'अवशोषित करने वाला मन' (अब्जॉर्बेंट माइंड) हर बात को आसानी से अपना लेता है, हर चीज से उम्मीद बांधता है, अमीरी की तरह गरीबी को भी अपना लेता है, किसी भी धर्म को और अपने देशवासियों की आदतों व पूर्वाग्रहों को खुद में समाहित कर लेता है। यही तो बच्चा है!
The ‘absorbent mind’ welcomes everything, puts its hope in everything, accepts poverty equally with wealth, adopts any religion and the prejudices and habits of its countrymen, incarnating all in itself. This is the child!
The ‘absorbent mind’ welcomes everything, puts its hope in everything, accepts poverty equally with wealth, adopts any religion and the prejudices and habits of its countrymen, incarnating all in itself. This is the child!
लगभग यह कहा जा सकता है कि बच्चे के आस-पास के सौंदर्य और उसकी सक्रियता के बीच एक गणितीय संबंध है; वह बदसूरत माहौल की तुलना में किसी सुंदर परिवेश में कहीं अधिक स्वाभाविक रूप से नई चीज़ें सीखेगा।
It is almost possible to say that there is a mathematical relationship between the beauty of his surroundings and the activity of the child; he will make discoveries rather more voluntarily in a gracious setting than in an ugly one.
It is almost possible to say that there is a mathematical relationship between the beauty of his surroundings and the activity of the child; he will make discoveries rather more voluntarily in a gracious setting than in an ugly one.
कोई भी व्यक्ति तब तक स्वतंत्र नहीं हो सकता जब तक वह आत्मनिर्भर न हो। इसलिए, बच्चे की व्यक्तिगत स्वतंत्रता के पहले सक्रिय रूपों को इस तरह से निर्देशित किया जाना चाहिए कि इस गतिविधि के माध्यमથી वह आत्मनिर्भरता तक पहुँच सके।
No one can be free unless he is independent. Therefore, the first active manifestations of the child's individual liberty must be so guided that through this activity he may arrive at independence.
No one can be free unless he is independent. Therefore, the first active manifestations of the child's individual liberty must be so guided that through this activity he may arrive at independence.
जीवित प्राणियों की देखभाल करना बच्चे के मन की सबसे तीव्र प्रवृत्तियों में से एक को संतुष्टि प्रदान करता है। दूरदर्शिता की भावना को जगाने के लिए इससे बेहतर उपाय और कोई नहीं हो सकता।
Solicitous care for living things affords satisfaction to one of the most lively instincts of the child's mind. Nothing is better calculated than this to awaken an attitude of foresight.
Solicitous care for living things affords satisfaction to one of the most lively instincts of the child's mind. Nothing is better calculated than this to awaken an attitude of foresight.
बच्चे की सक्रियता को हमेशा उसकी जीवन-शक्ति की अभिव्यक्ति के रूप में देखा गया है।
The activity of the child has always been looked upon as an expression of his vitality.
The activity of the child has always been looked upon as an expression of his vitality.
मानव व्यक्तित्व की महानता जन्म के समय से ही शुरू हो जाती है।
The greatness of the human personality begins at the hour of birth.
The greatness of the human personality begins at the hour of birth.
चूँकि इच्छाशक्ति गति या कर्म के माध्यम से ही खुद को चरितार्थ करती है, इसलिए हमें अपनी इच्छाशक्ति को कार्यों में बदलने के बच्चे के प्रयासों में उसका साथ देना चाहिए।
Since it is through movement that the will realises itself, we should assist a child in his attempts to put his will into act.
Since it is through movement that the will realises itself, we should assist a child in his attempts to put his will into act.
प्रेम का अध्ययन और उसका सदुपयोग हमें उस स्रोत तक ले जाएगा जहाँ से वह उत्पन्न होता है, यानी 'बच्चा'।
The study of love and its utilization will lead us to the source from which it springs, The Child.
The study of love and its utilization will lead us to the source from which it springs, The Child.
बच्चे के माता-पिता उसके रचयिता नहीं बल्कि संरक्षक हैं।
The child’s parents are not his makers but his guardians.
The child’s parents are not his makers but his guardians.
ऐसी कई बातें हैं जो कोई शिक्षक तीन साल के बच्चे को नहीं समझा सकता, लेकिन पाँच साल का बच्चा उन्हें आसानी से समझ सकता है।
There are many things which no teacher can convey to a child of three, but a child of five can do it with ease.
There are many things which no teacher can convey to a child of three, but a child of five can do it with ease.
इसलिए हमें अपने भविष्य के जीवन की दिशा तय करने के लिए एक कुंजी के रूप में बच्चे की ओर देखना होगा।
We must therefore turn to the child as to the key to the fate of our future life.
We must therefore turn to the child as to the key to the fate of our future life.
मनुष्य की आत्मा — विशेषकर बचपन में — कितनी बार कुंठित हो जाती है क्योंकि उसे प्रकृति के संपर्क में आने का अवसर नहीं दिया जाता।
How often is the soul of man - especially in childhood - deprived because he is not allowed to come in contact with nature.
How often is the soul of man - especially in childhood - deprived because he is not allowed to come in contact with nature.
जीवन को सहारा देना और साथ ही उसे पूरी स्वतंत्रता देना, यही एक शिक्षक का मूल कर्तव्य है।
To aid life, leaving it free, however, that is the basic task of the educator.
To aid life, leaving it free, however, that is the basic task of the educator.
बच्चा शून्य से शुरुआत करता है और अकेले ही आगे बढ़ता है। संवेदनशील चरण इसी बात के इर्द-गिर्द घूमते हैं कि बच्चा चीजों को कैसे समझता है। यह समझ ही उसे शुरुआती बल और ऊर्जा देती है, और बच्चा अपनी समझ को विकसित करने और उसपर अमल करने के लिए अपने शुरुआती अनुभवों को आत्मसात करता है।
A child starts from nothing and advances alone. It is the child's reason about which the sensitive periods revolve. The reason provides the initial force and energy, and a child absorbs his first images to assist the reason and act on it.
A child starts from nothing and advances alone. It is the child's reason about which the sensitive periods revolve. The reason provides the initial force and energy, and a child absorbs his first images to assist the reason and act on it.
इसलिए, विकास और मानसिक प्रगति इन तीनों से निर्देशित होती है: आत्मसात करने वाला मन, आंतरिक क्षमताएँ (नेबुला) और संवेदनशील चरण, जो अपनी-अपनी कार्यप्रणालियों के साथ काम करते हैं। ये विशेषताएँ आनुवंशिक होती हैं और मानव जाति की पहचान हैं। लेकिन इनसे जो अपेक्षाएँ हैं, वे तभी पूरी हो सकती हैं जब बच्चे को उसके परिवेश में स्वतंत्र रूप से गतिविधियाँ करने का अवसर मिले।
Growth and psychic development are therefore guided by: the absorbent mind, the nebulae and the sensitive periods, with their respective mechanisms. It is these that are hereditary and characteristic of the human species. But the promise they hold can only be fulfilled through the experience of free activity conducted in the environment.
Growth and psychic development are therefore guided by: the absorbent mind, the nebulae and the sensitive periods, with their respective mechanisms. It is these that are hereditary and characteristic of the human species. But the promise they hold can only be fulfilled through the experience of free activity conducted in the environment.
बच्चा हर तरह की कठिनाई को सहन कर लेता है।
The child endures all things.
The child endures all things.
जब किसी बच्चे को थोड़ी सी भी छूट दी जाती है, तो वह तुरंत चिल्ला उठता है, "मैं यह खुद करूँगा!" लेकिन हमारे उन स्कूलों में, जहाँ का माहौल बच्चों की ज़रूरतों के अनुसार ढला है, वे कहते हैं, "इसे अकेले करने में मेरी मदद कीजिए।" और ये शब्द उनकी अंदरूनी ज़रूरतों को बयां करते हैं।
When a child is given a little leeway, he will at once shout, "I want to do it!" But in our schools, which have an environment adapted to children's needs, they say, "Help me to do it alone." And these words reveal their inner needs.
When a child is given a little leeway, he will at once shout, "I want to do it!" But in our schools, which have an environment adapted to children's needs, they say, "Help me to do it alone." And these words reveal their inner needs.
सुंदरता विरोधाभास में नहीं, बल्कि सामंजस्य में निहित है; और सामंजस्य का अर्थ है परिष्कार। इसलिए, यदि हम सामंजस्य को समझना चाहते हैं, तो हमारी इंद्रियों में भी उतनी ही परिपक्वता होनी चाहिए।
Beauty lies in harmony, not in contrast; and harmony is refinement; therefore, there must be a fineness of the senses if we are to appreciate harmony.
Beauty lies in harmony, not in contrast; and harmony is refinement; therefore, there must be a fineness of the senses if we are to appreciate harmony.
विकास के शुरुआती दौर में ही उपेक्षित रह जाने वाली मानवता, आगे चलकर खुद अपने अस्तित्व के लिए सबसे बड़ा खतरा बन जाती है।
A humankind abandoned in its earlier formative stage becomes its own greatest threat to survival.
A humankind abandoned in its earlier formative stage becomes its own greatest threat to survival.
यह मानव स्वभाव में नहीं है कि सभी मनुष्य विकास के एक ही मार्ग पर चलें, जैसा कि एक ही प्रजाति के जानवर करते हैं।
It is not in human nature for all men to tread the same path of development, as animals do of a single species.
It is not in human nature for all men to tread the same path of development, as animals do of a single species.
स्वतंत्रता को हासिल करने की बच्चे की ये जीतें ही उसके 'प्राकृतिक विकास' के बुनियादी कदम हैं।
The child's conquests of independence are the basic steps in what is called his 'natural development'.
The child's conquests of independence are the basic steps in what is called his 'natural development'.
व्यक्ति के विकास को उत्तरोत्तर उच्च स्तरों पर नए जन्मों की एक श्रृंखला के रूप में वर्णित किया जा सकता है।
The development of the individual can be described as a succession of new births at consecutively higher levels.
The development of the individual can be described as a succession of new births at consecutively higher levels.
बच्चे को उसके अपने आत्म-सम्मान का अहसास कराइए, और वह स्वतंत्र हो जाएगा। बच्चे को जो कुछ भी दिया जाना चाहिए, उसकी कोई सीमा नहीं है, क्योंकि उसकी चुनी हुई गतिविधियों का दायरा असीम होगा।
Bring the child to the consciousness of his own dignity, and he will be free. We see no limit to what should be offered to the child, for his will be an immense field of chosen activity.
Bring the child to the consciousness of his own dignity, and he will be free. We see no limit to what should be offered to the child, for his will be an immense field of chosen activity.
मान लीजिए मैं कहूँ कि एक ऐसा ग्रह है जहाँ न कोई स्कूल हैं और न शिक्षक, जहाँ पढ़ाई का कोई नामोनिशान नहीं है, और फिर भी वहाँ के निवासी — बिना कुछ किए, बस सामान्य रूप से जीते-चलते हुए — सब कुछ जान जाते हैं, और सारा ज्ञान उनके भीतर समाहित होता है; तो क्या आपको यह किसी कहानी जैसा नहीं लगेगा? खैर, जो बात इतनी काल्पनिक और किसी उर्वर कल्पना की उपज लगती है, वह शत-प्रतिशत सच है। यही बच्चे के सीखने का अपना तरीका है।
Supposing I said there was a planet without schools or teachers, where study was unknown, and yet the inhabitants -- doing nothing but live and walk about -- came to know all things, to carry in their minds the whole of learning; would you not think I was romancing? Well, just this, which seems so fanciful as to be nothing but the invention of a fertile imagination, is a reality. It is the child's way of learning.
Supposing I said there was a planet without schools or teachers, where study was unknown, and yet the inhabitants -- doing nothing but live and walk about -- came to know all things, to carry in their minds the whole of learning; would you not think I was romancing? Well, just this, which seems so fanciful as to be nothing but the invention of a fertile imagination, is a reality. It is the child's way of learning.
अब बच्चे ऐसे काम कर रहे हैं मानो मेरा कोई वजूद ही न हो।
The children are now working as if I did not exist.
The children are now working as if I did not exist.
'शिक्षा' शब्द का अर्थ केवल पढ़ाना नहीं, बल्कि बच्चे के मानसिक विकास में सहायता करना होना चाहिए।
The word education must not be understood in the sense of teaching but of assisting the psychological development of the child.
The word education must not be understood in the sense of teaching but of assisting the psychological development of the child.
शिक्षक का काम यह देखना है कि बच्चा 'भलाई' को 'चुपचाप बैठे रहने' से और 'बुराई' को 'सक्रियता' से न जोड़ ले, जैसा कि पुरानी अनुशासन की प्रणालियों में अक्सर होता था... एक ऐसा कमरा जहाँ सभी बच्चे बिना किसी उदंडता या रूखेपन के, समझदारी से और अपनी इच्छा से उपयोगी गतिविधियों में लगे हों, मेरे हिसाब से बेहद अनुशासित कक्षा होगी।
The task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good with immobility, and evil with activity, as often happens in old-time discipline . . . A room in which all the children move about usefully, intelligently, and voluntarily, without committing any rough or rude act, would seem to me a classroom very well disciplined indeed.
The task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good with immobility, and evil with activity, as often happens in old-time discipline . . . A room in which all the children move about usefully, intelligently, and voluntarily, without committing any rough or rude act, would seem to me a classroom very well disciplined indeed.
सुसमाचार के सजीव वर्णन के अनुसार, हमें हर गरीब, हर कैदी और हर पीड़ित में छिपे ईसा मसीह की सहायता करनी चाहिए। लेकिन यदि हम उस अद्भुत प्रसंग का सार निकालकर उसे बच्चे पर लागू करें, तो हम पाएंगे कि ईसा मसीह बच्चे के रूप में आकर सभी मनुष्यों की सहायता करते हैं।
In the vivid description of the Gospel, it would seem that we must help the Christ hidden in every poor man, in every prisioner, in every sufferer. But if we paraphrased the marvelous scene and applied it to the child, we should find that Christ goes to help all men in the form of the child.
In the vivid description of the Gospel, it would seem that we must help the Christ hidden in every poor man, in every prisioner, in every sufferer. But if we paraphrased the marvelous scene and applied it to the child, we should find that Christ goes to help all men in the form of the child.
तीन साल की उम्र तक बच्चा एक इंसान के रूप में अपने व्यक्तित्व की नींव रख चुका होता है, और उसके बाद ही उसे विशेष शैक्षणिक माहौल के सहारे की आवश्यकता होती है। उसने इतनी बड़ी उपलब्धियाँ हासिल कर ली होती हैं कि यह आसानी से कहा जा सकता है: जो बच्चा तीन साल की उम्र में स्कूल जाता है, वह पहले से ही एक छोटे इंसान की तरह परिपक्व होता है।
By the age of three, the child has already laid down the foundations of his personality as a human being, and only then does he need the help of special scholastic influences. So great are the conquests he has made that one may well say: the child who goes to school at three is already a little man.
By the age of three, the child has already laid down the foundations of his personality as a human being, and only then does he need the help of special scholastic influences. So great are the conquests he has made that one may well say: the child who goes to school at three is already a little man.
मनुष्य वैसा नहीं बनता जो शिक्षक उसे पढ़ाते हैं, बल्कि वह वैसा बनता है जो वह खुद अपने कर्मों से करता है।
A man is not what he is because of the teachers he has had, but because of what he has done
A man is not what he is because of the teachers he has had, but because of what he has done
अनुशासनहीन बच्चा दूसरों के साथ मिलकर काम करने से अनुशासन सीख जाता है; इसके लिए उसे यह बार-बार बताने की ज़रूरत नहीं होती कि वह शरारती है।
The undisciplined child enters into discipline by working in the company of others; not being told he is naughty.” “Discipline is, therefore, primarily a learning experience and less a punitive experience if appropriately dealt with.
The undisciplined child enters into discipline by working in the company of others; not being told he is naughty.” “Discipline is, therefore, primarily a learning experience and less a punitive experience if appropriately dealt with.
एकाग्रता जीवन का एक हिस्सा है। यह किसी शिक्षण पद्धति का परिणाम नहीं है।
Concentration is a part of life. It is not the consequence of a method of education.
Concentration is a part of life. It is not the consequence of a method of education.
बहुत से लोग ऐसा मानते हैं, और मैं भी उनमें से हूँ, कि जीवन का सबसे महत्वपूर्ण हिस्सा विश्वविद्यालय की पढ़ाई का दौर नहीं है, बल्कि पहला दौर है—जन्म से लेकर छह वर्ष की आयु तक। क्योंकि यही वह समय होता है जब मनुष्य की बुद्धि, जो उसका सबसे बड़ा साधन है, का निर्माण हो रहा होता है। और केवल उसकी बुद्धि का ही नहीं, बल्कि उसकी मानसिक शक्तियों की समग्रता का भी निर्माण होता है।
There are many who hold, as I do, that the most important part of life is not the age of university studies, but the first one, the period from birth to the age of six. For that is the time when a man's intelligence itself, his greatest implement, is being formed. But not only his intelligence; the full totality of his psychic powers.
There are many who hold, as I do, that the most important part of life is not the age of university studies, but the first one, the period from birth to the age of six. For that is the time when a man's intelligence itself, his greatest implement, is being formed. But not only his intelligence; the full totality of his psychic powers.
एक बच्चा अपने शुरुआती वर्षों में, जब वह केवल दो वर्ष या थोड़ा सा बड़ा होता है, अपनी अचेतन ग्रहण शक्ति के बल पर अद्भुत उपलब्धियां हासिल करने में सक्षम होता है, भले ही वह खुद अभी चलने-फिरने में पूरी तरह समर्थ न हो। तीन वर्ष की आयु के बाद वह अपने आसपास के परिवेश की खोज करने के अपने प्रयासों के माध्यम से बड़ी संख्या में अवधारणाएँ सीखने में सक्षम हो जाता है। इस अवधि में वह अपनी खुद की गतिविधियों के माध्यम से चीजों को समझता है और उन्हें अपने मन में आत्मसात कर लेता है।
A child in his earliest years, when he is only two or a little more, is capable of tremendous achievements simply through his unconscious power of absorption, though he is himself still immobile. After the age of three he is able to acquire a great number of concepts through his own efforts in exploring his surroundings. In this period he lays hold of things through his own activity and assimilates them into his mind.
A child in his earliest years, when he is only two or a little more, is capable of tremendous achievements simply through his unconscious power of absorption, though he is himself still immobile. After the age of three he is able to acquire a great number of concepts through his own efforts in exploring his surroundings. In this period he lays hold of things through his own activity and assimilates them into his mind.
जन्म से ही एक नई शिक्षा व्यवस्था का निर्माण किया जाना चाहिए। शिक्षा का पुनर्निर्माण प्रकृति के नियमों पर आधारित होना चाहिए, न कि वयस्क समाज की पहले से बनी धारणाओं और पूर्वग्रहों पर।
A new education from birth onwards must be built up. Education must be reconstructed and based on the law of nature and not on the preconceived notions and prejudices of adult society.
A new education from birth onwards must be built up. Education must be reconstructed and based on the law of nature and not on the preconceived notions and prejudices of adult society.
यदि सहायता और उद्धार आना है, तो वे केवल बच्चों से ही आ सकते हैं, क्योंकि बच्चे ही मनुष्यों के निर्माता हैं।
If help and salvation are to come they can only come from the children, for the children are the makers of men.
If help and salvation are to come they can only come from the children, for the children are the makers of men.
