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Four Pillars of Learning
The World Conferences on Education took place in 1990 in Jomtien and in 2000 Dakar had imparted notably to the amassment of the attention of policy makers, the international community and civil society organizations to ensure to the needs of Right to Education for all people- mainly for the language and cultural minorities to sustain both in developed and developing countries. The International Review of Education is mainly concerned with the good quality multilingual education as a political and technical response to the educational needs of the learner. Multilingual and multicultural capabilities are sighted as a communicative expertise which is a key essential for people to completely and productively function in 21st century. The International Commission on Education for the 21st century directed by UNESCO in 1993, gave four foundation pillars of Learning namely Learning to know, Learning to do, Learning to live together and Learning to be. These four foundation pillars of learning should usher educational refines that aims at promoting intense qualitative adjustments in the lives of the learners that includes children, youth and adults, be it at local, national or global levels. The standardized education encircles the additions and applications of capabilities, the refinement and use of good values and attitudes by the learners. Education is at the heart of both personal and community development. Its main goal is to encourage each one of us to develop our creative skills, enhance and multiply each of our talents and potentials. It also includes being responsible towards our own lives and towards the society and to focus on the achievements of our own personal vision and mission in life. In the four pillars of education, "Learning to know" involves developing ones own Concentration, Memory skills and ability to think and produce by self. It is also known as Learning how to learn. "Learning to do" involves Skill development, practical learn-how, Development of Competence, Life skills, Personal qualities, Aptitudes and Attitudes. "Learning to live together" involves living together in peace and harmony, it is a process having a holistic, dynamic approach. "Learning to be" involves having satisfaction with oneself, the goal of development is the full satisfaction of man, in all the richness of its personality, and his various commitments towards his family, society etc.

Learning to Know
This type of learning is different from that of the learning which we had ages ago in schools and somewhere still existing in schools wherein the conventional and traditional methods of learning is promoted, where we have rote memory method but, Learning to know implies the mastering of the instruments of knowledge themselves. Obtaining knowledge in an ongoing and never-ending process and can be supplemented by all forms of experiences. Learning to know include development of memory, imagination, reasoning, problem-solving and the skills and abilities to think in a logical and scathing way. In this process the learner learns through discovery and his/her own experiences which takes times and involves getting deep into the information and knowledge gained through subject teaching.

Learning to Do
Learning to do involves not only occupational skills but also capabilities and skills to work in a team and overcome and handle various situation in life. It involves acquiring more knowledge from various sources and doing different courses to make oneself a knowledgeable, productive citizen to the society. Learning to do encourages experiential learning and learning through self correction, its only by doing things we will know how it is suppose to be done. Learning to do is putting into practice what you know. It contributes to promoting active learning and competency-based approaches in school curricula where content can also be used for language learning. Learning and knowing to do in many languages is important for vertical and horizontal social flexibility in a context where multilingualism is a resource.

Learning to Live Together
Learning to live together focuses on creating a new spirit through mutual understanding and building common projects. Two complimentary processes in learning to live together are discovery of other and sharing experiences of purposes. If the learner incorporates these two learning processes in his/her life then the individual will be able to cope up with the rapidly changing environment and ever changing world such as empathy, cultural responsiveness, media and information literacy, skills to acquire and handle leadership with each other in a society. The concepts of Learning to live together includes themes such as peace, human rights, gender equality and the environment in explaining the aim of education in their policies. Some countries even aim at adding on the aspects of Learning to live together and the requirement for learners to evolve skills in the socio-emotional field as part of their educational goals. Teachers are the elementary representatives of social change and plays a very significant role in making her students understand the concepts of Learning to live together and make them implement it in their daily lives and promote it in the classrooms. A teacher through her competencies such as empathy, communication, leadership and teamwork through presence and collective teaching approaches are more likely to impart the capabilities to learners. Gap in teacher knowledge and support for the transfer of Learning to live together competencies in classroom, which indicates the need to further embed and promote Learning to live together in pre-and in-service teacher training.

Learning to Be
Learning to Be involves various aspects such as Mind and body, Intelligence, Individuality, Imagination, Spirituality, Independence, Judgement, Critical thinking, Creativity, Human freedom and Rights and responsibilities. The Commission strongly manifested a fundamental rule that through education every individual should be developed on an overall aspect. An individual should develop all the various aspects involved by Learning to be. Through Independence, critical thinking and intelligence a person should be able to take decisions for himself and analyze what is desirable for his/her bright future. This human development, which is an ongoing process throughout an individuals life is a logical process which is based on both self-knowledge and on relationship with other people.