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Thursday, June 20, 2019

how we can partner with our children's journey into the world of discovering the cosmic secrets o the universe

SOME OF THE COSMIC TASKS FOR A GREATER TOMORROW:

RAIN WATER HARVESTING

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LOVE AND CARE OF OUR ANIMALS

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 Each of these and more is a small part of the larger picture the youth of today,
 need to fill in their learning in accomplishing the cosmic task of AWARENESS OF THE STATE OF EARTH IN ITS PRESENT SCENARIO:(image borrowed from the forbes.com)

becoming the torchbearers of life and its environment in its true sense!
let us parents and teachers-facilitators work hand in hand to give them the freedom to explore by creating opportunities to nurture their need to know and experience all that is in store in nature!

LET US GIVE THEM THE TIME AND ENVIRONMENT TO EXPLORE AND REALIZE THEIR INNER NEED TO DELVE INTO THE REALMS OF NATURE AND BECOME ONE WITH ITS GIFTS AND BECOME THE CARETAKERS OF THE UNIVERSE;

NOTE: the more we keep them away from competition and umpteen number of extra curricular activities we will help them grow and make their own choices of their mission of  realizing their passions and attain inner peace!
lets us refrain from keeping them busy with summer, winter, spring activities and leave them to find their path by creating prepared environments conducive for their learning and exploration so that they could be independently taking up the task of what they would do to add value to the larger needs of the society.

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Montessori approach is the way to a peaceful tomorrow

Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.
The greatest sign of success for a teacher... is to be able to say, ’The children are now working as if I did not exist.’
One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.: Maria Montessori

Often we brand children based on acronyms derived by man-"IQ, MI, ADHD, etc, etc...."

Little do we realize that this child has his own mind and has a biological clock which guides him on the duration of his work.

What he/she enjoys doing is what he will try perfecting in willingly.

If we could give them the required attention at home and correlate with what their facilitators-(traditionally called as teachers) do, then children will blossom like flowers with adorable unique fragrance.

Let us allow them to realize their own passions and nurture their interests and if possible adopt the montessori way of learning and life, so that home and school become a place of work with fun.

Prepared environments at home too similar to the montessori environments will aid in developing the child to grow into a peaceful and satisfied adult who will be a value addition to the society and world at large.

Mixed age groups in joint families of yesteryears helped children blossom into accommodating, mature, community oriented adults.
Likewise the montessori children grow and work amongst mixed age groups and they are such exemplary adults with a strong foothold on their values and ethics.

lets work towards a peaceful tomorrow by taking the preschoolers of today into this world of ideal educational approach.

Joy, feeling one's own value, being appreciated and loved by others, feeling useful and capable of production are all factors of enormous value for the human soul. Maria Montessori