सक्रिय रूप से अनुशासित होने के लिए बच्चे को जो सबसे पहली बात सीखनी चाहिए, वह है अच्छे और बुरे के बीच का अंतर।
The first idea that the child must acquire, in order to be actively disciplined, is that of the difference between good and evil.
The first idea that the child must acquire, in order to be actively disciplined, is that of the difference between good and evil.
इसलिए यह आवश्यक है कि बच्चे को उसकी प्रकृति के नियमों के अनुसार विकसित होने की संभावना दी जाए, ताकि वह मजबूत बन सके, और एक बार मजबूत हो जाने के बाद, वह उससे भी अधिक कर सके जिसकी हम उसके लिए उम्मीद करने की हिम्मत भी नहीं रखते थे।
It is necessary, then, to give the child the possibility of developing according to the laws of his nature, so that he can become strong, and, having become strong, can do even more than we dared hope for him.
It is necessary, then, to give the child the possibility of developing according to the laws of his nature, so that he can become strong, and, having become strong, can do even more than we dared hope for him.
बौद्धिक कार्य में स्वतंत्रता ही आंतरिक अनुशासन का आधार पाई जाती है।
Freedom in intellectual work is found to be the basis of internal discipline.
Freedom in intellectual work is found to be the basis of internal discipline.
बच्चे को मन की सामग्री मत दी उस सामग्री को व्यवस्थित करने का क्रम दीजिए।
Do not offer the child the content of the mind, but the order for that content.
Do not offer the child the content of the mind, but the order for that content.
हम किसी से 'अवलोकन करो' कहकर पर्यवेक्षक नहीं बना सकते, बल्कि उन्हें अवलोकन करने की शक्ति और साधन देकर ही ऐसा कर सकते हैं, और ये साधन इंद्रियों की शिक्षा के माध्यम से प्राप्त होते हैं।
We cannot create observers by saying 'observe,' but by giving them the power and the means for this observation and these means are procured through education of the senses.
We cannot create observers by saying 'observe,' but by giving them the power and the means for this observation and these means are procured through education of the senses.
जब मानसिक विकास पर चर्चा होती है, तो कई लोग कहते हैं, 'इसमें गति या हलचल कहाँ से आ गई? हम तो मन की बात कर रहे हैं।' और जब हम बौद्धिक गतिविधि के बारे में सोचते हैं, तो हम हमेशा यही कल्पना करते हैं कि लोग चुपचाप, बिना हिले-डुले बैठे हैं। लेकिन मानसिक विकास का संबंध गति से होना चाहिए और यह उस पर निर्भर भी है। यह अत्यंत महत्वपूर्ण है कि शैक्षिक सिद्धांत और अभ्यास इसी विचार से निर्देशित हों।
When mental development is under discussion, there are many who say, 'How does movement come into it? We are talking about the mind.' And when we think of intellectual activity, we always imagine people sitting still, motionless. But mental development must be connected with movement and be dependent on it. It is vital that educational theory and practice should be informed by that idea.
When mental development is under discussion, there are many who say, 'How does movement come into it? We are talking about the mind.' And when we think of intellectual activity, we always imagine people sitting still, motionless. But mental development must be connected with movement and be dependent on it. It is vital that educational theory and practice should be informed by that idea.
जो वयस्क यह नहीं समझता कि बच्चे को अपने हाथों का उपयोग करने की आवश्यकता है और जो इसे काम करने की प्रवृत्ति की पहली अभिव्यक्ति के रूप में स्वीकार नहीं करता, वह बच्चे के विकास में एक बाधा बन सकता है।
An adult who does not understand that a child needs to use his hands and does not recognize this as the first manifestation of an instinct for work can be an obstacle to the child's development
An adult who does not understand that a child needs to use his hands and does not recognize this as the first manifestation of an instinct for work can be an obstacle to the child's development
युद्ध को रोकना राजनेताओं का काम है, शांति स्थापित करना शिक्षाविदों का काम है।
Preventing war is the work of politicians, establishing peace is the work of educationists.
Preventing war is the work of politicians, establishing peace is the work of educationists.
यदि शिक्षा को हमेशा ज्ञान के मात्र हस्तांतरण जैसी पुरानी और पुरानी रुढ़िवादी लाइनों पर ही सोचा जाएगा, तो मानव के भविष्य को बेहतर बनाने के मामले में इससे बहुत कम उम्मीद की जा सकती है। क्योंकि ज्ञान को आगे बढ़ाने का क्या फायदा यदि व्यक्ति का समग्र विकास ही पिछड़ जाए?
If education is always to be conceived along the same antiquated lines of a mere transmission of knowledge, there is little to be hoped from it in the bettering of man's future. For what is the use of transmitting knowledge if the individual's total development lags behind?
If education is always to be conceived along the same antiquated lines of a mere transmission of knowledge, there is little to be hoped from it in the bettering of man's future. For what is the use of transmitting knowledge if the individual's total development lags behind?
यदि ब्रह्मांड का विचार बच्चे के सामने सही तरीके से रखा जाए, तो यह उसके लिए केवल उसकी रुचि जगाने से कहीं अधिक काम करेगा, क्योंकि यह उसके मन में प्रशंसा और विस्मय पैदा करेगा—एक ऐसा भाव जो किसी भी रुचि से कहीं अधिक ऊंचा और संतोषजनक होता है।
If the idea of the universe is presented to the child in the right way, it will do more for him than just arouse his interest, for it will create in him admiration and wonder, a feeling loftier than any interest and more satisfying.
If the idea of the universe is presented to the child in the right way, it will do more for him than just arouse his interest, for it will create in him admiration and wonder, a feeling loftier than any interest and more satisfying.
वह इस स्वतंत्रता को कैसे प्राप्त करता है? वह निरंतर सक्रियता के माध्यम से ऐसा करता है। वह स्वतंत्र कैसे बनता है? निरंतर प्रयास के माध्यम से। हम जानते हैं कि विकास गतिविधि का परिणाम होता है। हमारा वातावरण ऐसे कारणों से भरपूर होना चाहिए जो गतिविधि में रुचि पैदा करें और बच्चे को अपने खुद के अनुभव करने के लिए आमंत्रित करें।
How does he achieve this independence? He does it by means of a continuous activity. How does he become free? By means of constant effort. we know that development results from activity. The environment must be rich in motives which lend interest to activity and invite the child to conduct his own experiences.
How does he achieve this independence? He does it by means of a continuous activity. How does he become free? By means of constant effort. we know that development results from activity. The environment must be rich in motives which lend interest to activity and invite the child to conduct his own experiences.
जब शिक्षिका हमारे स्कूलों में काम शुरू करती है, तो उसके मन में इस बात का अटूट विश्वास होना the चाहिए कि बच्चा काम के माध्यम से ही खुद को उजागर करेगा।
The teacher, when she begins work in our schools, must have a kind of faith that the child will reveal himself through work.
The teacher, when she begins work in our schools, must have a kind of faith that the child will reveal himself through work.
स्वतंत्रता कोई स्थिर स्थिति नहीं है; यह एक निरंतर चलने वाली विजय है, और न केवल स्वतंत्रता बल्कि शक्ति, और अपनी शक्तियों को परिपूर्ण करने के लिए भी इस निरंतर परिश्रम के मार्ग पर चलना आवश्यक है।
Independence is not a static condition; it is a continuous conquest, and in order to reach not only freedom, but also strength, and the perfecting on one's powers, it is necessary to follow this path of unremitting toil.
Independence is not a static condition; it is a continuous conquest, and in order to reach not only freedom, but also strength, and the perfecting on one's powers, it is necessary to follow this path of unremitting toil.
शिक्षक का सबसे पहला कर्तव्य पर्यावरण की देखरेख करना है, और यह बाकी सभी चीजों से पहले आता है। इसका प्रभाव अप्रत्यक्ष होता है, लेकिन जब तक इसे अच्छी तरह से न किया जाए, तब तक किसी भी प्रकार के—चाहे वे शारीरिक, बौद्धिक या आध्यात्मिक हों—प्रभावी और स्थायी परिणाम नहीं मिलेंगे।
The teacher’s first duty is to watch over the environment, and this takes precedence over all the rest. It’s influence is indirect, but unless it be well done there will be no effective and permanent results of any kind, physical, intellectual or spiritual.
The teacher’s first duty is to watch over the environment, and this takes precedence over all the rest. It’s influence is indirect, but unless it be well done there will be no effective and permanent results of any kind, physical, intellectual or spiritual.
एक वर्ष की आयु में बच्चा अपना पहला सचेत शब्द बोलता है—उसकी बड़बड़ाहट का कोई उद्देश्य होता है, और यह इरादा सचेत बुद्धि का प्रमाण है। वह इस बात को अधिकाधिक समझने लगता है कि भाषा का संबंध उसके परिवेश से है, और इसे सचेत रूप से सीखने की उसकी इच्छा भी बढ़ती जाती है। अवचेतन रूप से और बिना किसी बाहरी मदद के, वह सीखने के लिए खुद को झोंक देता है, और यह प्रयास उसकी सफलता को और भी अधिक आश्चर्यजनक बना देता है।
At one year of age the child says his first intentional wordhis babbling has a purpose, and this intention is a proof of conscious intelligenceHe becomes ever more aware that language refers to his surroundings, and his wish to master it consciously becomes also greater.Subconsciously and unaided, he strains himself to learn, and this effort makes his success all the more astonishing.
At one year of age the child says his first intentional wordhis babbling has a purpose, and this intention is a proof of conscious intelligenceHe becomes ever more aware that language refers to his surroundings, and his wish to master it consciously becomes also greater.Subconsciously and unaided, he strains himself to learn, and this effort makes his success all the more astonishing.
वैज्ञानिक क्या है?... हम उस व्यक्ति को वैज्ञानिक नाम देते हैं जो प्रयोग को जीवन की गहरी सच्चाई का पता लगाने, उसके आकर्षक रहस्यों से पर्दा उठाने का एक साधन मानता है, और जो इस खोज में, प्रकृति के रहस्यों के प्रति अपने भीतर एक ऐसा गहरा प्रेम महसूस करता है जो खुद के होने के विचार को भी मिटा देता है।
What is a scientist?... We give the name scientist to the type of man who has felt experiment to be a means guiding him to search out the deep truth of life, to lift a veil from its fascinating secrets, and who, in this pursuit, has felt arising within him a love for the mysteries of nature, so passionate as to annihilate the thought of himself.
What is a scientist?... We give the name scientist to the type of man who has felt experiment to be a means guiding him to search out the deep truth of life, to lift a veil from its fascinating secrets, and who, in this pursuit, has felt arising within him a love for the mysteries of nature, so passionate as to annihilate the thought of himself.
वयस्क बच्चे को एक ऐसी खाली चीज के रूप में देखते हैं जिसे उनके अपने प्रयासों से भरा जाना लाज़मी है, एक ऐसी सुस्त और लाचार चीज के रूप में जिसके लिए उन्हें सब कुछ करना चाहिए, और एक ऐसी चीज के रूप में जिसके पास कोई आंतरिक मार्गदर्शक नहीं है और जिसे हर वक्त अंदरूनी दिशा-निर्देश की जरूरत है। ...जो वयस्क इस तरह से व्यवहार करता है, भले ही वह इस बात से पूरी तरह आश्वस्त हो कि वह अपने बच्चे के प्रति उत्साह, प्रेम और त्याग की भावना से ओत-प्रोत है, वह अनजाने में ही बच्चे के अपने व्यक्तित्व के विकास को दबा रहा होता है।
Adults look upon a child as something empty that is to be filled through their own efforts, as something inert and helpless for which they must do everything, as something lacking an inner guide and in constant need of inner direction. . . . An adult who acts in this way, even though he may be convinced that he is filled with zeal, love, and a spirit of sacrifice on behalf of his child, unconsciously suppresses the development of the child's own personality.
Adults look upon a child as something empty that is to be filled through their own efforts, as something inert and helpless for which they must do everything, as something lacking an inner guide and in constant need of inner direction. . . . An adult who acts in this way, even though he may be convinced that he is filled with zeal, love, and a spirit of sacrifice on behalf of his child, unconsciously suppresses the development of the child's own personality.
शिक्षा का उद्देश्य यह सिखाना नहीं होना चाहिए कि पर्यावरण को बेहतर बनाने के लिए मानवीय ऊर्जा का उपयोग कैसे किया जाए, क्योंकि अब हम आखिरकार यह समझने लगे हैं कि शिक्षा की आधारशिला मानव व्यक्तित्व का विकास है, और इस संबंध में शिक्षा मानव जाति के उद्धार के लिए तत्काल महत्वपूर्ण है।
The aim of education should not be to teach how to use human energies to improve the environment, for we are finally beginning to realize that the cornerstone of education is the development of the human personality, and that in this regard education is of immediate importance for the salvation of mankind.
The aim of education should not be to teach how to use human energies to improve the environment, for we are finally beginning to realize that the cornerstone of education is the development of the human personality, and that in this regard education is of immediate importance for the salvation of mankind.
बच्चा मानव जाति का आध्यात्मिक निर्माता है, और उसके स्वतंत्र विकास में आने वाली बाधाएं वे दीवारें हैं जिनमें मनुष्य की आत्मा कैद हो गई है।
The child is the spiritual builder of mankind, and obstacles to his free development are the stones in the wall by which the soul of man has become imprisoned.
The child is the spiritual builder of mankind, and obstacles to his free development are the stones in the wall by which the soul of man has become imprisoned.
लगभग डेढ़ वर्ष की आयु में, बच्चा एक और तथ्य की खोज करता है, और वह यह है कि हर चीज का अपना एक नाम होता है।
At about a year and a half, the child discovers another fact, and that is that each thing has its own name.
At about a year and a half, the child discovers another fact, and that is that each thing has its own name.
पर्यावरण निस्संदेह जीवन की घटनाओं में एक गौण कारक है; यह इसमें बदलाव ला सकता है क्योंकि यह मदद या बाधा बन सकता है, लेकिन यह कभी कुछ नया पैदा नहीं कर सकता।
Environment is undoubtedly a secondary factor in the phenomena of life; it can modify in that it can help or hinder, but it can never create.
Environment is undoubtedly a secondary factor in the phenomena of life; it can modify in that it can help or hinder, but it can never create.
यह प्रणाली जिसमें बच्चा लगातार अपने हाथों से वस्तुओं को हिलाता है और सक्रिय रूप से अपनी इंद्रियों का व्यायाम करता है, गणित के लिए बच्चे की विशेष योग्यता को भी ध्यान में रखती है। जब वे सामग्री को छोड़ते हैं, तो बच्चे बहुत आसानी से उस बिंदु पर पहुँच जाते हैं जहाँ वे इस प्रक्रिया को लिखकर व्यक्त करना चाहते हैं। इस प्रकार वे एक अमूर्त मानसिक प्रक्रिया को अंजाम दे सकते हैं और मानसिक गणनाओं के प्रति एक प्रकार का स्वाभाविक और स्वतःस्फूर्त झुकाव हासिल कर लेते हैं।
This system in which a child is constantly moving objects with his hands and actively exercising his senses, also takes into account a child's special aptitude for mathematics. When they leave the material, the children very easily reach the point where they wish to write out the operation. They can thus carryout an abstract mental operation and acquire a kind of natural and spontaneous inclination for mental calculations.
This system in which a child is constantly moving objects with his hands and actively exercising his senses, also takes into account a child's special aptitude for mathematics. When they leave the material, the children very easily reach the point where they wish to write out the operation. They can thus carryout an abstract mental operation and acquire a kind of natural and spontaneous inclination for mental calculations.
व्यवस्था अच्छाई नहीं है; लेकिन शायद यह उस तक पहुँचने का अनिवार्य मार्ग है।
Order is not goodness; but perhaps it is the indispensable road to arrive at it.
Order is not goodness; but perhaps it is the indispensable road to arrive at it.
यह बच्चे के शारीरिक रूप में नहीं बल्कि उसके मानसिक या आत्मिक रूप में है जो मानव जाति की बेहतरी के लिए एक मजबूत प्रेरणा प्रदान कर सकता है। यह बच्चे की आत्मा ही है जो मानव प्रगति के मार्ग को निर्धारित कर सकती है और शायद इसे सभ्यता के एक उच्च रूप तक ले जा सकती है।
It is not the child as a physical but as a psychic being that can provide a strong impetus to the betterment of mankind. It is the spirit of the child that can determine the course of human progress and lead it perhaps even to a higher form of civilization.
It is not the child as a physical but as a psychic being that can provide a strong impetus to the betterment of mankind. It is the spirit of the child that can determine the course of human progress and lead it perhaps even to a higher form of civilization.
बच्चों को केवल शरीर में ही नहीं बल्कि आत्मा में भी विकसित होना चाहिए, और माँ उस प्रिय संतान की रहस्यमय आध्यात्मिक यात्रा का अनुसरण करने के लिए तरसती है जो कल एक बुद्धिमान, दिव्य रचना यानी मनुष्य बनेगा।
Children must grow not only in the body but in the spirit, and the mother longs to follow the mysterious spiritual journey of the beloved one who to-morrow will be the intelligent, divine creation, man.
Children must grow not only in the body but in the spirit, and the mother longs to follow the mysterious spiritual journey of the beloved one who to-morrow will be the intelligent, divine creation, man.
हमारा उद्देश्य ज्ञान देना उतना नहीं है, जितना कि आध्यात्मिक ऊर्जा को उजागर करना और उसका विकास करना है।
Our goal is not so much the imparting of knowledge as the unveiling and developing of spiritual energy.
Our goal is not so much the imparting of knowledge as the unveiling and developing of spiritual energy.
जब हम कोई नए विचार देना चाहते हैं, किसी समाज की आदतों और रीति-रिवाजों को बदलना या सुधारना चाहते हैं, या उसकी राष्ट्रीय विशेषताओं में नई जान फूंकना चाहते हैं, तो हमें बच्चों को अपना माध्यम बनाना होगा; क्योंकि वयस्कों के साथ बहुत कुछ हासिल नहीं किया जा सकता।
When we want to infuse new ideas, to modify or better the habits and customs of a people, to breathe new vigor into its national traits, we must use the children as our vehicle; for little can be accomplished with adults.
When we want to infuse new ideas, to modify or better the habits and customs of a people, to breathe new vigor into its national traits, we must use the children as our vehicle; for little can be accomplished with adults.
कोई भी तब तक स्वतंत्र नहीं हो सकता जब तक वह आत्मनिर्भर न हो... वास्तव में, जिस व्यक्ति की सेवा की जाती है, उसकी स्वतंत्रता सीमित हो जाती है।
No one can be free unless he is independent... In reality, he who is served is limited in his independence.
No one can be free unless he is independent... In reality, he who is served is limited in his independence.
काम की व्यवस्था के बिना स्वतंत्रता का कोई अर्थ नहीं है। काम के साधन के बिना स्वतंत्र छोड़ा गया बच्चा बर्बाद हो जाएगा, ठीक उसी तरह जैसे पोषण के बिना स्वतंत्र छोड़ा गया नवजात शिशु भूख से मर जाएगा। इसलिए, [शिक्षा में] अच्छाई की इस नई संरचना की आधारशिला काम की व्यवस्था है, लेकिन उसका उपयोग करने की स्वतंत्रता के बिना वह व्यवस्था भी व्यर्थ होगी।
Freedom without organization of work would be useless. The child left free without means of work would go to waste, just as a new-born baby, if left free without nourishment, would die of starvation.The organization of the work, therefore, is the cornerstone of this new structure of goodness [in education], but even that organization would be in vain without the liberty to make use of it.
