A PROJECT OF EDUCATION-3.

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27/01/2018

A PROJECT OF EDUCATION-3.


With this method of what we may call human understanding scientifically introduced, an important barrier post in education is crossed.

Then the student is further introduced to the world which is made up basically not only of human beings alone, but other things also that are there, which form the wider expanse of the vast earth, among which we live.

This takes one to the commencement of studies in the syllabus of geography, including an exposition of what this earth is made of, how large it is, what things there are on the other parts of the earth beyond the limits of the areas of one's own family, community, province or country, etc. Regional geography is the primary stage.

The other aspects of it may include the ways of people living in different parts of the world, their cultural behaviour, their outlook of life, things that grow and are manufactured in those areas, the natural ways of economics, social existence, the speciality of various parts of the physical world, and so on.

Geography concerns itself mainly with the earth, but may open the gates to giving a wider vision of the astronomical concept of the solar system and the planets revolving round the sun, of which the earth is one.

The student's knowledge is raised to a higher level of a surprising dimension, and, with a proper system of teaching, this may bring deep satisfaction and joy to the student's mind by a gaining of insight into the marvels of the working of the solar system and the astronomical complex in a general way.

 Here, another stage of education may come to a close, leaving space for introducing a further channel of studies in the progress of educational or human consciousness. This would be an entry into the history and culture of the people, to whose national family one belongs.

The chronological narration of the history and culture of the people of one's own country would be an essential, extending further the vision gained earlier in the initial study of a local atmosphere alone.

The study of the history of one's country may commence from the earliest known times to the present day, as an outline, but gradually deepening the studies in the higher courses of education, extending to world history.

To be continued ...

SRI SWAMI KRISHNANANDA

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