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Concept of Vedic Education

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Man is the most intellectual being in the creation. He is endowed with the power to receive knowledge, to think, to imagine, reflect & speculate about his past as well as his future. Down through the ages knowledge has been handed down from the matter of this master to discipline & this master to discipline & thus from generation to the next. In this hierarchy of education, the Vedas are the first to revealed, the other being evolved from them.

Max Muller said, " one thing is certain namely, that there is nothing more primitive more ancient that the rymus of the Rig Veda, whether in India or in whole Aryan world. Being Aryan in language they thought, the rig Veda is the most ancient of our books.
Vedic education is the mirror of all the edul. System of culture of India lies in the Vedas. There are four Vedas in number:

1. Rig Veda
2. Sam Veda
3. Yajur Veda
4. Athar Veda.

Silent feature of Vedic education:-
1). Source of light:- In Vedic period education Was considered as a source of light of illumination which enlightens an individual in all walks of life. It was only education that truth could be perceived & wisdom could be attained. Vedas where the source of all knowledge and man could understand Vedas. The person who does not have the light of education may be termed as blind.

2). Knowledge the third eye:- According to Vedas, education in knowledge. It is the man's third eye. It means that knowledge opens inner eye, flooding him with spiritual and divine life, which forms the provision for man's journey through life. Knowledge protects an individual like a mother, inspires him to follow the path of good conduct as a father does.
3). Agency of improvement:- The illumination as described will bring a complete change in the person & this change is for the better education makes us civilized, refined, polished & cultured. This transformation of a beast to cultured human being occurs because education teaches us to be neat & clean.

4). Not merely book learning:- Illumination is them contral concept of education. It does not mean that it has always to come from books. Thus education is not merely book learning.

Objectives of vedic education:-
In Vedic period, education has an idealistic form, in which the teachers laid stress upon worship of god, religiousness, spiritually, formation of character, development of personality, creation of an interest, for the development of culture, nation, and society. D.R Altekar writes, " the objectives of education in Vedic period where worship of god, a feeling for religion fulfillment of public & civic duties, an increase in social efficiency & protection & propagation of national culture." The prominent aim of Vedic education can be given as under:-

1). Physical and intellectual development:- people in vedic India believed that strong mind could only be in a strong body. So, a strong body was considered to be absolutely necessary in warldly as well as religious matter. Education was imported in the open & parnayan & Surya namskar were it's regular features. A student has to remain Bramhochari upto the age of twenty five. All through this period he had to lead to a very regular hard & disciplined life. This physical development was followed by intellectual development. A person who did not possess knowledge was considered to be blind intellectually knowledge of four Vedas. ( Rig Veda, Sam Veda, Yajur Veda, & Atharva Veda).

2). Religious & spiritually:-Besides physical & intellectual development, education, must develop moral & spiritual faculties. Religion has play a dominant role in the life of Indians. Education must make the students religious minded. They must also have a sense of piety. A spiritual atmosphere prevouled in the centre of education because of the presence of selfless, humble, religious minded, but talented teachers. During this period many hypothesis concerning spiritually took birth knowledge come to be seen as the instrument of salvation. Fire, sacrifices, fasting, taking of vocus became a part of life.

3). Emphasis upon knowledge & experiences:- The Gurkul's laid emphasis upon knowledge obtaining of experiences. During this period, the practice of distributing degrees did not exist. Students exhibited the knowledge obtained through discourses and discussions conducted in a concourse of scholars.

4). Sublimation of instinct:- Man is the virtual slave of the instincts embedded in his psyche, & when he is obsessed by his senses, he often adopts the wrong path. The objective of education was to sublimate these instinctive tendencies, to turn the mind away from material knowledge, & centre it upon the spiritual world, thus establishing control over materialistic & basic tendencies.

5). Preservation and spread of culture:- Vedic education also aimed at preserving & transmitting the best traditions of thought and actions, manners & vocations of the past.

