Issue 04 || 2000
The ground around is covered with dry leaves, and above, the birds twitter and hop among the bare branches.
Art of working together
Written by J.Krishnamurti
Since education is the responsibility of the parents as well as of the teachers, we must learn the art of working together, and this is possible only when each one of us perceives what is true.
Editorial
Written By Editorial Team
The ground around is covered with dry leaves, and above, the birds twitter and hop among the bare branches.
The Arts of Listening, Looking and Learning
Written by R. E. Mark Lee
Excerpts from a talk at the National Conference of the National Center for Montessori Education, San Diego, California, March, 1999.
A Space for Learning: An Architect’s Vision
Written By Shirish Beri
The question posed before me as an architect is, “Can architectural space influence the learning process in a positive way?” or, “Can architectural space contribute to the personal growth of a child with joy, freedom, compassion and awareness?” From my experience in designing and studying a number of educational institutions from primary schools to postgraduate research institutions, and from various post occupational surveys, my answer to the above questions is a resounding “Yes!”
Krishnamurti and the Modern Mind
Written by Radhika Herzberger
Of the great Indian religious philosophers born in the nineteenth century, Krishnamurti was the youngest as well as the most radical.
The Subject of History
Written By Patrick Foster
How I teach history—daily, in my high school classroom—is a complex affair.
On Ethics in Education
Written by Javier Gomez Rodriguez
The current climate in so-called mainstream education, both private and government controlled, indicates that it has reached a kind of impasse.
A School in the Forest
Written By Suprabha Seshan
Every year around 2000 people walk up the three kilometres of dirt road, in rain and sun, to visit the gardens at the Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary.
Nature Schools
Written byAnna Adhemar
All across Scandinavia small children are running wild! From Lapland to Jutland, you will see flocks of youngsters chasing through meadows and woodland, with mud-spattered faces and small rucksacks on their backs.
Studies of Biodiversity on Campus
Written By Sudha Premnath
Biologists have identified India as one of the top twelve megadiversity countries of the world.
From Brockwood Park and Yewfield: A new course on environmental philosophy and ecological practice
Written byK. Gopalakrishna
Find your place on earth, dig in, and take your responsibilities from there.
A Journey into Education: An interview
Written By Rajesh Dalal
Sridhar (S): Rajesh, many people feel that Krishnamurti’s teaching is abstract and impractical for today’s world and especially so in the organizational context of a school.
Baptism of a Boy Miss!
Written by Arvind Ranganathan
The buildings were the same. So were some of the faces.
Questioning OurQuestioning Ourselves: Reflections on a Teachers’ Gatheringselves: Reflections on a Teachers’ Gathering
Written By Mallika Sen
The Annual Teachers’ Conference held at The Valley School, Bangalore between 15 and 17 Oct, 1999, was an occasion for the coming together of teachers from the various KFI centres.
Creating an Atmosphere in School: For ‘teachers-who-are-learners’
Written by G. Gautama
One of the features of schools is that teachers are expected to do what they are allocated.
Issues in growing up – The need for sex education in schools
Written By A. Ramachandran
There are many issues related to the problems of growing up that we face in school.
Innovations in Education: Vidyodaya – an attempt to walk a different path
Written by B. Ramdas and Rama Sastry
‘You are supposed to be teachers and you don’t send your children to school?!’ The local community was aghast.
Learning in Mixed Age Groups: How We Made the Transition
Written By Divya Kumar
A school, like any other institution, is a complex amalgam of intentions, processes, practices and of course, people.
The Greening of the Mindscape
Written By D. Anantha Jyothi
The story is told about a kind-hearted amateur who raised butterflies as a hobby.
Introducing Books by Krishnamurti on life and learning
Written By Editors
‘UNDERSTANDING OURSELVES’ and ‘A FLAME OF LEARNING’
Review of “Unweaving the Rainbow”, Richard Dawkins
Written By P. Ramesh
“Keats complained that Newton had destroyed the poetry of the rainbow by explaining it.