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Per Tagore, free selection of subjects and medium of instruction relates to which educational principle?
AEducation for character via discipline
BEducation for child's mental freedom
CEducation for harmony with nature
DEducation for character building only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Education for child's mental freedom
1. Tagore's fourth educational thought addresses mental freedom.
2. 'For development of an independent, decisive, creative child, it must be given freedom of choice to select the subjects and medium of instruction.'
3. This freedom 'leads to excellence in their own careers and mastery'.
4. It is the 'mental freedom' principle, distinct from the other principles listed.
_Source: Maharashtra Balbharati Std XII Education, Ch 1 "Indian Educational Thinkers", §1.1.1 ¶3_
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