Freedom without organization of work would be useless. The child left free without means of work would go to waste, just as a new-born baby, if left free without nourishment, would die of starvation.The organization of the work, therefore, is the cornerstone of this new structure of goodness [in education], but even that organization would be in vain without the liberty to make use of it.
जिस किसी ने भी वास्तव में कुछ महान या सफल किया है, उसने कभी भी सिर्फ इसलिए ऐसा नहीं किया कि वह जिसे हम 'पुरस्कार' कहते हैं उससे आकर्षित था या जिसे हम 'दण्ड' कहते हैं उससे डरता था।
No one who has ever done anything really great or successful has ever done it simply because he was attracted by what we call a 'reward' or by the fear of what we call a 'punishment.'
No one who has ever done anything really great or successful has ever done it simply because he was attracted by what we call a 'reward' or by the fear of what we call a 'punishment.'
बच्चे की महान रचनात्मक ऊर्जाएँ... अब तक मातृत्व से जुड़ी धारणाओं के ढेर के नीचे छिपी रही हैं। हम कहा करते थे कि बच्चे को माँ ही गढ़ती है; क्योंकि वही उसे चलना, बोलना आदि सिखाती है। लेकिन इसमें से कुछ भी वास्तव में माँ द्वारा नहीं किया जाता। यह बच्चे की अपनी उपलब्धि है। माँ जिस शिशु को जन्म देती है, वह तो बस एक बच्चा होता है, लेकिन उस बच्चे से ही इंसान का निर्माण होता है। यदि माँ की मृत्यु भी हो जाए, तब भी बच्चा बड़ा होता है और इंसान को गढ़ने का अपना काम पूरा करता है।
The great constructive energies of the child ... have hitherto been concealed beneath an accumulation of ideas concerning motherhood. We used to say it was the mother who formed the child; for it is she who teaches him to walk, talk, and so on. But none of this is really done by the mother. It is an achievement of the child. What the mother brings forth is the baby, but it is the baby who produces the man. Should the mother die, the baby still grows up and completes his work of making the man.
The great constructive energies of the child ... have hitherto been concealed beneath an accumulation of ideas concerning motherhood. We used to say it was the mother who formed the child; for it is she who teaches him to walk, talk, and so on. But none of this is really done by the mother. It is an achievement of the child. What the mother brings forth is the baby, but it is the baby who produces the man. Should the mother die, the baby still grows up and completes his work of making the man.
इसलिए, बोलना सीखना और उसके साथ दूसरों के साथ समझदारी से बातचीत करने की जो क्षमता मिलती है, वह स्वतंत्रता की राह पर एक बेहद प्रभावशाली अगला कदम है... चलना सीखना विशेष रूप से महत्वपूर्ण है, न केवल इसलिए कि यह अत्यंत जटिल है, बल्कि इसलिए भी कि यह जीवन के पहले वर्ष में ही पूरा हो जाता है।
Learning to speak, therefore, and the power it brings of intelligent converse with others, is a most impressive further step along the path of independence ... Learning to walk is especially significant, not only because it is supremely complex, but because it is done in the first year of life.
Learning to speak, therefore, and the power it brings of intelligent converse with others, is a most impressive further step along the path of independence ... Learning to walk is especially significant, not only because it is supremely complex, but because it is done in the first year of life.
यदि हम उस धुंधले और दूर-अतीत को याद करने की कोशिश करें... तो ऐसा क्या है जो उन समयों को फिर से समझने में, और उनमें रहने वालों के जीवन की कल्पना करने में हमारी मदद करता है? यह उनकी कला है... यह हाथ का ही कमाल है, जो मन का साथी है, जिससे सभ्यता का उदय हुआ है।
If we try to think back to the dim and distant past... what is it that helps us reconstruct those times, and to picture the lives of those who lived in them? It is their art... It is thanks to the hand, the companion of the mind, that civilization has arisen.
If we try to think back to the dim and distant past... what is it that helps us reconstruct those times, and to picture the lives of those who lived in them? It is their art... It is thanks to the hand, the companion of the mind, that civilization has arisen.
छोटे बच्चों के लिए सबसे बड़ा पुरस्कार यह होता है कि वे हर विषय में एक नए चरण पर आगे बढ़ने में सक्षम हों। छोटे बच्चे के लिए यह किसी सज़ा से कम नहीं है कि उसे उपकरणों का उपयोग न करने दिया जाए बल्कि चुपचाप एक जगह बिठाए रखा जाए।
With younger children the greatest reward is to be able to pass on to a new stage in each subject. It is a punishment to a young child not to be allowed to use the apparatus but to sit still and do nothing.
With younger children the greatest reward is to be able to pass on to a new stage in each subject. It is a punishment to a young child not to be allowed to use the apparatus but to sit still and do nothing.
ब्रह्मांड को चलाने वाले नियम बच्चे के लिए इतने दिलचस्प और अद्भुत बनाए जा सकते हैं, जो खुद में मौजूद चीज़ों से भी अधिक दिलचस्प होते हैं, और वह पूछने लगता है: मैं कौन हूँ? इस अद्भुत ब्रह्मांड में मनुष्य का क्या कर्तव्य है? क्या हम यहाँ केवल अपने लिए जीते हैं, या हमारे करने के लिए इसके अलावा भी कुछ है? हम संघर्ष और लड़ाई-झगड़े क्यों करते हैं? अच्छा और बुरा क्या है? इस सबका अंत कहाँ होगा?
The laws governing the universe can be made interesting and wonderful to the child, more interesting even that things in themselves, and he begins to ask: What am I? What is the task of man in this wonderful universe? Do we merely live here for ourselves, or is there something more for us to do? Why do we struggle and fight? What is good and evil? Where will it all end?
The laws governing the universe can be made interesting and wonderful to the child, more interesting even that things in themselves, and he begins to ask: What am I? What is the task of man in this wonderful universe? Do we merely live here for ourselves, or is there something more for us to do? Why do we struggle and fight? What is good and evil? Where will it all end?
जन्म के समय, बच्चा एक व्यक्ति यानी अपनी माँ के गर्भ को छोड़ता है, और यह उसे उसकी शारीरिक क्रियाओं से स्वतंत्र करता है। इसके बाद शिशु को बाहरी दुनिया का सामना करने और उसे आत्मसात करने की एक तीव्र इच्छा या आवश्यकता से नवाज़ा जाता है। हम कह सकते हैं कि उसका जन्म 'विश्व विजय के मनोविज्ञान' के साथ होता है। अपने आस-पास जो कुछ भी वह पाता है, उसे आत्मसात करके, वह अपने व्यक्तित्व का निर्माण करता है।
At birth, the child leaves a person - his mother's womb - and this makes him independent of her bodily functions. The baby is next endowed with an urge, or need, to face the out world and to absorb it. We might say that he is born with 'the psychology of world conquest.' By absorbing what he finds about him, he forms his own personality.
At birth, the child leaves a person - his mother's womb - and this makes him independent of her bodily functions. The baby is next endowed with an urge, or need, to face the out world and to absorb it. We might say that he is born with 'the psychology of world conquest.' By absorbing what he finds about him, he forms his own personality.
बच्चा अनिवार्य रूप से मनुष्यों के इस समाज से अलग है और सुसमाचार के शब्दों में अपनी स्थिति को इस प्रकार व्यक्त कर सकता है: मेरा राज्य इस दुनिया का नहीं है
The child is essentially alien to this society of men and might express his position in the words of the Gospel: My kingdom is not of this world
The child is essentially alien to this society of men and might express his position in the words of the Gospel: My kingdom is not of this world
जिसकी सेवा की जाती है, उसकी स्वतंत्रता सीमित हो जाती है।
He who is served is limited in his independence.
He who is served is limited in his independence.
बच्चे की स्वतंत्रता की विजय जीवन के साथ उसके पहले परिचय से शुरू होती है। जैसे-जैसे उसका विकास होता है, वह खुद को परिपूर्ण करता है और अपने रास्ते में आने वाली हर बाधा को पार करता है। उसके भीतर एक प्राणवान शक्ति सक्रिय रहती है, जो उसके प्रयासों को उनके लक्ष्य की ओर ले जाती है। सर पर्सी नून द्वारा इस शक्ति को 'हॉर्मी' (horme) कहा गया है।
The child's conquest of independence begins with his first introduction to life. While he is developing, he perfects himself and overcomes every obstacle that he finds in his path. A vital force is active within him, and this guides his efforts towards their goal. It is a force called the 'horme', by Sir Percy Nunn.
The child's conquest of independence begins with his first introduction to life. While he is developing, he perfects himself and overcomes every obstacle that he finds in his path. A vital force is active within him, and this guides his efforts towards their goal. It is a force called the 'horme', by Sir Percy Nunn.
यदि कोई शैक्षिक कार्य प्रभावशाली होना है, तो वह केवल वही होगा जो जीवन के पूर्ण विकास में सहायता करने की प्रवृत्ति रखता हो। इस प्रकार मददगार बनने के लिए यह आवश्यक है कि स्वतःस्फूर्त गतिविधियों को रोकने और मनमाने कार्यों को थोपने से सख्ती से बचा जाए।
If an educational act is to be efficacious, it will be only that one which tends to help toward the complete unfolding of life. To be thus helpful it is necessary rigorously to avoid the arrest of spontaneous movements and the imposition of arbitrary tasks.
If an educational act is to be efficacious, it will be only that one which tends to help toward the complete unfolding of life. To be thus helpful it is necessary rigorously to avoid the arrest of spontaneous movements and the imposition of arbitrary tasks.
आमतौर पर जितना सोचा जाता है, बच्चा उससे कहीं अधिक आध्यात्मिक रूप से उन्नत होता है। वह अक्सर बहुत अधिक काम से नहीं, बल्कि ऐसे काम से पीड़ित होता है जो उसके योग्य नहीं होता।
The child is much more spiritually elevated than is usually supposed. He often suffers, not from too much work, but from work that is unworthy of him.
The child is much more spiritually elevated than is usually supposed. He often suffers, not from too much work, but from work that is unworthy of him.
बच्चों को आज़ाद रहने दीजिए, उनका हौसला बढ़ाइए; बारिश हो तो उन्हें बाहर भागने दीजिए; पानी का कोई छोटा सा गड्डा दिखे तो उनके जूते उतर जाने दीजिए; और जब घास ओस से भीगी हो, तो उन्हें उस पर नंगे पैर दौड़ने और थिरकने दीजिए; कोई पेड़ अपनी छाँह में सोने का न्योता दे तो उन्हें चैन से वहाँ आराम करने दीजिए; सुबह सूरज जब जगाए तो उन्हें खुलकर चिल्लाने और हँसने दीजिए।
Let the children be free; encourage them; let them run outside when it is raining; let them remove their shoes when they find a puddle of water; and when the grass of the meadows is wet with dew, let them run on it and trample it with their bare feet; let them rest peacefully when a tree invites them to sleep beneath its shade; let them shout and laugh when the sun wakes them in the morning.
Let the children be free; encourage them; let them run outside when it is raining; let them remove their shoes when they find a puddle of water; and when the grass of the meadows is wet with dew, let them run on it and trample it with their bare feet; let them rest peacefully when a tree invites them to sleep beneath its shade; let them shout and laugh when the sun wakes them in the morning.
यही शिक्षा है, जिसे जीवन में सहायता के रूप में समझा जाता है; जन्म से ही मिलने वाली एक ऐसी शिक्षा, जो एक शांत क्रांति को पोषित करती है और सभी को एक समान उद्देश्य में एकजुट करती है, उन्हें एक ही केंद्र की तरह आकर्षित करती है। माताओं, पिताओं, राजनेताओं: सभी को निर्माण के इस नाज़ुक काम के प्रति अपने सम्मान और सहयोग में एकजुट होना चाहिए, जिसे छोटा बच्चा एक आंतरिक मार्गदर्शक के संरक्षण में, एक गहरे मनोवैज्ञानिक रहस्य की गहराइयों में अंजाम देता है। यह मानवता के लिए एक उज्ज्वल नई आशा है।
This is education, understood as a help to life; an education from birth, which feeds a peaceful revolution and unites all in a common aim, attracting them as to a single centre. Mothers, fathers, politicians: all must combine in their respect and help for this delicate work of formation, which the little child carries on in the depth of a profound psychological mystery, under the tutelage of an inner guide. This is the bright new hope for mankind.
This is education, understood as a help to life; an education from birth, which feeds a peaceful revolution and unites all in a common aim, attracting them as to a single centre. Mothers, fathers, politicians: all must combine in their respect and help for this delicate work of formation, which the little child carries on in the depth of a profound psychological mystery, under the tutelage of an inner guide. This is the bright new hope for mankind.
किसी बच्चे की मदद करने के लिए हमें उसे ऐसा माहौल देना चाहिए जो उसके स्वतंत्र विकास में सहायक हो।
To assist a child we must provide him with an environment which will enable him to develop freely.
To assist a child we must provide him with an environment which will enable him to develop freely.
शिक्षक का कर्तव्य यह देखना है कि बच्चा अच्छाई को स्थिरता से और बुराई को सक्रियता से भ्रमित न करे।
The task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good with immobility and evil with activity.
The task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good with immobility and evil with activity.
मोंटेसरी कक्षा में एक गहरे अपनेपन और समुदाय की भावना होती है, जहाँ अलग-अलग उम्र के बच्चे मुकाबले की भावना के बजाय आपसी सहयोग से काम करते हैं। यहाँ माहौल का और एक-दूसरे का सम्मान किया जाता है, जो इस समुदाय के भीतर आज़ादी के अनुभव से पैदा होता है।
There is a great sense of community within the Montessori classroom, where children of differing ages work together in an atmosphere of cooperation rather than competitiveness. There is respect for the environment and for the individuals within it, which comes through experience of freedom within the community.
There is a great sense of community within the Montessori classroom, where children of differing ages work together in an atmosphere of cooperation rather than competitiveness. There is respect for the environment and for the individuals within it, which comes through experience of freedom within the community.
ब्रह्मांडीय योजना की दृष्टि रखना, जिसमें जीवन का प्रत्येक रूप उन निर्देशित गतिविधियों पर निर्भर करता है जिनके प्रभाव उनके सचेत उद्देश्य से परे होते हैं, का अर्थ है बच्चे के काम को समझना और उसका बेहतर मार्गदर्शन करने में सक्षम होना।
To have a vision of the cosmic plan, in which every form of life depends on directed movements which have effects beyond their conscious aim, is to understand the child's work and be able to guide it better.
To have a vision of the cosmic plan, in which every form of life depends on directed movements which have effects beyond their conscious aim, is to understand the child's work and be able to guide it better.
हाथ जो काम करता है, मन उसे हमेशा याद रखता है।
What the hand does the mind remembers.
What the hand does the mind remembers.
यदि हम, व्यक्तिगत अनुशासन स्थापित करने के बाद, बच्चों को व्यवस्थित कर सकें, प्रत्येक को उसके अपने स्थान पर भेज सकें, और उन्हें यह समझाने की कोशिश कर सकें कि इस प्रकार अपनी जगह पर होने पर वे कितने अच्छे लगते हैं, और यह कि व्यवस्थित रूप से अपनी जगह पर होना एक अच्छी बात है...
If we can, when we have established individual discipline, arrange the children, sending each one to his own place, in order, trying to make them understand the idea that thus placed they look well, and that it is a good thing to be placed in order . . .
If we can, when we have established individual discipline, arrange the children, sending each one to his own place, in order, trying to make them understand the idea that thus placed they look well, and that it is a good thing to be placed in order . . .
जिस बच्चे ने अपने आसपास की दुनिया और सभी जीवों के प्रति गहरा प्रेम महसूस किया है, जिसने काम करने में आनंद और उत्साह खोजा है, वह हमें यह उम्मीद जगाने की वजह देता है कि मानवता एक नई दिशा में विकसित हो सकती है।
The child who has felt a strong love for his surroundings and for all living creatures, who has discovered joy and enthusiasm in work, gives us reason to hope that humanity can develop in a new direction.
The child who has felt a strong love for his surroundings and for all living creatures, who has discovered joy and enthusiasm in work, gives us reason to hope that humanity can develop in a new direction.
इसलिए शिक्षा केवल इसी बात की मांग करती है: बच्चे की अपनी शिक्षा के लिए उसकी आंतरिक शक्तियों का उपयोग।
Education demands, then, only this: the utilization of the inner powers of the child for his own instruction.
Education demands, then, only this: the utilization of the inner powers of the child for his own instruction.
बच्चे की छिपी हुई क्षमता को आज़ाद कीजिए, और आप उसे पूरी दुनिया में बदलाव लाने वाला बना देंगे।
Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world.
Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world.
मनुष्यों के सामने आने वाली बड़ी समस्याओं में से एक यह विफलता है कि वे इस बात को समझ नहीं पाते कि बच्चे में एक सक्रिय मानसिक जीवन होता है, भले ही वह इसे व्यक्त न कर सके, और यह कि बच्चे को लंबी अवधि तक चुपचाप इस आंतरिक जीवन को परिपूर्ण करना होता है।
One of the great problems facing men is their failure to realize the fact that a child possesses an active psychic life even when he cannot manifest it, and that the child must secretly perfect this inner life over a long period of time.
One of the great problems facing men is their failure to realize the fact that a child possesses an active psychic life even when he cannot manifest it, and that the child must secretly perfect this inner life over a long period of time.
आत्मनिर्भरता का सार खुद अपने दम पर कुछ कर पाने में है। बड़े लोग किसी काम को खत्म करने के लिए काम करते हैं, लेकिन बच्चा बड़ा होने के लिए काम करता है, वह उस वयस्क को गढ़ने के लिए काम कर रहा है जो उसे आगे चलकर बनना है। ऐसा अनुभव सिर्फ खेल नहीं है... यह वह काम है जो उसे बड़ा होने के लिए करना ही पड़ता है।
The essence of independence is to be able to do something for one’s self. Adults work to finish a task, but the child works in order to grow, and is working to create the adult, the person that is to be. Such experience is not just play... it is work he must do in order to grow up.
The essence of independence is to be able to do something for one’s self. Adults work to finish a task, but the child works in order to grow, and is working to create the adult, the person that is to be. Such experience is not just play... it is work he must do in order to grow up.
आज जिस रूप में शिक्षा की कल्पना की जाती है, वह जैविक और सामाजिक जीवन दोनों से अलग थलग चीज़ है।
Education, as conceived today, is something separated both from biological and social life.
Education, as conceived today, is something separated both from biological and social life.
एक शिक्षक की सफलता का सबसे बड़ा पैमाना यह कहने में है कि... "बच्चे अब ऐसे काम कर रहे हैं जैसे मेरा वजूद ही न हो।"
The greatest sign of success for a teacher...is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist."
The greatest sign of success for a teacher...is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist."
मानसिक विकास का संबंध गति से होना चाहिए और यह उस पर निर्भर होना चाहिए। यह बेहद जरूरी है कि शैक्षिक सिद्धांत और अभ्यास इसी विचार से पोषित हों।
Mental development must be connected with movement and be dependent on it. It is vital that educational theory and practice should be informed by that idea.
Mental development must be connected with movement and be dependent on it. It is vital that educational theory and practice should be informed by that idea.
हमारा मकसद सिर्फ बच्चे को बात समझाना नहीं है, और रटने के लिए मजबूर करना तो बिल्कुल भी नहीं, बल्कि उसकी कल्पना को इस कदर छूना है कि उसका भीतर तक उत्साह से भर जाए।
Our aim is not merely to make the child understand, and still less to force him to memorize, but so to touch his imagination as to enthuse him to his innermost core.
