A Teacher has to be a Yogi
This article highlights a new dimension of consciousness that deeply effects the quality of interaction between the teacher and pupil.
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Dealing with Undesirable Influences and Tendencies in Children
The Mother gives a few fundamentals for how teachers could facilitate impulse-control in children, particularly the impulses of violence and sex.
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What Matters is the Consciousness with Which You Teach
We have selected a few passages from the Mother’s correspondence with the teachers at Ashram school (SAICE) which are relevant for all educational contexts.
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Insights from Indian Psychology for Personality Development of the Learner
The author zooms in on a few key insights from Indian understanding of human personality and its perfection which must form the basis of education.
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The Initiation – A Story Told by the Mother
A delightful story told by the Mother which speaks of what a real initiation means and how a guru prepares a shishya for receiving higher knowledge.
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Educating the Vital – Art Education for Inner Harmony (Video)
Bindu Popli, an artist and art educator speaks of the significance of art education in helping students develop a greater sense of harmony and inner balance.
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Stories for the Children, by the Children: True Courage
The Mother encouraged a small group of children to write stories. One story written by Tara Jauhar in her early teens is featured here.
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True Attitude of the Teacher – Part 1
Read here about the role of a teacher in the light of Sri Aurobindo’s first principle of true teaching and soul-based free progress approach.
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True Attitude of the Teacher – Part 2
How can teachers help children learn to discriminate among the various inner movements? What is teacher’s role in a free progress system? Read this and more.
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On Reading Sri Aurobindo’s Works: A Personal Account – Part 1
Observations and suggestions made by the author here are based on his personal experience of reading Sri Aurobindo’s works.
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Need for New Assessment Methods in Classrooms
This excerpt from “Psychic Education, a Workbook” summarises the evaluation and assessment approach that is in harmony with integral education.
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Parenting and Education in Subjective Age
Progressive ideas on parenting accepted by growing sections of humanity are part of an evolutionary movement to an age of deeper subjectivism.
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Parenting in the New Age (Video)
Watch this video for some insights into new challenges for parents now that the new consciousness is at work on the earth. Also reflect on a fundamental question: why does one want to have a child?
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Sri Aurobindo on Himself: Life, Work, Past Lives
Read selected words of Sri Aurobindo on himself on various subjects such as his difficulties in life and work and his reasons for leaving politics. Don’t miss his replies to questions on his past lives.
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Bringing Indian Culture in Schools: An Educationist’s Experience and Insights (Video)
Dr. Chhalamayi Reddy, an award-winning principal with more than 30 years of experience, shares her experience of bringing Indian-ness at her school.
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Free Progress: The Mother, an Educationist of the Future
We present the essentials of Free Progress approach, as envisioned and put into practice by the Mother at Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education.
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Are you Bored? – Time to Ask Yourself if You are Progressing
Every moment is an opportunity to make new progress. And the only reason we ever feel bored is because we fail to use that moment to learn something new.
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Progress Simplified for Yearning Minds
Written by an educator for young students, this piece presents what essentially is progress and how every minute of life can be an opportunity for progress.
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Indian Approach to Psychology: An Educator’s Experience and Insights (Video)
Dr. Aditi Kaul shares about her experience of working with college students on Indian approach to psychology. We also get some keen insights on the value of subtle influence of the teacher, and self-exploration as a pedagogical approach.
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Let Endurance be Your Watchword
The Mother, with the help of some examples, gives us very practical advice on how to train our vital to endure the difficulties on the path.
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