राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा प्रणाली एवं भारतीय मानस (श्री अरविन्द - एकात्म शिक्षा दर्शन)

20 NATIONAL EDUCATION
The one excellent element in the
English Boarding School is that the
master at his best stands there as a
moral guide and example, leaving the
boys largely to influence and help
each other in following the path
silently shown to them. But the
method practised is crude and marred
by the excess of outer discipline, for
which the pupils have no respect
except that of fear, and the exiguity
of the inner assistance. The little
good that is done is outweighed by
much evil. The old Indian System of
the Guru commanding by his know-
ledge and sanctity, the implicit
obedience, perfect admiration, reve-
rent emulation of the student, was a
far superior method of moral discip-
line. It is impossible to restore that
ancient system ; but it is not impossi-
ble to substitute the wise friend,