Our aim is not merely to make the child understand, and still less to force him to memorize, but so to touch his imagination as to enthuse him to his innermost core.
खुशी शिक्षा का एकमात्र उद्देश्य नहीं है। मनुष्य को अपनी शक्तियों और अपने चरित्र में स्वतंत्र होना चाहिए; वह काम करने में सक्षम हो और उन सभी चीज़ों पर अपना प्रभुत्व स्थापित कर सके जो उस पर निर्भर हैं।
Happiness is not the whole aim of education. A man must be independent in his powers and character; able to work and assert his mastery over all that depends on him.
Happiness is not the whole aim of education. A man must be independent in his powers and character; able to work and assert his mastery over all that depends on him.
कल्पना तब तक महान नहीं बनती जब तक इंसान, साहस और ताकत मिलने पर, उसका इस्तेमाल कुछ नया रचने में न करे।
Imagination does not become great until human beings, given the courage and the strength, use it to create.
Imagination does not become great until human beings, given the courage and the strength, use it to create.
तीन से छह वर्ष के बच्चे के मन की देखभाल के लिए अत्यधिक चातुर्य और कोमलता की आवश्यकता होती है, और एक वयस्क के पास इसका बहुत कम हिस्सा हो सकता है।
Great tact and delicacy is necessary for the care of the mind of a child from three to six years, and an adult can have very little of it.
Great tact and delicacy is necessary for the care of the mind of a child from three to six years, and an adult can have very little of it.
खुशी, खुद की अहमियत महसूस करना, दूसरों से प्यार और सराहना पाना, खुद को उपयोगी और कुछ पैदा करने में सक्षम समझना—ये सभी बातें इंसान की आत्मा के लिए बहुत कीमती हैं।
Joy, feeling one’s own value, being appreciated and loved by others, feeling useful and capable of production are all factors of enormous value for the human soul.
Joy, feeling one’s own value, being appreciated and loved by others, feeling useful and capable of production are all factors of enormous value for the human soul.
बच्चे को स्वतंत्रता देने का मतलब यह नहीं है कि उसे उसके हाल पर छोड़ दिया जाए।
To give a child liberty is not to abandon him to himself.
To give a child liberty is not to abandon him to himself.
खेल ही बच्चे का काम है।
Play is the work of the child.
Play is the work of the child.
यदि मैं सीढ़ी पर चढ़ रहा हूँ, और एक कुत्ता मेरे टखनों को काटने लगता है, तो मैं दो में से एक काम कर सकता हूँ - या तो पीछे मुड़कर उसे लात मारूँ, या चुपचाप सीढ़ी पर आगे चढ़ता जाऊँ। मैं सीढ़ी पर चढ़ना पसंद करूँगा!
If I am going up a ladder, and a dog begins to bite at my ankles, I can do one of two things - either turn round and kick out at the it, or simply go on up the ladder. I prefer to go up the ladder!
If I am going up a ladder, and a dog begins to bite at my ankles, I can do one of two things - either turn round and kick out at the it, or simply go on up the ladder. I prefer to go up the ladder!
शिक्षक के लिए यह जरूरी है कि वह बच्चे का मार्गदर्शन ऐसे करे कि बच्चे को उसकी मौजूदगी का ज्यादा अहसास न हो; ताकि शिक्षक जरूरत पड़ने पर मदद के लिए हमेशा तैयार रहे, लेकिन कभी भी बच्चे और उसके अनुभव के बीच कोई रुकावट न बने।
It is necessary for the teacher to guide the child without letting him feel her presence too much, so that she may always be ready to supply the desired help, but may never be the obstacle between the child and his experience.
It is necessary for the teacher to guide the child without letting him feel her presence too much, so that she may always be ready to supply the desired help, but may never be the obstacle between the child and his experience.
एक ऐसी शिक्षण पद्धति जिसका आधार स्वतंत्रता हो, उसे बच्चे को स्वतंत्रता प्राप्त करने में मदद करने के लिए हस्तक्षेप करना चाहिए। कहने का तात्पर्य यह है कि उसका प्रशिक्षण ऐसा होना चाहिए जो उसकी गतिविधियों को सीमित करने वाले सामाजिक बंधनों को यथासंभव कम करने में उसकी मदद करे।
An educational method that shall have liberty as its basis must intervene to help the child to a conquest of liberty. That is to say, his training must be such as shall help him to diminish as much as possible the social bonds which limit his activity.
An educational method that shall have liberty as its basis must intervene to help the child to a conquest of liberty. That is to say, his training must be such as shall help him to diminish as much as possible the social bonds which limit his activity.
ये शब्द बच्चे की अंदरूनी जरूरत को बयां करते हैं; ‘इसे अपने आप करने में मेरी मदद कीजिए।’
These words reveal the child’s inner needs; ‘Help me to do it alone’.
These words reveal the child’s inner needs; ‘Help me to do it alone’.
... उसकी शिक्षा की सबसे पहली मांग एक ऐसे वातावरण का प्रावधान है जिसमें वह प्रकृति द्वारा दी गई शक्तियों का विकास कर सके। इसका मतलब सिर्फ उसका मनोरंजन करना और उसे जो पसंद है वह करने देना नहीं है। बल्कि इसका अर्थ यह है कि हमें प्रकृति के साथ मिलकर काम करने, उसके नियमों में से एक का पालन करने के लिए अपने मन को ढालना होगा, वह नियम जो यह आदेश देता है कि विकास पर्यावरणीय अनुभव से आता है।
... the first thing his education demands is the provision of an environment in which he can develop the powers given him by nature. This does not mean just to amuse him and let him do what he likes. But it does mean that we have to adjust our minds to doing a work of collaboration with nature, to being obedient to one of her laws, the law which decrees that development comes from environmental experience.
... the first thing his education demands is the provision of an environment in which he can develop the powers given him by nature. This does not mean just to amuse him and let him do what he likes. But it does mean that we have to adjust our minds to doing a work of collaboration with nature, to being obedient to one of her laws, the law which decrees that development comes from environmental experience.
बड़ा इंसान अपने आसपास के माहौल को बेहतर बनाने के लिए काम करता है, जबकि बच्चा खुद को बेहतर बनाने के लिए काम करता है।
The adult works to improve his environment while the child works to improve himself.
The adult works to improve his environment while the child works to improve himself.
जिस तरह शारीरिक विकास के लिए बच्चे को प्रकृति की जीवंत शक्तियों के संपर्क में लाना ज़रूरी है, उसी तरह उसके मानसिक विकास के लिए भी यह आवश्यक है कि उसकी आत्मा को सृष्टि से जोड़ा जाए।
But if for the physical life it is necessary to have the child exposed to the vivifying forces of nature, it is also necessary for his psychical life to place the soul of the child in contact with creation.
But if for the physical life it is necessary to have the child exposed to the vivifying forces of nature, it is also necessary for his psychical life to place the soul of the child in contact with creation.
इंद्रियाँ दुनिया की खोज करने वाली मार्गदर्शक हैं, जो ज्ञान के रास्ते खोलती हैं।
The senses, being the explorers of the world, open the way to knowledge.
The senses, being the explorers of the world, open the way to knowledge.
बच्चे जब अपनी अव्यवस्थित हरकतों से आगे बढ़कर सहज और अनुशासित व्यवहार की ओर बढ़ते हैं, उस प्रक्रिया को बारीकी से देखना ही शिक्षक की असली किताब है; यही वह मार्गदर्शिका है जो उसके हर कदम को प्रेरणा दे सकती है।
The observation of the way in which the children pass from the first disordered movements to those which are spontaneous and ordered -- this is the book of the teacher; this is the book which must inspire her actions . . .
The observation of the way in which the children pass from the first disordered movements to those which are spontaneous and ordered -- this is the book of the teacher; this is the book which must inspire her actions . . .
हमें एक ऐसी दुनिया की जरूरत है जो चमत्कारों से भरी हो, बिल्कुल उस चमत्कार जैसी जब हम एक छोटे बच्चे को काम और आत्मनिर्भरता की तलाश करते देखते हैं, और उसके भीतर असीम उत्साह व प्रेम छलकते हुए पाते हैं।
What we need is a world full of miracles, like the miracle of seeing the young child seeking work and independence, and manifesting a wealth of enthusiasm and love.
What we need is a world full of miracles, like the miracle of seeing the young child seeking work and independence, and manifesting a wealth of enthusiasm and love.
हम नए माता-पिता को क्या सलाह दे सकते हैं? उनके बच्चों को किसी दिलचस्प काम में रमे रहने की ज़रूरत होती है: एक बार जब वे किसी सार्थक गतिविधि में जुट जाएं, तो न तो बेवजह उनकी मदद की जानी चाहिए और न ही उन्हें बीच में टोकना चाहिए।
What advice can we give to new mothers? Their children need to work at an interesting occupation: they should not be helped unnecessarily, nor interrupted, once they have begun to do something intelligent.
What advice can we give to new mothers? Their children need to work at an interesting occupation: they should not be helped unnecessarily, nor interrupted, once they have begun to do something intelligent.
बच्चा मानवता के लिए एक उम्मीद भी है और एक वादा भी।
The child is both a hope and a promise for mankind.
The child is both a hope and a promise for mankind.
सुझाव या दबाव के ज़रिए बच्चे की इच्छा की जगह अपनी इच्छा थोप देना बहुत आसान है; लेकिन ऐसा करके हम उससे उसका सबसे बड़ा अधिकार छीन लेते हैं—अपनी शख्सियत खुद गढ़ने का अधिकार।
It is easy to substitute our will for that of the child by means of suggestion or coercion; but when we have done this we have robbed him of his greatest right, the right to construct his own personality.
It is easy to substitute our will for that of the child by means of suggestion or coercion; but when we have done this we have robbed him of his greatest right, the right to construct his own personality.
बच्चे के विकास के लिए सबसे पहली और जरूरी चीज़ एकाग्रता है। जो बच्चा एकाग्र हो जाता है, वह अपार खुशी महसूस करता है।
The first essential for the child’s development is concentration. The child who concentrates is immensely happy.
The first essential for the child’s development is concentration. The child who concentrates is immensely happy.
जब तक उसमें पीछे लौटने की प्रवृत्ति न हो, बच्चे का स्वभाव हमेशा पूरी ऊर्जा और सीधे तौर पर आत्मनिर्भर बनने की ओर होता है।
Except when he has regressive tendencies, the child's nature is to aim directly and energetically at functional independence.
Except when he has regressive tendencies, the child's nature is to aim directly and energetically at functional independence.
शांति वह चीज़ है जिसकी तलाश हर इंसान कर रहा है, और इसे इंसानियत के बीच सिर्फ बच्चे के जरिए ही लाया जा सकता है।
Peace is what every human being is craving for, and it can be brought about by humanity through the child.
Peace is what every human being is craving for, and it can be brought about by humanity through the child.
वयस्कों ने कभी बच्चों या किशोरों को समझा ही नहीं, और यही वजह है कि वे हमेशा उनके साथ टकराव की स्थिति में रहते हैं।
Adults have not understood children or adolescents and they are, as a consequence, in continual conflict with them.
Adults have not understood children or adolescents and they are, as a consequence, in continual conflict with them.
किसी बच्चे की उस काम में कभी मदद मत कीजिए जिसे वह खुद करने की क्षमता रखता है।
Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.
Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.
जो भी व्यक्ति प्रयोग करता है, उसे ऐसा करते समय अपने सभी पूर्वाग्रहों को पूरी तरह त्याग देना चाहिए। यह बिल्कुल स्पष्ट है कि यदि हम प्रयोगात्मक मनोविज्ञान की पद्धति का उपयोग करना चाहते हैं, तो सबसे पहले हमें अपनी पुरानी मान्यताओं को छोड़ना होगा और सत्य की तलाश में इसी पद्धति पर आगे बढ़ना होगा।
He who experiments must, while doing so, divest himself of every preconception. It is clear then that if we wish to make use of a method of experimental psychology, the first thing necessary is to renounce all former creeds and to proceed by means of the method in the search for truth.
He who experiments must, while doing so, divest himself of every preconception. It is clear then that if we wish to make use of a method of experimental psychology, the first thing necessary is to renounce all former creeds and to proceed by means of the method in the search for truth.
अगर हम वाकई चाहते हैं कि बच्चे आत्मनिर्भर और समझदार वयस्क बनें, तो जैसे ही वे खुद अपना दूध गिलास में डालना सीख जाएँ, हमें उनके लिए दूध डालना बंद कर देना चाहिए और जैसे ही वे बिना मदद के अपने बटन लगा सकें, हमें उनके बटन लगाना बंद कर देना चाहिए।
If we really want children to grow into independent and resourceful adults, we should stop pouring their milk as soon as they have learned to pour it themselves and stop fastening their buttons as soon as they can fasten them without help.
If we really want children to grow into independent and resourceful adults, we should stop pouring their milk as soon as they have learned to pour it themselves and stop fastening their buttons as soon as they can fasten them without help.
मुख्य भूमिका उस वस्तु की होती है जिसका उपयोग किया जा रहा है, न कि शिक्षक के उपदेशों की। चीज़ों का इस्तेमाल बच्चा करता है; सक्रिय भी बच्चा ही रहता है, शिक्षक नहीं।
The principal agent is the object itself and not the instruction given by the teacher. It is the child who uses the objects; it is the child who is active, and not the teacher.
The principal agent is the object itself and not the instruction given by the teacher. It is the child who uses the objects; it is the child who is active, and not the teacher.
बच्चा वाकई एक चमत्कारी प्राणी है, और शिक्षक को इस बात का अहसास अपने दिल की गहराइयों से होना चाहिए।
The child is truly a miraculous being, and this should be felt deeply by the educator.
The child is truly a miraculous being, and this should be felt deeply by the educator.
मानव का हाथ ही वह ज़रिया है जो उसकी बुद्धि और अंतस को खुलकर सामने आने का मौका देता है।
The human hand allows the mind to reveal itself.
The human hand allows the mind to reveal itself.
बच्चे ऐसे इंसान हैं जो हमारे सम्मान के हकदार हैं, और अपनी मासूमियत तथा भविष्य की अनगिनत संभावनाओं के मामले में वे हमसे कहीं बेहतर हैं।
Children are human beings to whom respect is due, superior to us by reason of their innocence and of the greater possibilities of their future.
Children are human beings to whom respect is due, superior to us by reason of their innocence and of the greater possibilities of their future.
साफ है कि हमारा परिवेश जीवंत होना चाहिए, जिसका संचालन किसी उच्च समझ द्वारा हो, और जिसे किसी ऐसे वयस्क ने तैयार किया हो जो इस जिम्मेदारी के लिए पूरी तरह मानसिक रूप से तैयार हो।
Plainly, the environment must be a living one, directed by a higher intelligence, arranged by an adult who is prepared for his mission.
Plainly, the environment must be a living one, directed by a higher intelligence, arranged by an adult who is prepared for his mission.
स्कूल को सिर्फ ज्ञान देने की जगह मानना एक नजरिया है। लेकिन स्कूल को जिंदगी की तैयारी के रूप में देखना दूसरा नजरिया है। दूसरे मामले में, स्कूल को जीवन की हर जरूरत को पूरा करना चाहिए।
To consider the school as a place where instruction is given is one point of view. But, to consider the school as a preparation for life is another. In the latter case, the school must satisfy all the needs of life.
To consider the school as a place where instruction is given is one point of view. But, to consider the school as a preparation for life is another. In the latter case, the school must satisfy all the needs of life.
शिक्षक के भीतर न केवल प्राकृतिक घटनाओं को देखने की क्षमता होनी चाहिए, बल्कि उसकी इच्छा भी होनी चाहिए। शिक्षक को प्रेक्षक के रूप में अपनी भूमिका को समझना और महसूस करना होगा: असली सक्रियता तो उस घटना के भीतर ही होनी चाहिए।
The teacher must derive not only the capacity, but the desire, to observe natural phenomena. The teacher must understand and feel her position of observer: the activity must lie in the phenomenon.
The teacher must derive not only the capacity, but the desire, to observe natural phenomena. The teacher must understand and feel her position of observer: the activity must lie in the phenomenon.
आज हमें जिस खजाने की तलाश है, वह यह है—बच्चे को हमसे स्वतंत्र होने में मदद करना और उसे अपने बलबूते पर चलना सिखाना, और बदले में उससे उम्मीद व रोशनी का उपहार पाना।
This is the treasure we need today - helping the child become independent of us and make his way by himself, receiving in return his gifts of hope and light.
This is the treasure we need today - helping the child become independent of us and make his way by himself, receiving in return his gifts of hope and light.
सत्य के जितनी करीब पहुँच होगी, कला उतनी ही परिपूर्ण होगी।
The more perfect the approximation to truth, the more perfect is art.
The more perfect the approximation to truth, the more perfect is art.
मन का विकास हलचल और गतिशीलता के जरिए होता है
The development of the mind comes through movement
The development of the mind comes through movement
दुनिया में बहुत सारा समय और बौद्धिक ऊर्जा सिर्फ इसलिए बर्बाद हो जाती है क्योंकि लोगों को झूठ बहुत बड़ा और सत्य बहुत छोटा व मामूली लगता है।
A great deal of time and intellectual force are lost in the world, because the false seems great and the truth so small and insignificant.
A great deal of time and intellectual force are lost in the world, because the false seems great and the truth so small and insignificant.
बच्चे की देखभाल करते वक्त हमारा मकसद उसे जबरदस्ती कुछ सिखाना नहीं होना चाहिए, बल्कि उसकी यह कोशिश होनी चाहिए कि उसके भीतर बुद्धिमत्ता की जो ज्योति जल रही है, वह हमेशा जलती रहे।
Our care of the child should be governed, not by the desire to make him learn things, but by the endeavor always to keep burning within him that light which is called intelligence.
Our care of the child should be governed, not by the desire to make him learn things, but by the endeavor always to keep burning within him that light which is called intelligence.
संस्कृति और शिक्षा की कोई सीमा या बंधन नहीं होते; आज इंसान ऐसे दौर में है जहाँ उसे खुद यह तय करना है कि वह संपूर्ण मानवता से जुड़ी संस्कृति में कहाँ तक आगे बढ़ सकता है।
Culture and education have no bounds or limits; now man is in a phase in which he must decide for himself how far he can proceed in the culture that belongs to the whole of humanity.
Culture and education have no bounds or limits; now man is in a phase in which he must decide for himself how far he can proceed in the culture that belongs to the whole of humanity.
जो भी बच्चा आत्मनिर्भर है, जो अपने जूते के फीते खुद बाँध सकता है, अपने कपड़े खुद पहन या उतार सकता है, वह अपनी खुशी और उपलब्धि के अहसास में उस मानवीय गरिमा को झलकाता है जो स्वतंत्रता से मिलती है।
Any child who is self-sufficient, who can tie his shoes, dress or undress himself, reflects in his joy and sense of achievement the image of human dignity which is derived from a sense of independence.
Any child who is self-sufficient, who can tie his shoes, dress or undress himself, reflects in his joy and sense of achievement the image of human dignity which is derived from a sense of independence.
कोई भी हमारी उस एकांत आंतरिक दुनिया को पाने में हमारी मदद नहीं कर सकता जो इतनी रहस्यमयी, समृद्ध और परिपूर्ण है। अगर दूसरे लोग इसमें दखल दें, तो यह सब नष्ट हो जाता है। विचारों की वह गहराई, जिसे हम बाहरी दुनिया से खुद को आज़ाद करके पाते हैं, उसे हमारे भीतर की ऊर्जा से ही पोषित होना चाहिए, और हमारा परिवेश हमारे लिए इससे बेहतर और कुछ नहीं कर सकता कि वह हमें शांत और अकेला छोड़ दे।
No one can help us to achieve the intimate isolation by which we find our secret worlds, so mysterious, rich and full. If others intervene, it is destroyed. This degree of thought, which we attain by freeing ourselves from the external world, must be fed by the inner spirit, and our surroundings cannot influence us in any way other than to leave us in peace.
