1. Humanism
&
Its Educational Implications
By
M.VIJAYALAKSHMI
Assistant Professor

2. • Very old philosophy
• It is derived from the great minds and
works in Eastern and Western history and
literature
• Does not find its origin in experimental
sciences and mathematical statistics
• It is movement to gain for man a proper
recognition in the universe
• It is concerned with the restoration of lost
values
• Humanist thought – man is an end and not
a means

3. Literal Meaning
• Humaniora – means study of human
body and surrounding nature
• Lamon –
• “Humanism is a Philosophy of Joyous
Service for the greater good of all
humanity in this natural world and
according to the methods of reason and
democracy”

4. Meaning
• Cultural movement to emancipate the quest
for human excellence
• Implies a specific preferences for human
values
• Blind faith on religious dogmas is to be left
out
• Want secularism of education
• Truth must be based on reason
• Moral virtues should not be cultivated

5. • Humanism is the attitude of
mind which attaches primary
importance to man and to his
faculties, affairs temporal
aspirations and well-being
- Encyclopedia Britannica

6. Based on two principles
Values upheld by a nation affect history
• Good follows when a nations values are
of the highest quality
• Modern man must learn from history
Great literature stresses values
• Ramayana, Mahabharta and
Panchatantra

7. • Humanism means religious freedom
• Humanism is a proper adjustment in life
• Humanism as a philosophy asserts that
man is the centre and measure of all
activities in the world
• It means to express feeling about all
human happenings
• The purpose of humanism is to create
interests in all spheres of life

8. Fundamental postulates of Humanism
• Man is a rational being
• Realization of spiritual ideals
• Human perfection
• Conquest and control of man
• Human freedom
• Welfare of the whole of the community

9. Fundamental Principles of Humanism
• Values are not Relative but Absolute
• The Values held by people affect
History
• The Values themselves are
inexpressible
• The Humanist Emphasizes Literature
• Human nature does not change

10. • The Concept of Man –
creation of this world
• The Concept of Mind -
function
• Human Freedom - reality

11. Aims of Education
• Cultivation of the intellect
• Education is an inclusive concept and
not mere schooling
• Liberations of Mind
• Human Perfection
• Happiness and Material abundance
• Welfare of the Total Humanity

12. Humanistic Curriculum
• Greek
• Latin
• History
• Music
• Dialectic
• Vocational Education is not emphasized

13. Humanistic Curriculum
Relation to man to nature
Relation to man to himself
Relation to man to other man
Includes – humanities and
applied sciences

14. Methods of Teaching
• Teacher centered methods are favoured
• Drill and exercise
• Oral Examination
• Direction Method
• Method of Understanding and
Reproduction
• Debate and Discussion Method
• Paly-way Method

15. Discipline
• Theory stresses much on human value
• Punishment is there, but they also have
great sympathy for the child
• Caning is resorted to
• Teacher plays an important role
• Dominates in the provision of
educational programmes
• Seif-imposed
• Should grow from within

16. Humanism and Democracy
• It should be assimilated in
human life that it affects his
philosophical, educational,
religious, social and economic
spheres

17. Humanism and Teacher
• Should have qualities of head and heart
• Have the ability to understand, to direct, to
stimulate and to guide the child
• Should be endowed with insight and
imagination, intuition and sympathy, clarity,
wisdom and well rounded and balanced
personality
• Help the students in attaining happiness and
human perfection
• Service to humanity should be encouraged

18. Educational Implications
• Respect for ancient cultures
• Respect for intellectuals and
literary and literary
scholarship
• Respect for language

19. Educational Implications of Humanism
• Respect for intellectuals and Literacy Scholarship
• Freedom of Expression
• Co-ordination between Humanities and Science
Subjects
• Propagation of Democratic Principles
• Respect for Ancient Cultures
• Inculcation of Ethics of Humanism in the
Curriculum
• Development of Thinking Power

20. • Milton – English poet and Humanist
“I call, therefore, a complete and
generous education that which
fits a man to perform justly, skill-
fully and magnanimously all the
offices – both private and public,
of peace and war”