Issue 11 || 2007
The truth of what he said is laid out before us every morning in the newspapers with their bland recordings of the explosions, vapourisations and acts of despoliation of Nature taking place daily world-wide. Though war and humanly wrought destruction of Nature have been endemic in history, the modern age has seen more destruction through wars than in the entire previous period of human history.
On Behaviour
Written by J.Krishnamurti
One of the most difficult things in life is to find a way of behaviour that is not dictated by circumstances.
Editorial
Written By O. R. Rao
…seeing all these outward things without condemnation, without choice, you can ride on the tide of inner awareness.
Goodness in a Changing World
Written by The Editors
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.
Is Environmental Education an Oxymoron?
Written By David W. Orr
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).
On Mathematics, Nature, and the Nature of Learning
Written by Ashna Sen
Have you ever taken a walk down a long winding road along the banks of a river, amidst strewn pebbles, clusters of wild grass, acorns and scattered chestnuts?
The Elegant Science of Life: Biology
Written By Geetha Iyer
Here is some recent, assorted news making headlines in the field of biology:
The Evolving Chant
Written by Venkatesh Onkar
The introduction of a new kind of music must be shunned as imperiling the whole state, for styles of music are never disturbed without affecting the most important political institutions ..
Perspectives on Testing
Written By Kamala V. Mukunda
Testing is an inseparable part of the learning process.
The “Sameness” Curriculum
Written by Ananthapadmanabhan
We are aware of ourselves and act as individuals with distinct personalities.
Desperate Times and a New Order of Education
Written By Patrick Foster
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.
The Idea of Santiniketan: A Personal Understanding
Written by Pulak Dutta
One of our friends who comes from a nearby village reported that the first thing a new headmaster does to make his presence felt in a village, is to paint the school building and then expel a student! He told us the story when our own school building was being painted at the time of the joining of a new principal.
Meeting Life: A landscapes and life skills course
Written By Steffi Barna
This article is a description of a Landscapes course offered in 2006 and 2007, from December/January to April/May, to a group of young adults.
Teaching Creative Writing
When I began my career as a teacher, my students were middle and senior school children.
Nature Journal and Circle Time: Two activities for the junior school
Written By Suseela Kumaravel
Over my years of working with little children in different settings, I have developed a few activities that I feel go well with this stage of growth.
Amaltash: Individualised learning in a vertical group
Written by Viju Jaithirtha With Roopa Devadasan and Kabir Jaithirtha
The Amaltash programme started as a pilot project to study the problems and possibilities of individualised and group learning in a mixed age group in the middle school.
Knowledge and Dialogue in Education
Written By Javier Gomez Rodriguez
Education and dialogue have gone together from the beginning.
Contemporary Culture and Adolescent Risk
Written by Kartik Kalyanram
Adolescence is often described as a period of increased impulsive and risk-taking behaviour.