SRI AUROBINDO’S VIEWS ON

EDUCATION

Name: Riddhi S. Jani

Roll No: 28

Semester: 1st

Paper: 4, Indian Writing in English

Submitted to: English Department,

M.K.Bhavnagar University

Introduction

Sri Aurobindo Ghosh(1872-1950) was philosopher, poet, writer, nationalist and highly spiritual person.

Incarnation of renaissance. He contributed his intellect in

various fields like philosophy, Indian culture, spirituality and education.

He saw education as highly serious matter.

Aurobindo’s aims of education

First aim of education is physical development of a child.

Second aim is to rear all the senses of a child.

Third aim is to train all mental field or state of a child.

Forth aim is the development of moral values.

And the most important and prime aim of education is to develop all four level of one’s conscience.

Curriculum according to Aurobindo

He puts stress on such curriculum that can flourish the hidden talent of children.

He prescribes some subjects on various stages. Mother tongue, English, French, literature, national history, art,

painting, general science, social studies and arithmetic should be taught at primary stage.

Mother tongue, English, French, literature, arithmetic, art, chemistry, physics, botany, physiology, health education, social studies at secondary stage.

Indian and western philosophy, history of civilization, English literature, French, sociology, psychology, history, chemistry, physics, botany at university level.

Art, painting, photography, sculptural, drawing, type, cottage-industries, mechanical and electrical engineering, nursing etc at vocational level.

Role of Teacher

“Nothing can be taught”.

A teacher should be like torch-light.

Teacher is a ‘guide’, not a ‘master’.

The role of teacher is ‘to suggest, not to impose’.

A true teacher removes the clouds of ignorance.

Thank You