GLIMPSES OF INDIA’S PRE INDEPENDENCE EDUCATION SYSTEM
(Jipsy Malhotra Assistant Professor in Amity university,Noida )
Abstract This paper is compilation of the state of education system during pre-independence period of India. It elaborates education system as mentioned in different period like ancient ,vedic, Bhudhist, Medieval, modern as well as the system being followed at ancient University .It examines the education in Mughals period. The educational developments under British rule have been investigated .
Education system in pre independence India
The main aim of entire Indian social organization since ancient times for all the people is overall development of child - physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and social . Since the
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People started getting frustrated .
On account of this frustration Buddhisim get involved they followed local language Prakrit .but it also have many problems they declined the inculcusion of women . Thus, till the arrival of Muslim invaders in India, the education system in the country flourished under the guidance of such able teachers, who, despite the absence of any formal colleges of teacher education, gave direction and fulfillment to the system. Somewhere along the way, the concept of 'Monitorial system ' gained currency which served as a perfect way of educating and preparing the new teachers.
Then in the 12th century Medieval period during the Mughal Dynasty they were completely unfamiliar with us .Emperors as Babar,Humanyun etc. attack different parts of India. Different schools were present at that time. Madrassa(elementary level) and Maktab(higher level). Language used was Persian .Schools were open to both hindu and muslims .
Before the introduction of English education India, there are no direct evidences of teachers ' education in ancient or medieval India. Yet, considering the high ideals and standard of educational system during these periods, it is difficult to accept that a teacher was thus appointed without any kind of basic training or education. I have therefore tried to draw inference from the scattered information available in different sources. The study has
During the Mughal era, the process of converting of Hindus to Islam started (Stearns 32). It should be emphasized that this process appeared when the Delhi sultans were reigning. In spite of the fact that a substantial portion of the Indian peasantry decided to remain Hindu, most of the urban dwellers, lower-caste Hindus and residents of some regions, for example, east Bengal, without any compulsions, accepted the faith of the Mughal sultans (Stearns 32). Nonetheless, according to the article of Peter Stearns, there was a reason why some people converted to Islam; it was because of the political and economic pressures that rendered by the Mughal conquerors (32). Due to these conversions from Hinduism to Islam, the religious map of India was substantially changed (Stearns
2. The brief conclusions all serve to indicate cold, harsh, and impactful conclusions to his yearly cycle which further emphasize the schism between school years. Some of the conclusions serve different functions, though. For example, when he ends his third grade segment with “I’m still waiting.” it is short and impactful; but, when he ends the fifth grade segment with a rhetorical question “Oh, do you remember those sweet, almost innocent choices that the Indian boys were forced to make?” the segment seems to linger on for a moment longer, portraying that the event had a stronger impression than the previous, shorter conclusion.
Child`s development must be seen holistically as each area of development are connected with and affects every other area of development.
Socially and Emotionally the family is a big influence in a child’s development. Parents have a big role by providing care and guidance for their development. Unfortunately some families cannot promote the development of a child because of the conflict among the parents. A single parent can have difficulties in boosting a better development in children and young people, sometimes a child is separated from its siblings and this can affect them too.
The Ottoman and Mughal empires were two of the greatest and most successful empires to ever form in history. However, they both had some similarities as well as differences. Both empires went through tough periods of time, but at some point they also went through times of growth and prosperity. Although the Ottoman and Mughal Empire both did not force conversions into Islam, the Ottoman’s development relied on their tough military force, while the decline of the Mughal Empire was caused by Aurangzeb’s policy of religious persecution and high taxes.
The feelings of isolation affect the perceptions and it may increase the nervousness among the teachers too that directly harms in the delivery of education. The teachers should be motivated towards their work and it helps them to do good communication among the students and other teachers as well which brings the positive results. Beginners can be helped a lot through this motivation process as they are not alone in their experience. They can get proper information and can make a use of other’s experience so that they can overcome the challenges and become successful teachers. Another reason mentioned in the article is the identifying perceptions of initial year teachers to collect the information which can be used by various lecturers, trainers, and many other educators who in turn trains or prepares the teachers in the field of education. It is found that the teachers who got proper training and whom were tested before starting their teaching profession brings out better results than the ones who directly comes to the field. The beginning teachers are provided proper training and strategies so that they can deliver the quality education and retain the good and better. In the article, it is mentioned that they begin with a detail of the school where teachers are involved and the special program where the
First Nation children were forced to attend Indian residential schools dating back to the 1870’s and spanned many decades with the final school closing in 1996. These educational institutions were government funded and church run by Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, United and Anglican denominations (Truth and Reconciliation Commission, n.d.). There were 139 schools where more than 150 000 First Nations children attended. The children of these schools were mentally, physically, emotionally and sexually abused. There were a multitude of accounts of being strapped and needles piercing children’s tongues for speaking their native language. After a sentencing in British Columbia court of a supervisor of a residential school, Supreme Court Justice Hogarth called Arthur Plint a “sexual terrorist” it was also noted that “as far as the victims were concerned, the Indian residential school system was nothing more than institutionalized pedophilia” (First Nations Studies Program, 2009). In 1920 it became mandatory for every Native child to attend a residential school. It was illegal to attend any other main stream educational facility (First Nations Studies Program, 2009). The abuse that the victims suffered during their attendance at the residential school far from concluded at that point. It is evident that it has had an intergenerational effect culturally and psychologically and has caused an incredible loss of family dynamic.
Development of a child have been a thing that most of the parents have been neglecting without noticing that it is very important in the development of a child’s character and social
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he background of modern schooling and explains the purpose of modern school system. The arti
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