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Teaching may be considered to be a way of helping people who acquire knowledge of different things. There are
innumerable subjects that are to be known. But the fundamental teaching that Swami Vivekananda belleved in
was the every soul is potentially perfect Swamlji defined education as the manlfestation of perfection already in
man. Every man is perfect buche is not aware of the perfection. What the teacher has to do is to make his pupil
become aware of his inherent perfection. An ordinary teacher thinks of his pupils as boys whose minds are
mbula rasa (blank slate) on which he has to write what he deems fit He feels that his pupils are lumps of clay,
which can be moulded into any form, according to his liking that is the common notion. But Swamiji held and
altogether different view. He says that overy child has got Innate perfection and it is for the teacher to pave the
way for the child to manllest the innate perfection In him.
Questions:
(1) What is teaching in general?
(2) In which fundamontal teaching dld Swami Vivekananda believe?
(3) What does an ordinary teacher belleve regarding his pupils?
(4) Whac view did Swami Vivekanand hold regarding a child and the teacher?
(5) How did Swamiji define education?
Answers
(1) What is teaching in general?
Ans. Teaching may be considered to be a way of helping people who acquire knowledge of different things.
(2) In which fundamontal teaching dld Swami Vivekananda believe?
Ans. Fundamental teaching that Swami Vivekananda belleved in
was the every soul is potentially perfect.
(3) What does an ordinary teacher belleve regarding his pupils?
Ans. An ordinary teacher thinks of his pupils as boys whose minds are mbula rasa (blank slate) on which he has to write what he deems fit He feels that his pupils are lumps of clay, which can be moulded into any form, according to his liking that is the common notion.
(4) Whac view did Swami Vivekanand hold regarding a child and the teacher?
Ans. Swamiji held and altogether different view. He says that overy child has got Innate perfection and it is for the teacher to pave the way for the child to manllest the innate perfection In him.
(5) How did Swamiji define education?
Ans. Swamlji defined education as the manlfestation of perfection already in man.
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