I'll divide the discussions into posts: one post for one subject / thread. I'll keep updating the post with comments as and when they come. In this post, we'll talk about breaking walls.
1. The wall between living and schooling
This wall needs to be broken because the Sreejan Vidyapeeth (SV) is concerned with the learning of the child and learning happens in school as well as outside school. Breaking this wall implies that SV be conscious of the learning in the entire day rather than during school hours. This means that either the school collaborates with the parents intensively or the child lives in SV. Collaborating with parents will require the parents to take responsibility of part of learning. Prima-facie, in this option, SV needs to communicate intensively with parents and ensure their commitment to execute the learning plan. This may require parents to alter behaviour and modify lifestyle. Staying with parents has its benefits for the child and his learning. Breaking this wall require SV to choose between being a residential school or engaging intensively with parents (assuming that the parents are aligned with the thought process and willing to modify their lifestyle) if required.
2. The wall between right and wrong
This is a very interesting wall, which keeps increasing in height as a child grows. Most people consider building this wall as the very purpose of education. Breaking this wall implies refraining from judging as good / evil, right / wrong, moral / amoral, successful / unsuccessful and many more. It implies throwing morals out of stories (whether stated or implied), developing teachers, who can be absolutely neutral, allowing widely divergent, even opposing thought processes to co-exist without a hint of preference. Its a tough wall to break. It exists much deeper below the surface, however tall it is above it.
3. The wall between learning and livelihood
Earning livelihood begins after education ends. There the wall where education is supposed to end. It often indicates a full stop to learning (at least consciously). What one learns during the education years isn't supposed to have much to do with the years that follow. The wall needs to be broken so that learning continues and earning livelihood is based on what is learnt. Breaking this wall implies exposing the child to the world of adults at an early stage, encouraging him/her to choose what he/she wants to learn. The purpose of education then becomes firmer than mere 'success in examination'.
1. The wall between living and schooling
This wall needs to be broken because the Sreejan Vidyapeeth (SV) is concerned with the learning of the child and learning happens in school as well as outside school. Breaking this wall implies that SV be conscious of the learning in the entire day rather than during school hours. This means that either the school collaborates with the parents intensively or the child lives in SV. Collaborating with parents will require the parents to take responsibility of part of learning. Prima-facie, in this option, SV needs to communicate intensively with parents and ensure their commitment to execute the learning plan. This may require parents to alter behaviour and modify lifestyle. Staying with parents has its benefits for the child and his learning. Breaking this wall require SV to choose between being a residential school or engaging intensively with parents (assuming that the parents are aligned with the thought process and willing to modify their lifestyle) if required.
2. The wall between right and wrong
This is a very interesting wall, which keeps increasing in height as a child grows. Most people consider building this wall as the very purpose of education. Breaking this wall implies refraining from judging as good / evil, right / wrong, moral / amoral, successful / unsuccessful and many more. It implies throwing morals out of stories (whether stated or implied), developing teachers, who can be absolutely neutral, allowing widely divergent, even opposing thought processes to co-exist without a hint of preference. Its a tough wall to break. It exists much deeper below the surface, however tall it is above it.
3. The wall between learning and livelihood
Earning livelihood begins after education ends. There the wall where education is supposed to end. It often indicates a full stop to learning (at least consciously). What one learns during the education years isn't supposed to have much to do with the years that follow. The wall needs to be broken so that learning continues and earning livelihood is based on what is learnt. Breaking this wall implies exposing the child to the world of adults at an early stage, encouraging him/her to choose what he/she wants to learn. The purpose of education then becomes firmer than mere 'success in examination'.
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