tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4634764830409899124.post2736256177320052963..comments2024-03-19T03:24:12.491-07:00Comments on CYBER DIARY: Stop this harassment! A cry for deschooling Indiasibihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06419580767377767200noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4634764830409899124.post-30996668108377353002014-09-24T03:31:16.709-07:002014-09-24T03:31:16.709-07:00There are a few exemplary institutions. But all de...There are a few exemplary institutions. But all depends on the people who manage them and teach there. sibihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06419580767377767200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4634764830409899124.post-11247054492625645112014-09-24T02:56:54.582-07:002014-09-24T02:56:54.582-07:00i am just going to enter this school business and ...i am just going to enter this school business and i am really scared for my two kids. They may not have a childhood like what we had. One way these reality shows for kids on TV encourage parents to let kids look outside books though they have their own side effects :) Atleast some kids get some relief when they get a chance to train in music and dance.EJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868155622896114392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4634764830409899124.post-24269377311520634932013-05-28T08:05:53.337-07:002013-05-28T08:05:53.337-07:00Thanks Bindu for sharing your thoughts on this. Th...Thanks Bindu for sharing your thoughts on this. This is a real test for parents! Should we be liberal on this issue in spite of our mind accusing us being stupid in a competitive world that assesses CGPA based on rote learning?sibihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06419580767377767200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4634764830409899124.post-66966301488866429092013-05-28T05:08:07.492-07:002013-05-28T05:08:07.492-07:00I've always believed that everything comes to ...I've always believed that everything comes to me when the time is right and couldn't have stumbled on this post at any better time.<br />Son, who is passionate about football, is going into 6th std. His school didn't have any home work or tests till 5th. Even before school has started, we have started threatening to withdraw football if he doesn't do well in his tests....right post at the right time :)Binduhttp://ruminateatleisure.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4634764830409899124.post-80449678387878082902013-03-11T03:35:22.031-07:002013-03-11T03:35:22.031-07:00Thanks Niyas. Glad to know about the innovations t...Thanks Niyas. Glad to know about the innovations taking place in this field. Heard about 'Pallikkoodam' earlier. Hope readers would find the links helpful to know more about these schools.sibihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06419580767377767200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4634764830409899124.post-10232879278516637082013-03-11T02:42:17.135-07:002013-03-11T02:42:17.135-07:00Thank you sir, for sharing a concerned parents gui...Thank you sir, for sharing a concerned parents guilt feeling on forcing his kid onto the present day school system.<br /><br />We all have come through this English system meant for creating the best clerks with Dark skin and White thinking, and yes we have become good consumers and are always fighting to be the number one in the persuit of Money and Materials. There are alternatives, that i think should be adapted by the main stream schools including 1.Sarang in Attappadi by a couple Gopalakrishnan and Vijayalekshmi http://saranghills.org/ 2.Pallikkoodam by Mary Roy http://www.pallikoodam.org/ 3. An effort by Ali Manikfan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Manikfan. Niyashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05633204943522946433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4634764830409899124.post-52600262359443648212013-03-11T02:20:23.051-07:002013-03-11T02:20:23.051-07:00TF, Thanks for your comments. I have nothing again...TF, Thanks for your comments. I have nothing against the School as such. They must be doing their job to create a few best brains for the country. I am against the entire system that forced even this school to adopt such strategies as discussed by me. There need to be a policy shift accompanied by an attitude change among people. Regarding the books you cited, I fully agree with you that they offer much more than what is taught in the class rooms. 'The Goal' by Goldratt is one of my favourite management books. Thanks once again.sibihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06419580767377767200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4634764830409899124.post-51108975781222178122013-03-11T00:21:24.325-07:002013-03-11T00:21:24.325-07:00True. I think I know which particular school you a...True. I think I know which particular school you are talking about. That particular school over does it too. I had the privilege of studying there for 2 years and so many years later joined their alumnus community in Orkut. You must see the number of hate comments spewing in the community. You would never have witnessed so much bitterness about school. Lots of people were complaining how the school ruined their entire childhood.