Education is a life long
and social process. Education and society related to each other. It
is a continuous and dynamic process.Society has always been changed,
thats why education should be change.For this reason many
educationist starts a new educational system – Child centric
Education.Child-centered education is a sort of revolt against
subject-centered education. Child-centered Education seeks to provide
natural flow of activity and spontaneous growth of the child. He must
be allowed to enjoy complete freedom of action subject to the
condition that he should not interfere with the freedom of others.
The old concept of education emphasis the importance of the teacher
who always remained at the giving end. The modern concept of
education gives the pride of place to the child and places him at the
centre-stage.
Characteristics Of Child centered Education :
- Children gets more freedom to learn from this education.
- Students become more active and self develop on their own interest.
- It is a process of spontaneous development .
- By this process children get chance to complete and develop their need and interest.
- In child-centered education, education programmes makes learning more meaningful to children.
- Child-centered education caters for individual differences.
