Ron Miller (1991), is one of the recent strong voices in the holistic education. In addition to the perspectives stated above, he describes four essential characteristic of holistic education outlined by Andrew P. Johnson
1. Holistic education nurtures the development of the whole person It is not simply worried with building up the intellectual capacities alone or getting higher scores on tests and examinations. Like all humanistic learning theories suggest, holistic learning also in the same ay attempts at helping children develop and create in all capacities: passionate, imaginative, creative innovative, socially balanced, inventive, instinctive, and spiritual. Spirituality is characterized in a non-religious or non-partisan context in this case and is in light of more humanistic standards.
2. Holistic education is strengthened based on relationships.
These relationships occur between learners with themselves in self knowing as part of a holistic approach, with parents, teachers, and other adults in the community. This points to the significance of how children relate to others and involve them in a process of communication, experiences and connections, in this case, interpersonal connections. Instead of atop-down relationship based on rules and limitations and the …show more content…
Rather than contemplating a theoretical, scholastic world characterized by other individuals or satisfying another person's motivation, holistic educators try to connect with their students in their real lives, to the best degree conceivable and directs them towards self-improvement which happens differently for each child. Students own interests and journeys for finding their purpose and meaning in life becomes a motivating force for
1. Holistic education nurtures the development of the whole person It is not simply worried with building up the intellectual capacities alone or getting higher scores on tests and examinations. Like all humanistic learning theories suggest, holistic learning also in the same ay attempts at helping children develop and create in all capacities: passionate, imaginative, creative innovative, socially balanced, inventive, instinctive, and spiritual. Spirituality is characterized in a non-religious or non-partisan context in this case and is in light of more humanistic standards.
2. Holistic education is strengthened based on relationships.
These relationships occur between learners with themselves in self knowing as part of a holistic approach, with parents, teachers, and other adults in the community. This points to the significance of how children relate to others and involve them in a process of communication, experiences and connections, in this case, interpersonal connections. Instead of atop-down relationship based on rules and limitations and the …show more content…
Rather than contemplating a theoretical, scholastic world characterized by other individuals or satisfying another person's motivation, holistic educators try to connect with their students in their real lives, to the best degree conceivable and directs them towards self-improvement which happens differently for each child. Students own interests and journeys for finding their purpose and meaning in life becomes a motivating force for