EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Psychic education was the special contribution of Sri Aurobindo to education systems.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1906, Aurobindo was appointed the first principal of the National College in Calcutta, started to impart national education to Indian youth. He resigned from this position in August 1907, due to his increased political activity. The National College continues to the present as Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

Detailed explanation-3: -His contribution to educational thought is of supreme importance if education is observed as the most powerful instrument of social change. According to Swami Vivekananda education should cover all aspects of life – material, physical, moral, intellectual, spiritual and emotional, as education is a constant process.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first principle of true teaching is that nothing can be taught. The second principle is that the mind has to be consulted in its own growth. The third principle of education is to work from the near to the far, from that which is to that which shall be.

Detailed explanation-5: -His philosophy of education is a harmonious blending of Idealism, Naturalism and Pragmatism. Idealism is the base of Gandhiji’s philosophy whereas Naturalism and Pragmatism are the helpers in translating that philosophy into practice. Therefore he is known as practical-idealist.