VALUE BASED EDUCATION

ABSTRACT
It is about Connection: The liberally educated person is able to make sense of the world by making connections. If we want to measure how institutions are doing we need to look at how we encourage people to connect. Liberal education is about nurturing the human spirit, exploring human freedom and realising that education is never really complete. In the act of exercising our freedom, we do so in such a way as to make a difference in our world. Education without goodness that is without ethics is arrogant and dangerous. Unethical behaviour thrives in darkness, and can only exist when ethical leaders remain bystanders in the face of evil. If we who are in the business of educating the young want to measure and assess our efforts we need to look at how our institutions nurture human freedom in the service of humanity. The study of moral and ethical values that make us a perfect man is Value Based Education. We never paid attention to value based education though we have been learning through a number of books all these years. Recently it was introduced in the morning assembly. It gives us a good feeling when we see our own friends presenting before us the values from the lives of saints & other great men. To cite an example we were made to know the simple living of Mahatma Gandhi & Eshwar Chandra Vidyasagar. We could understand that our silk robes are deceptive but only a noble heart opens our inward eye. It also teaches us that work is worship and self-help is best help. Many such values are presented in our Morning Assembly that would open our minds to lead a worthy life.