1.0PIECE — WITHIN NIGERIAhttps://www.withinnigeria.com/piecehusmansodiqhttps://www.withinnigeria.com/piece/author/husmansodiq/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Kn9SQLd9Zx"><a href="https://www.withinnigeria.com/piece/2024/09/25/what-is-formal-education/">What is Formal Education</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.withinnigeria.com/piece/2024/09/25/what-is-formal-education/embed/#?secret=Kn9SQLd9Zx" width="600" height="338" title="“What is Formal Education” — PIECE — WITHIN NIGERIA" data-secret="Kn9SQLd9Zx" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.withinnigeria.com/piece/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.withinnigeria.com/piece/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2022/11/The-Future-of-Education-new-design-01.png25001309In this article, we'll explore what exactly formal education is, looking at how it's structured, who provides it, and the methods used. We'll also touch on some of the benefits of this type of directed learning and why most societies around the world have some form of formal schooling.