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| Philosophy of Education and liberal Discipline | | | Dr. G.Q. Sheikh
Does discipline
mean repression
or subjugation into submission of the pupil or help a child grow freely in his situational environments? Can a teacher be a role model-all such enquiries require philosophical approach.
Liberal Discipline according to international Dictionary of education implies (limited) teachers classroom control or general restraint of pupil behaviour whereas philosophy of education on the other hand signifies analytical study of educational problems, thought and practice.
In the process of education, teacher is a philosopher, who imparts knowledge to the students through interactions and other deliberative processes.Therefore,three components are involved in the process of teaching and learning. These are:
1. TEACHER 2.Student 3.Subject matter.
If one among the three is initiated the other two are reciprocally involved. Therefore, teacher through his subject matter in the form of curriculum influences the personality of the child and instils in him a thoughtful awakening and beliefs.Discipline according to Naturalists comes through nature; one who commits mistake is punished by nature.Idealists believe in self-discipline while as Pragmatists have faith in social discipline. Ultimate freedom is no longer advisable but guided freedom is supportive to channelize the behaviour of the child towards desired directions.Realistic philosophy favours discipline through love and sympathy. Teach the social rules and consequences thereupon can be instrumental in the maintenance of discipline among the students. Adams in his book,"Modern Development of Education", combines discipline in three forms;
1.Repressionistic Discipline.
2.Impressionistic Discipline.
3.Emancipationistic Discipline.
'Discipline', according to Horne, has its beginning in the outer manifestation, but it will be better if it is transformed into a habit and culminates into self discipline". Development of moral values, courtesy, subordination, peace, harmony, brotherhood and ethics are the forms of discipline can be taught and inculcated by the teacher not only as a preacher but also as a practiser. Real discipline is one where the child is motivated from within and leads a life of principles.
Intervention of the teacher to impose discipline as advocated by Rousseau is harmful, therefore, it should be learnt through natural consequence. Teachers sets the stage ,provides the material and creates situation which facilitates the child to grow. The aim of discipline is to create in the child a social consciousness which prevent him from indulging in anti social activities.Self discipline leads the child for the fulfilment of social obligations.Let the teacher provide education in the social environment to develop social skills among the child.Ethnic conflicts, majority-minority relationships and decisive forces which weakens our social fibre are the matter of concern to be addressed by the teachers to set aside the unrests with accuracy and efficiency and pave way for the disciplined life among the students of today who are the bacon lights of tomorrow. Teachers is an active supervisor and real guide with sympathetic disposition towards his students to pursuit training for discipline. Philosophy is essential for a productive and progressive outlook on education.Rusk observed that from every angle of educational problems comes thus the demand for a philosophical basis of the subject.There is no escape from a philosophy of life and of education.There is probably no worker whose practice is more affected by his philosophy than the teacher,it consequently, behaves him to secure as adequate a philosophy as he can command. While discussing realistic philosophy of education in discrimination to discipline,the emphasis is against the repressionistic type of discipline which is based on punishment,fear and repression but this school of thought favours discipline based on love and sympathy.Courage and conviction leads him to face difficulties if he is disciplined to follow rule of law.
Discipline goes in conformity with the philosophical views of paper requiring philosophical remedy for the philosophical problem.Discipline is rigid and strict in a despotic and authoritarian society. Whereas in a democratic society,it would be permissive and liberal, giving reasonable freedom of action to students in their activities.
To discriminate between the philosophy of education for the teacher education and the liberal disciplined in the present scenario,it is assumed that:If not all what most of the teachers lack clear philosophical views on teaching and education.teacher was considered a liverwire, coiner of new words, scholarly, patient, professional and sympathetic what he holds degrees as a passport without proper understanding resulting chaos and confusions in the classrooms as a result of which he often resorted to punitive measures and leaves no way for liberal discipline. The author opines that a teacher with ample knowledge and professional skills is pivotal in bringing out liberal discipline , involving students in day to day activities and raising their curiosity as a self disciplined mechanism. Thought provoking teacher acts with love and softness behaves with his people as parents do with their child . The teacher-parent relationship followed by love and tenderness is instrumental in understanding the duo and infuses sympathetic outlook to resolve the problems to release stress.
Teacher should ease learning and abhor tidy atmosphere and restrain from stiffness. Such philosophical approach in education is a way in for liberal discipline . Whenever a student commit mistake ,teachers role to guide him should be generous but not volatile He should not make fun of the student for the wrongs otherwise he feels insult and turns hostile which can be counterproductive . The phrase, " punitive children dislike the punitive agent ( teacher, parents, or any other agency) and the activity with which the punishment is associated", is a research finding to reckon with .However, on doing wrongs , it is not advisable to be a silent spectator .The wise approach is to ascertain the cause , level of mistake and the consequences thereof. This approach enables a teacher, the level of restrictions to be imposed upon the student. It is suggested to get him realized of his wrongs in the same way he rears his own children. This approach of belongingness - that i belong to you and you belong to me is a solution to put aside the severity and impose liberal discipline in and outside the class room. |
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