Q: What is the primary purpose of education according to the new paradigm?

The primary purpose of education is to make it an interesting and meaningful experience for both learners and teachers. This approach emphasizes engagement and relevance in the learning process.

Why is it important to examine both old and new paradigms of learning?

Examining both old and new paradigms of learning is important to understand the evolution of educational practices and to appreciate the need and scope for creating a more effective and engaging learning experience.

What does the shift from an old to a new paradigm of learning entail?

The shift from an old to a new paradigm of learning involves moving towards educational practices that prioritize making learning experiences more engaging and meaningful for learners and teachers, focusing on interactive, relevant, and student-centered approaches.

A shift from an old to a new Learning paradigm of Meaningful learning

A shift from an old to a new paradigm of learning

The whole purpose of education is to make it a really interesting and meaningful experience for learners and teachers, both. To appreciate the need and scope for such a project, we will need to examine the old and the new paradigms of learning.

What	Does What ?	Moves away to
Old paradigm		New paradigm
Stuffing in information	Makes one's knowledge second hand, not validated	Drawing out from within, one's own validated knowledge
Convention of society, books, experts	Shapes your personality according to outer influences	To live out of your own true being-the one that is never conditioned
Preset curriculum, agenda	Feeds corporate, adult agenda	Learning is a result of what one need to learn
Subject-pedagogical focus	Promotes linear, propositional knowledge	Towards holistic, multidisciplinary knowledge
Imposed discipline	Makes one conform	Living out of freedom and choice