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make something useful for himself or society. Having understood what he is trying to master, some shoptalk tells him more about it - the theory part. 2. We also give an opportunity to practice these skills by giving services to the society. This serves a dual purpose. The learner can internalise the acquired skills and also get the satisfaction of doing a socially needed job. This increases his self-respect as also his selfconfidence. If we are going to do something ambitious, something very much different, we have to change many things, and the foremost among them, is our mindset. If we do this then the new system of education developed at Vigyan Ashram, which has been proven on an experimental basis in many schools, is capable of making social education effective. The decision is now for the society to take. < Rural Development Through Education System 68