Question- Discuss other informal agencies.

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Other Informal Agencies of Education

There are some informal means of education. It is necessary to know about it and we will consider informal means of education here. These means are as follows:

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   Newspapers and magazines: The ability to educate news characters in informal means is self-evident. The daily newspaper is the daily teacher of the individual and the society. What is happening in various economic, social and political fields at home and abroad. We get this knowledge from newspapers. Newspapers also have excellent stories, essays, literary reviews and articles. By reading them, people get education about many subjects and draw their own conclusions by analysis of thoughts. Traders know the prices of commodities. Players get knowledge about the sports of their interest.

2. Radio and TV: Informal means through which education is imparted include radio and TV. It has great educational and cultural importance. Radio is educating citizens with great care. Through them, we hear the news very soon. We learn something from the programs they broadcast. Social speeches given by experts from time to time are a symbol of its usefulness. We get ample lessons in these speeches. Many things related to agriculture and health are told to the farmers, special programs are broadcast for the metal and cultural development of children and women. The credit of developing the interest of the general public towards instrument playing and dance goes to radio and TV.

3. Cinema: Cinema is the main means of education. Children learn many things from cinema. In this way, along with entertainment, knowledge is also enhanced. The news reel of cinema has become particularly beneficial from the point of view of education. Cinema has an effect on the character of the child, but it is a matter of regret that our cinematographers display low-quality pictures of this powerful means of education, which have a bad effect on the lives of boys and girls. If this filmmaker chooses the plot of films keeping in mind the needs of the individual, society, country, then everyone can be well-being. In this regard, it is necessary for the government to ban dirty and obscene pictures and in their place encourage such pictures which are good from the point of view of education and character building.

4. Drama: In informal means of education, plays affect our life and character. We get many lessons from them. They not only develop our imagination, but they train us in speech. They make many things of the curriculum very easily accessible to the children. The evils spread in the society and the performance of dramas of social, economic and political development are beneficial. Drama is very important for the all round development of the children. It provides entertainment as well as knowledge. In view of their educational importance, some educationists opened their study clubs and performed good instructive plays. The effect of plays is also bad, so vulgar and sexual provoking plays should not be shown.

5. Religion: In the education of the child, where other organizations of the society have importance as an informal means of education, then religion and religious institutions also have their own place among them. In this regard, it is not necessary for us to know whether there should be religious education or not and we keep on learning something from religion. We get education from religious places like temples, mosques, religious functions, religious visits, religious festivals, etc. In ancient times, religions and religious organizations provided formal education, but today the situation has changed. Now schools have become the main means of informal education, but religion is still important in this regard and through religion, we get education informally.

6. Social Welfare Centre etc.: Some such informal agencies of education which are placed under Non-Commercial Agencies by Brown sir. Among these, the Social Welfare Centre, Yuvak Dal Scouting are counted. Under the community development scheme, social welfare centre and social education centres have been established in villages and cities. By participating in their work and activities, people get education informally through them. In this way, boys get education from boy scouting and girls from youth teams. The artisans working in factories increase their knowledge and their work efficiency by working in commercial industries.

7. Library and Reading Room: Libraries and reading rooms are popular means of non-formal education due to their results. Their popularity is reflected in the fact that today there is no educational institution where there is a library and reading room. In addition to schools, municipal corporations, Zilla Parishads, municipalities, wealthy and social persons established public libraries and reading rooms for the advancement of knowledge of localities, villages, etc. Libraries and reading rooms enhance the knowledge of the masses by interpreting books and periodicals, treasuries, vast reference books of many subjects. Today, it is such an important tool for us that without them, the work of the student and teacher class cannot go on. Now almost every teacher tries to have a small library of his own.

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