Sst Flashcards
(18 cards)
How the British saw Education
The tradition of Orientalism
In the late 18th century
British officials like William Jones
“Grave errors of the East”
In the early 19th century
British officials criticized the Orientalist approach to education
Education for commerce
In 1854
Charles Wood
What Happened to the Local Schools?
The report of William Adam
In the 1830s
William Adam was commissioned by the Company to assess the state of education in vernacular schools in Bengal and Bihar. His report revealed a vast network of over 100
New routines
new rules
Following 1854
the British East India Company focused on improving vernacular education by implementing stricter regulations and routines. The Company introduced a structured approach to pathshalas
The Agenda for a National Education
Before British officials
various Indian thinkers advocated for a broader education system to address the needs of the nation. Many believed that Western education could modernize India and called for the establishment of more schools
“English education has enslaved us”
Mahatma Gandhi argued that Western education had a detrimental effect on Indian society
creating a sense of inferiority and admiration for British rule among educated Indians. He believed that this education undermined pride in Indian culture and made Indians feel like strangers in their own land. Gandhi saw this as a form of cultural enslavement
Tagore’s “abode of peace”
Rabindranath Tagore established Shantiniketan in 1901 with a vision of an educational environment that was free from the rigid and oppressive structures of British schooling. Having found traditional schools stifling in his own childhood
Tagore wanted a place where children could thrive in a nurturing
