Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to examine D. H. Lawrence’s thinking on modern education, focusing on his long essay, “Education of the People.” As a representative 20th century English novelist, he probes into the nature and conditions of modern education as well as the role of educators in his own peculiar way. Criticizing the dilemmas of modern education and prevalent idealism, he argues that the first requisite for true education is the freedom from the fear of existence. Also he emphasizes that the ultimate aim of education is to help each student fully realize his own “wholeness” or “singleness” of being, which is by its very nature incomparable and incommutable, precluding any idea of ‘equality’. Exploring the crucial problems of education in the context of modern capitalist civilization, his thinking on education still maintains its validity and appealing power in our age.
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