This document discusses the life and educational philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore. It notes that he established an experimental school called Shantiniketan in 1901 and later an international university called Visva-Bharati in 1921 based on his philosophy. His philosophy emphasized harmony with nature, freedom, creative self-expression, and internationalism. He believed in a broad-based curriculum incorporating subjects, activities, and community service. Tagore saw education's role as unfolding students' goodness through experience and self-realization rather than just imparting knowledge.

1. KNOWLEDGE AND
CURRICULUM:
PHILOSOPHICAL AND
SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES

2. SUBMITTTED BY
DHANYA VIJAY P V
SHAJINA J S
SREELEKSHMI SREEKUMAR
OPTIONAL
ENGLISH

3. RABINDRA NATH TAGORE (1861- 1941)

4.  Rabindra Nath Tagore was a poet, dramatist, novelist,
actor, composer, educator, philosopher and painter.
 He was born in Calcutta.
 He established Shantinikethan in 1901.
 In 1913 , he was awarded the “Nobel prize” for his
‘Gitanjali’.
 “ In 1921 he established ‘ Viswa Bharathy’ which is
conceived as an international university.
 Greater India, My School, Creative Unity, Personality
are some of his main publications.

5. Tagore believed in Vedas. He was of
the view that God is one and he is
the creator of man as well as of
nature. He believed that in him and
through him we find unity between
man and man and unity between
man and nature.

6. MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS

7. SHANTHINIKETHAN -1901
Tagore practiced all his ideals in his own
School Shanthinikethan

8. VISWA BHARATHI - 1921
An international university, is the living symbol
of Tagore’s philosophy of life and education.

9. Basic principles of his educational philosophy
 Harmony with all things
Freedom
Creative self expression
Active Communication with nature and man.
Internationalism

10. Aims of education
Physical Development
Moral and spiritual Development
Intellectual Development
Harmonious Development
Toleration
Purposeful education
International Understanding
Synthesis between Individual and Social aims
Utilitarian Aim

11. Views about Curriculum
Broad- Based curriculum
a. Subjects
b. Activities
c. Actual living and Community Service

12. Meaning of education
“Education is reformatory and expansive process
which seeks to unfold all that is good and noble to
individual. True knowledge brings enlightenment and self
realization”.
“Education is a permanent part of the venture of
life. It is not like a painful hospital treatment of curing
students of the malady, their ignorance, but it is a function of
health, the natural expression of their mind”.

13. Contents of Education
 Subjects
Activities
Actual living and community Service

14. Views about Methods of Teaching
Heuristic Method
Direct Experience
Activity Method
Teaching While Walking
Debate and Discussion Method

15. His Views about teacher
A teacher must know his students
A teacher must be a learner Himself

16. Concept Of Discipline
 Didn’t believe in harsh discipline
 Against the traditional theory of discipline
His concept of discipline
No Suppression of the child
Sympathy for the Child
Self Discipline
Discipline and Responsibility are intertwined

17. Merits
Firm belief in the philosophy of Veda
Faith in absolute values.
Considered nature as a great teacher.
Emphasized moral training and development of
character.
Scientific enquiry and mechanical order was
replaced by spiritualism and harmony among various
human manifestations.

18. Demerits
Tagore did not claim to produce any original philosophy.
He expressed his own vivid phrases and showed its
relevance to modern life.