Education In Early Times.
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The concrete steps of education in ANCIENT INDIA were noticed about 3rd century BC .At those times all boys and girls used to get equal chances for learning education but the subjects were different. On one hand BOYS were taught about maintaining and protecting their houses and kingdom on the other hand GIRLS were taught about maintaing their homes teaching their children and to be loyal as well as faithful towards their husbands. In those ancient days, Sages and Scholars imparted education orally but later on they used palm leaves, stones and wooden blocks or barks to write the various records. Also religion played a key role in the field of education and art. Most important subjects were given to BRAHMANS, KSHATRIYAS and VAISHYAS.
Subjects of less importance were given to the people of lower class because they were not given that much importance in society and they had their different roles in the society, like Blacksmith, or leather workers and etc.
1.History of education in INDIA
2.Role of The Teachers
The preceptors were of two classes namely ACHARYA and UPADHYAYA. According to early texts Acharya used to perform the work of teaching the subjects and other things whereas the work of livelihood was performed by Upadhyaya. The Apastamba Dharma Sutra proclaims that though the teacher is the sole guardian of the learner during the whole period of his study, yet he cannot exercise the power of arbitrary. It proves that the authority cannot take the advantage of the pupil during his/her study period. For the student’s mistake the teacher could not punish the way he want he have to punish only the way that is prescribed for a particular offence. According to Mahabharata the students have the right to disobey the teacher if they think that he/she is not right or wrong or misusing his/her powers.
3.Brahmacharya Ashram. (student phase of life)
This is the student phase of a person’s life. The person has to think only about the responsibilities of the student. It entails rigorous self-discipline and self-control of a student. According to this system all the necessary facilities must be provided to the students. Certain days were provided to the students when there termination of studies because of the certain ceremony, festivals or due to the bad conditions of weather.
4.End of Student Life
After rigorous hard work for a period of many years now the time comes when students were allowed to return their homes so that they can serve their society and their nation by utilising the best of their knowledge and to convert it into practical. The end of the studies was marked by certain auspicious events like fall of meteor, eclipse, festivals like TITHI (dates) or NAKSHATRAS e.g. - full moon day.
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