As a teacher who has spent over ten years teaching senior school students in those tumultuous years when they are growing up, facing the pressures of a performance-dominated society, I have time and again returned to the question of the place of the larger vision of education – of this whole concern with the art of living correctly – in my class.
Creating the Attention Classroom Read Post »
At Centre For Learning, we have an open library. Open, available, accessible, friendly and welcoming to the users.
Any Takers for the Open Library? Read Post »
There is a Sufi story told of how a poor farmer had journeyed to Delhi to beg for some financial help from the great Sufi Saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia.
A Treasure House of Stories Read Post »
A few years ago I attended some major teacher conferences and came away with a deep sense of unease.
Teaching is Not Just a Profession Read Post »
Having been a professional in the manufacturing industry for some years, I have observed that a professional is liked by those who have gone beyond the profession and developed a deeper relationship with all around.
Teaching is Not Just a Profession Read Post »
Sreedhar (S): Rajesh, for over two decades, you have been associated with tlie schools Krishnamurti founded in India.
A Journey into Education: An interview Read Post »
This a reflection on the attempt we are making at Brockwood to put into practice the educational intentions of Krishnamurti.
One of the persistent and nagging concerns of the Krishnamurti schools seems to be that of ‘locating the place of academics in the total vision of education’ .
Concept and Awareness: Two Approaches to Truth Read Post »
The British Concept of IndiaThe spirit of nationalism was hovering in the Indian air when J.
Education and Indian Nationalism Read Post »
Live not by intellect alone; for that way leads to perversion, the mechanization of life.
Live not by intellect alone 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?
Living in a world filled with the by-products of human technological advances, one senses the tidal wave of globalization that sweeps across the planet, carrying with it hi-tech products, new lifestyles and a consumer culture to far corners of the globe.
Media and Young Minds: The Role of Education Read Post »
Suppose you are sitting around at home one day feeling somewhat bored.
On Boredom and Sense-stimulation Read Post »
Teaching and learning of classification in Life Science can be very wearisome and dull if taught in the conventional way, using Greek and Latin terms that are found easily in the textbooks.
Understanding Taxonomy Read Post »
We all agree that as educators our responsibility is not only to impart knowledge, but also to be concerned with the overall development of the child.
Neuropsychological Issues in a Classroom Read Post »
All too often in our staff meetings, we have deliberated upon our concerns – how to help our children understand that there is more to playing a game than winning or losing, with the accompanying euphoria or disappointment.
Tamarind Seeds and Little Children Read Post »
In the autumn of 1995 three families at BrockwoodPark School were discussing the possibility of providing some kindof alternative education for their children and started searching for a place where this could happen.
Inwoods: The Children’s Space Read Post »
For seven very inspiring enriching years, I have had the opportunity of living and teaching at Rajghat, on the banks of the Ganga.
Welcome to the 1997 Oak Grove School Graduation Ceremonies.
Dancing with Shadows: Graduation Address, 1997 Read Post »
As I reflect upon my plunge into teaching in a school more than a decade ago, I really marvel at how fast time has flown.
A Teacher’s Journey Read Post »
I vividly remember the first school trip in 1983 with a group of standard 9 students at The Valley School.
Travels from Schools Read Post »
Culture classes have become an integral part of the curriculum at most K schools, yet their scope and purpose remain obscure.
On Culture Classes Read Post »
Krishnamurti has emphasised the need for students and teachers to learn about themselves while they are teaching and learning about the world around them, through the planned curriculum and activities of the school.
Learning Through Dialogue Read Post »
What is the relationship, if any, between the teachings of Krishnamurti, and the findings of contemporary research in educational psychology?
The Insight Curriculum Read Post »
‘We teach what we know, but educate what we are’
Knowing and Being – The Two Aspects of Education Read Post »
At the outset these two words would to appear to have little in common.
Comparison and Education Read Post »
It is strange, indeed, that even in the context, of the Krishnamurti schools, we hesitate to talk about (much less probe into), the very central question of consciousness.
This Question of Consciousness Read Post »
To understand anything, any human or scientific problem, what is important, what is essential?
The attempt to understand Krishnamurti takes us far and wide in the realm of 20th Century thought.
Aldous Huxley and Krishnamurti Read Post »
The Pune Centre of the Krishnamurti Foundation saw the birth of Sahyadri School in September 1995.
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.
School and Community – The Story of Satellite Schools Read Post »
