This document discusses the views on teaching of several great thinkers and philosophers, including Swami Vivekananda, Rabindranath Tagore, Confucius, and John Dewey. It provides insights into their views on the nature of teachers and students, as well as their ideas about teaching methods and the aims of education. Swami Vivekananda emphasized the importance of national education and character building. Rabindranath Tagore founded schools focusing on moral, spiritual, physical and intellectual development. Confucius promoted lifelong learning and teaching students regardless of background. John Dewey advocated for progressive education and teaching students for tomorrow.

1. VIEWS OF GREAT
THINKERS AND
PHILOSOPHERS ON
TEACHING
PRESENTED BY,
C. JENCY ESTHER
ROLL NO: 38
PHYSICAL SCIENCE

2. Swami Vivekananda was a great educationalist
and he revolutionized almost the entire field of
education.
Though he was a hindu monk,nationalism was a
prominent theme in his thought.
He strongly advocated national education on
national lines and based on national cultural
tradition.
Swami Vivekananda’s birthday is celebrated as
National Youth Day every year.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA (12
January 1863 – 4 July 1902):

3. “Education is the manifestation of perfection
that already exists in man”
“You have to grow from inside out. None can
teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is
no other teacher but your own soul.”
“We want that education by which character is
formed, strength of mind is increased, the intellect
is expanded, and by which one can stand on one’s
own feet”.
VIEWS ON TEACHING:

4. NATURE OF A TEACHER :
Swami Vivekananda gives a dignified
place to the teacher and according to him a
teacher should be pure in heart and soul.
The teacher should be a selfless person
with no selfish motives.
 The teacher should be a friend,guide and
philosopher to the students.
The teacher should be sympathetic to his
students.

5. NATURE OF A STUDENT:
•The student must have reverence to both God and
Teacher.
•He/she should believe in simple living and high
thinking.
•He/she should be hard working and honest.
Three main conditions that are necessary in a student
are:
Purity
Real thirst after knowledge
Perseverance

6. METHODS OF TEACHING:
Concentration method
Realization method
Lecture method
Discussion method
Activity method

7. Rabindranath Tagore was a great
philosopher, poet, novelist, dramatist and a
prophet and people reverently addressed him
as GURUDEV.
Rabindranath Tagore founded several
schools and a university at Santiniketan,
West-Bengal, and was one of the most
progressive educators of his time.
Asia’s first Nobel Laureate
RABINDRANATH TAGORE
(1861-1941):

8. “He who lost the child in himself is
absolutely unfit for the great work of
educating the children.”
“A lamp can never light another
lamp unless it continues to burn its
own flame”.
VIEWS ON TEACHING:

9. Moral and Spiritual Values
Physical Development
Intellectual Development
Brotherhood
Education for Fullness
AIMS OF TEACHING:

10. He strongly suggested independent
study and efforts.
Teaching should proceed from
familiar to unfamiliar and known to
unknown.
Learning should be linked with joy
and ecstasy.
He favoured discussion and activity
method.
METHODS OF TEACHING:

11. NATURE OF A TEACHER:
The teacher is the embodiment of values and
ideals.
He is not the hard task-master, rather a
friend, philosopher and guide.
He is a stage-setter and director of the child’s
freedom and activities.
 A teacher can never truly teach unless he is
still learning himself.

12. Confucius is known as the first teacher in China
who wanted to make education broadly
available .
He believed that all human beings could
benefit from education.
He espoused lifelong learning “for the sake of
the self”.
He also established ethical, moral, and social
standards that formed the basis of a way of
life known as Confucianism.
CONFUCIUS (551 BC - 479 BC):

13. VIEWS ON TEACHING:
"Acquire new knowledge whilst thinking over the old, and you
may become a teacher of others.“
“If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten
years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.”
“Every truth has four corners: as a teacher I give you one corner,
and it is for you to find the other three.”

14. THE CONFUCIUS APPROACH:
“Teaching without classes" is one of his
greatest thoughts.

15. Promoting Character Education
Teaching Students Regardless of Their
Background
A Teacher Seeks Continuous
Improvement
A Teacher Demonstrates Perseverance in
Teaching
NATURE OF A TEACHER:

16. Differentiated Instruction
Inspiring students to stimulate their
learning potentials
Role Modelling
Teaching Students with Patience and
Step-by-Step Approach
TEACHING METHODS:

17. He was an American philosopher, psychologist,
and educational reformer whose ideas have been
influential in education and social reform.
 He was one of the most prominent American
scholars in the first half of the twentieth century.
Progressive education was his vision.
JOHN DEWEY:
(October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952)

18. VIEWS ON TEACHING:
“If we teach today’s students as we taught yesterday’s, we rob
them of tomorrow.”
“Teaching can be compared to selling commodities. No one can
sell unless someone buys.”
“Any genuine teaching will result, in someone's knowing how to
bring about a better condition of things than existed earlier.”

19. NATURE OF TEACHER:
A teacher possesses a passion for knowledge and has
curiosity in the materials and methods they teach.
A desire for the lifelong pursuit of learning.
Teacher learning is incomplete unless it is shared.
A teacher does not have to be a scholar in all subjects;
rather, a genuine love for getting an insight in all
subjects taught.

20. http://navclasses.blogspot.com/2017/10/educational-thoughts-of-swami.html
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