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Civilising the “Native”, Educating the Nation — Social Studies STD 8 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8Social StudiesCivilising the “Native”, Educating the Nation3 Marks
Question
"Literacy in itself is not education"-Justify the statement.
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Answer

  1. By this statement, Mahatma Gandhi meant that only learning to read and write is not education.
  2. Stressing on practical knowledge in the form of crafts and learning how things operated would develop their minds and capacity to understand.
  3. Literacy is neither the beginning nor the end of education.
  4. It is rather one of the means of education whereby man and woman can be educated.

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