Rousseau | MCQs

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• Naturalism raised the slogan “Back to Nature.”
• This philosophy advocates for aligning education and living with the natural development and instincts of individuals.
• It emphasizing learning through natural experiences.

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The theory that man becomes good by being shielded from evil was not an influence of Rousseau upon education.

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Rousseau’s influence upon education is visible in the concept of permissiveness in education.

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Rousseau's major contribution to modern education was his philosophy of naturalism.

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Discipline was left to the natural punishment of suffering for one’s acts, All instruction involved a study of the child’s abilities and interests, Education was to be an unfoldment of what is within: statements are true concerning the methodology of Rousseau’s educational system.

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Prominence in Rousseau’s plan of education was given to physical education and sense discrimination.

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The educational program set forth by Rousseau was primarily liberal rather than specialized and was directed toward the upper classes only.

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In judging Rousseau’s naturalism, one must remember that it is based on both the idea that the child at birth is by nature good and that education is primarily a negative process.

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To explain his ideas, Rousseau wrote “Emile, or On Education”.

The book tells the story of a boy, who goes through:

1. Childhood
2. Boyhood
3. Preadolescence
4. Adolescence
5. Adulthood

All five stages happen under the guardianship of his parents and a tutor.

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The educational philosophy conveyed through the famous novel "Emile" was by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.