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The first aim of realistic education is to prepare the child to lead a successful and happy life. Thus, education should be such that the child is able to love his problems of life successfully and lead a happy life promoting the welfare of society as well.

The supporters of Realism emphasized the importance of useful and purposive education. They advocated the inclusion of scientific subjects in the curriculum and in place of academic and artificial education; they laid stress on the natural education which gave birth to Naturalism.

The nineteenth and the twentieth century’s have witnessed a radical change in the educational practices as a result of some common elements in all the modem philosophies. Firstly, education has been psychologies.

Evaluation is the pivot of educational system. Goals or aims are only cherished desires which decorate the reports of education commission. Curriculum also remains confined to booklets on syllabus.

Method is the procedure through which the aims of education are realized. And as we have already noted, aims of education are subject to the philosophy of life. It is, therefore, that there is close relationship between philosophy and methodology of teaching.

Philosophy of education influences almost all the aspects of a country’s educational system. Particularly, it influences the following aspects:

It is the main branch of philosophy. It discusses three aspects of reality e.g., the world, the self and the God. Epistemology examines different methods to achieve different types of knowledge.

John Dewey (1819-1952) was a famous American philosopher, psychologist and educator. Being brought up in rural environments, he realized from the very beginning that traditional methods of instruction were not at all effective and that social contacts of everyday life provided effective, dynamic and unlimited learning situations.

Rousseau assigns a very minor place to the teacher in the educative process. He is not called an instructor but only a guide. His main responsibility is to motivate the child to learn.

Before Rousseau’s time, the aim of education was either spiritual or social or vocational, Efforts were made to mould the child into the artificial forms of conduct, satisfactory to the judgment of adults in society.

At the outset of his book “Emile” Rousseau states that education comes from nature, from men and from things. In other words, the problem of education is the relationship of man to his physical and social environment.

According to Dr. Radha Krishnan, “It is my earnest desire that the Commission should survey all aspects of educational system at all levels and give suggestions that may help the educational system in progressing at all levels.

8 Most Important Individual Aims of Education are as follows:

Education being an important social activity, its meaning has been changing through the ages due to change in social and physical conditions. Different educationists have interpreted it differently.

Rousseau’s Philosophy goes by the name of “Naturalism”. The keynote of his philosophy was to have a “Natural State, a Natural Man and a Natural Civilization”.

Education is the harmonious development of the child. Through education all aspects physical, mental, spiritual and moral are developed.