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  • Issue 17: January 2013

    From the Editorial:

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    Krishnamurti questioned the schools constantly about why they were producing mice instead of lions and gazelles. Occasionally, in an interview or at a public question and answer session, he would in turn be queried about the purpose of setting up the schools and on what was happening in them. Obviously, these were not questions in the sense of a factory manager reprimanding his quality control supervisor, who has to ensure that goods are produced according to clearly laid down standards. Such questions call for a great deal of reflection on the part of the questioned before an adequate response can be given.

    Likewise, is it time to ask ourselves about the ‘aim and purpose’—to borrow Krishnamurti’s phrase—of the Journal, now in its seventeenth year?

    Interestingly, we came to know recently that it was Krishnamurti himself who desired that a journal be brought out by the schools. He stated that the purpose of the journal would be to bring and hold together the schools so that it would not be Indian, English or American. He spoke of how each school should not only evolve a high academic standard but bring in the teachings while educating children.

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  • Many Dimensions of Education

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    The articles in the Journal cover a wide range of issues related to education. There is a special emphasis on J. Krishnamurti's principles of education. Here are some selections from across all the issues. 
    • Krishnamurti and Deep Ecology
    • Observation, Leisure and Learning
    • Erik Erikson's Theory of Development
    • Global Violence and Individual Responsibility
    • And I Thought I was teaching Chemistry!
    • Adoloscent Angst
    • Fostering Mathematical Intelligence
    • The Student as Historian
    • The Elegant Science of Life: Biology
    • Preparing Students for Examinations And Teaching a Subject Well
    • On the Nature of a Walk
    • From Local Studies to a Global Outlook
    • An Experiential Approach to Language Learning
    • A School in the Forest
  • Teachers' Files

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    Innovative lesson plans, unsual projects, stimulating set of problems, enriching educational resources.

    • Creating a Museum about the Indus Valley: A History Project
    • Dealing with Children's Fears
    • Doing Things, Making Things
    • The Chemistry of Everyday Life
    • Fermat's Enigma
    • Art for Art's Sake
    • Understanding the Media: Studying and Creating a Newspaper
    • Three runaway hits !!! (for your library)

    Learn more about the Teachers' Files

  • Dealing with Children's Fears

    Fear Kit

    This resource kit draws from responses by children of ages 12-16 to a set of questions about fear. 

    • What are the things you are afraid of?
    • Recall one or two situations that have made you worried, nervous or afraid. 
    • How did you feel when you were experiencing the above? Do you remember what happened in your body and you mind? (Try and recollect and describe them here.)
    • What did you do when you were afraid? 

    The resource kit contains the following:

    • A chart
    • A series of four booklets
    • A set of cards

    Find out more about this resource kit

    The kit costs Rs. 50. You may purchase it by writing to us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . 

  • J. Krishnamurti

    The right kind of education cultivates your whole being, the totality of your mind. It gives your mind and heart a depth, an understanding of beauty.
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