September 2011

Writing for Peace: “A World Without Boundaries” by Natasha Singh

September 21, 2011

“A World Without Boundaries” by Natasha Singh Just think, how free: A world without boundaries! With no guns or violent sound; With happiness all around! All the religions would be together; No enmity–behave like brothers! There would be happiness, day and night; Peace and prosperity, left and right! Just think, how free: A world without … More Writing for Peace: “A World Without Boundaries” by Natasha Singh

Launching the ‘Writing for Peace” Programme

September 21, 2011

Come and Write for Peace! Today is World Peace Day and we join hands with Words and More (Kids) to spread the word for a harmonious future for our children. Write stories, poems or articles about peace and get selected for the Writing for Peace Collection! Entries accepted from September 21, 2011 at wordsnmore@gmail.com (See … More Launching the ‘Writing for Peace” Programme

Teachers’ Day 2011:”Learning peace” by Priyadarshini Rajagopalan

September 5, 2011

On Teachers’ day I am reflecting on my role as a Teacher and thinking of all the years in a classroom, a flashback of images, incidents and moments. What jumps out at me is that while peace education is dear to my heart, I did not “teach’’ peace. I “learnt” to see it! Appreciate it! … More Teachers’ Day 2011:”Learning peace” by Priyadarshini Rajagopalan

Teachers’ Day 2011:”Children practice peace” by Susan Cohn

September 5, 2011

Susan Cohn teaches at Brush Creek Montessori Middle School, Santa Rosa, California Last year, our middle school students went to Washington, DC on a “Close Up” tour with other middle school children from public and private schools (not Montessori.) They spent five days in discussion groups, with issues relating to our government…a difficult topic for a lot … More Teachers’ Day 2011:”Children practice peace” by Susan Cohn

Teachers’ Day 2011:”Understanding Competition” by Pooja Sukhpal

September 5, 2011

Pooja Sukhpal is an educator and partner at iDiscoveri Education Pvt. Ltd.,Gurgaon Recently, I was asked about my views on competition among students. And here is what I said I think Competition if approached in a constructive manner could lead to healthy results.If it is not just a comparison but an exercise in creating awareness, it … More Teachers’ Day 2011:”Understanding Competition” by Pooja Sukhpal

Teachers’ Day 2011:”Peaceful education” by Susan Mayclin Stephenson

September 5, 2011

Susan Mayclin Stephenson is an artist and Montessori Consultant from Trinidad, California Montessori Education, when done as Dr. Montessori intended, is essentially education for peace. Many people use the Montessori materials to make traditional education more interesting and successful. For example it is always easier for a child to understand math when it is taught with … More Teachers’ Day 2011:”Peaceful education” by Susan Mayclin Stephenson

Teachers’ Day 2011:”A Teacher moment” by Brig (R) Trigunesh Mukherjee, AVSM

September 5, 2011

Brig (R) Trigunesh Mukherjee, AVSM is a trainer/facilitator with Exper Executive Education, Bangalore Some Incidents Touch Your Life A number of years back I had the opportunity of conducting a learning programme for teachers of a College in Punjab on “Achieving One’s Full Potential”. The group consisted of about 60 teachers from various departments. Towards … More Teachers’ Day 2011:”A Teacher moment” by Brig (R) Trigunesh Mukherjee, AVSM