6). Promotion of social efficiency happiness:- It also mind at promotion of social efficiency &happiness. Proper training was given to the rising generation in different branches of knowledge, professions & industries. Every individual was trained for the vocation, he was expected to follow so that he might became a socially efficient & useful person.

7). Development of character & personality:- Development of character & personality was another aim of Vedic Indian education. It was achieved through an appropriate environment, lessens on right conduct & teachings based on the life, character & ideals of great persons. Education aimed at developing the virtues of self  - control, self - confidence, self - discipline, obidence, love, sympathy, co - operation, logical Judgment, fulfillment of social responsibilities & earning a livelihood.

8). Immediate and ultimate answer:- The immediate aim of education was to prepare the different castes of people for their actual needs of life. The ultimate of education in Vedic India was not knowledge as preparation for life in this world or life beyond, but for complete realization of self for liberation of the soul from letters of life, both present & future. The ultimate aim of human society of that age was the achievement of the absolute (brahama) education naturally was bound to be geared to that end. Achieving salvation was the ultimate aim of human life & this is the consequences of the real education.

LESSON PLAN

                               

 Name of the Teacher : Akarsh. S. S                                                                             Standard :IX

Name of the School : Govt . H.S.S Kilimanoor                                                            Division : D
Name of the Subject : Social Science                                                                           Strength  : 59

Name of the Unit : The Earth Which Supports Man                                                  Duration: 45minutes

Name of the Topic : Tsunami

Problem zone	A study on natural calamities happening on our earth
Problem Area	A Study on the origin and consequences of tsunami
Terms	Tsunami, Harbor waves, gigantic waves, Indian plate, Indira Points, U.S. Geological survey, nuclear bomb, Richter scale, Burma plate
Years	24th December 2004, January 2010
Places	Andaman and Nicobar Island, Indian Ocean, Hiroshima, Sumatra Island, Indonesia
Facts	Sea waves which can go very high are called tsunamis. Tsunami is a Japanese word meaning harbor waves. Tremors produced by intense earthquakes that occur in the sea create gigantic waves. When they reach the shore, they become very gigantic and powerful. They travel at about 800 km per hour and rise up to 30 meters high These tsunami waves that travel thousands of kilometers in the sea without causing any harm, cause widespread devastation when they reach and hot the shore. The disappearance of the Indira Point on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands can be cited as an example for this. The tsunami that took origin in the Indian ocean on 24th December 2004, is considered as on of the most destructive in the history of the world. The Indian Plate slipped a little under the Burma plate; according to scientists, this was the cause of the earthquake.
Concept.	Sea waves which can go very high are called tsunamis. These tsunamis cause widespread devastation.

INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES
Knowledge	To acquire knowledge about the above mentioned terms, years, places, facts related to ‘Tsunami’.
Understanding	To create an understanding related to the concept and features related to ‘Tsunami’
Application	To apply the information of the concept and features related to ‘Tsunami’
Attitude	To develop positive attitude towards ‘Tsunami’
Skill	To develop certain skills to slide show presentation of ‘Tsunami’
Creativity	To develop creativity such as visualizing divergent thinking related to ‘Tsunami’.
Learning aids	Video clippings about the origin of tsunami and its consequences.
Pre-requisites	Pupil knows about earthquake is the reason behind tsunami Pupil knows the after effects of tsunami
Evaluation Techniques	Questioning
Reference	Text Book of 9th Standard Source Book of 9th standard

