Issue 10 || 2006
A tree derives its strength from its roots, striking deep into the earth, giving it stability and sustenance.
What is the significance of history in the education of the young?
Written by J.Krishnamurti
Question: What is the significance of history in the education of the young?
Editorial
Written By Ahalya Chari
It all started with a feeling that the legacy that Krishnamurti had left us in the form of his vision of education was something precious that had to be conserved, explored and shared.
Placing Krishnamurti in the Philosophy of Education
Written by Dr. C. Seshadri
Scholarly research into the philosophy of education abounds with accounts of contributions of several educational and social leaders to the understanding and practice of education.
Responsibility to the Other
Written By Mary Cadogan
I have been asked to contribute to the Journal which is now marking the first decade of its existence, and I am happy to do so because of my involvement in the work of the Foundations, which, of course, can be seen at so many levels as part of the world of education.
Exploring Fundamental Questions at School
Written by Paul Herder
It’s a sun drenched Wednesday morning and fifteen freshman and twelve sophomore high school students sit as one large group in a circle.
Emotions and Learning
Written By N. Venu
The Brain Sciences have made dramatic progress in the last two decades.
Teaching Peace
Written by Krishna Kumar
As you mellow, the urge to compromise hits oftener, but latecomers continue to annoy me.
A Feeling for Beauty: Dance in Education
Written By Leela Samson
Long before a child sees that the world is made up of books and classrooms he is aware that he can do the most amazing things with his hands and feet.
Building a Cathedral: An Approach to Teaching Poetry
Written by Siddharth Menon
There is a parable of a passer by who encountered three workmen cutting stones on a vast building site.
Confessions of a Science Teacher
Written By Colin Foster
I would like to share my concern for the teaching and future of my subject, as also to suggest the basis of the way that I would proceed, should I get the opportunity to teach again.
Igniting Minds: With Science on Wheels
Written by Neerja Ragahvan
Like the wandering minstrel of yore, Agastya International Foundation’s Mobile Laboratory (ML) trundles in and out of schools in villages of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
School Administration: For Humanness and Vitality
Written By G. Gautama
It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong.
Krishnamurti’s Letters to His Schools: Introducing a New Edition
It is a great privilege to be involved in editing Krishnamurti’s works.
Children and Reading
Written By Usha Mukunda
Why do we want our children to read? I refer to the wide range of books in fiction and non-fiction, which are perused by children and young adults from ages six to eighteen.
Creating Books Without a Formula
Written by Gita Wolf
Children in India traditionally grew up listening to stories.
Trans-personal Growth
Written By Devdas Menon
Pre-conventional, Conventional and Trans-personal Stages of Development Recent psychological studies in human development suggest an interesting three-stage model of development: pre-conventional, conventional and trans-personal (or post-conventional).
A Gently Socratic Enquiry
Written by Thomas E Jackson
A paramount objective of education is to help children develop their ability to think for themselves and to learn to use this ability in responsible ways.
Dimensions of Awareness
Written By Raji Swaminathan
A distinctive feature of holistic education is nurturing the spirit.
Adolescent Angst
Written By Kartik Kalyanram
As a teacher, house parent and a parent, not necessarily in that order, I have often wondered at the seemingly irreconcilable differences between an energetic, impulsive, complaining, ‘immature’, angst ridden adolescent and the staid, ‘mature’, orderly adult.
Health Education
Written By Suchitra Ramkumar
What does health mean to young people? They are active and energetic and rarely lack in physical vitality.
It is the Educator who Needs Educating
Written By Stephen Smith and Alok Mathur
We are apt to feel, in the cut and press of daily life and in the fulfilment of our responsibilities to the school and to its students, that our lives are caught up in minutiae: ongoing lesson preparation, correction of papers, assessment, examinations, meetings and administrative decisions.
Crossing the Great Divide
Written By S. Ramachander
Career Choice, a critical juncture The choice of a career is and will always be one of two most critical decisions in the first few years of one’s adulthood — rivalled only by the choice of a mate.
Facilitating Career Discovery
Written By Dr. Gideon Arulmani
The meaning and purpose of work Work is as old as the history of mankind.
A Philosophical Look at Modern Culture
Written By Valentin Gerlier
Philosophy, perhaps more than any other academic discipline, is thought to deal with intellectual things, or ‘ideas’.
Physical Education: An Integrated Approach
Written By Alok Mohanty
We see around us three kinds of attitudes related to the body.
Reality Isn’t What It Used to Be
Written By Michael Mendizza
As Merlin was to young King Arthur, so every adult must become to every child.
Teachers File:
Doing Things Making Things
Arvind Gupta