The Nature and Function of Education within Children’s’ Lite

“…We must create immediately an atmosphere of freedom so that you can live and find out for yourselves what is true, so that you become intelligent, so that you are able to face the world and understand it, not just conform to it, so that inwardly, deeply, psychologically you are in constant revolt; because it is only those who are in constant revolt that discover what is true, not the man who conforms, who follows some tradition. It is only when you are constantly inquiring, constantly observing, constantly learning, that you find truth, God, or love; and you cannot inquire, observe, learn, you cannot be deeply aware, if you are afraid. So the function of education, surely, is to eradicate, inwardly as well as outwardly, this fear that destroys human thought, human relationship and love.”

Education plays a very significant role in the nature and function of literature for children. Most books or novels are conceived as preliminary steps to schooling, or assists with schooling, and aims at providing conditions for the psychological and intellectual development of children. The education value in children’s literature is widespre

The educational value through this novel is not necessarily what the characters perceptions or even if school is mentioned in the story, but the significance is that the readers can relate to this novel through the character, the language, the proverbs and learning about Japanese-Canadian history, which is a lesson in itself. The everyday details in Naomi’s story is described in an accurate series of events in history, and whether readers realize that it’s a part of the language the people speak, and helps the ambiance of the settings. The historical setting is faithfully portrayed and gives the reader a clear sense of what it was like to live in that time period, such as wearing a nemaki—a nightie or Obasan making lots of sticky onigiri rice balls. Whereas, the historical details do not overshadow the story itself but are unobtrusively included in the plot of the story. Yet, Naomi’s adventures lead her to see the world with hope and understanding. And clearly showing that the Naomi possesses a clearly defined personality and exhibits growth during the course of the story “If you walk with her a while, you will find the name of a very important road.” which help younger readers understand that education is just not taught in the school, but it can be life lessons and experiences that makes you intelligently inclined.

Contrarily, The Hatchet the story of a lone survivor of the crash of a single engine plane in the Canadian Wilderness, for forty-five days, Brian Robseson is alone with nothing but his hatchet that was given to him as a gift from his mother before leaving on his trip to Canada. The hatchet is central not only to Brian’s survival, but also to the change that he undergoes at the lake form the “old Brian” to the “new Brian”.

ad, and there is an opportunity to read such novels as Joy Kogawa’s Naomi’s Road, Gary Paulsen’s The Hatchet, and L.M Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables. Despite the prominence and influence of these works, little attention has been paid to the messages to eradicate the fear that destroys human thought, human relationship and love. At a time when schools are becoming more involved in moral development through character education, it is important to study the character traits demonstrated in these highly influential books. Education continually expresses an increased amount of critical thinking and expressions of responsibility, respect, and other character traits in Naomi’s Road. This novel helps younger adults see the effects of war through the eyes of a child growing up with hardship and prejudice. In L. M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables, education is used as a function of learning how a Prince Edward Island elderly farm couple takes care for an impetuous girl. Whereas, The Hatchet helps edify know-how, determination, and more courage than the main character possessed to survive. The overarching goal of the function of education with in these examples is to help young readers define elements of the classic children's story and their relationship to a child's development within a social context. Great books such as these employ important educational resources of the imagination in interaction with many of the real and important issues of life-concepts such as duty, freedom, work, play, fear, desire, innocence, wisdom, maturation, triumph, and defeat. Each of the ch

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