WHY are we involving children in our aggressive ‘protests’?
“The world is not always going to be fair or just; and children have to learn how to cope with it”…… ….A former teacher of New Era School who is appalled at how parents threw their weight around to produce the kind of results they wanted. Newspapers reported extensively on the fracas between parents and Management … Read more
WHY Facebook is not just about keeping in touch
I must admit—I was hooked on to Facebook initially- thrilled that I had so many friends online, happy that I was a part of an online ‘community’ and glad to reconnect with so many old friends—but three months after being there, I was hugely disappointed— that a large number of my so-called friends weren’t really … Read more
WHY do we Procrastinate?
1. Why do we procrastinate? Because we don’t have the interest or inclination to do some jobs—which we imagine are difficult, boring or unpleasant. 2. Why do we imagine that some jobs are difficult, boring or unpleasant? Our past experiences make us believe some stuff is difficult, boring or unpleasant—and more than anything else it … Read more
WHY do we want to change others?
WHY do we want to change others? Or why we want others to change. It’s a different matter if someone’s habit or behaviour is causing them, you or others little or immense harm—or if a child has a bad habit which needs to be changed, even if it’s not causing anyone else harm. Or if … Read more
WHY do we have a dispute with someone?
Why do we have a dispute with someone? My view– on the different dimensions of a dispute. 1. Why do we have a dispute with someone? When we believe that someone else thinks different from the way we think—and the way they think is not right 2. Why do we think that what they think … Read more
