Editorial

Written By Alok Mathur

The world over, we lament the state of education. We might observe directly the plight of a generation of young people weighed down by the burden of seemingly meaningless academic curricula and indifferent teaching practices, alongside spiralling aspirations for securing the ‘good life’.

The Scientific Spirit and the Quest for Wisdom

Written by P. Krishna

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.

Aesthetics and the Sense of Wonder in the Teaching of Science and Mathematics

Written By Shailesh Shirali

In the silence of deep night and in the quiet still morning when the sun is touching the hills, there is a great mystery.

—Sylvia Earle, Oceanographer

Yet Another Confession of a Science Teacher

Written by N. J. Krishnan

I am sure all of us have had occasions when we have felt a sense of dissatisfaction; days when we wonder why we are doing what we are doing, days when we wonder whether it is any use at all, whether teachers have anything to do with the learning of the child.

Culture in One’s Life

Written By T. M. Krishna

As Indians, we honestly believe that culture is in our blood and that this gives us an edge over other nationalities.

The Philosophy of Vocational Education

Written by Patrick Foster

The U.S. has its own history and tradition of vocational education.

Thinking about Art

Written By Radhika Neelakantan

Art will remain the most astonishing activity of mankind born out of struggle between wisdom and madness, between dream and reality in our mind.

Chakravyuha

Written by  G. Gautama

The formation called Chakravyuha was used in one of the battles of the Mahabharata.

Understanding the Story of Our Lives: The Limitations of the Tools of Science

Written By Anya Van Zijll Langhout

The story of life is lived by us. It is experienced first hand from day to day.

An Approach to Environmental Education: Lessons from Krishnamurti

Written by V. Arun

This article is based on my experience of teaching Environmental Education for Classes 9 and 10 for the past ten years.

Drawing Students into Environmental Education

Written By V. Shantaram

Teaching environmental education has been part of our curriculum at the Rishi Valley School well before the subject was made mandatory for all students as per the orders of the Supreme Court.

The Evolution of the Sanctuary Schools at Kaigal: A Teacher’s Reflections

Written by Sudha Premnath

It is nine in the morning at Kalligutta, a remote tribal settlement just outside the Kaundinya Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh.

Rules of Living

Written By Yasmin Jayathirtha

It is almost received wisdom in alternative schools and other similar communities that rules are antigrowth; they restrict creativity and stifle the true cooperative spirit.

Preparing Students for Examinations And Teaching a Subject Well

Written by A. Kumarasamy

There is an implicit assumption widely shared by teachers in the Krishnamurti schools that preparing students to face examinations shifts focus away from learning a subject.

Fading Boundaries: Death of the School, the Teacher and the Taught

Written By Krishna H.

‘May we please go outside?’ a student pleads, batting eyelids as I walk into a noisy room of fifteen-year-olds.

A Structural Answer to a Cultural Question: Mixed Age Group in the Middle School

Written by  Akhila Seshadri and S. Padmavathy

This article is an account of a pilot project on learning in a mixed age group environment in the middle school classes 5, 6 and 7, initiated at The School, KFI, in Chennai in the year 2006-2007.

Action Research: The Power of Action through Inquiry

Written By Raji Swaminathan

Teachers often see research as involving distance and separation from their work.