Not long after I came to Rishi Valley as a teacher, we hosted a public Gathering. It was during the Diwali vacation and the weather was chill and wet. It had to be held during the break so that participants could be accommodated in the student hostel…
Gatherings: A Teacher’s Reflections 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.
Most of the deliberate activities in a school are concerned with building up: accumulating knowledge, honing skills, developing the complex processes that constitute what we call thinking; developing too an aesthetic and moral sensibility, a stance towards the world and towards ourselves.
Breaking Walls and Amending Fences: Some Thoughts on Unconditioning at School Read Post »
Recently, on a blackboard in a very public corridor used by students for good-natured but generally anonymous graffiti, something like the following had been neatly printed: SMILE WHEN YOU USE COMPUTERS IN THE COMPS LAB – YOU’RE UNDER CCTV.
Big Brother isn’t Watching You – and is not too sure what he is seeing Read Post »
The Truth must dazzle gradually Or every man be blind Emily DickinsonEarly in my Literature course with students newly come into Class 11, I have given them these lines of poetry to consider: The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet, black bough.
Reading Children: A Perspective from Poetry Read Post »
There is a parable of a passer by who encountered three workmen cutting stones on a vast building site.
Building a Cathedral: An Approach to Teaching Poetry Read Post »
In 1921 when Einstein first visited America, he encountered Edison through a questionnaire.
Ninny stuff: Utility and Education Read Post »
The setting for this paper is RishiValley School, a co-educational school with about 350 children between the ages of 8 and 18.
‘What Games Do You Play?’ Read Post »
