Appendix: Enrichment of Contents of Learning Enrichment of contents presents to teachers a severe test of their understanding of the curriculum and the corresponding syllabus and also of their mastery over the subject matter, textual and reference material as also the relationship that the subject matter holds with related subjects. Many other skills also come under the test, and to attain excellence in the exercise of these skills would demand from the teachers not only sincere devotion but also painstaking labour. Teachers of the schools are well known for their use of latest modern techniques for curriculum transactions. The subject can be viewed in regard to fou

-02_Publisher^s Note.htm Publisher's Note The papers collected in this book were presented during the recent years at conferences, seminars and workshops held in different parts of the country. Educational research involved in preparing these papers was greatly inspired and supported by the research teams of the Mother's Institute of Research. Some of the important ideas, which would be found here unavoidably repeated, relate to the crisis through which humanity is passing today. It is this crisis which leads us to knock the portals of education which may lead us to some of the elements of a lasting solution. It is hoped that at this important juncture when educational thought in Indi

9. Conception of Education in Ancient Indian Tradition and Culture and its Contemporary Relevance Introductory Questions At the outset, let us ask the question as to why we need to explore the concept of education in the ancient Indian tradition, and why we want to ascertain the relevance of that concept to the present time. Justification for this exploration could arise if we ask a further question as to whether our present system of education is relevant to our own times, and if we are prepared to under take a critique of the present system. Do we Need to Change the Present System of Education? There is a view that the presen