Insights into Education

The Radhakrishnan Report (1949) offers invaluable insights on effective education.

Topics discussed include:

  • The major task of education to improve character and develop the individual
  • Schools that aim for students to leave as a harmonious personality and intelligent citizens
  • The role of the teacher in stimulating thinking and deeper intellectual interests
  • The real teacher loves not just his subject but also those whom he teaches 
  • The difference between factual information and undersanding
  • The different types of learner
  • Lifelong learning and the benefits of learning by experience
  • The need for educational systems to be flexible and adapt to changing conditions

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