All education is finding one's own real center...true nature i.e., to be able to live happy, active, purposeful life, actualizing one's own gifted talents. This requires, identifying one's inherent potentialities. And this in turn requires, uncovering, developing them, if they are hidden or latent from consciousness. Life is nothing, but series (or line or chain) of possibilities...         

This is the basic issue of dealing with Life.  

To live Life most effectively against all odds ...                                           is the basic issue.

Therefore, we have to live in harmony, peace, and effectiveness. This means producing results, bringing harmony in disharmony by relating better with both inside and outside possibilities and integrate them wherever required.

This is the crux of whole education...as unfoldment, expansion, upliftment and reaching a cent-percent self-actualization, wholesomeness growth development in harmony as well as progress, prosperity in material (worldly) terms by enriching our and other's lives by removing and being free of lack, poverty,fear and dependence of any and every type.

We have to be open to our feelings-intutions, inner dreams-desire...drives, wishes, interests-Aptitudes...visions etc. Instead of, learning by rote (text book-learning), utilization of potentials and inner- latent talent, possibilities should take place leading to rightful living, concentration and developing wisdom & creativity.

The secret is seeing possibilities in everything. We encounter uneducated responses from environment, when we are turned down by society in our industrial corporate office systems in adverse condemning ways. What is termed as integrating or relating better to the environment, with it's tension need and it's equivalent energy content i.e., problems-disturbance : looking for solution-balance, is nothing but to cope-up / overcome opposition, obstacles, condemnation (and judgement-unhealthy-hard energies generated by self-centered pool).

For this, concentration & orientation towards outward-extroverted behaviour is required. This is done by sharpening our sensors i.e., antennas, towards need fulfillment in the target group by self-specialization socially by developing suitability harmony...i.e., tuning towards it.

This is the true education in tune with NATURE and NATURAL LAW & PRINCIPLES. This is also, the whole business of being successful, unique and living life effectively. And, true education should provide this. We have to discuss, how to do this. As, someone said every undertaking, project or work passes through 3- stages :

Generally, people are accustomed to condemning and seeing negatively (or pessimistically) as glass half empty (or door half closed), than the other way round.  

To develop and nurture the attitude of half - filled and half -open is the first step towards right education. A ray of hope is present in this positive attitude and situations only. This makes us alive, better human beings, living life more fully, functioning at higher efficiency levels practically.

Every individual is full of possibilities, potentials, unique to itself. We have to start with this premises ( assumption ) / base. He has to find out his own unique qualities, specialities (strength and weaknesses) and relate to his immediate surroundings.

Whole exercise boils down to the integration, relation / interaction of the self - sharply, profiled speciality profile (developed to generate social specialization & attractiveness) to something other than self (i.e., foreign) - i.e., surroundings or environment and neighborhood Universe. The options, opportunities, problems in the surroundings look for solutions and needs - necessities and unfulfilled tensions conditions lookr for balance, neutralization and harmony as well as satisfaction and equilibrium.

This is happening, everywhere in the nature, Universe and all cosmic manifestation. The disturbance (or the disturbed state) is attracting or inviting or seeking, balance and equilibrium from the surroundings. If we are not ready (or fully equipped) to take on the challenge, we miss the opportunity and are not properly trained or educated. This is education in nutshell.

This can be done by various strategies, techniques, tools, weapons, mental & skills training, attitudinal - developement etc. Everything is basically ENERGY and we act according to the laws of ENERGIES in various forms, frequencies, amplitudes, other characteristics in propogation, flow, transmission and action (also reaction - it's negative outcome).

Finally, we have to evaluate, identify our abilities correctly & honestly and match them with the available options and ambitions, personal or otherwise because ABILITY / AMBITION Equals HAPPINESS.

This, I feel is a good and the only goal, purpose, objective of every life. The unfortunate part is that how often we are focussed mis-directedly because of external interferences is well experienced by us.

Some useful related links ::::)
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2121384.cms
http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/jun/20job.htm

 

Brochure of a MODEL School ...

Educational Brochure - Welcome to Vidya-Citi or Navodaya Vidyalaya

I. The First Page …

The Preamble … ‘ The Seed’ @ Navodaya Vidyalaya

Unique-ness is the building criteria of life forms in Nature and natural phenomenon / manifestation … be it animal, mineral or vegetable kingdom …

[A write – up on EDUCATION (Deepak, you can keep or delete part or full of this write-up as per your wish …)

To live Life most effectively against all odds ………………………                         is the basic issue.

Therefore, we have to live in harmony, peace, and effectiveness. This means producing results, bringing harmony in disharmony by relating better with both inner and outer possibilities and integrate them wherever required.

This is the crux of whole education … as unfoldment, expansion, upliftment and reaching a cent-percent self-actualization, wholesomeness growth development in harmony as well as progress, prosperity in material / worldly terms by enriching our and other's lives by removing and being free of lack, poverty, fear and dependence of any and every type.

