Meaning of Education

ACCORDING TO. VIVEKANDA

Swami Vivekananda thought that it was a pity that the existing system of education did not enable a person to stand on his own feet, nor did it teach him self-confidence and self-respect. To Vivekananda, education was not only collection of information, but something more meaningful; he felt education should be man-making, life giving and character-building. To him education was an assimilation of noble ideas. Swami Vivekananda stressed on giving the public only positive education, because negative thoughts weaken men. He said, if young boys and girls are encouraged and are not unnecessarily criticized all the time, they are bound to improve in time.

According to Swami Vivekananda:

1) “Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man.”

2) “The training by which the current and expression of will is brought under control and become fruitful is called education.”

3) “Education may be described as a development of faculty, not an accumulation of words, or, as a training of individuals to will rightly and efficiently.”

4) “Real education is that which enables one to stand on his own legs.”

5) “If you have assimilated five ideas and made them your life and character, you have more education than any man who has got by heart a whole library.”

Philosophy of Education: