"A teacher can never really teach until he learns himself." Who said this?

"A teacher can never really teach until he learns himself." Who said this? Correct Answer Rabindra Nath Tagore

Education refers to schooling whereas in the broader sense it is considered as any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind, character, or physical ability of an individual.

• ​Rabindranath Tagore was a great educational practitioner. It was his belief that “education is an all-round development of an individual in harmony with the Universe”.
• His educational philosophy is based upon blending the idealistic principles with some naturalistic practices which are today evident in Shantiniketan.

Key Points 

• Rabindranath Tagore said that 'A teacher can never truly teach unless he is still learning himself'. A lamp can never light another lamp unless it continues to burn its own flame.
• He emphasized that the teachers should be a good learner first, unless she/he learns, it is simply impossible to teach the students.
• The teacher who has come to the end of his subject, who has no living traffic with his knowledge but merely repeats his lesson to his students, can only load their minds, he cannot quicken them.

Thus, it is concluded that  Rabindranath Tagore said "A teacher can never really teach until he learns himself."

 Additional Information

• Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophical ideas are based upon the concept of man, freedom of the individual, and the concept of God and truth
• Emphasizing the role of teacher, he believed, ‘one who cannot take the place of the mother cannot be a teacher’. The prime role of the teacher is to prepare a non-violent child through deeds of non-violence rather than words of non-violence