Ifind myself often torn between two or more alternatives. Whether to tell a person what I think or not, whether to work or read a book or check my mail, whether to take a bus or a taxi. The feeling is one of being fragmented, as if there are multiple ‘selves’ putting forward their case for what shou
For as long as I can remember, I have wanted my students to care about things. Care about your classmates, about your teachers, about the spaces at school, about the spiders and the snakes, the trees. As they grew older, I would want them to care abo…
Care-raising Times! Read Post »
This is a journal on education that is brought out annually. It is an anthology of writings by educators, teachers and thinkers exploring a new vision of education in its many dimensions—philosophy, psychology, classroom experience, curriculum, nature and environment, and contemporary issues. It lays special emphasis on J Krishnamurti’s principles of education.
A year ago, in November 2012, the Journal editorial team was sitting around in Ahalyaji’s room, wrapping things up for the seventeenth issue.
The following is an interview with Gerard Bayle, a professional theatre actor who has been working with students in the UK and India for many years.
A Love of Theatre: Interview with Gerard Bayle Read Post »
This is a journal on education that is brought out annually. It is an anthology of writings by educators, teachers and thinkers exploring a new vision of education in its many dimensions—philosophy, psychology, classroom experience, curriculum, nature and environment, and contemporary issues. It lays special emphasis on J Krishnamurti’s principles of education.
What Did You Ask at School Today? Read Post »
Testing is an inseparable part of the learning process.
Perspectives on Testing Read Post »
Eleven pairs of bright black eyes stare at me from eleven attentive faces, their pencils hovering over the page.
Innocent Prejudice Read Post »
A tree derives its strength from its roots, striking deep into the earth, giving it stability and sustenance.
One of Amir Huda’s central points is that, throughout our education, we have become used to learning from teachers in a step by step, accumulative process, instead of discovering things on our own.
On Discovery: A response Read Post »
The question asked most often by visitors to the Centre For Learning is, ‘…but how do your children manage in the Real World outside, when they leave this school?’ There was a time when this question would perplex me – isn’t CFL in the real world just as everything else?! But over the last few years, I have begun to think more about this issue, and I can see that there is a need to answer such a question in depth and with seriousness.
The Post-School Programme Read Post »
Have you recently talked with a three year old, and come away slightly dazed at the degree of sophistication in her conversation – the concepts she understands and applies so appropriately to each situation?
