“In the Zen way we focus upon each breath, each day, each moment and
experience it totally. One complete breath brings the next”- Brenda Shoshanna
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Sometimes
we have to unlearn what we have learnt so far to create openness and space
within us to accept fresh ideas, to look at life in a different way. Our
traditional forms of education have sadly bridled our minds with preconceived
ideas and notions and we have formed a nasty habit of rejecting all that does
not fit into the accepted mould of beliefs. This article here
is a lovely exercise that we need to practice on a daily basis to perhaps get
rid of the cobwebs accumulated in our thoughts. Interestingly, these are the
very practices that are taught in yoga camps and forms of meditation.
This other one here again reinforces the belief in the Montessori way of teaching. Keeping the child as the focus, rather than the syllabus is the way to go ahead. A subject can be presented in various forms-audio, visual, through stories, art, craft- to enable the child grasp the concept in the manner the child is naturally inclined to learn rather than forcing the child to learn the method in which the concept is presented. Creative learning needs to find place in our education system. Challenging the traditional way of looking at and presenting ideas need to be done away with.
Yes, as the article says, all this comes with the challenge of having trained teachers at all levels and until this happens, at least a resource room needs to be encouraged in all schools.
This other one here again reinforces the belief in the Montessori way of teaching. Keeping the child as the focus, rather than the syllabus is the way to go ahead. A subject can be presented in various forms-audio, visual, through stories, art, craft- to enable the child grasp the concept in the manner the child is naturally inclined to learn rather than forcing the child to learn the method in which the concept is presented. Creative learning needs to find place in our education system. Challenging the traditional way of looking at and presenting ideas need to be done away with.
Yes, as the article says, all this comes with the challenge of having trained teachers at all levels and until this happens, at least a resource room needs to be encouraged in all schools.
There is a serious need for change in our education system.
Hope that, these methods will be a part of teaching methods soon and there is
never a time in our children's lives where they need to unlearn what has been
learnt and that learning becomes a seamless and continuous process that does
not pose a challenge in finding solutions in practical life.
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