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==Principles== | ==Principles== | ||
According to the Collegium Scientificum, the purpose of education in Urcea is "to mold students into more complete people and able citizen-subjects" by "freeing (them) from their basest desires and creating them as individuals capable of self-rule in the most direct sense". Consequently, the Collegium Scientificum argues that the outcome of education is to create a population "free to pursue the intellectual and religious pursuits of their longing in addition to being capable in their duties to state in life" and to create a population 'capable of self-governance by means of self-rule' and 'self-moderation'." | According to the Collegium Scientificum, the purpose of education in Urcea is "to mold students into more complete people and able citizen-subjects" by "freeing (them) from their basest desires and creating them as individuals capable of self-rule in the most direct sense". Consequently, the Collegium Scientificum argues that the outcome of education is to create a population "free to pursue the intellectual and religious pursuits of their longing in addition to being capable in their duties to state in life" and to create a population 'capable of self-governance by means of self-rule' and 'self-moderation'." This is accomplished through the two primary subject areas of education, referred to as "knowing" and "doing". "Knowing" refers to the program of teaching "cultural touchstones", that is, specific fact-based education, while "doing" refers to technical knowledge that will be useful to students later in life. | ||
===Self-governance=== | ===Self-governance=== | ||
The highest principle imparted in the Urcean education system is "self-governance", sometimes also referred to as "self-rule". Rather than self-sufficiency, self-governance refers to ensuring that students have emotional discipline and control over their own desires. These skills are not only viewed as valuable due to the religious implication of self-control and resistance to sin, but also because it is viewed that individuals who have self-restraint are more responsible citizens. Individuals who are capable of self-governance, according to the Urcean system, capable of not only being more productive workers, but also are better trained to be diligent parents and responsible voters. | |||
===Technical knowledge=== | ===Technical knowledge=== | ||
The Urcean educational system emphasizes the teaching of technical knowledge, that is, the "science of doing"; this entails not only physical labor tasks and familiarity with physical tools and objects in addition to more "white-collar" tasks such as basic familiarity with filling government forms and completing taxes, but also basic familiarity with task completion. Accordingly, at all grade levels, attention is given to establishing balance between one's work and their other life obligations, as well as to fundamental abilities such as how to internally schedule, balance different tasks, and awareness of how one's emotions and situation are affecting one's productivity in any given day. This type of education is not only geared towards creating productive workers, but is also geared towards giving students the tools to properly achieve self-governance while not being overwhelmed by their work, no matter the industry or field they enter. | |||
===Cultural touchstones=== | ===Cultural touchstones=== | ||
In addition to technical knowledge and concepts in self-governance, the Urcean education system does include components of education referred to as "cultural touchstones", a fact-and-memorization style of education that gives students a basic understanding of world history, comparative religious beliefs, [[Arts and literature of Urcea|Urcean literary canon]], and a more thorough education on Urcean and Levantine history. While touchstone-based education is not included in every curriculum every year, it is variously included or heavily referenced by year. The intention of memorization of these facts is to provide students cultural literacy and context for human behavior that may provide students the opportunity to acquire additional knowledge as adults when presented with unknown information. In this sense, the Urcean educational model views these types of facts to be the basic building block on which students, when adults, can become more well rounded and capable of self-governance. | In addition to technical knowledge and concepts in self-governance, the Urcean education system does include components of education referred to as "cultural touchstones", a fact-and-memorization style of education that gives students a basic understanding of world history, comparative religious beliefs, [[Arts and literature of Urcea|Urcean literary canon]], and a more thorough education on Urcean and Levantine history. While touchstone-based education is not included in every curriculum every year, it is variously included or heavily referenced by year. The intention of memorization of these facts is to provide students cultural literacy and context for human behavior that may provide students the opportunity to acquire additional knowledge as adults when presented with unknown information. In this sense, the Urcean educational model views these types of facts to be the basic building block on which students, when adults, can become more well rounded and capable of self-governance. | ||