Razz-Ma-Tazz

Looking at the present growth of civilization, it seems that society has failed somewhere in imparting non-formal and formal education to its masses. We might have developed materially but not mentally. Mental development about life, death, happiness, sorrow, moral and our usefulness to society is lacking in the people. There is a great need to equip present education being imparted to children with values of life in order to make them good human beings. With the changing mindset of humanity towards materialistic approach at the cost of others is posing a great concern for the survival of civilization in the times to come. The present education system has groomed people for a legendary appetite for need-based knowledge and tuned us to feast on success. Today’s education only plunges people enthusiastically into actions to create an image larger that the life. Emphasis on materialistic value presents a distorted face of capitalism.. Society is witnessing a loss of moral compass along with symptoms like growing cynicism, hatred ness towards others, moral decline in private and public life, increased isolation, increase of violence, greed, racism and many more.

Education without values is not beneficial to anyone. Education devoid of values may be detrimental to society in the long run. Values bring quality and meaning to life and give a person his identity and character. Children imbibe values all the time from their parents, teachers and peers. But it is also necessary that we deliberately teach them the right values right from their childhood. What they learn at this tender age stays with them all through their life. Hence importance should be given to imparting a value-based spiritual education.

In ancient times, students were taught what life was really about. They were taught how to live their lives and to conduct themselves in the world. They developed strong minds and could easily withstand hardships or face any obstacles. They were dedicated to truth and were not afraid of death. Read the rest of this entry »

A bleeding knee. A bruised jaw. Or a broken tooth. All part and parcel of growing up.
Or is it? When disaster strikes, all our buried anxieties and niggling doubts spill over, threatening to make us view every little injury as an accident averted, making us question the very values on which we are bringing up our children. A little bit of rough and tumble is fine, we tell ourselves, but a line has to be drawn somewhere.

The tragic shoot out in Gurgaon has sent shockwaves across the whole nation .This bizarre accident has sent a chill down the spine of all of us.

I strongly feel that for a 13 or 14 year old to have committed such a heinous crime each one of us is responsible. Let us question ourselves and evaluate how much value based teaching is imparted in schools and at home. The basic cause of this is Kids have not learnt control.

Adults usually learn to mask their aggression under a veneer of polite, civilized behavior. Small children cannot do that. They have to learn to do it.

Take an old case of a three-year-old boy from Blackpool, England. He smashed the head of his newborn sister against the settee, killing her instantly. Unfortunately, when children hit out without understanding how much damage they can cause, their clumsiness and carelessness can result in serious injuries. Read the rest of this entry »