From the functionalist perspective, discuss the major manifest and latent functions of education

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The Functions of Education

Education plays a very important role in our lives . Since the start of civilization , it has proven to serve some manifest and latent functions From the functionalist point of view , manifest functions basically include providing information and skills while latent functions serve to improve other aspects other than the cognitive one . However , recent trends in education gradually consider some latent functions as manifest functions . In addition , these trends identify more and more functions now than ever before

Education primarily serves to

educate (Leon-Guerrero 90 ) or to inform The moment the child enters school , parents express an implicit expectation to have their child learn the basics of Math , Science Language , etc . Therefore , based on curriculum standards , a preschooler is expected to learn the alphabet , the parts of the body , and so on Later , as the student enters upper levels , higher levels of thinking are honed , including inferring , analyzing , and critiquing in to prepare the child for the next levels of learning . Aside from cognitive aspects , education also improves the physical aspects of an individual In the lower levels , a child is given motor exercises to write , play jump , leap , etc . while in the upper levels , students are allowed to play sport , which does not only help improve physical faculties but teach them how to go by the rules , and improve other aspects of their personality . Given these roles , education improves abilities of students , and prepares them for future challenges in life

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