Individualistic goal of education : merit and demerits.
Individualistic goal of education : merit and demerits.
What is the individualistic goal of education? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the individualistic goal of education.
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Concept of individualistic goal of education:-
The individualistic goal of education places the utmost importance on the all-round development of the individual. According to the proponents of the individualistic goal, the individual is the main consideration and the development of the society and the nation is possible only through the development of the individual. Individualistic education makes an individual suitable by fulfilling all kinds of needs and all the welfare and progress of the society is achieved only by suitable and capable individuals. Rousseau, one of the proponents of total liberty of individuals, placed great importance on the development of the individual. Swami Vivekananda mentioned that one of the goals of education is the complete development of the inherent being in the individual.
Proponents of the individualistic goal of education:-
The main proponents of the individualistic goal of education are - Swami Vivekananda, Rousseau, Thomas Shields, Sir Percy Nunn, Bertrand Russell, Socrates - etc.
Advantages of the individualistic goal of education:-
(i) Every person born in the world is unique compared to each other. Their hopes - aspirations, needs, talents, skills - all are unique. Only through individualistic education can all those different needs of the individual be fulfilled. Only through individualistic education can the full expression of the inherent qualities of the individual be possible.
(ii) Individualistic education makes every person skilled and productive. These skilled individuals are engaged in the welfare of the society. Individualistic education makes the individual useful and effective for the society by developing the multifaceted talents of the individual.
(iii) The main flaw of the socialist goal of education is group study. The development of an individual's individuality can never take place in group studies. But through individualistic education, the individual's individuality attains perfection.
(iv) Socialist education never helps an individual in self-realization. Philosophers of idealistic education have mentioned self-realization as one of the goals of education. Therefore, self-realization of an individual is possible only through individualistic education.
(v) Individualistic education, along with the development of an individual, also brings about the development and welfare of society. Social welfare is possible through individuals residing in a society. Therefore, if the all-round development of individuals is achieved through individualistic education, then the welfare of society is also achieved.
(vi) The proponents of biological theory believe that every human being is a separate biological entity. Society is formed due to the needs of the individual, the individual is not born due to the needs of society. Therefore, the main element of the environment is the individual; not society. Since the individual is the main element of the environment, the development of the individual is possible only through individualistic education.
(vii) Whatever welfare has been achieved in society till date, whatever evolution has taken place - is through some specific skilled and progressive individuals of the society. Therefore, it can be said that individualistic education benefits both the individual and the society by making the individual skilled.
Disadvantages of the individualistic goal of education:-
(i) Extreme individualistic education can make the individual self-centered and selfish. In fact, the role of society in shaping the personality of the individual cannot be denied in any way. Therefore, an individual who is self-centered can never be beneficial for society.
(ii) Individualistic education talks about giving the individual ultimate freedom. But in reality, it is seen that total freedom turns into arbitrariness. In fact, as a result of not being able to use that ultimate and total freedom properly, the individual makes his own life miserable. Free and uncontrolled freedom makes the individual chaotic.
(iii) Educationists who believe in the individualistic doctrine of education have given a misleading explanation of pragmatism. Social welfare is indeed achieved by intellectuals; But there is no way to deny that intellectuals are also deeply influenced by society and culture.
(iv) Since every individual is a part of society, the all-round development of an individual is never possible without excluding society. An individual's education and personality are all built within society. Therefore, individual-centered education alone is not good for either the individual or the society.
(v) Social welfare can never be ignored as the goal of education. The proponents of individual-centered education have given excessive importance to the individual and ignored society. As a result, the progress of both the individual and the society is hampered.
(vi) Individualistic education is also not desirable from an economic point of view. Because, completely individualistic education is quite expensive. It is not possible for any current state to bear the financial burden of completely individualistic education.
Finally, it can be said that although the individualistic goal of education has some advantages, completely individualistic education is never desirable. Education is a social matter. Therefore, the problems that will arise if completely individualistic education is introduced cannot be ignored in any way.
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