Jiddu Krishnamurthy was a philosopher born in 1895 in India who developed ideas about education. The document discusses Krishnamurthy's philosophy of education, including that the aims are to educate the whole person, develop self-knowledge and creative intelligence. For methods of teaching, Krishnamurthy believed students should have freedom to think for themselves and teachers should understand each student. The role of the teacher is to observe students keenly and employ teaching methods suited to each child. A true teacher exhibits qualities like self-control, tolerance, cheerfulness and confidence.