Question- What is the role of educator according to idealism ?

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Role of The Educator

Idealistic pattern of education grants the highest place to the education, and conceives of the educator and educand as two parts of an organic plant. The educator creates a specific environment for the educand’s development and provides guidance so that the later may progress towards perfection and a rounded personality. The most precise explanation of educator’s role is manifested in Froebel’s Kindergarten pattern of education, in which the school is treated as a garden, the educand as a delicate plant which requires nurturing and the educator as the cautious gardener. Although, even in the absence of the gardener the plant will continue to grow and will inevitably follow the laws governing its nature, the gardener has a certain significance in that he has the skill to develop the plants. He may be unable to change a rose into a cabbage, but he certainly can contribute his mite to the plant’s development. His efforts help in achieving perfection in this development, a level of perfection which would otherwise have been impossible. The educand plays a parallel role in the school. He can guide the educand appropriately because he knows the rules which govern the latter’s development into a process leading to perfection and beauty. Ross explains, "The naturalists may be content with briars, but the idealists want fine developing which may be denied to him." Clearly, the idealists attach much more value to the educator than do the naturalists.

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