CLASSROOM INTERACTION PROCEEDURES
TEACHER ACTIVITY	PUPIL ACTIVITY
Introduction Teacher shows the students the pictures of calm sea and violent sea waves,and asks them to say what the differences you see between the two pictures.	Pupil carefully listen by the teacher and answered every questions. Sea waves which can go very high are called tsunami Later teacher shows the video clippings.
Presentation The teacher shows the video clippings about the origin of tsunami and its consequences. Then teacher explained it.	Pupil carefully listened
Activity - 1 Write a short not about ‘Tsunami’ (Teacher formed groups and gave the activity)	Sea waves which can go very high are called tsunamis. Tremors produced by intense earth quakes that occur in the sea centre gigantic waves. Till it reaches the shore these waves are not noticed because they are only about a meter high. But when they reach the shore, they become very gigantic and powerful. They travel at about 800 km per hour and rise up to 30 meters high. These tsunami waves that travel thousands of kilometers in the sea without causing any harm, cause widespread devastation when they reach and hit the shore.
Activity – 2 What are the precautions are taken who live in earthquake area?	Precautions There should be earthquakes surveillance centers. People should be warned promptly about possible earthquakes. This will help people to move to safer places and reduce the loss of life. In earthquake prone area, preference should be given to hose construction technologies which can withstand the impact of earthquakes.
Review Questions What is the most destructive incident in the history of the world? What is the gigantic speed of sea waves? Sea waves which can go very high are called__________? What is the intensity of the earthquake originated on Sumatra islands of Indonesia? What is the meaning of the Japanese word ‘Tsunami’?	The tsunami that took origin in the Indian ocean on 24th December 2004 800 km. Tsunami 9 Harbor Waves
Follow up Activity The tsunami which occurred on 26 December 2004 created severe consequences in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Collect data about the event from mass media and internet and prepare a report on it.

SEMINAR

Topic :- Grama Sabha As a Legislative Assembly

Introduction

                   The last decade of the 20th Century witnessed the
implementation of the Panchayati Raj System. Which was a dream of Mahatma
Gandhi. The idea was put into practice on the recommendations of Balwant Roy
Mehta committee. It brought many changes in the social, political and economical
life of the people of India. In 1992 through the 73rd Constitutional amendment, the
Indian Government a three tire structure of Panchayati Raj for whole Country. It is
decentralized administration. The main motto of the system is the authority is
distributed into the public. Actually it was a turning point in the political history of
India.

                  Panchayayati Raj is a three tire administration namely
Gram Panchayat, Block panchayat and Zila Parishad. The bas of Panchayat Raj is
Gram Panchayat. A Gram Panchayat includes certain wards. Mainly between 12-
18 or 14-20 etc. Every ward includes a Grama sabha, which is the basic institutionof Grama Panchayat. The Grama sabha includes all the People who completed 18
years in the ward. It is a part of Direct Democracy. The need of the People in a
ward is presented in the Grama sabha and after well discussion it is passed and sent
to the consideration of panchayat authority. When panchayat provide consent of
the need it is matereialised. Here the Grama Sabha acts as a Legislative Assembly.
The decision taken by Grama Sabha never be rejected because it is the decision of
people. Here the meaning of Panchayat Raj is fulfilled. Every need f the public is
materialized with their participation. It reduced the extravagant and other
unnecessary spending.


                      Early times such needs would not be materialized, more
over the implementation of needs would take more time. It created much
hatredness from the public. But now the Modern System of decentralization woke
up the people and made them responsible persons. Today’s Grama discharges
some judiciary functions also. Some petty cases occur with in the ward are
reported to the Gram Sabha, and the Gram Saba member visit such persons and
warn them. In short Gram Sabha act as legislative assembly as well as a Judiciary.The Panchayati Raj institutions deserve a peculiar mention
because it handles local problems locally. For the unbreakable functions of such
local authority he Central Government distributes a grand-in aid yearly. So the
functions are going smoothly. This system could create a political awareness in
Citizens; and bring them in the main stream of Political System.

Conclusion

Panchayati Raj is a new approach to the Indian Political
field. It was a dream of our nation father. His dream was self sufficient villages.
India government organized the system 50 years after his assassination. It brought
a new mobilization in political field, economic field and social field. It was
Panchayat Raj which brought a new dimension in the country especially among the
women folk. The whole responsibility of women empowerment is the fruite of this
system.

References
 Teaching of social Studies a Practical Approach- JC
Aggarwal Teaching of Social Studies- RP Pathak
http://wikipedia.org