Science and Society Though modern science is of relatively recent origin in human history, it has made very rapid progress and transformed outwardly the manner of our living.
The Scientific Spirit and the Quest for Wisdom Read Post »
Adolescence is often described as a period of increased impulsive and risk-taking behaviour.
Contemporary Culture and Adolescent Risk Read Post »
Education and dialogue have gone together from the beginning.
Knowledge and Dialogue in Education Read Post »
Listening to my daughter’s tenth grade history teacher at Parents’ Night the other evening, I found out that California high school world history covers only modern history:the European Enlightenment, the French Revolution, world colonialism, World War I, World War II, the Cold War and so on up to the present day.
Desperate Times and a New Order of Education Read Post »
Testing is an inseparable part of the learning process.
Perspectives on Testing Read Post »
For those calling themselves environmental educators, it is sobering to note that the only people who have lived sustainably in the Amazon rain forests, the desert Southwest, or anywhere else on earth could not read or write (which is not to say that they were uneducated).
Is Environmental Education an Oxymoron? Read Post »
Our discussions in the recent past have often veered towards some troubling trends that we notice in the lives of the urban middle and upper-class students in our schools.
Goodness in a Changing World Read Post »
The meaning and purpose of work Work is as old as the history of mankind.
Facilitating Career Discovery Read Post »
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.
Crossing the Great Divide Read Post »
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.
It is the Educator who Needs Educating Read Post »
It is a great privilege to be involved in editing Krishnamurti’s works.
Krishnamurti’s Letters to His Schools: Introducing a New Edition Read Post »
The Brain Sciences have made dramatic progress in the last two decades.
Emotions and Learning Read Post »
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.
Responsibility to the Other Read Post »
Krishnamurti, the quintessential teacher, offered deep insights and perspectives on the human condition and underlined the urgency of approaching the many problems of life with a new, awakened mind.
A New Initiative – The Centre for Teacher Learning Read Post »
As teachers concerned about young people today, we composed some questions that we felt were crucial in helping us understand their processes of growing up.
The role and importance of folk performing artsThe folk performing arts have been traditionally used as vehicles of communication.
Building Bridges Between School and Village: Traditional Performing Arts Read Post »
The youth of our times are in a special situation. The past four or five decades have unfolded into hitherto unknown situations in terms of culture and shifting beliefs.
Youth in Transition Read Post »
The question has often been asked of Krishnamurti schools as to how, in the absence of competition, reward and punishment, they educate students and help them to be proficient in academic learning.
On Nurtuting the Motivation to Learn: Outcome of a Group Discussion Read Post »
The students enter the classroom. I watch as they place their history folders on the table around which we all sit.
Studying Economics as if People Mattered Read Post »
In 1921 when Einstein first visited America, he encountered Edison through a questionnaire.
Ninny stuff: Utility and Education Read Post »
Objective: To help students analyse a set of advertisements and understand their responses to them.
Sample Modules for Media Literacy: Module 3: A Study of Advertisements Read Post »
Objective: a) To sensitise young readers, boys and girls, to the potent imagery in the magazine and become aware of its influences.
Sample Modules for Media Literacy: Module 2: Analyzing a Woman’s Magazine Read Post »
Objective: Creating a critical awareness of various aspects of television news.
Sample Modules for Media Literacy: Module 1: Television News Read Post »
There is an urgent concern among educators about the pervasive role that the media plays in all our lives today.
Media and Education Read Post »
What are ‘Learning Difficulties’? Today, a large number of schools and institutions across India are sensitive to the fact that 15 percent of all school-going children have some degree of learning difficulties.
On Learning Difficulties Read Post »
Competition as a driving principle of life seems to have become all-pervasive, and it appears to extend into every nook and cranny of social activity: sports, music, dance (and all the performing arts), business, research, academia in general.
Competition and its Educational Consequences: Is There an Alternative? Read Post »
Information technology is changing and morphing so dramatically – Gordon Moore’s now-famous law projects the doubling of computer power every 18 months – that its implications for education can hardly be viewed from any fixed point.
Computers, Internet and Schools: Are we connected to reality? Read Post »
There has been a great deal of discussion regarding the use of computers and Internet in school education, more specifically in the area of teaching/ learning processes.
Does Information Technology Herald a Learning Revolution? Read Post »
Living and teaching in a school situated in the hub of the IT revolution, the impact of computers on a child’s psyche is not hard to observe.
Helping students understand the place of studying Computer Science Read Post »
For me, the central questions raised by the advent of computers in education are:
Challenges for the Teacher in the Information Technology Era Read Post »
