These are the three principles of education given to us by Sri Aurobindo. Here are sutras; you can dwell on them, meditate on them, from them you can build the whole body of education.
The first principle of education
Nothing can be taught
The teacher is not an instructor or task-maker, he is a helper and a guide... read more
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The second principle of education
The mind must be consulted in its growth
The idea of hammering the child into the shape desired by the parent or teacher is a barbarous and ignorant superstition. It is he himself who must be induced to expand in accordance with his own nature... read more
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The third principle of education
From the near to the far, from that which is to that which shall be
A free and natural growth is the condition of genuine development... read more
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All quotations taken from the book Sri Aurobindo and The Mother on Education.
The drawing of Emanuele Scanziani are from the book Introduction to Integral Education.