No one can help us to achieve the intimate isolation by which we find our secret worlds, so mysterious, rich and full. If others intervene, it is destroyed. This degree of thought, which we attain by freeing ourselves from the external world, must be fed by the inner spirit, and our surroundings cannot influence us in any way other than to leave us in peace.
स्वतंत्र चुनाव सभी मानसिक प्रक्रियाओं में से सबसे ऊँची प्रक्रियाओं में से एक है।
Free choice is one of the highest of all the mental processes.
Free choice is one of the highest of all the mental processes.
इसलिए शिक्षा में शारीरिक और मानसिक—दोनों तरह के श्रम को शामिल किया जाना चाहिए, ताकि व्यावहारिक अनुभव के माध्यम से यह बात समझ में आ सके कि ये दोनों रूप एक-दूसरे के पूरक हैं और एक सभ्य जीवन के लिए दोनों ही समान रूप से आवश्यक हैं।
Education should therefore include the two forms of work, manual and intellectual, for the same person, and thus make it understood by practical experience that these two kinds complete each other and are equally essential to a civilized existence.
Education should therefore include the two forms of work, manual and intellectual, for the same person, and thus make it understood by practical experience that these two kinds complete each other and are equally essential to a civilized existence.
जो भी व्यक्ति बच्चे के जीवन को छूता है, वह उस संपूर्ण अस्तित्व के सबसे संवेदनशील हिस्से को छूता है जिसकी जड़ें सुदूर अतीत में हैं और जो अनंत भविष्य की ओर बढ़ रहा है।
Whoever touches the life of the child touches the most sensitive point of a whole which has roots in the most distant past and climbs toward the infinite future.
Whoever touches the life of the child touches the most sensitive point of a whole which has roots in the most distant past and climbs toward the infinite future.
हम केवल शब्दों और आदेशों की ताकत से शिक्षा देने में विश्वास नहीं रखते, बल्कि पूरी सावधानी के साथ और लगभग बच्चे को पता चले बिना उसके स्वाभाविक कदमों को सही दिशा देने की कोशिश करते हैं।
We do not believe in the educative power of words and commands alone, but seek cautiously, and almost without the child's knowing it, to guide his natural activity.
We do not believe in the educative power of words and commands alone, but seek cautiously, and almost without the child's knowing it, to guide his natural activity.
चरित्र का निर्माण सिखाया नहीं जा सकता। यह अनुभवों से आता है, व्याख्यानों से नहीं।
Character formation cannot be taught. It comes from experience and not from explanation.
Character formation cannot be taught. It comes from experience and not from explanation.
वे सामाजिक शिष्टाचार जो इंसान की असली भावनाओं को छिपा देते हैं, दरअसल एक आध्यात्मिक झूठ होते हैं जो उसे समाज के विकृत तौर-तरीकों के मुताबिक ढलने में मदद करते हैं।
Conventions which camouflage a man's true feelings are a spiritual lie which help him adapt himself to the organized deviations of society.
Conventions which camouflage a man's true feelings are a spiritual lie which help him adapt himself to the organized deviations of society.
सुधार कर नहीं, बल्कि सिखाकर पढ़ाएं।
Teach by teaching, not by correcting
Teach by teaching, not by correcting
कोई भी वयस्क न तो बच्चे का बोझ उठा सकता है और न ही उसकी जगह खुद बड़ा हो सकता है।
No adult can bear a child’s burden or grow up in his stead.
No adult can bear a child’s burden or grow up in his stead.
अच्छी शिक्षा का रहस्य यह है कि बच्चे की बुद्धि को एक उपजाऊ खेत की तरह देखा जाए जिसमें ऐसे बीज बोए जाएं जो प्रज्वलित कल्पना की ऊष्मा पाकर विकसित हों।
The secret of good teaching is to regard the child's intelligence as a fertile field in which seeds may be sown, to grow under the heat of flaming imagination.
The secret of good teaching is to regard the child's intelligence as a fertile field in which seeds may be sown, to grow under the heat of flaming imagination.
लेकिन यदि किसी वयस्क को सही मार्गदर्शन देना है, तो उसे हमेशा शांत रहना चाहिए और हर काम धीरे-धीरे करना चाहिए ताकि उसे देखने वाला बच्चा उसकी हर एक हरकत को बारीकी से समझ सके।
But an adult if he is to provide proper guidance, must always be calm and act slowly so that the child who is watching him can clearly see his actions in all their particulars.
But an adult if he is to provide proper guidance, must always be calm and act slowly so that the child who is watching him can clearly see his actions in all their particulars.
...हमने पाया कि शिक्षा कोई ऐसी चीज़ नहीं है जो शिक्षक द्वारा दी जाए, बल्कि यह एक ऐसी स्वाभाविक प्रक्रिया है जो मनुष्य के भीतर स्वतः विकसित होती है। यह शब्द सुनने से नहीं, बल्कि उन अनुभवों से प्राप्त होती है जिनमें बच्चा अपने परिवेश पर प्रतिक्रिया करता है। शिक्षक का काम बोलना नहीं, बल्कि बच्चे के लिए तैयार किए गए एक विशेष परिवेश में सांस्कृतिक गतिविधियों के लिए प्रेरणाओं की एक श्रृंखला को तैयार और व्यवस्थित करना है।
...we discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being. It is not acquired by listening to words, but in virtue of experiences in which the child acts on his environment. The teacher's task is not to talk, but to prepare and arrange a series of motives for cultural activity in a special environment made for the child.
...we discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being. It is not acquired by listening to words, but in virtue of experiences in which the child acts on his environment. The teacher's task is not to talk, but to prepare and arrange a series of motives for cultural activity in a special environment made for the child.
शिक्षक और बच्चे के बीच के मनोवैज्ञानिक रिश्ते में, शिक्षक की भूमिका और उसके तरीके कुछ-कुछ एक निजी सेवक या अटेंडेंट जैसे होते हैं; उनका काम सेवा करना है, और पूरी निष्ठा से सेवा करना है: उस नन्हीं आत्मा की सेवा करना।
In the psychological realm of relationship between teacher and child, the teacher's part and its techniques are analogous to those of the valet; they are to serve, and to serve well: to serve the spirit.
In the psychological realm of relationship between teacher and child, the teacher's part and its techniques are analogous to those of the valet; they are to serve, and to serve well: to serve the spirit.
चीज़ों की बारीणियाँ सिखाना भ्रम पैदा करना है; चीज़ों के बीच के आपसी संबंधों को स्थापित करना ही ज्ञान है।
To teach details is to bring confusion; to establish the relationship between things is to bring knowledge.
To teach details is to bring confusion; to establish the relationship between things is to bring knowledge.
बच्चे की असली रचनात्मक ऊर्जा, जो एक गतिशील शक्ति है, हज़ारों सालों से किसी की नज़र में नहीं आई। ठीक वैसे ही जैसे इंसानों ने सदियों तक इस धरती पर कदम रखे और फिर इसकी सतह पर खेती की, बिना यह जाने कि इसकी गहराइयों में कितनी अपार संपत्ति छिपी है; ठीक वैसे ही आज के इंसान सभ्य जीवन में एक के बाद एक प्रगति तो कर रहे हैं, पर बचपन की मानसिक दुनिया में छिपे अनमोल खज़ानों को वे देख ही नहीं पा रहे हैं।
The child's true constructive energy, a dynamic power, has remained unnoticed for thousands of years. Just as men have trodden the earth, and later tilled its surface, without thought for the immense wealth hidden in its depths, so the men of our day make progress after progress in civilized life, without noticing the treasures that lie hidden in the psychic world of infancy.
The child's true constructive energy, a dynamic power, has remained unnoticed for thousands of years. Just as men have trodden the earth, and later tilled its surface, without thought for the immense wealth hidden in its depths, so the men of our day make progress after progress in civilized life, without noticing the treasures that lie hidden in the psychic world of infancy.
जब बच्चे प्रकृति के संपर्क में आते हैं, तो वे अपनी असली ताकत को उजागर करते हैं।
When children come into contact with nature, they reveal their strength.
When children come into contact with nature, they reveal their strength.
दुनिया में बच्चों पर होने वाले अत्याचार से बड़ी कोई और सार्वभौमिक समस्या नहीं है... आज तक कोई भी गुलाम अपने मालिक की उतनी संपत्ति नहीं रहा होगा जितना कि बच्चा अपने माता-पिता का होता है... जितने अधिकार इंसानों के छीने गए, उससे कहीं अधिक घोर उपेक्षा बच्चे के अधिकारों की हुई है।
No social problem is as universal as the oppression of the child ... No slave was ever so much the property of his master as the child is of his parent ... Never were the rights of man ever so disregarded as in the case of the child.
No social problem is as universal as the oppression of the child ... No slave was ever so much the property of his master as the child is of his parent ... Never were the rights of man ever so disregarded as in the case of the child.
बच्चे का मन ज्ञान को आत्मसात करने में सक्षम होता है। उसमें खुद को खुद सिखाने की शक्ति होती है।
The child has a mind able to absorb knowledge. He has the power to teach himself.
The child has a mind able to absorb knowledge. He has the power to teach himself.
शिक्षा की दुनिया एक ऐसे द्वीप की तरह है जहाँ बाहरी दुनिया से कटे हुए लोगों को, उसी दुनिया से दूर रखकर, जीवन के लिए तैयार किया जाता है।
The world of education is like an island where people cut off from the world are prepared for life by exclusion from it.
The world of education is like an island where people cut off from the world are prepared for life by exclusion from it.
तैयार किए गए परिवेश का पहला उद्देश्य, जहाँ तक संभव हो, बढ़ते हुए बच्चे को बड़ों पर निर्भरता से आज़ाद करना है।
The first aim of the prepared environment is, as far as it is possible, to render the growing child independent of the adult.
The first aim of the prepared environment is, as far as it is possible, to render the growing child independent of the adult.
इसलिए जो शिक्षक यह सोचता है कि वह केवल किताबों को पढ़कर इस जिम्मेदारी के लिए तैयार हो जाएगा, वह गलतफहमी में है। शिक्षक से सबसे पहली अपेक्षा यही की जाती है कि उसका मन अपने काम के प्रति पूरी तरह समर्पित और सही दिशा में हो।
A teacher, therefore, who would think that he could prepare himself for his mission through study alone would be mistaken. The first thing required of a teacher is that he be rightly disposed for his task.
A teacher, therefore, who would think that he could prepare himself for his mission through study alone would be mistaken. The first thing required of a teacher is that he be rightly disposed for his task.
मानवता की मदद करने वाली अज्ञात ऊर्जा वही है जो बच्चे के भीतर छिपी हुई है।
The unknown energy that can help humanity is that which lies hidden in the child.
The unknown energy that can help humanity is that which lies hidden in the child.
नतीजतन, जीवन की शुरुआत में इंसान बिना किसी प्रयास के और पूरी तरह अनजाने में ही अद्भुत काम कर दिखाता है।
It follows that at the beginning of his life the individual can accomplish wonders without effort and quite unconsciously.
It follows that at the beginning of his life the individual can accomplish wonders without effort and quite unconsciously.
हमें बच्चे की खुद काम करने, खुद चाहने और खुद सोचने में मदद करनी चाहिए; यही उन लोगों की कला है जो मानवीय चेतना की सेवा करना चाहते हैं।
We must help the child to act for himself, will for himself, think for himself; this is the art of those who aspire to serve the spirit.
We must help the child to act for himself, will for himself, think for himself; this is the art of those who aspire to serve the spirit.
शिक्षक से सबसे पहली अपेक्षा यही की जाती है कि उसका मन अपने काम के प्रति सही ढंग से तैयार हो।
The first thing required of a teacher is that he be rightly disposed for his task.
The first thing required of a teacher is that he be rightly disposed for his task.
जैसे ही बच्चों को कोई ऐसी चीज़ मिलती है जिसमें उनकी रुचि होती है, वे अपनी चंचलता छोड़ देते हैं और एकाग्र होना सीख जाते हैं।
As soon as children find something that interests them they lose their instability and learn to concentrate.
As soon as children find something that interests them they lose their instability and learn to concentrate.
प्रकृति में न तो कुछ नया बनता है और न ही कुछ नष्ट होता है।
Nothing is created or destroyed in nature.
Nothing is created or destroyed in nature.
एक निश्चित क्षण में बच्चा किसी काम में रुचि लेने लगता है, जो उसके चेहरे के भाव, उसके गहरे ध्यान और उसी अभ्यास में उसकी दृढ़ता से झलकता है। उस बच्चे ने अनुशासन की ओर ले जाने वाले मार्ग पर कदम रख दिया है।
At a given moment a child becomes interested in a piece of work, showing it by the expression of his face, by his intense attention, by his perseverance in the same exercise. That child has set foot upon the road leading to discipline.
At a given moment a child becomes interested in a piece of work, showing it by the expression of his face, by his intense attention, by his perseverance in the same exercise. That child has set foot upon the road leading to discipline.
प्रकृति में कुछ भी अपने आप उत्पन्न नहीं होता और न ही अपने आप नष्ट होता है।
In nature nothing creates itself and nothing destroys itself.
In nature nothing creates itself and nothing destroys itself.
केवल स्वतंत्रता और परिवेशीय अनुभव के माध्यम से ही मानवीय विकास होना व्यावहारिक रूप से संभव है।
Only through freedom and environmental experience is it practically possible for human development to occur.
Only through freedom and environmental experience is it practically possible for human development to occur.
जिसने आध्यात्मिक आनंद के झरने से तृप्ति पा ली है, वह खुद-ब-खुद ऊंचे पेशेवर रुतबे और उससे मिलने वाली सुख-सुविधाओं को अलविदा कह देता है... ऐसे बदले हुए शिक्षक के लिए सफलता की सबसे बड़ी निशानी क्या है? वह यह कह पाना है, "बच्चे अब ऐसे काम कर रहे हैं मानो मेरा होना न होना बराबर है।"
One who has drunk at the fountain of spiritual happiness says good-by of his own accord to the satisfactions that come from a higher professional status ... What is the greatest sign of success for a teacher thus transformed? It is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist.
One who has drunk at the fountain of spiritual happiness says good-by of his own accord to the satisfactions that come from a higher professional status ... What is the greatest sign of success for a teacher thus transformed? It is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist.
बच्चे की सभी तार्किक गतिविधियों का सम्मान करें और उन्हें समझने का प्रयास करें।
Respect all the reasonable forms of activity in which the child engages and try to understand them.
Respect all the reasonable forms of activity in which the child engages and try to understand them.
धोखा एक ऐसा लिबास है जो आत्मा को छिपा लेता है। इसके इतने सारे रूप हैं कि इसकी तुलना पूरी अलमारी से की जा सकती है।
Deceit is a kind of garment that conceals the soul. It might even be compared to a whole wardrobe, so many are its guises.
Deceit is a kind of garment that conceals the soul. It might even be compared to a whole wardrobe, so many are its guises.
बच्चे को एक निश्चित दायरे के भीतर आज़ादी की ज़रूरत होती है।
A child needs freedom within limits.
A child needs freedom within limits.
माँ की सहज मार्गदर्शक प्रवृत्ति और नवजात शिशु की संवेदनशील अवस्थाओं के मिलन से ही माता-पिता और बच्चे के बीच सचेत प्रेम विकसित होता है।
It is in the encounter of the maternal guiding instincts with the sensitive periods of the newly born that conscious love develops between parent and child.
It is in the encounter of the maternal guiding instincts with the sensitive periods of the newly born that conscious love develops between parent and child.
आनंद आंतरिक विकास का प्रमाण है।
Joy is the evidence of inner growth.
Joy is the evidence of inner growth.
हमारी व्यवस्था की वस्तुएँ वास्तव में बच्चे की अपनी मदद करती हैं; वह अपनी ज़रूरत के अनुसार खुद चुनता है कि उसे क्या चाहिए, और अपनी आवश्यकताओं, प्रवृत्तियों तथा विशेष रुचियों के अनुसार उसके साथ काम करता है। इस तरह, ये वस्तुएँ उसके विकास का माध्यम बन जाती हैं।
The objects in our system are instead a help to the child himself, he chooses what he wants for his own use, and works with it according to his own needs, tendencies and special interests. In this way, the objects become a means of growth.
The objects in our system are instead a help to the child himself, he chooses what he wants for his own use, and works with it according to his own needs, tendencies and special interests. In this way, the objects become a means of growth.
आत्मनिर्भरता का सार अपने लिए कुछ स्वयं करने में सक्षम होना है।
The essence of independence is to be able to do something for one’s self.
The essence of independence is to be able to do something for one’s self.
हालाँकि, आज शिक्षा के क्षेत्र में जिन बातों पर हमारा ध्यान है, वे संपूर्ण मानवता और सभ्यता से जुड़ी हैं; और ऐसी महान शक्तियों के सामने हम केवल एक ही देश को जानते हैं—पूरी दुनिया।
Today, however, those things which occupy us in the field of education are the interests of humanity at large and of civilization, and before such great forces we can recognize only one country-the entire world.
Today, however, those things which occupy us in the field of education are the interests of humanity at large and of civilization, and before such great forces we can recognize only one country-the entire world.
विकास गतिविधि से होता है, बौद्धिक समझ से नहीं।
Growth comes from activity, not from intellectual understanding.
Growth comes from activity, not from intellectual understanding.
ज्ञान को आगे बढ़ाने का क्या लाभ यदि व्यक्ति का संपूर्ण विकास ही पीछे छूट जाए?
For what is the use of transmitting knowledge if the individual's total development lags behind?
For what is the use of transmitting knowledge if the individual's total development lags behind?
एकाग्रता की क्षमता जितनी अधिक विकसित होगी, काम में उतनी ही गहरी शांति प्राप्त होगी, और बच्चे के भीतर अनुशासन का रूप उतना ही स्पष्ट रूप से दिखाई देगा।
The more the capacity to concentrate is developed, the more often the profound tranquility in work is achieved, then the clearer will be the manifestation of discipline within the child.
The more the capacity to concentrate is developed, the more often the profound tranquility in work is achieved, then the clearer will be the manifestation of discipline within the child.
हमारी जड़ें इसी धरती में हैं। बच्चों को पृथ्वी के साथ तालमेल बिठाकर महसूस करना और जीना सिखाया जाना चाहिए।
The land is where our roots are. The children must be taught to feel and live in harmony with the Earth.
The land is where our roots are. The children must be taught to feel and live in harmony with the Earth.
बच्चा अपने आसपास की हर उस चीज़ का उपयोग करके अपने भविष्य को गढ़ता है जो उसे मिलती है।
The child, making use of all that he finds around him, shapes himself for the future.
The child, making use of all that he finds around him, shapes himself for the future.
परिवेश ऐसा होना चाहिए जो गतिविधियों में रुचि जगाए और बच्चे को अपने खुद के अनुभव करने के लिए आमंत्रित करे।
The environment must be rich in motives which lend interest to activity and invite the child to conduct his own experiences.
The environment must be rich in motives which lend interest to activity and invite the child to conduct his own experiences.
पहले इंद्रियों की शिक्षा, उसके बाद बुद्धि की शिक्षा।
First the education of the senses, then the education of the intellect.
