Volume 6 : Issue 2 (2019)

Need of Holistic Education in Present Time: An Alarming Call

In today’s rapidly increasing globalised world, it is imperative to make learning and education a holistic experience beyond classroom academics. The classroom is the original cultivator of true learning and the lavishing green house that nurtures talent and creativity of human beings. The dynamics between a teacher and students define the essence of a classroom. A great teacher can transform the brick-and-mortar confinement and take students on a journey of pure learning, responding to their doubts and instilling an environment of curiosity and interactivity. Hence, to optimize the learning experience, schools and colleges in India are vying to embrace innovative methods, installing the latest educational technology and encouraging teachers to be more creative than ever. In present time the importance of education is increasing day by day on the other hand the education is miss used and manipulated by many and the purification of the process and the system is the craving need. In these circumstances the holistic education and the idea of major educational philosophers play a crucial role. This paper makes an attempt to understand the concept of holistic education and its need in present era

Holistic Education, experimental learning and inclusion.

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