<br /><br />That aside I fully agree with your point of apprenticeship in professions being more valuable than the BTechs and MBAs. Whatever I use at my job, I have learnt on the job only. Also in case of MBA, I have found some offbeat writers whose books can be read as a weekend reading such as Seth Godin, Ricardo Semmler and Eliyahu Goldratt offer much better insights on the subjects than the regular text books.T F Carthickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417105427125776020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4634764830409899124.post-19610217498762792412013-03-10T10:33:29.439-07:002013-03-10T10:33:29.439-07:00Thanks a lot Paul for pointing out the typo errors...Thanks a lot Paul for pointing out the typo errors. You are right! They will not enjoy the movie! It would be such another bitter 'medicine' to keep them going!!sibihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06419580767377767200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4634764830409899124.post-27304585244674756852013-03-10T10:31:08.380-07:002013-03-10T10:31:08.380-07:00Absolutely right! Like your daughter, my daughter ...Absolutely right! Like your daughter, my daughter also compares herself with the her cousin sister Nayana who is in Canberra and says she wants to get admitted to the Canberra School as there is lot of fun over there than in India!sibihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06419580767377767200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4634764830409899124.post-38219242189940189552013-03-10T10:28:17.830-07:002013-03-10T10:28:17.830-07:00I appreciate your decision not to take the mainst...I appreciate your decision not to take the mainstream path!Hope and pray that we have more teachers like you!sibihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06419580767377767200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4634764830409899124.post-13119128417069961722013-03-10T09:01:52.359-07:002013-03-10T09:01:52.359-07:00"My daughter is passionate about her basket b..."My daughter is passionate about her basket ball coaching... <br />we are extremely delighted with her overall performance and behaviour. <br />She had [has a] very [good] emotional and social quotient<br />very empathetic to others<br />loving<br />and has a lot of leadership qualities <br />and social skills<br />She never utters anything negative about anyone"<br /><br />Dear Sibichen sir, congratulations, you've just said how truly successful you're as a parent. What more can any parent ask of their children? <br /><br />"... But we are really destroying her beautiful childhood...."<br /><br />Uh, oh! <br /><br />from what I see in the society these days, she will grow to be a great employee in a distant far away land. She will marry, and have kids of her own. Then she will call her parents to look after her kids while she is toiling hard at work. Then her parents can finally sit and watch a comedy movie that should make them laugh until their belly hurts. But, will they really enjoy the movie? Pauljohn Moonjelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378355447718817623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4634764830409899124.post-24162735573739441142013-03-10T07:28:15.380-07:002013-03-10T07:28:15.380-07:00hmmmm.........I think every parent is reeling unde...hmmmm.........I think every parent is reeling under this burden of pushing their wards up a predestined chart. Whether it suits the nature of the child is a different story, which is not given much importance. One of nieces studying in Australia often tells my daughter that she doesn't have SST, or very complicated science subjects to study. There focus is laid on languages, Maths and practical science. My daughter listens to everything with her mouth agape. After putting the receiver down she often says, "Mom! why can't we go to Australia?"Woman'n'Beyondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531334717489796258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4634764830409899124.post-68620312214643222332013-03-08T07:03:52.233-08:002013-03-08T07:03:52.233-08:00If all the classroom hours of textbook teaching an...If all the classroom hours of textbook teaching and learning can be changed to anything practical and productive, at least half of the world's problems could be solved. Students are crushed between school and home; but nothing much can be done with prescribed syllabus and books that are meant to be swallowed. I hate to be a part of this crime; as a parent and also as a teacher. But the best thing I do in my profession is that I make sure that the parent is free from teaching and learning. Also, there is no point in killing a child's spirit and making him / her score. If a strict school or teacher fails to bring a student's improvement as result, may consider leaving the student and parents alone without complaining. If there is no fruit, there is something definitely wrong with the planting and tending..Sindhuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07133955533895632863noreply@blogger.com