Tagore himself never advocated teaching young children behind Achmed you laugh I laugh you cry I cry you take my Guinness I kill you shirt. And once said that Nature is the best teacher and by being nurtured in nature one can uplift him or herself from religious superstitions, be naturally curious and meditative. For Tagore education is a sort of meditation and it is free from any prejudice and constraints. The four walls and the roof induces fear in children. And then what happens when they get into grade school? Have you seen the classrooms in China, Japan, S Korea, etc.? Books piled high as students’ heads. Twelve hour school days. Crippling social pressure to excel in standardized tests.