First the education of the senses, then the education of the intellect.
शिक्षा तब तक प्रभावी नहीं हो सकती जब तक वह बच्चे को जीवन के प्रति खुला होना न सिखाए।
Education cannot be effective unless it helps a child to open up himself to life.
Education cannot be effective unless it helps a child to open up himself to life.
वह इसे अपने हाथों से, अनुभव के ज़रिए, पहले खेल-खेल में और फिर काम के माध्यम से करता है। हाथ ही मनुष्य की बुद्धि के उपकरण हैं।
He does it with his hands, by experience, first in play and then through work. The hands are the instruments of man's intelligence.
He does it with his hands, by experience, first in play and then through work. The hands are the instruments of man's intelligence.
शिक्षक का काम छोटा या आसान नहीं है! बच्चे की मानसिक भूख को शांत करने के लिए उसे अपार ज्ञान की तैयारी करनी पड़ती है। वह किसी पाठ्यक्रम तक सीमित आम शिक्षक की तरह नहीं होती। बच्चे की ज़रूरतों को पूरा करना निस्संदेह अधिक कठिन होता है।
The teacher's task is not a small easy one! She has to prepare a huge amount of knowledge to satisfy the child's mental hunger. She is not like the ordinary teacher, limited by a syllabus. The needs of the child are clearly more difficult to answer.
The teacher's task is not a small easy one! She has to prepare a huge amount of knowledge to satisfy the child's mental hunger. She is not like the ordinary teacher, limited by a syllabus. The needs of the child are clearly more difficult to answer.
पर्यावरण के साथ बच्चे का रिश्ता हमारे जैसा नहीं होता... बच्चा उसे आत्मसात कर लेता है। वह जिन चीज़ों को देखता है, उन्हें सिर्फ़ याद नहीं रखता; वे उसकी आत्मा का हिस्सा बन जाती हैं। उसकी आँखें जो देखती हैं और उसके कान जो सुनते हैं, वह उन सबको अपने भीतर उतार लेता है।
The child has a different relation to his environment from ours... the child absorbs it. The things he sees are not just remembered; they form part of his soul. He incarnates in himself all in the world about him that his eyes see and his ears hear.
The child has a different relation to his environment from ours... the child absorbs it. The things he sees are not just remembered; they form part of his soul. He incarnates in himself all in the world about him that his eyes see and his ears hear.
शिक्षक का पहला कर्तव्य, चाहे वह नवजात शिशु हो या बड़ा बच्चा, यह है कि वह उस नन्ही जान के मानवीय व्यक्तित्व को पहचाने और उसका सम्मान करे।
The first duty of the educator, whether he is involved with the newborn infant or the older child, is to recognize the human personality of the young being and respect it.
The first duty of the educator, whether he is involved with the newborn infant or the older child, is to recognize the human personality of the young being and respect it.
शैक्षणिक प्रक्रिया के सही होने की एक बड़ी कसौटी बच्चे की खुशी है।
One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.
One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.
बच्चे के लिए प्रकृति के संपर्क में रहने का अवसर होना चाहिए; ताकि वह प्रकृति में मौजूद व्यवस्था, समन्वय और सुंदरता को समझ सके और उसकी सराहना कर सके।
There must be provision for the child to have contact with nature; to understand and appreciate the order, the harmony and the beauty in nature.
There must be provision for the child to have contact with nature; to understand and appreciate the order, the harmony and the beauty in nature.
बच्चे को देखने से यह स्पष्ट हो जाता है कि उसके मन का विकास उसकी गतिविधियों के माध्यम से होता है।
Watching a child makes it obvious that the development of his mind comes through his movements.
Watching a child makes it obvious that the development of his mind comes through his movements.
बच्चे का काम उस इंसान का निर्माण करना है जो वह आगे चलकर बनेगा।
A child's work is to create the person she/he will become.
A child's work is to create the person she/he will become.
जन्म के बाद शुरुआती तीन वर्षों के दौरान बच्चे का जैसा विकास होता है, उसकी तीव्रता और महत्व की बराबरी बच्चे के जीवन के पहले या बाद के किसी भी अन्य दौर से नहीं की जा सकती।
The development of the child during the first three years after birth is unequaled in intensity and importance by any period that precedes or follows in the whole life of the child.
The development of the child during the first three years after birth is unequaled in intensity and importance by any period that precedes or follows in the whole life of the child.
समूचा मानवजाति एक ही है—एक ही नस्ल, एक ही वर्ग और एक ही समाज।
The whole of mankind is one and only one, one race, one class and one society.
The whole of mankind is one and only one, one race, one class and one society.
बच्चे के भीतर ही भविष्य का भाग्य छिपा है।
Within the child lies the fate of the future.
Within the child lies the fate of the future.
हर महान उद्देश्य की शुरुआत बार-बार मिलने वाली असफलताओं और अधूरे प्रयासों से होती है।
Every great cause is born from repeated failures and from imperfect achievements.
Every great cause is born from repeated failures and from imperfect achievements.
बच्चा एक उत्सुक observer (प्रेक्षक) होता है और वयस्कों के कामों से विशेष रूप से आकर्षित होकर उनकी नकल करना चाहता है। इस मामले में एक वयस्क की एक खास भूमिका हो सकती है। वह बच्चे के कामों के लिए प्रेरणा बन सकता है, एक ऐसी खुली किताब की तरह जिससे बच्चा अपने कदमों को सही दिशा देना सीख सके। लेकिन यदि वयस्क को सही मार्गदर्शन देना है, तो उसे हमेशा शांत रहना चाहिए और धीरे-धीरे काम करना चाहिए ताकि जो बच्चा उसे देख रहा है, वह उसके हर काम को बारीकी से साफ-साफ देख सके।
A child is an eager observer and is particularly attracted by the actions of the adults and wants to imitate them. In this regard an adult can have a kind of mission. He can be an inspiration for the child's actions, a kind of open book wherein a child can learn how to direct his own movements. But an adult, if he is to afford proper guidance, must always be calm and act slowly so that the child who is watching him can clearly see his actions in all their particulars.
A child is an eager observer and is particularly attracted by the actions of the adults and wants to imitate them. In this regard an adult can have a kind of mission. He can be an inspiration for the child's actions, a kind of open book wherein a child can learn how to direct his own movements. But an adult, if he is to afford proper guidance, must always be calm and act slowly so that the child who is watching him can clearly see his actions in all their particulars.
बच्चे वैसी ही चीजें बन जाते हैं जिनसे वे प्रेम करते हैं।
Children become like the things they love.
Children become like the things they love.
जिस बच्चे ने अभी तक खुद पर नियंत्रण पाना नहीं सीखा है, उसे अपनी मर्जी से सब कुछ करने देना स्वतंत्रता के विचार को धोखा देना है।
To let the child do as he likes when he has not yet developed any powers of control is to betray the idea of freedom.
To let the child do as he likes when he has not yet developed any powers of control is to betray the idea of freedom.
सभी चीज़ों में प्रेम सबसे अधिक शक्तिशाली है।
Of all things love is the most potent.
Of all things love is the most potent.
बच्चा असीम शक्तियों से संपन्न है, जो हमें एक उज्ज्वल भविष्य की ओर ले जा सकती हैं। यदि हम सचमुच एक नई दुनिया चाहते हैं, तो शिक्षा का उद्देश्य इन छिपी हुई संभावनाओं का विकास होना चाहिए।
The child is endowed with unknown powers, which can guide us to a radiant future. If what we really want is a new world, then education must take as its aim the development of these hidden possibilities.
The child is endowed with unknown powers, which can guide us to a radiant future. If what we really want is a new world, then education must take as its aim the development of these hidden possibilities.
बच्चों में गणित के प्रति एक स्वाभाविक प्रेम होता है, जो कि सटीकता, व्यवस्था और बुद्धिमत्ता का सर्वोत्कृष्ट विज्ञान है।
Children display a universal love of mathematics, which is par excellence the science of precision, order, and intelligence.
Children display a universal love of mathematics, which is par excellence the science of precision, order, and intelligence.
बच्चा काम के जरिए ही खुद को उजागर करता है।
The child will reveal himself through work.
The child will reveal himself through work.
शिक्षा अब केवल ज्ञान देने का माध्यम नहीं रहनी चाहिए, बल्कि इसे एक नया रास्ता अपनाना चाहिए, जिसका उद्देश्य मानवीय क्षमताओं को उजागर करना हो।
Education should no longer be most imparting of knowledge, but must take a new path, seeking the release of human potentialities.
Education should no longer be most imparting of knowledge, but must take a new path, seeking the release of human potentialities.
किसी भी किताब में ऐसा कोई वर्णन या चित्र नहीं है जो असली पेड़ों और एक वास्तविक जंगल में उनके आसपास पाई जाने वाली जीवन-तुल्य सुंदरता को देख सकने का मुकाबला कर सके।
There is no description, no image in any book that is capable of replacing the sight of real trees, and all of the life to be found around them in a real forest.
There is no description, no image in any book that is capable of replacing the sight of real trees, and all of the life to be found around them in a real forest.
हमारी शिक्षण पद्धति की सबसे बड़ी जीत हमेशा यही होनी चाहिए: बच्चे की स्वतःस्फूर्त (spontaneous) प्रगति को संभव बनाना।
The greatest triumph of our educational method should always be this: to bring about the spontaneous progress of the child.
The greatest triumph of our educational method should always be this: to bring about the spontaneous progress of the child.
बच्चा रहस्यमयी और शक्तिशाली है; और अपने भीतर मानव स्वभाव का रहस्य समेटे हुए है।
A child is mysterious and powerful; And contains within himself the secret of human nature.
A child is mysterious and powerful; And contains within himself the secret of human nature.
जो कुछ भी उसके सामने रखा जाए, वह सुंदर और स्पष्ट होना चाहिए जो उसकी कल्पना को छू ले। एक बार जब यह प्रेम जग जाता है, तो शिक्षाविदों के सामने आने वाली सारी समस्याएं दूर हो जाएंगी।
Whatever is presented to him must be made beautiful and clear, striking his imagination. Once this love has been kindled, all problems confronting the educationist will disappear.
Whatever is presented to him must be made beautiful and clear, striking his imagination. Once this love has been kindled, all problems confronting the educationist will disappear.
बच्चे के भीतर एक खास तरह की संवेदनशीलता होती है जो उसे अपने आस-पास की हर चीज़ को आत्मसात (absorb) करने के लिए प्रेरित करती है, और अवलोकन करने तथा आत्मसात करने का यह काम ही उसे जीवन के अनुकूल ढलने में सक्षम बनाता है।
There is in the child a special kind of sensitivity which leads him to absorb everything about him, and it is this work of observing and absorbing that alone enables him to adapt himself to life
There is in the child a special kind of sensitivity which leads him to absorb everything about him, and it is this work of observing and absorbing that alone enables him to adapt himself to life
दो चीजें बहुत जरूरी हैं—व्यक्तिगत स्वतंत्रता (व्यक्तित्व) का विकास और एक सच्ची सामाजिक जीवन में उस व्यक्ति की भागीदारी।
Two things are necessary, the development of individuality and the participation of the individual in a truly social life.
Two things are necessary, the development of individuality and the participation of the individual in a truly social life.
हमें बच्चे की सक्रियता की इच्छा का जितना हो सके समर्थन करना चाहिए; उसकी सेवा करने के बजाय उसे आत्मनिर्भर बनने के लिए शिक्षित करना चाहिए।
We must support as much as possible the child's desires for activity; not wait on him, but educate him to be independent.
We must support as much as possible the child's desires for activity; not wait on him, but educate him to be independent.
बच्चों को जीवित प्राणियों के प्रति गहरी चिंता होती है, और इस सहज प्रवृत्ति की संतुष्टि उन्हें बेहद आनंद से भर देती है। इसलिए उन्हें पौधों और खासकर जानवरों की देखभाल करने में रुचि लेना आसान हो जाता है। छोटे बच्चे में दूरदर्शिता की भावना जैसी यह जगाती है, वैसी कोई और चीज़ नहीं जगा सकती। जब वह जानता है कि जानवरों को उसकी जरूरत है, कि अगर उसने पानी नहीं दिया तो छोटे पौधे सूख जाएंगे, तो वह आज के गुजरते पलों को कल के पलों से प्रेम के एक नए धागे से पिरो देता है।
Children have an anxious concern for living beings, and the satisfaction of this instinct fills them with delight. It is therefore easy to interest them in taking care of plants and especially of animals. Nothing awakens foresight in a small child such as this. When he knows that animals have need of him, that little plants will dry up if he does not water them, he binds together with a new thread of love today's passing moments with those of the morrow.
Children have an anxious concern for living beings, and the satisfaction of this instinct fills them with delight. It is therefore easy to interest them in taking care of plants and especially of animals. Nothing awakens foresight in a small child such as this. When he knows that animals have need of him, that little plants will dry up if he does not water them, he binds together with a new thread of love today's passing moments with those of the morrow.
जो बच्चा एकाग्र होता है, वह बेहद खुश होता है
The child who concentrates is immensely happy
The child who concentrates is immensely happy
बच्चों को जीवन को जीवंत बनाने और उसकी खोज करने के लिए स्वतंत्र छोड़ने का अवसर देना।
Giving children the opportunity to stir up life and leave it free to discover.
Giving children the opportunity to stir up life and leave it free to discover.
यह बच्चा ही है जो इंसान को बनाता है, और इस दुनिया में ऐसा कोई इंसान नहीं है जिसे उस बच्चे ने न गढ़ा हो जो वह कभी खुद था।
It is the child who makes the man, and no man exists who was not made by the child he once was.
It is the child who makes the man, and no man exists who was not made by the child he once was.
अनुशासन स्वतंत्रता के माध्यम से आना चाहिए। हम किसी व्यक्ति को केवल तभी अनुशासित नहीं मानते जब उसे किसी मूक बहरे की तरह कृत्रिम रूप से चुप करा दिया जाए और किसी लकवाग्रस्त की तरह अचल बना दिया जाए। वह एक नष्ट किया हुआ व्यक्ति है, अनुशासित नहीं।
Discipline must come through liberty. . . . We do not consider an individual disciplined only when he has been rendered as artificially silent as a mute and as immovable as a paralytic. He is an individual annihilated, not disciplined.
Discipline must come through liberty. . . . We do not consider an individual disciplined only when he has been rendered as artificially silent as a mute and as immovable as a paralytic. He is an individual annihilated, not disciplined.
शिक्षा का कार्य शिक्षक और परिवेश (environment) के बीच बंटा हुआ होता है।
The work of education is divided between the teacher and the environment.
The work of education is divided between the teacher and the environment.
सामाजिक शिष्टाचार, आंतरिक अनुशासन और आनंद—ये उस इंसान का जन्मसिद्ध अधिकार है जिसे आवश्यक मानवीय गुणों का विकास करने की अनुमति दी गई है।
Social grace, inner discipline and joy. These are the birthright of the human being who has been allowed to develop essential human qualities.
Social grace, inner discipline and joy. These are the birthright of the human being who has been allowed to develop essential human qualities.
कोई दिलचस्प काम, जिसे अपनी मर्जी से चुना गया हो, जिसमें थकान पैदा करने के बजाय एकाग्रता बढ़ाने का गुण हो, बच्चे की ऊर्जा और मानसिक क्षमताओं को बढ़ाता है और उसे आत्म-नियंत्रण की ओर ले जाता है।
An interesting piece of work, freely chosen, which has the virtue of inducing concentration rather than fatigue, adds to the child's energies and mental capacities, and leads him to self-mastery.
An interesting piece of work, freely chosen, which has the virtue of inducing concentration rather than fatigue, adds to the child's energies and mental capacities, and leads him to self-mastery.
कभी-कभी उचित माहौल मिलने पर बहुत छोटे बच्चे भी अपने काम में ऐसी निपुणता और सटीकता दिखाते हैं कि हम हैरान रह जाते हैं।
Sometimes very small children in a proper environment develop a skill and exactness in their work that can only surprise us.
Sometimes very small children in a proper environment develop a skill and exactness in their work that can only surprise us.
हम जीवन के इस पथ पर एक साथ चलेंगे, क्योंकि सभी चीज़ें ब्रह्मांड का हिस्सा हैं और एक संपूर्ण एकता बनाने के लिए आपस में जुड़ी हुई हैं। यह विचार बच्चे के मन को स्थिर करने में मदद करता है ताकि उसका मन ज्ञान की तलाश में यहाँ-वहाँ न भटके। वह संतुष्ट महसूस करता है क्योंकि उसने हर चीज़ में अपने सार्वभौमिक केंद्र को पा लिया है।
We shall walk together on this path of life, for all things are a part of the universe, and are connected with each other to form one whole unity. This idea helps the mind of the child to become fixed, to stop wandering in an aimless quest for knowledge. He is satisfied, having found the universal centre of himself with all things.
We shall walk together on this path of life, for all things are a part of the universe, and are connected with each other to form one whole unity. This idea helps the mind of the child to become fixed, to stop wandering in an aimless quest for knowledge. He is satisfied, having found the universal centre of himself with all things.
यह सच है कि हम किसी को जीनियस नहीं बना सकते। हम तो बस हर बच्चे को उसकी पूरी क्षमता को पहचानने का अवसर दे सकते हैं।
It is true that we cannot make a genius. We can only give to teach child the chance to fulfil his potential possibilities.
It is true that we cannot make a genius. We can only give to teach child the chance to fulfil his potential possibilities.
इंद्रियों की शिक्षा असल में अभ्यासों की पुनरावृत्ति से ही होती है; इसका उद्देश्य यह नहीं है कि बच्चा रंगों, आकारों या गुणों को जान ले, बल्कि यह है कि वह ध्यान, तुलना और निर्णय के अभ्यास के ज़रिए अपनी इंद्रियों को परिष्कृत करे।
It is exactly in the repetition of the exercises that the education of the senses exists; not that the child shall know colors, forms or qualities, but that he refine his senses through an exercise of attention, comparison and judgment.
It is exactly in the repetition of the exercises that the education of the senses exists; not that the child shall know colors, forms or qualities, but that he refine his senses through an exercise of attention, comparison and judgment.
सर्वोत्तम शिक्षण वह है जिसमें काम के हिसाब से कम से कम शब्दों का इस्तेमाल किया जाए।
The best instruction is that which uses the least words sufficient for the task.
The best instruction is that which uses the least words sufficient for the task.
सच तो यह है कि एक बार जब बच्चे को खुद पर भरोसा हो जाता है, तो वह हर कदम के बाद बड़ों की स्वीकृति या सराहना नहीं ढूँढता।
The child, in fact, once he feels sure of himself, will no longer seek the approval of authority after every step.
The child, in fact, once he feels sure of himself, will no longer seek the approval of authority after every step.
शिक्षा की भूमिका यह है कि बच्चे की रुचि किसी बाहरी गतिविधि में पूरी तरह जगाई जाए, जिसमें वह अपनी पूरी ऊर्जा लगा सके
The role of education is to interest the child profoundly in an external activity to which he will give all his potential
The role of education is to interest the child profoundly in an external activity to which he will give all his potential
मानवता को बचाने में सक्षम शिक्षा कोई छोटा-मोटी बात नहीं है; इसमें मनुष्य का आध्यात्मिक विकास, एक व्यक्ति के रूप में उसके मूल्य में वृद्धि, और युवाओं को उनके समय को समझने के लिए तैयार करना शामिल है।
An education capable of saving humanity is no small undertaking; it involves the spiritual development of man, the enhancement of his value as an individual, and the preparation of young people to understand the times in which they live.
