By Alan White Life is a journey and upon reflection I realize that, in my journey, I have been trying to recapture what was mine as a young child. The accomplishments of young children up to the age of five are remarkable and have been acknowledged by many before me. They learn to sit up, to […]
How Children Learn
Children Are Beautifully Designed, by Nature, to Control Their Own Education. If you have ever watched a child grow from birth up to “school age,” you know the statement above is true. Children come into the world with powerful educative instincts, which include their natural curiosity, playfulness, sociability, attentiveness to the activities around them, desire to […]
I wonder why you are being educated? Do you know?
If you watch each child week after week, if you observe his character, the way he plays games, the way he talks, the interests he shows, how he studies, the food he eats, then you will begin to know the child without requiring examinations to tell you what he is capable of. I wonder why you […]
Children at Play – Structured vs. Unstructured Play
In an age when play is valued less and less, Joan Almon forward to ‘Children at Play’ stands out as a reminder of why play has always been a part of childhood and why we must not stand by and allow it to die out. The past few years have witnessed a steady decline in […]
Jiddu Krishnamurti on cause of corruption
Krishnamurti in Dialogue with Students J Krishnamurti (K): Just listen to what I am saying because I have got something more to say. Right? Student (S): Yes.K: You don’t mind? S: No sir. K: You see, you are going to enter a different world when you leave this marvellous valley, with all the rocks and the shadows and the trees […]