The School, KFI, Chennai has created a new methodology that seeks to build a link between knowledge and empowerment, to equip each student with the ability to think, to apply and to discover.
Reaching out to Government Schools in Tamil Nadu Read Post »
BeautyThe perception of beauty is an essential aspect of the teachings of J.
Exploring Krishnamurti’s Insights Read Post »
Envy is a curious emotion with a long and tragic history in human affairs.
Envy and the High Demands of Love Read Post »
An e-mail query in support of a Turkish Mathematics Village more than a year ago lead to a most illuminating, intellectually broadening and exciting experience at the annual Turkish Mathematics Summer School in the idyllic and sleepy but enchanting village of Sirince.
Scribbles on a Blackboard: Travels to a Turkish Mathematics Village Read Post »
Prefatory NoteSince the publication in July 2 2006 of the Journal of Krishnamurti Schools ‘dedicated to the teacher’, there has been an increasing, if varied, response to the necessary task of educating the educator.
The School of Life Read Post »
Holistic education is a philosophy of education based on the premise that each person finds identity, meaning, and purpose in life through connections to the community, to the natural world, and to spiritual values such as compassion and peace.(Miller, R.
The Philosophical Underpinnings of Holistic Education Read Post »
Most often when I lead a dance class for the first time, the response I get from the boys is, ‘Yuuuuukkkkk dance! It’s for girls!’; and from the girls it is, ‘But when are we going to dance?’ By the end of the session all the children would have engaged with ideas, and used their bodies to express these in space.
Seeking out a New Role for Dance Read Post »
Some years ago, I attended a workshop conducted in Bangalore by teachers from the Royal College of Music, Stockholm.
Music in the Classroom Read Post »
We have all had some great teachers. Or at least, if we have not been fortunate enough, we have heard of great teachers.
On Being an Effective Teacher Read Post »
Poor effectiveness and quality plague our school system.
Democracy in Education: An Exploration of Structure Read Post »
There are indeed many things that we consciously teach children, both at home and at school.
What are Children Learning from Us? Read Post »
The purpose, the aim and drive of these schools is to equip the child with the most excellent technological proficiency so that the student may function with clarity and efficiency in the modern world.
As an English teacher I have found great joy in the exploration of meaningful writing with junior and middle school children.
Preparing the Ground for Meaningful Writing 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 »
Exulting in an unexpected shower in the summer, running off to float paper boats in puddles after the rains, looking for delicious berries at a particular time of the year, watching little insects, picking wild flowers to make bouquets, finding shining smooth pebbles or shells, feeling the soft sand and the rushing water on the beach, climbing a giant tree, running up and down a hillside—the list can go on.
Walks: To Nurture the Natural Read Post »
To give knowledge which does not become an end in itself and to educate the mind to have a long vision, a wide comprehension of life, is not possible if education is based on authority.
Educating the Educator: Self-Inquiry for Parents and Teachers Read Post »
We have heard people say, that without ambition, we cannot do anything.
On Ambition: A Talk to Students Read Post »
