Category: August 2013

A passionate performer

Chintan Girish Modi
When young people make positive contributions to their communities by channelising their energies through projects that are personally meaningful and enriching, then it makes for interesting reading. Here is a profile of one such story-telling enthusiast who has made a great difference to his community.

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August: the ‘venerable’ month

S Upendran
Like July, August is also a month where gods are not honoured. Instead, according to the Roman calendar, it is named after the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar. He brought peace and prosperity to his country. August is also known for other wars that took place around the world,namely the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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Learning in secular spaces

Pawan Singh
Does religious education influence a student’s life choices? Cannot school spaces be made secular so that children leave school with an understanding of all religions and an appreciation of all cultures? A first person account.

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A matter of faiths

T M Krishna
How can one build a religious environment in the classroom? Every religion asks sincere questions and a child has every right to find answers to his questions. While the classroom may not be the ideal place to challenge or establish religious beliefs, it must be used to make every child aware of what religion is and its role in humanity— emotionally and intellectually.

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Can tolerance be taught?

Malini Seshadri

How do we make children take to the concept of secularism? The best way to approach religion in the classroom is through the topic of values. Good values are the common goal. There could be different paths but the goal is the same. Teachers need to come up with different ways of expressing this theme to the children. Such an approach would be welcomed by most parents.

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Is there a place for religion?

Mini Krishnan

Is there a place for religion in schools? How will children benefit if introduced and explained fairly in classrooms? The ideal way to go about it would be to focus on peace education. But without value education, there can be no peace, so they have to be integrated into mainstream classroom study. Children need a space to express their emotions and talk about things that trouble them.

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