Nature of child

Powerful natural drive

Intention

Active

It’s a carefree world.

Child is Exuberant and energetic

Life energy of the child is positive

Why do we need to diversity?

Children should be left free and they should explore themselves. One should give environment to
utilise it

He tries to handholding education

Self Preservation

Self discipline

Channelize the exuberant of the child should be channelized and find these things more meaningful
and fruitful

Child herself / himself inducted to the world without much pressure .

Natural limits and constrains material world presents to us to be accepted.

Arbitrary – rules and power

Material constrains are capable of social cohesiveness

Material world has the natural discipline and one should be left to learn in that manner.

Gandhi gives the idea that education should be in a Village

Idea of Relevance

Idea of location (geographical)

Idea of Situation (a situation is a context – it’s a psychological. history and economy of the place)

Idea of milieu (Social space, occupations, roles and institutions)

More people – community, surrounding

School in the community is promoted as there is lot exposure to community and external
environment influences the child

Include everyday life with the school.

 - Children who are in literate culture want to read and write. Advantage of literate culture.

Institution of education is drudgery. We are made to read and does lot of work . it’s a drudgery

The situation is instrumental in the development. but it is not necessary that tribal shoukd only be
reserved to the forest . If a south Indian can live in Bengal and learn rather being restricted his/her
own situation

Tagore is not a communitarian. He do not support the larger good. He says that individual needs to
choose what is best for his own good. Tagore differs from millers .

Tagore was born in a colonial india so how do u co –relate with the current education system

The weeks on which required to do some task

- Group will be formed and one person will selected as reporter

- Every week you need to be actives
- We will post the assignment to moodle
- Keep in touch with the moodle
- Set the moodle as default
- Device a method you will remember to log-in and read participate
- It is very important to have dialogue and if you don’t understand then ask
- In moodle write in phrases not abstract idea
- It’s a very democratic space
- Even ask for help and tell I didn’t understand
- U have make yourself visible and make sure you convey your knowledge
- Remember to internalise the reading
- Submit the assignment on time
- Treat your assignment as a tool to pay attention on ur reading
- U have chance to get feedback on assignment and re-write
- Assignment will require your 3 weeks of the reading and class notes
- Monday submission for the assignment

Human

- When u reply to thread don’t create new thread

- U must get a 2nd introduction through moodle
- Ask what happens if assignment is delayed by a day

In moodle in the front page itself a folder where u need to upload the document

U r obliged to give explanation.

In the discussion we will post our phone number with the appropriate time to talk to us
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