Friday, November 12, 2010
Our Teachers
Talimi Haq School (established in 1998) is a grassroots experiment, towards building youth leadership for all-round community development, in Priya Manna Basti, a century-old jute workers' settlement in Shibpur, Howrah (India).
Among the thinkers, teachers, writers, scholars, activists and initiatives we have been inspired by are:
Leo Tolstoy
Rabindranath Tagore
MK Gandhi
Paulo Friere
Shinichi Suzuki
J Krishnamurti
Sylvia Ashton-Warner
John Holt
Jonathan Kozol
Howard Gardner
Abecedarian Project
HighScope Perry Preschool Program
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Essential viewing
Everyone concerned about children and their raising and education must watch this three-part doumentary on the human brain.
Accessible here.
Born Genius
Make me a Genius
Accidental Genius
Accessible here.
Born Genius
Make me a Genius
Accidental Genius
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