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IN ‘REVOLUTION IN EDUCATION’ OSHO EXPLAINS THAT THE TEACHER IS A SLAVE AND THE SOCIETY IS THE MASTER OR OWNER. SOCIETY WANTS THE TEACHER TO INCULCATE THE OLD JEALOUSIES, OLD ENMITIES AND OLD THOUGHTS COMING DOWN FROM THE PAST THOUSANDS OF YEARS INTO THE MINDS OF YOUNG CHILDREN

“I would like to share with you a few things I see about teachers and the society. Perhaps what I will say may not be in accordance with how you think. Perhaps, what I will say may views may be against the views held traditionally regarding what education is all about. I am neither an educationist nor a sociologist. Hence I consider myself fortunate talking about some of the fundamental aspects of education and society. The possibility of any truth about education dawning on educationists should be taken as almost nil. They have been thinking for the last five thousand years, but the present condition of education, its structure, and the type of man that is produced, is so totally wrong that it is natural that only unhealthy and confused leaders are born out of it all. The thinking that is done by the sociologists is also sick and unhealthy; otherwise human beings, their life and their thinking, would have been quite different.

NO EDUCATIONIST OR SOCIOLOGIST IS SPEAKING TO YOU

Since I am neither an educationist nor a sociologist, it is possible that I can tell you things which can be seen only by looking at the problems directly. the vested interests connected with that structure, and the blind beliefs established in that structure, do not want to die. They want to continue to live within the society. 

teacher.” Osho, Revolution in Education # 1. (Shiksha mein Kranti)

THE TEACHER IS A SLAVE AND THE SOCIETY IS THE MASTER OR OWNER

For those to whom the scriptures are important, the solutions become more important than the problems. Since I do not know the theory of education I can talk directly about the problems. “The very first thing I would like to say is that the present relationship between the teacher and the society has proved dangerous. What is that relationship? The relationship is that the teacher is a slave and the society is the master or owner. What work does the society ask from the teacher? Society wants the teacher to inculcate the old jealousies, old enmities and old thoughts coming down from the past thousands of years into the minds of young children. Those old people, who are as good as dead or dying, want to bequeath, pass on, such things through the teacher into the minds of new generations. It is very surprising that the society demands this type of work from the teacher and the teacher continues to do such work.

THIS IS A DISGRACE FOR THE TEACHERS

This is a great disgrace for the teachers. The disgrace is that the diseases from which the past century suffered are passed on to the current century, through the teacher, as needed by the society. This is needed because the old structure, because the old structure, the vested interests connected with that structure, and the blind beliefs established in that structure, do not want to die. They want to continue to live within the society. Because of the job done by the teacher, he is respected. Without flattering the teacher and without respecting the teacher, it is not possible to ask for this work from him. That is why it is said that the teacher is a guru, respectable, and his advice must be listened to. Why? because the society wants to bequeath its whole pattern of beliefs to its children through the teacher.”
Osho, Revolution in Education # 1. (Shiksha mein Kranti) 

OSHO PROPOSES 5 DIMENSIONS OF EDUCATION. EDUCATION MUST CREATE ‘REBELS’. OUR PRESENT IS BIASED TO TWO DIMENSIONS: SCIENCE AND INFORMATION.EVEN ARTS AND CREATIVITY HAVE BEEN LOWER PREFERENCE

Osho has spoken deeply on education in his various talks especially two books – “Revolution in Education (Shiksha main Kranti)” and “Education and Religion (Shiksha aur Dharma)”, here is a quote from the book

How can we leave this society as it is ? It needs change, it needs transformation. Education must create “rebels” – one who is peaceful inside, one who is non-violent but yet a rebel, a revolutionary.

He proposed five dimensions of education

Our education system is biased toward two dimensions – science and information. Even arts and creativity have been given lower preference while the last two dimensions are almost ignored. The art of living and dying is never seen as essential in first place. While we give immense importance to information and sciences, we care zilch about developing capacity to relate, to laugh, to love, to meditate in our children.

To consider this kind of model of education that focuses on the “complete development of human being”, we require a huge shift in our way of thinking and of looking at the world. We need to accept newer possibilities and let go of older habits. It is definitely not easy but it is perhaps only way to save ourselves and our earth.” Osho, Revolution in Education # 1. (Shiksha mein Kranti).