The principles
of Soka Education were outlined by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi in
Value Creating Education published in 1930. (Sections of this
book are available in a translation by Dayle Bethel entitled
Education for Creative Living.) The publication of Makiguchi's
book is regarded as the birthdate of the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai
(The Value Creating Educational Society) which was the forerunner
of today's Soka Gakkai.
Makiguchi's
immediate disciple, Josei Today, implemented the ideals of Soka
Education in his pre-war tutoring academy, the Gishu Gakkan.
Both Makiguchi and Toda were imprisoned during World War II
due to their resistance to the military-Shinto regime. Makiguchi
died a martyr in prison and Toda was released just prior to
the end of the war. Josei Toda was became the second president
of the Soka Gakkai and died in 1958.
The principles of Soka Education were outlined by Tsunesaburo
Makiguchi in Value Creating Education published in 1930. (Sections
of this book are available in a translation by Dayle Bethel
entitled Education for Creative Living.) The publication of
Makiguchi's book is regarded as the birthdate of the Soka Kyoiku
Gakkai (The Value Creating Educational Society) which was the
forerunner of today's Soka Gakkai.
Daisaku Ikeda, the third president of the Soka Gakkai, actualized
many of the educational dreams of Makiguchi and Toda. Ikeda
in particular founded Soka University and several private K-12
Soka schools in Japan and around the world.
Mr. Ikeda has outlined the principles of Soka education in several
essays, lectures, and addresses:
The
Human Revolution (1968)
Thoughts on the Aims of Education
(1984)
Thoughts on Education for Global
Citizenship (1996)
Building a Society to Serve the
Essential Needs of Education (2000)
Reviving Education: The Brilliance
of the Inner Spirit (2001)
Message on Opening of Soka
University of America (2001)
The Challenge of Global Empowerment:
Education for a Sustainable Future (2002)
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