Jiddu Krishnamurti and his ideas on education.
I have been fortunate enough to spend time in Krishnamurti foundation schools, and interact with teachers, students and staffs there.
I have been fortunate enough to spend time in Krishnamurti foundation schools, and interact with teachers, students and staffs there.
Education as Self-Understanding:
Krishnamurti emphasizes that education should go beyond the accumulation of information and instead focus on self-understanding. He believes that true learning begins with self-awareness and self-knowledge.
By understanding oneself, individuals can develop a deep sense of responsibility, empathy, and compassion for others.
Krishnamurti emphasizes that education should go beyond the accumulation of information and instead focus on self-understanding. He believes that true learning begins with self-awareness and self-knowledge.
By understanding oneself, individuals can develop a deep sense of responsibility, empathy, and compassion for others.
Education and the Whole Person:
According to Krishnamurti, education should address the development of the whole person β intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually.
He criticizes the compartmentalization of knowledge and advocates for an integrated approach where students are encouraged to explore various aspects of life, including aesthetics, ethics, and relationships.
According to Krishnamurti, education should address the development of the whole person β intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually.
He criticizes the compartmentalization of knowledge and advocates for an integrated approach where students are encouraged to explore various aspects of life, including aesthetics, ethics, and relationships.
Education as Transcending Conditioning:
Krishnamurti emphasizes the need to transcend societal and cultural conditioning. He encourages students to question and investigate their beliefs, biases, and patterns of thought.
By doing so, individuals can break free from narrow perspectives and develop a broader understanding of themselves and the world.
Krishnamurti emphasizes the need to transcend societal and cultural conditioning. He encourages students to question and investigate their beliefs, biases, and patterns of thought.
By doing so, individuals can break free from narrow perspectives and develop a broader understanding of themselves and the world.
Educating for Relationship:
He highlights the importance of creating a space where students and teachers can engage in open dialogue, free from competition, comparison, and fear.
Krishnamurti believes that nurturing healthy relationships is essential for creating a compassionate and inclusive educational community.
He highlights the importance of creating a space where students and teachers can engage in open dialogue, free from competition, comparison, and fear.
Krishnamurti believes that nurturing healthy relationships is essential for creating a compassionate and inclusive educational community.
Krishnamurti's educational ideal is not confined to academic subjects but encompasses a broader understanding of life.
He believes that education should enable individuals to grapple with the deeper aspects of human existence and the interconnectedness of all things.
He believes that education should enable individuals to grapple with the deeper aspects of human existence and the interconnectedness of all things.
There are many similarities that one could find with the educational vision of Tagore.
Tagore, too, defined education as that which is one with life, and he believed that only education can give us real freedom (freedom of mind, freedom of heart and freedom of will).
Similarly, Krishnamurti told us that βtruth is a pathless landβ.
Tagore, too, defined education as that which is one with life, and he believed that only education can give us real freedom (freedom of mind, freedom of heart and freedom of will).
Similarly, Krishnamurti told us that βtruth is a pathless landβ.
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