from light to light …
In Indian culture, we have the word – ‘kalash’. For a person outside our culture, kalash is just a vessel of water with a coconut and leaves. But for Indians, it is a symbol of prosperity, fortune and prolificacy, and weddings and festivals are incomplete without a kalash. It is so important that the tumbling of Kalash is considered to be inauspicious and even a bad omen. This symbolism cannot be transferred through mere translation of words.
Most young parents are unsure about the right age to start schooling for their children as two extreme views influence their decision. The first view demands children to be admitted to the school as early as 1 ½ years and the second one suggests waiting until they are six years old.
Many think the word ‘Montessori’ means a nursery school. It is a wrong conception. Montessori is a method of education. It could be applied from birth to university level and even to adult education. Nowadays, in Bangalore, we find Montessori signboards in every street and corner. Therefore it is necessary to identify the Montessori schools and their characteristics.
March and April are the summer months in India. This is the time when parents look for the best schools for their children. This adds tension to the already stressful sunny days. There are so many schools, methods, and institutions, but ‘which one is good for my child’ is a common question among parents. Along with this, the question ‘what is the right age to start schooling for their children arises.
little worms in the sand intensely; a school that has low steps, suitable gates, doors and windows convenient for them to operate.
Philosophy of education is a branch of philosophy that addresses philosophical questions concerning education’s nature, aims, and problems.
Movement distinguishes living beings from non-living things, plants from animals and animals from human beings. In plants, movement results in flowers and fruits. While plants are incapable of moving from one place to another, animals move across the place. Each animal is born with its own perfected unique movement like swimming, climbing, running, slithering, crawling, leaping. These movements are not found in the human being at birth.
Montessori is gaining popularity. Most of the Parents are aware of the Montessori method and have a reasonable amount of knowledge. Unfortunately, most of this knowledge is merely a misconception. The three main misconceptions surround the Montessori method.
Those who got educated in English came to know about their own culture and realised the necessity of imbibing its spirit through the knowledge of English. One among these is Raja Rammohan Roy. From his letter, we come to know that there was some amount of money issued for the education of Indians. Governor William Pitt decided to use that money for some other purpose other than education. The same thing is mentioned in Macaulay’s Minutes of 1835.
We use counting in our day to day life. We count the number of idlies we eat, the number of glasses of water we drink. We count the money to buy chocolate in the shop. We count the number of eggs the hen laid. We count the number of books to take to school. We count the number of kilometres to reach the city. We use counting so much that we take it for granted. We forget that the method of counting we use today has to be invented. It took many centuries for counting to reach the present form.
