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« on: June 03, 2011, 12:31:51 AM » |
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  Education must remove hatred between the pilgrims on the various roads to God…..
Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai BabaKarthika Nair~~~~The whole world has been looking for an effective way to inspire and educate children of the present generation in order to reverse the trend towards anti-social behavior, drug abuse, bullying, violence, crime, lack of care for the environment and apathy. To address this need, a character building educational Programme - Sathya Sai Education in Human Values - has been devised.
Life at the beginning of the 21st Century presents many difficulties for teachers, parents and young people. For the young in particular, with so many external influences, demands and constraints, it can be very easy to lose hold of the values that make up a civilised society.
Education in Human Values seeks to help teachers, parents and children to re-focus on the basic positive values that underlie all aspects of a moral society.
This is done through what is called a “Triple Partnership for Education” between teachers, parents and children, meaning that all three groups play key roles in reversing current negative trends, and in reaching towards the goal of truly successful value based education.
In today’s multi-cultural and multi-racial society, with its changing social norms and expectations, it can be difficult for a young person to know what is right.
The Sathya Sai EHV Programme is designed to help young people to be in touch with their own feelings and nurture awareness of the qualities within themselves which form good character and behavior.
It is not the purpose of the Programme to dictate the actions of the individual, but rather, to offer them a secure base from which they may arrive at their own informed decisions.
The Programme seeks to draw out the basic human values of right conduct, peace, truth, love and non-violence, which are inherent in the fundamental make up of the human personality. It is these eternal core values which raise man above the level of the animal kingdom and are indeed shared and recognized worldwide.
In working through the lessons that comprise these components, the importance of the triple partnership for education becomes apparent:
Learning takes place through lesson plans based on practical, meaningful and fun activities using the five components of:
- Stories - about life, identity & relationships;
- Quotations, poems and prayers;
- Songs and music;
- Silent sitting - exercises leading to inner calm and peace;
- Activities e.g. drama, discussion, games, role play, community service, etc.
*Teachers will inspire children in their schools, if they are value conscious adults.
*Parents’ example affects the conduct of their children, and
*Children when reaching a certain age, need self-discipline to balance their generally natural exuberance.
Teachers need to consider the following:
**ensuring that pupils have access to balanced information and differing views on which they can then clarify their own opinions and views, including contributions made by visitors to the classroom.
**deciding whether, and if so, how far, they are prepared to express their own views, bearing in mind that they are in an influential position and that they have to work within the Framework of the school's values.
**ensuring pupils establish ground rules about how they will behave towards each other and how issues will be dealt with.
**judging when to allow pupils to discuss issues confidentially in small groups and when to support listening in to these group discussions
ensuring they take due care for the needs of individuals in the class when tackling issues of social, cultural or personal identity.
Most of all Teachers must ensure to NEVER EVER PUT A CHILD DOWN,in spirit.Jai Sai RamCourtesy :http://www.indianewspost.com/education/48729-sri_sathya_sai_education_in_human_values.htmlKarthika Nair is a freelance journalist and columnist. Spiritualism is her favorite subject. Besides, she writes on parenting and travel & tourism. Karthika has been an ardent devotee of Sri Sathya Sai Baba almost all her life and is actively into Sathya Sai activities, including being a Bal Vikas Guru to hundreds of children. She is also a reiki healer. She can be contacted at nairkarthika09@gmail.com
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Friendship is the expression of unshakable LOVE, LOVE that is noble, pure, free from desire or egoism.....Sairam  |
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light_samurai
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« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2011, 11:53:29 AM » |
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Education confers humility, endows one with the authority to command, that will entitle one to affluence. With the help of charity and compassion this affluence can be made fruitful, and by this means, happiness in this world and peace in the next can be won.Education must open the eyes and enable them to recognise the One behind the many.Education has to be welcomed as a Spiritual Practice for the establishment of Peace in the individual heart as well as in society including the human commonwealth.Education must promote peace, security and happiness.Education should serve to enlarge the vision and broaden the outlook of the people.... Jai SAIRAM xxx 
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Namaste.
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