EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY OF SWAMI RANGANATHANANDA

EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY OF

SWAMI RANGANATHANANDA

CONCLUSIONS

Revered Swami Ranganathananda has given number of lectures related to education. Some of his ideas on education are concluded as given below :

Meaning of Education :

Education is training the mind and not stuffing the brain.
Purpose of Education:

Education should develop 'Vikasita vyaktitva' (developed personality) in child.
Values of Education:

We need to develop traditional, social, ethical, spiritual and moral values through education.
Content of Education:

Several science subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology should be there in content of education.
Aims of Education:

The chief aim of education is man making, character building and assimilation of ideas.
Methods of Education:

Concentration, Self-discipline, listening, understanding are the main methods of education.
Education of Women:

To make Indian Society dynamic, we need to educate women as much men.
Education and Religion:

Religion is necessary basis of education. Service to mankind is the highest goal of religious education.
Education and Creativity:

Our countrymen need creative thinking to achieve all round development. It is the teachers' responsibility to train children to think creatively.
Education and Development:

Through education, we can achieve human development. Teachers should inspire the children and the youth to step into national development.
Education and Freedom:

We have many problems by our wrong concept of our freedom. We can solve all these problems through education. Again it is the responsibility to train the children to solve all problems.

Thus Revered Swami Ranganathananda expressed some principles of education through his extempore lectures. As educators, we need to understand his principles and practice to make effective education system in our country.

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