We have to be open to our feelings-intuitions; inner dreams-desire…drives and wishes, interests- aptitudes…visions etc. Instead of, learning by rote (text book-learning) utilization of potentials and inner- latent talent, possibilities should take place leading to rightful living, concentration and developing wisdom & creativity.

The secret is seeing possibilities in everything. Environment has its tension need and its equivalent energy content, which is problems-disturbance: looking for solution-balance and we need to address this and cope-up and overcome opposition, obstacles, condemnation. This is what is termed as integrating or relating better to the environment. For this, concentration & orientation towards outward-extroverted behavior is required. This is done by sharpening our sensors i.e., antennas, towards need fulfillment in the target group by self-specialization socially by developing suitability and harmony…i.e., tuning towards it.

This is the true education in tune with NATURE and NATURAL LAW & PRINCIPLES.

This is also, the whole business of being successful, unique and living life effectively. And, true education should provide this.

Every individual is full of possibilities, potentials, unique to itself. We have to start with this premises (or assumption) / base. He has to find out his own unique qualities, specialties (strength and weaknesses) and relate to his immediate surroundings.

Whole exercise boils down to the integration, relation / interaction of the self - sharply, profiled specialty profile (developed to generate social specialization & attractiveness) to the surroundings or environment and neighborhood. This is education in nutshell.

This can be done by various strategies, techniques, tools, weapons, mental & skills training, attitudinal – development etc. Finally, we have to evaluate, identify our abilities correctly & honestly and match them with the available options and noble ambitions, personal or otherwise because ABILITY / AMBITION Equals HAPPINESS. This is a good and the only goal, purpose, objective of every life.]

There is a rhythm and natural growth and natural growth in Nature. Each species grows as per its unique nature, quality and characteristics. If we closely & keenly observe nature, there is cooperation in growth of life forms and also mutual support  ~ and unfolding of its unique qualities as per individual seeds, if adequate nourishment and nurturing in terms of inputs of food, water, sunlight, fertilizers and catalysts are provided at the right time and place. This is the the philosophy or theory of growth, evolution and/or unfoldment – or in short Education …

Perfection is the ultimate in this unfoldment or growth and the quality & characteristic of perfection is inherent in any seed.

This is the guiding principle, philosophy and the mission at Navodaya Vidyalaya or Vidya – Citi ……to provide nurturing and supportive environment to students who are budding scientists, engineers, doctors & bright careerists and responsible citizens of future.

As a great Indian & vedic philosopher of Modern India remarked ‘ Education is the unfolding of perfection already in man’ … we at Navodaya feel that individual nurturing is part & parcel of this process of education. Each student as seed form has to be given or provided individual / unique attention and input to allow his perfection to unfold.

Therefore apart from supportive and nurturing environment each student is helped & guided to work as per his/her unique qualities and potentials to unfold his Genius or Greatness of Perfection and that is the sum total of Education @ Navodaya ….

 

II. The Second Page …

The Founding Fathers behind the mission and the backdrop (How it all started)

A note on promoters, their background, reputation and the vision …

(Grown into pillars of excellence – Caption suggestion …)

The Man and the Brain behind the executive daily intelligence …

Day to day management, the executive process of management –

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Guidance, monitoring, mentoring and support by the guiding lights as the Lighthouse of Social Responsibility & Sustainable and Natural Process Oriented Education:

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The Present Set – up

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The Daily Grind …

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b)     Methodology of Teaching – In tune with Nature

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Eye of the storm @ education as Friend, Philosopher & Guide

Childcare needs special skills to hone the personality and develop the Genius within a child ………………………………………………………..

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Technologically Suaveness trains for Global Village … supports and facilitates implementation of the programs

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All in a Day …

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All’s Well That Flows & Naturally Ends Well …

A. Health & Medical Monitoring and individual attention …

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B. The Playground of Knowledge Retreat …

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Extra-Curricular Activities:

All Study and no play makes a student stressed, overworked and dull. Therefore extra-curricular forms a regular and on going part of overall curriculum, which makes the child active, energetic, bright and creative

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Success in never ending and has many hues …

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Unity in Diversity of Individual of Diversity of Each Individual Unique Talents & Potentials (The Common Denominator is Focus, Concentration, individual attention and mentoring …)

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Stress on Enjoying the Learning rather than learning become full of stress …

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Freedom to explore & explode rather than focus on results which automatically / naturally happens anyhow by the way as a by product and culture of excellence …

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Progress Report

Therefore the Progress Report Is dynamic and ever changing in geometrical progression …

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Emphasis on Creativity …

Creative Activities ...

Creative activities form a regular part of the curriculum as a culture and is not a extra or another subject; Space to identify each individual talents & potentialities and unfolding those latent potentialities by unique individual – based set of formula forms the ABC of learning @ Navodaya ….

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Your Friendly Neighbor

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(Contact Addresses etc ……..)