Posted by appa | Posted in communication | Posted on 28-07-2009
(emphasis mine)
It is the universally accepted conclusion of modern intellectuals that educators have failed. What is, then, the task of those whose function it is to teach the young?
Posted by appa | Posted in education | Posted on 28-07-2009
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
Posted by appa | Posted in communication, listen | Posted on 28-07-2009
A video that was posted in this comment on an article on schooling…
In our current age, where with our increased access to media – the limitless internet and so many international channels on TV, with good bad and misleading information. There is only a limit to how much supervision and interference adults can do. A child definitely needs – maybe now more than ever – to be in touch with as the video says – “internal compass”.
The Compass: Children learn Mediatation [English]
Total length of the movie is 11 minutes, but above video is a bit incomplete and only around 5 minutes. But the Hindi version is complete.

“that’s me” – the only species on the planet that has the ability to recognize this to such an extent.

Call him if you need any trouble – er – trouble shooting !

Now he has got used to it. None of his excuses worked out:
- school beedaaa….
- paapege jora bandide school beda
- ahhem ahhu ahhhu paaaapege khem bandide schoolge hogalla
- schoolige naaLe hogtini
Even now, last moment jitter at the entrance is there, but no crying. Usually he’s cheerful at the end of a session – so must be having a good time! 😉