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Education as a Human Right

The document discusses the history of education and how it has not traditionally been viewed as a human right. Historically, education focused on religious indoctrination or developing national loyalty rather than freedom. Because education is not universally recognized as a human right, it needs to be included in any declaration of human rights.

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Education as a Human Right

The document discusses the history of education and how it has not traditionally been viewed as a human right. Historically, education focused on religious indoctrination or developing national loyalty rather than freedom. Because education is not universally recognized as a human right, it needs to be included in any declaration of human rights.

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The history of education, however, provides ample evidence that education has not been regarded

as a human right nor has it been used as an instrument for developing an appreciation of the
importance of human rights for the fullest development of each individual as a human being.
Historically two motives have dominated the provision of education. The first and the earliest motive
was directed to indoctrinating the younger generation in the religious beliefs of their particular
denominations. The second motive, which came with the use of the national state, was to develop
a sense of loyalty to the political group or nation. In both cases, the ends that were sought
emphasized acquiescent discipline rather than education for freedom as a human being.

Because education has not yet been recognized universally as a human right, it is essential that it
be included in any declaration of human rights that may be drawn up. The right to education needs
greater emphasis than it is given in the Memorandum on Human Rights, prepared by UNESCO [27
March 1947].

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The right to education has been recognized as a human right in a number of international
conventions, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights which
recognizes a right to free, compulsory primary education for all, an obligation to
develop secondary education accessible to all, on particular by the progressive introduction of
free secondary education, as well as an obligation to develop equitable access to higher
education, ideally by the progressive introduction of free higher education. Today, almost 70
million children across the world are prevented from going to school each day.[1] As of 2015, 164
states were parties to the Covenant.[2]

The right to education also includes a responsibility to provide basic education for individuals who
have not completed primary education from the school and college levels. In addition to these
access to education provisions, the right to education encompasses the obligations of the
students to avoid discrimination at all levels of the educational system, to set minimum standards
of education and to improve the quality of education.

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