AIMS/OBJECTIVES OF EDUCATION DURING VEDIC PERIOD B.ED NOTES

1) Self-realization aim -   

                                      Over all aim of education was for the complete realization of self and for freedom of the soul i.e. Mukti or Moksha. And that education would lead to liberation - from unreality to reality, darkness to light, death to immortality.

2) Immediate Aim or Vocational Aim:-       

                                                           This was to prepare the different castes for their different ways of living and earning for livelihood.

3) Moral, Religious and Spiritual Development Aim - 

                               The Education was for education's goal and not for some public exam or service. It was not merely intellectual. But moral, spiritual and Religious too. The life of the pupil was full of custom acts. Prayers were common each pupil was needed to perform spiritual ceremonies punctually. They had to involved in all the religious festivals.

4) Self-control and Self-Discipline - 

                                                        At that time, The best discipline was self-discipline. There was no corporal punishment.

5) Personality Development:-

                                                The Guru within the times of yore accomplished that the event of Personality is that the sole aim of education. Human personality was considered as the supreme work of God. The qualities of shallowness, self confidence, self restraint and self respect were the personality traits given. Primary motive was development of personality and character. Ethical strength and virtue were developed to the fullest extent, 

6) Stress on Social and Civic Duties:-

                                                            To contribute to the society while not expecting any returns rather than living a self-centric life.

7) Preservation and Spreading of Culture:-

               It was thought of that education is that the primary suggests that of social and cultural continuity and its failure, in teaching following generation to simply accept and shift the traditions of thought and action and henceforward, transmit the cultural heritage, was extremely condemned