An education capable of saving humanity is no small undertaking; it involves the spiritual development of man, the enhancement of his value as an individual, and the preparation of young people to understand the times in which they live.
दैनिक जीवन के अभ्यास हमारे निर्माण कार्य हैं, जो माहौल के हिसाब से खुद को ढालने की प्रक्रिया हैं। माहौल के अनुकूल ढलना और उसमें प्रभावी ढंग से काम करना ही एक उपयोगी शिक्षा का सार है।
The exercises of practical life are formative activities, a work of adaptation to the environment. Such adaptation to the environment and efficient functioning therein is the very essence of a useful education.
The exercises of practical life are formative activities, a work of adaptation to the environment. Such adaptation to the environment and efficient functioning therein is the very essence of a useful education.
हर व्यक्ति के भीतर एक प्राण-शक्ति सक्रिय रहती है जो उसे उसके विकास की ओर ले जाती है।
A vital force is active in every individual and leads it towards its own evolution.
A vital force is active in every individual and leads it towards its own evolution.
गलतियों के प्रति एक दोस्ताना रवैया अपनाना, उन्हें अपने जीवन का अटूट हिस्सा मानना और यह समझना कि उनका भी एक उद्देश्य होता है (जो कि सचमुच होता है), बहुत अच्छी बात है।
It is well to cultivate a friendly feeling towards error, to treat it as a companion inseparable from our lives, as something having a purpose, which it truly has.
It is well to cultivate a friendly feeling towards error, to treat it as a companion inseparable from our lives, as something having a purpose, which it truly has.
तारीफ, मदद, या सिर्फ एक नज़र भी बच्चे को बीच में रोक सकती है या उसकी एकाग्रता को तोड़ सकती है। यह बात थोड़ी अजीब लग सकती है, लेकिन ऐसा तब भी हो सकता है जब बच्चे को सिर्फ इतना ही महसूस हो कि कोई उसे देख रहा है। आख़िरकार, जब कोई यह देखने आ जाता है कि हम क्या कर रहे हैं, तो हम भी कई बार आगे काम करने में असमर्थ महसूस करते हैं। शिक्षक की सफलता का महान सिद्धांत यह है: जैसे ही बच्चे की एकाग्रता शुरू हो, ऐसे व्यवहार करें मानो वह बच्चा वहाँ है ही नहीं। बेशक, आप एक सरसरी निगाह से यह देख सकते हैं कि वह क्या कर रहा है, लेकिन उसे इस बात का अहसास नहीं होना चाहिए।
Praise, help, or even a look, may be enough to interrupt him, or destroy the activity. It seems a strange thing to say, but this can happen even if the child merely becomes aware of being watched. After all, we too sometimes feel unable to go on working if someone comes to see what we are doing. The great principle which brings success to the teacher is this: as soon as concentration has begun, act as if the child does not exist. Naturally, one can see what he is doing with a quick glance, but without his being aware of it.
Praise, help, or even a look, may be enough to interrupt him, or destroy the activity. It seems a strange thing to say, but this can happen even if the child merely becomes aware of being watched. After all, we too sometimes feel unable to go on working if someone comes to see what we are doing. The great principle which brings success to the teacher is this: as soon as concentration has begun, act as if the child does not exist. Naturally, one can see what he is doing with a quick glance, but without his being aware of it.
मानवता की ज़रूरतें सार्वभौमिक हैं। उन्हें पूरा करने के हमारे तरीके इस ग्रह की समृद्धि और विविधता को बनाते हैं। मोंटेसरी के बच्चे को इस विविधता की खूबसूरती का आनंद लेना सीखना चाहिए।
The needs of mankind are universal. Our means of meeting them create the richness and diversity of the planet. The Montessori child should come to relish the texture of that diversity.
The needs of mankind are universal. Our means of meeting them create the richness and diversity of the planet. The Montessori child should come to relish the texture of that diversity.
विकास केवल आकार में तालमेल के साथ बढ़ना नहीं है, बल्कि एक रूपांतरण है।
Growth is not merely a harmonious increase in size, but a transformation.
Growth is not merely a harmonious increase in size, but a transformation.
शिक्षा के लिए असली तैयारी खुद का अध्ययन करना है।
The real preparation for education is the study of one's self.
The real preparation for education is the study of one's self.
यदि शिक्षा बच्चे के व्यक्तित्व के आंतरिक मूल्य को पहचानती है और आध्यात्मिक विकास के अनुकूल माहौल प्रदान करती है, तो हमें एक बिल्कुल नए बच्चे के दर्शन होते हैं जिसकी अद्भुत विशेषताएँ अंततः दुनिया को बेहतर बनाने में योगदान दे सकती हैं।
If education recognizes the intrinsic value of the child's personality and provides an environment suited to spiritual growth, we have the revelation of an entirely new child whose astonishing characteristics can eventually contribute to the betterment of the world.
If education recognizes the intrinsic value of the child's personality and provides an environment suited to spiritual growth, we have the revelation of an entirely new child whose astonishing characteristics can eventually contribute to the betterment of the world.
नकल करना जागृत होती बुद्धि की पहली प्रवृत्ति है।
Imitation is the first instinct of the awakening mind.
Imitation is the first instinct of the awakening mind.
बच्चे की शक्तियाँ हमारी क्षमताओं से अलग होती हैं और वह जो रचना करता है वह कोई छोटी बात नहीं है, बल्कि वह सब कुछ है।
The child has other powers than ours, and the creation he achieves is no small one; it is everything.
The child has other powers than ours, and the creation he achieves is no small one; it is everything.
किसी भी ऐसे काम में बच्चे की मदद कभी न करें जिसे करने में उसे लगता है कि वह सक्षम है।
Never help a child with a task that they feel they can complete themselves.
Never help a child with a task that they feel they can complete themselves.
बच्चे के साथ हमारा हर व्यवहार न केवल उसी समय, बल्कि आगे चलकर उसके वयस्क बनने पर भी अपना असर दिखाएगा।
All our handling of the child will bear fruit, not only at the moment, but in the adult they are destined to become.
All our handling of the child will bear fruit, not only at the moment, but in the adult they are destined to become.
बचपन किसी वयस्क के जीवन का सबसे महत्वपूर्ण हिस्सा होता है, क्योंकि इंसान शुरुआती सालों में ही बनता है।
Childhood constitutes the most important element in an adult's life, for it is in his early years that a man is made.
Childhood constitutes the most important element in an adult's life, for it is in his early years that a man is made.
काम करना बहुत ज़रूरी है; यह किसी जुनून से कम नहीं हो सकता; इंसान कुछ हासिल करने के बाद ही खुश होता है।
Work is necessary; it can be nothing less than a passion; a person is happy in accomplishment.
Work is necessary; it can be nothing less than a passion; a person is happy in accomplishment.
बच्चा अपने भीतर गहरे तक समाई प्रतिक्रियाओं और अनुभवों से ही अपने असली व्यक्तित्व का निर्माण करता है।
The child builds his inmost self out of the deeply held impressions he receives.
The child builds his inmost self out of the deeply held impressions he receives.
शिक्षक के लिए सिर्फ बच्चे से प्यार करना काफ़ी नहीं है। उसे पहले ब्रह्मांड से प्यार करना और उसे समझना होगा। उसे खुद को तैयार करना होगा और इसके लिए सच्ची मेहनत करनी होगी।
It is not enough for the teacher to love the child. She must first love and understand the universe. She must prepare herself, and truly work at it.
It is not enough for the teacher to love the child. She must first love and understand the universe. She must prepare herself, and truly work at it.
काम का कोई विकल्प नहीं हो सकता, न तो अपनापन और न ही शारीरिक सुख-सुविधा इसकी जगह ले सकती हैं।
There can be no substitute for work, neither affection nor physical well-being can replace it.
There can be no substitute for work, neither affection nor physical well-being can replace it.
यदि बच्चे की हर गलती माता-पिता या शिक्षक के दखल के बिना उसे साफ़-साफ़ दिखाई दे जाए, तो माहौल खुद बच्चे को सिखा देगा; माता-पिता या शिक्षक को तो बस वहाँ होने वाली हर चीज़ का चुपचाप एक दर्शक बने रहना चाहिए।
The environment itself will teach the child, if every error he makes is manifest to him, without the intervention of a parent of teacher, who should remain a quiet observer of all that happens.
The environment itself will teach the child, if every error he makes is manifest to him, without the intervention of a parent of teacher, who should remain a quiet observer of all that happens.
जब बच्चों ने मन लगाकर कोई काम पूरा किया, तो वे तरोताज़ा और बेहद खुश नज़र आए। ऐसा लगा मानो उनकी आत्मा के भीतर कोई ऐसा रास्ता खुल गया हो जो उनकी तमाम छिपी हुई शक्तियों तक जाता हो, और उनके सबसे अच्छे रूप को उजागर करता हो। उन्होंने सबके साथ बहुत दोस्ताना व्यवहार किया, दूसरों की मदद के लिए अपनी तरफ से पूरी कोशिश की और सद्भावना से भरपूर लगे।
When the children had completed an absorbing bit of work, they appeared rested and deeply pleased. It almost seemed as if a road had opened up within their souls that led to all their latent powers, revealing the better part of themselves. They exhibited a great affability to everyone, put themselves out to help others and seemed full of good will.
When the children had completed an absorbing bit of work, they appeared rested and deeply pleased. It almost seemed as if a road had opened up within their souls that led to all their latent powers, revealing the better part of themselves. They exhibited a great affability to everyone, put themselves out to help others and seemed full of good will.
जीवन को ऊर्जा देना और फिर उसे अपने हिसाब से विकसित होने और खिलने के लिए स्वतंत्र छोड़ देना, यही शिक्षक का सबसे पहला काम है।
To stimulate life, leaving it then free to develop, to unfold, herein lies the first task of the teacher.
To stimulate life, leaving it then free to develop, to unfold, herein lies the first task of the teacher.
शिक्षा के लिए सच्ची तैयारी अपने आप को समझना है। शिक्षक का प्रशिक्षण... केवल विचारों को सीख लेना भर नहीं है। इसमें चरित्र का प्रशिक्षण भी शामिल है; यह आत्मा की तैयारी है।
The real preparation for education is a study of one's self. The training of the teacher...is something far more than a learning of ideas. It includes the training of character; it is a preparation of the spirit.
The real preparation for education is a study of one's self. The training of the teacher...is something far more than a learning of ideas. It includes the training of character; it is a preparation of the spirit.
व्यवस्था जीवन की उन ज़रूरतों में से एक है, जो पूरी होने पर वास्तविक खुशी देती है
Order is one of the needs of life which, when it is satisfied, produces a real happiness
Order is one of the needs of life which, when it is satisfied, produces a real happiness
हाथ इंसान की बुद्धि का जरिया हैं।
The hands are the instruments of man’s intelligence.
The hands are the instruments of man’s intelligence.
जब बच्चा बाहर जाता है, तो यह दुनिया खुद उसके सामने आ जाती है। आइए हम विचारों को दर्शाने वाली और उन्हें cupboards में बंद करने वाली चीजें बनाने के बजाय, बच्चे को बाहर ले जाएं और उसे असली चीज़ें दिखाएं।
When the child goes out, it is the world itself that offers itself to him. Let us take the child out to show him real things instead of making objects which represent ideas and closing them up in cupboards.
When the child goes out, it is the world itself that offers itself to him. Let us take the child out to show him real things instead of making objects which represent ideas and closing them up in cupboards.
शिक्षा का मूल आधार हमेशा यही होना चाहिए कि इंसान को खुद अपने लिए काम करना चाहिए। यह बिल्कुल साफ है। हर किसी को खुद अपने लिए कदम उठाना चाहिए।
The fundamental basis of education must always remain that one must act for oneself. That is clear. One must act for him or herself.
The fundamental basis of education must always remain that one must act for oneself. That is clear. One must act for him or herself.
बच्चा काम के जरिए आत्मनिर्भरता की तलाश करता है—ऐसी आत्मनिर्भरता जो तन और मन दोनों से हो।
The child seeks for independence by means of work; an independence of body and mind.
The child seeks for independence by means of work; an independence of body and mind.
यह पुरानी कहावत कि "बुद्धि में ऐसा कुछ भी नहीं है जो पहले किसी न किसी रूप में इंद्रियों के जरिए न आया हो," और इंद्रियां दुनिया की खोज करने वाली हैं, ज्ञान का रास्ता खोलती हैं।
The ancient saying, "There is nothing in the intellect which was not first in some way in the senses," and senses being explorers of the world, opens the way to knowledge.
The ancient saying, "There is nothing in the intellect which was not first in some way in the senses," and senses being explorers of the world, opens the way to knowledge.
मैंने बच्चे का अध्ययन किया है। मैंने बच्चे से जो पाया है उसे अपनाया है और उसे व्यक्त किया है, और इसी को मॉन्टेसरी पद्धति कहा जाता है।
I have studied the child. I have taken what the child has given me and expressed it and that is what is called the Montessori method.
I have studied the child. I have taken what the child has given me and expressed it and that is what is called the Montessori method.
इस तरह गति, या शारीरिक सक्रियता, बौद्धिक विकास का एक बहुत जरूरी हिस्सा है, जो बाहर से मिलने वाले अनुभवों पर निर्भर करती है। गति के माध्यम से ही हम बाहरी सच्चाई के संपर्क में आते हैं, और इन्हीं संपर्कों के जरिए हम आखिरकार अमूर्त विचारों को भी सीख पाते हैं।
Movement, or physical activity, is thus an essential factor in intellectual growth, which depends upon the impressions received from outside. Through movement we come in contact with external reality, and it is through these contacts that we eventually acquire even abstract ideas.
Movement, or physical activity, is thus an essential factor in intellectual growth, which depends upon the impressions received from outside. Through movement we come in contact with external reality, and it is through these contacts that we eventually acquire even abstract ideas.
जब बच्चा अभी-अभी सक्रिय होना शुरू ही कर रहा हो, तब उसकी सहजता को दबाने के क्या परिणाम होंगे, हम यह नहीं जानते। हो सकता है कि हम जीवन को ही घुटनों पर ला दें। बचपन के उस प्यारे और कोमल दौर में इंसान की बुद्धि की जो चमक दिखाई देती है, उसका सम्मान एक तरह की धार्मिक श्रद्धा के साथ किया जाना चाहिए। यह सुबह की पहली किरण या अभी-अभी खिलने वाले फूल की तरह है। शिक्षा तब तक असरदार नहीं हो सकती जब तक वह बच्चे को जीवन के लिए खुद को खोलने में मदद न करे।
We cannot know the consequences of suppressing a child's spontaneity when he is just beginning to be active. We may even suffocate life itself. That humanity which is revealed in all its intellectual splendor during the sweet and tender age of childhood should be respected with a kind of religious veneration. It is like the sun which appears at dawn or a flower just beginning to bloom. Education cannot be effective unless it helps a child to open up himself to life.
We cannot know the consequences of suppressing a child's spontaneity when he is just beginning to be active. We may even suffocate life itself. That humanity which is revealed in all its intellectual splendor during the sweet and tender age of childhood should be respected with a kind of religious veneration. It is like the sun which appears at dawn or a flower just beginning to bloom. Education cannot be effective unless it helps a child to open up himself to life.
हम बच्चे के मन में सिद्धांतों के बजाय जीवन के बीज बोना चाहते हैं, मानसिक, भावनात्मक और शारीरिक—हर तरह से उसके विकास में मदद करना चाहते हैं, और इसके लिए हमें इंसानी मन के सामने महान और ऊंचे विचार रखने होंगे।
We seek to sow life in the child rather than theories, to help him in his growth, mental and emotional as well as physical, and for that we must offer grand and lofty ideas to the human mind.
We seek to sow life in the child rather than theories, to help him in his growth, mental and emotional as well as physical, and for that we must offer grand and lofty ideas to the human mind.
शिक्षक का काम बोलना नहीं है, बल्कि बच्चे के लिए तैयार किए गए एक खास माहौल में सांस्कृतिक गतिविधियों के लिए कुछ साधन तैयार करना और व्यवस्थित करना है।
The teacher's task is not to talk, but to prepare and arrange a series of motives for cultural activity in a special environment made for the child.
The teacher's task is not to talk, but to prepare and arrange a series of motives for cultural activity in a special environment made for the child.
बच्चे का व्यक्तित्व उन बाधाओं के अनुसार विकसित होता है जिनका उसने सामना किया है... या उस आज़ादी के अनुसार जो उसे उसके विकास के लिए मिली है।
A child's character develops in accordance with the obstacles he has encountered... or the freedom favoring his development that he has enjoyed.
A child's character develops in accordance with the obstacles he has encountered... or the freedom favoring his development that he has enjoyed.
वैज्ञानिक अवलोकन ने यह साबित कर दिया है कि शिक्षा वह नहीं है जो शिक्षक देता है; शिक्षा एक प्राकृतिक प्रक्रिया है जिसे इंसान खुद-ब-खुद पूरी करता है, और यह बातें सुनने से नहीं बल्कि अपने आसपास के माहौल के अनुभवों से हासिल होती है।
Scientific observation then has established that education is not what the teacher gives; education is a natural process spontaneously carried out by the human individual, and is acquired not by listening to words but by experiences upon the environment.
Scientific observation then has established that education is not what the teacher gives; education is a natural process spontaneously carried out by the human individual, and is acquired not by listening to words but by experiences upon the environment.
स्थायी शांति स्थापित करना शिक्षा का काम है; राजनीति तो बस हमें युद्ध से दूर रख सकती है।
Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.
Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.
बच्चों पर होने वाले अत्याचार जितना सार्वभौमिक कोई अन्य सामाजिक समस्या नहीं है।
No social problem is as universal as the oppression of the child
No social problem is as universal as the oppression of the child
आज के इस दौर में शिक्षा का महत्व सचमुच असीम होता जा रहा है। और इसके व्यावहारिक महत्व पर बढ़ते जोर को एक ही वाक्य में कहा जा सकता है: शिक्षा शांति का सबसे अच्छा हथियार है।
Education today, in this particular social period, is assuming truly unlimited importance. And the increased emphasis on its practical value can be summed up in one sentence: education is the best weapon for peace.
Education today, in this particular social period, is assuming truly unlimited importance. And the increased emphasis on its practical value can be summed up in one sentence: education is the best weapon for peace.
हमें यह अच्छी तरह समझ लेना चाहिए कि जब हम बच्चे को स्वतंत्रता और आत्मनिर्भरता देते हैं, तो हम एक ऐसे कर्मठ इंसान को आज़ादी दे रहे हैं जो काम किए बिना और सक्रिय रहे बिना नहीं रह सकता।
We must clearly understand that when we give the child freedom and independence, we are giving freedom to a worker already braced for action, who cannot live without working and being active.
We must clearly understand that when we give the child freedom and independence, we are giving freedom to a worker already braced for action, who cannot live without working and being active.
बच्चा एक पहेली है... उसमें असीम संभावनाएं हैं, लेकिन हम नहीं जानते कि वह आगे चलकर क्या बनेगा।
The child is an enigma… He has the highest potentialities, but we do not know what he will be.
The child is an enigma… He has the highest potentialities, but we do not know what he will be.
शिक्षा वास्तव में तभी शुरू होती है जब बच्चा अपने खुद के केंद्र को ब्रह्मांड के केंद्र से जोड़ पाता है।
Only when the child is able to identify its own center with the center of the universe does education really begin.
Only when the child is able to identify its own center with the center of the universe does education really begin.
