of Primitive Education
The basic aim of primitive education was security since the fundamental problem then was to stay alive, to protect oneself and his family from the destructive forces of nature, both human and divine. Fear, therefore, was the greatest stimulus for action, and also the earliest motive for education
The teaching personnel may consist of fully initiated men, often unknown to the initiate though they are his relatives in other clans. The initiation may begin with the initiate being abruptly separated from his familial group and sent to a secluded camp where he joins other initiates.
The second aim of primitive education was conformity, since this was basic for social security. Conformity brought together families, clans and tribes so that they could conquer common dangers.
The initiation consists of a whole set of cultural values, tribal religion, myths, philosophy, history, rituals, and other knowledge
Primitive cultures of reading and writing
*Primitive men had relatively narrow social and cultural contacts
*The organization of primitive life was tribal, not political
Features of Primitive Education
*Primitive man's activities were to feed, clothe, shelter and protect himself and those dependent on him.
Introduction to the World of Before
A primitive person, whose culture is the totality of his universe, has a relatively fixed sense of cultural continuity and timelessness
Agencies of Primitive Education
The term education can be applied to primitive cultures only in the sense of enculturation, which is the process of cultural transmission.
* Home
* Environment
Effects
* Culture was passed on and preserve
* Survival and Adaptation
The model of life is relatively static and absolute, and it is transmitted from one generation to another with little deviation. As for prehistoric education, it can only be inferred from educational practices in surviving primitive cultures.
The purpose of primitive education is thus to guide children to becoming good members of their tribe or band. Children actually participate in the social processes of adult activities, and their participatory learning is based upon what the American anthropologist Margaret Mead has called empathy, identification, and imitation.