बड़ों को कभी भी बच्चे को अपने सांचे में नहीं ढालना चाहिए, बल्कि उसे अकेला छोड़ देना चाहिए और हमेशा बच्चे को गहराई से समझकर ही काम करना चाहिए।
The adult ought never to mold the child after himself, but should leave him alone and work always from the deepest comprehension of the child himself.
The adult ought never to mold the child after himself, but should leave him alone and work always from the deepest comprehension of the child himself.
बच्चे की तरक्की सिर्फ उसकी उम्र पर निर्भर नहीं करती, बल्कि इस बात पर भी करती है कि उसे अपने आस-पास देखने की कितनी आज़ादी है।
The child’s progress does not depend only on his age, but also on being free to look around him.
The child’s progress does not depend only on his age, but also on being free to look around him.
अनुशासन आज़ादी के जरिए ही आना चाहिए।
Discipline must come through liberty.
Discipline must come through liberty.
प्रकृति के आग्रह पर और विकास के नियमों के अनुसार, भले ही बड़े इसे न समझें, बच्चा दो बुनियादी चीज़ों को लेकर बहुत गंभीर रहने के लिए मजबूर होता है... पहली है गतिविधि से प्यार... और दूसरी बुनियादी चीज़ है आत्मनिर्भरता।
Under the urge of nature and according to the laws of development, though not understood by the adult, the child is obliged to be serious about two fundamental things ... the first is the love of activity... The second fundamental thing is independence.
Under the urge of nature and according to the laws of development, though not understood by the adult, the child is obliged to be serious about two fundamental things ... the first is the love of activity... The second fundamental thing is independence.
समय बदल गया है, विज्ञान ने बहुत तरक्की कर ली है, और हमारा काम भी आगे बढ़ा है; लेकिन हमारे सिद्धांत वही रहे हैं, और उनके साथ हमारा यह विश्वास भी पक्का हुआ है कि मानवता अपनी समस्याओं का समाधान—जिनमें शांति और एकता सबसे जरूरी हैं—तभी पा सकती है जब वह अपना ध्यान और ऊर्जा बच्चे की खोज में और उसके व्यक्तित्व के विकास में लगाए।
Times have changed, and science has made great progress, and so has our work; but our principles have only been confirmed, and along with them our conviction that mankind can hope for a solution to its problems, among which the most urgent are those of peace and unity, only by turning its attention and energies to the discovery of the child and to the development of the great potentialities of the human personality in the course of its formation.
Times have changed, and science has made great progress, and so has our work; but our principles have only been confirmed, and along with them our conviction that mankind can hope for a solution to its problems, among which the most urgent are those of peace and unity, only by turning its attention and energies to the discovery of the child and to the development of the great potentialities of the human personality in the course of its formation.
इसलिए हमें उनके (बच्चों) साथ उस पूरी नरमी से पेश आना चाहिए जैसी नरमी हम उनमें विकसित होते देखना चाहते हैं।
Let us treat them [children], therefore, with all the kindness which we would wish to help to develop in them.
Let us treat them [children], therefore, with all the kindness which we would wish to help to develop in them.
छोटे बच्चे, दूध छुड़ाए जाने के बाद से ही, आत्मनिर्भरता की ओर कदम बढ़ाने लगते हैं।
Little children, from the moment in which they are weaned, are making their way toward independence.
Little children, from the moment in which they are weaned, are making their way toward independence.
बच्चों के साथ पेश आते वक्त गहराई से टटोलने से ज्यादा उन्हें देखने और समझने की जरूरत होती है।
When dealing with children there is greater need for observing than of probing
When dealing with children there is greater need for observing than of probing
बच्चे के माहौल में संगीत होना ठीक वैसे ही जरूरी है जैसे उसके माहौल में बोली जाने वाली भाषा होती है। सामाजिक माहौल में बच्चे का ध्यान रखा जाना चाहिए और संगीत की व्यवस्था होनी चाहिए।
There should be music in the child's environment, just as there does exist in the child's environment spoken speech. In the social environment the child should be considered and music should be provided.
There should be music in the child's environment, just as there does exist in the child's environment spoken speech. In the social environment the child should be considered and music should be provided.
शिक्षा की शुरुआत जन्म से ही हो जानी चाहिए।
Education must start from birth.
Education must start from birth.
शिक्षक के निर्देश तब केवल एक इशारे, एक स्पर्श की तरह होते हैं—जो बच्चे को शुरुआत देने के लिए काफी हो। बाकी सब अपने आप विकसित हो जाता है।
The instructions of the teacher consist then merely in a hint, a touch-enough to give a start to the child. The rest develops of itself.
The instructions of the teacher consist then merely in a hint, a touch-enough to give a start to the child. The rest develops of itself.
इसलिए, हमें जेल के पहरेदारों जैसी अपनी भूमिका छोड़ देनी चाहिए और इसके बजाय एक ऐसा माहौल तैयार करने का ध्यान रखना चाहिए जहाँ हम अपनी देखरेख और सीख से बच्चे को थकाने के लिए कम से कम काम करें।
We must, therefore, quit our roles as jailers and instead take care to prepare an environment in which we do as little as possible to exhaust the child with our surveillance and instruction
We must, therefore, quit our roles as jailers and instead take care to prepare an environment in which we do as little as possible to exhaust the child with our surveillance and instruction
पुरस्कार और दंड, साफ-साफ कहें तो, आत्मा के लिए एक फंदा हैं, यानी बच्चे की भावना को गुलाम बनाने का एक जरिया, जो उसकी कमियों को सुधारने के बजाय उन्हें और भड़काने का काम करते हैं।
Rewards and punishments, to speak frankly, are the desk of the soul, that is, a means of enslaving a child's spirit, and better suited to provoke than to prevent deformities.
Rewards and punishments, to speak frankly, are the desk of the soul, that is, a means of enslaving a child's spirit, and better suited to provoke than to prevent deformities.
हम लोकतंत्र या स्वतंत्रता की बात कैसे कर सकते हैं जब जीवन की शुरुआत से ही हम बच्चे को अत्याचार सहने और किसी तानाशाह की बात मानने के लिए ढालते हैं? जब हमने गुलाम तैयार किए हों, तो हम लोकतंत्र की उम्मीद कैसे कर सकते हैं? सच्ची आज़ादी जीवन की शुरुआत से मिलती है, वयस्क होने पर नहीं। वे लोग जिनकी क्षमताएं कम कर दी गई हैं, जिन्हें दूर की सूझना बंद हो गया है, जो मानसिक थकान से कमज़ोर हो चुके हैं, जिनके शरीर विकृत हो चुके हैं, जिनकी इच्छाशक्ति बड़ों द्वारा यह कहकर तोड़ दी गई है कि "तुम्हारी इच्छा कुछ नहीं, जो मैं कहूं वही सही है!"—हम उनसे यह उम्मीद कैसे कर सकते हैं कि स्कूल की पढ़ाई खत्म होने के बाद वे आज़ादी के अधिकारों को अपनाएंगे और उनका उपयोग करेंगे?
How can we speak of Democracy or Freedom when from the very beginning of life we mould the child to undergo tyranny, to obey a dictator? How can we expect democracy when we have reared slaves? Real freedom begins at the beginning of life, not at the adult stage. These people who have been diminished in their powers, made short-sighted, devitalized by mental fatigue, whose bodies have become distorted, whose wills have been broken by elders who say: "your will must disappear and mine prevail!"-how can we expect them, when school-life is finished, to accept and use the rights of freedom?
How can we speak of Democracy or Freedom when from the very beginning of life we mould the child to undergo tyranny, to obey a dictator? How can we expect democracy when we have reared slaves? Real freedom begins at the beginning of life, not at the adult stage. These people who have been diminished in their powers, made short-sighted, devitalized by mental fatigue, whose bodies have become distorted, whose wills have been broken by elders who say: "your will must disappear and mine prevail!"-how can we expect them, when school-life is finished, to accept and use the rights of freedom?
जीवित प्राणी की देखभाल पर केंद्रित शिक्षा की अवधारणा पिछले सभी विचारों को बदल देती है। अब किसी पाठ्यक्रम या समय-सारणी पर आधारित न रहकर, शिक्षा को मानव जीवन की वास्तविकताओं के अनुरूप होना चाहिए।
The concept of an education centered upon the care of the living being alters all previous ideas. Resting no longer on a curriculum, or a timetable, education must conform to the facts of human life.
The concept of an education centered upon the care of the living being alters all previous ideas. Resting no longer on a curriculum, or a timetable, education must conform to the facts of human life.
बच्चे के भीतर ही भविष्य का भाग्य छिपा है। जो कोई भी समाज का भला करना चाहता उसे चाहिए कि वह बच्चे को भटकाव से बचाए और उसके स्वाभाविक आचरण को समझे। बच्चा अपने आप में रहस्यमयी और शक्तिशाली है और उसके भीतर मानव स्वभाव का असली रहस्य छिपा है।
Within the child lies the fate of the future. Whoever wishes to confer some benefit on society must preserve him from deviations and observe his natural ways of acting. A child is mysterious and powerful and contains within himself the secret of human nature.
Within the child lies the fate of the future. Whoever wishes to confer some benefit on society must preserve him from deviations and observe his natural ways of acting. A child is mysterious and powerful and contains within himself the secret of human nature.
मानव गरिमा... आत्मनिर्भरता की भावना से उत्पन्न होती है।
Human dignity ... is derived from a sense of independence.
Human dignity ... is derived from a sense of independence.
सबसे जरूरी बात यह है कि बच्चे में ऐसा उत्साह जगाया जाए जो उसकी पूरी शख्सियत को उसमें डुबो दे।
The essential thing is to arouse such an interest that it engages the child’s whole personality.
The essential thing is to arouse such an interest that it engages the child’s whole personality.
यदि किसी बच्चे को उन गतिविधियों के लिए प्रोत्साहन न मिले जो उसके विकास में मदद कर सकती हैं, तो वह केवल 'चीजों' की तरफ आकर्षित होता है और उन्हें पाने की इच्छा रखने लगता है।
If a child finds no stimuli for the activities which would contribute to his development, he is attracted simply to 'things' and desires to posses them.
If a child finds no stimuli for the activities which would contribute to his development, he is attracted simply to 'things' and desires to posses them.
बच्चा काम करने से ही एक संपूर्ण इंसान बनता है।
The child becomes a person through work.
The child becomes a person through work.
प्रकृति में सब कुछ रूप बदलता है लेकिन कुछ भी नष्ट नहीं होता।
in nature everything is transformed but nothing destroyed.
in nature everything is transformed but nothing destroyed.
हमने पाया कि शिक्षा कोई ऐसी चीज़ नहीं है जो शिक्षक थोपता है, बल्कि यह एक स्वाभाविक प्रक्रिया है जो इंसान के भीतर खुद-ब-खुद विकसित होती है।
We discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being.
We discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being.
बच्चे न केवल चुप्पी या सन्नाटे के प्रति संवेदनशील होते हैं, बल्कि उस आवाज़ के प्रति भी जो उन्हें... उसी सन्नाटे के बीच से पुकारती है।
Children are not only sensitive to silence, but also to a voice which calls them ... Out of that silence.
Children are not only sensitive to silence, but also to a voice which calls them ... Out of that silence.
कोई भी तब तक स्वतंत्र नहीं हो सकता जब तक वह आत्मनिर्भर न हो।
No one can be free unless he is independent.
No one can be free unless he is independent.
लोग जिस भाषा को सबसे बेहतरीन तरीके से बोलते हैं, वह वही है जिसे वे बचपन में सीखते हैं, जब कोई उन्हें कुछ नहीं सिखा रहा होता है!
The only language men ever speak perfectly is the one they learn in babyhood, when no one can teach them anything!
The only language men ever speak perfectly is the one they learn in babyhood, when no one can teach them anything!
बच्चे की आंतरिक दुनिया के कोमल मन पर जो विचार वह खुद उकेरता है, उन्हें मिटाइए मत।
Do not erase the designs the child makes in the soft wax of his inner life.
Do not erase the designs the child makes in the soft wax of his inner life.
बच्चों के सामाजिक अधिकारों को मान्यता मिलनी चाहिए ताकि उनकी जरूरतों के मुताबिक एक बेहतर दुनिया बनाई जा सके। समाज का सबसे बड़ा पाप यह है कि बच्चों की भलाई और शिक्षा पर खर्च होने वाले पैसे को वह ऐसी चीजों पर बर्बाद कर देता है जो बच्चों के साथ-साथ खुद समाज को भी तबाह कर देती हैं।
The social rights of children must be recognized so that a world suited to their needs may be constructed for them. The greatest crime that society commits is that of wasting the money which it should use for children on things that will destroy them and society itself as well.
The social rights of children must be recognized so that a world suited to their needs may be constructed for them. The greatest crime that society commits is that of wasting the money which it should use for children on things that will destroy them and society itself as well.
मानव व्यक्तित्व की महानता जन्म के समय से ही शुरू हो जाती है। इस लगभग रहस्यमयी सत्य से एक अजीब लगने वाला निष्कर्ष निकलता है: वह यह कि शिक्षा की शुरुआत जन्म के साथ ही हो जानी चाहिए।
The greatness of the human personality begins at the hour of birth. From this almost mystic affirmation there comes what may seem a strange conclusion: that education must start from birth.
The greatness of the human personality begins at the hour of birth. From this almost mystic affirmation there comes what may seem a strange conclusion: that education must start from birth.
भविष्य को लेकर मेरा सपना यह नहीं है कि लोग इम्तिहान पास करते हुए स्कूल से यूनिवर्सिटी जाएं, बल्कि यह है कि वे अपनी मेहनत और इच्छाशक्ति के बल पर स्वतंत्रता के एक स्तर से दूसरे, उससे ऊंचे स्तर पर पहुंचें।
My vision of the future is no longer of people taking exams and proceeding from secondary school to University but of passing from one stage of independence to a higher, by means of their own activity and effort of will.
My vision of the future is no longer of people taking exams and proceeding from secondary school to University but of passing from one stage of independence to a higher, by means of their own activity and effort of will.
हम शिक्षक तो केवल चल रही प्रक्रिया में वैसे ही मदद कर सकते हैं जैसे एक सेवक अपने मालिक की सेवा करता है।
We teachers can only help the work going on, as servants wait upon a master.
We teachers can only help the work going on, as servants wait upon a master.
मानव विकास में सबसे बड़ा कदम तब उठाया गया जब समाज ने कमज़ोरों और गरीबों पर जुल्म करने या उन्हें नीचा दिखाने के बजाय उनकी मदद करना शुरू किया।
The greatest step forward in human evolution was made when society began to help the weak and the poor, instead of oppressing and despising them.
The greatest step forward in human evolution was made when society began to help the weak and the poor, instead of oppressing and despising them.
हम शिक्षक तो केवल इस प्रक्रिया में वैसे ही मदद कर सकते हैं जैसे कोई सेवक अपने मालिक की सेवा करता है। इसके बाद हम मानव आत्मा के विकास के साक्षी बन जाते हैं; उस 'नए इंसान' के उदय के जो अब हालातों का शिकार नहीं बनेगा, बल्कि अपनी दूरदर्शिता के दम पर मानवता के भविष्य को दिशा देने और गढ़ने में सक्षम होगा।
We teachers can only help the work going on, as servants wait upon a master. We then become witnesses to the development of the human soul; the emergence of the New Man who will no longer be the victim of events but, thanks to his clarity of vision, will become able to direct and to mold the future of mankind.
We teachers can only help the work going on, as servants wait upon a master. We then become witnesses to the development of the human soul; the emergence of the New Man who will no longer be the victim of events but, thanks to his clarity of vision, will become able to direct and to mold the future of mankind.
किसी भी शिक्षा प्रणाली को तैयार करने से पहले, हमें एक ऐसा अनुकूल माहौल बनाना होगा जो बच्चे की स्वाभाविक प्रतिभा को खिलने में मदद करे। इसके लिए बस रास्ते की रुकावटें हटाने की जरूरत है। और यही आने वाली हर शिक्षा का आधार और शुरुआती बिंदु होना चाहिए। इसलिए, सबसे पहला काम यह है कि बच्चे के असली स्वभाव को पहचाना जाए और फिर उसके सामान्य विकास में उसकी मदद की जाए।
Red RodsBefore elaborating any system of education, we must therefore create a favorable environment that will encourage the flowering of a child's natural gifts. All that is needed is to remove the obstacles. And this should be the basis of, and point of departure for, all future education. The first thing to be done, therefore, is to discover the true nature of a child and then assist him in his normal development.
Red RodsBefore elaborating any system of education, we must therefore create a favorable environment that will encourage the flowering of a child's natural gifts. All that is needed is to remove the obstacles. And this should be the basis of, and point of departure for, all future education. The first thing to be done, therefore, is to discover the true nature of a child and then assist him in his normal development.
अतः एक शिक्षक का सबसे पहला कर्तव्य यह है: जीवन को जागृत करे लेकिन उसे विकसित होने के लिए पूरी तरह स्वतंत्र छोड़ दे।
This then is the first duty of an educator: to stir up life but leave it free to develop.
This then is the first duty of an educator: to stir up life but leave it free to develop.
विज्ञान में हमें विशेष रूप से कल्पना शक्ति की आवश्यकता होती है। यह केवल गणित या तर्कशास्त्र नहीं है, बल्कि इसमें कहीं न कहीं सुंदरता और कविता भी छिपी है।
We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry.
We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry.
बहती हुई धारा या बढ़ते हुए पेड़ की कभी न थमने वाली सक्रियता को देखिए। समुद्र की लहरों, पृथ्वी, ग्रहों, सूर्य और तारों की निरंतर गति को देखिए। पूरी सृष्टि ही जीवन, गति और कर्म है।
Watch the unending activity of the flowing stream or the growing tree. See the breakers of the ocean, the unceasing movements of the earth, the planets, the sun and the stars. All creation is life, movement, work.
Watch the unending activity of the flowing stream or the growing tree. See the breakers of the ocean, the unceasing movements of the earth, the planets, the sun and the stars. All creation is life, movement, work.
हाथ, मन की पकड़ बनाने वाला अंग है।
The hand is the prehensile organ of the mind.
The hand is the prehensile organ of the mind.
बच्चे को उसकी अपनी गरिमा का अहसास करवाइए और वह खुद को आजाद महसूस करेगा।
Bring the child to the consciousness of his own dignity and he will feel free.
Bring the child to the consciousness of his own dignity and he will feel free.
हमें क्या करना है यह जानना न तो सबसे जरूरी है और न ही मुश्किल, लेकिन बच्चों को पढ़ाने के लिए हमें अपने किन पूर्वाग्रहों और झूठे घमंडों से छुटकारा पाना होगा—यह समझना सबसे कठिन है।
Knowing what we must do is neither fundamental nor difficult, but to comprehend which presumptions and vain prejudices we must rid ourselves of in order to be able to educate our children is most difficult.
Knowing what we must do is neither fundamental nor difficult, but to comprehend which presumptions and vain prejudices we must rid ourselves of in order to be able to educate our children is most difficult.
सभी मानवीय विजय और मानवीय प्रगति की नींव हमारी अंदरूनी ताकत पर टिकी होती है।
All human victories, all human progress, stand upon the inner force.
All human victories, all human progress, stand upon the inner force.
प्रेम और उसकी उम्मीद कोई ऐसी चीजें नहीं हैं जिन्हें सीखा जा सके; वे जीवन की विरासत का हिस्सा हैं।
Love and the hope of it are not things one can learn; they are a part of life's heritage.
Love and the hope of it are not things one can learn; they are a part of life's heritage.