The daily vagaries

Another day passed ...

Such a wonderful phenomenon: every single individual that I meet - is as if he/she is an epitome of strong values, a keeper of truth, a moral and upright person but as soon as there is a group, this individual is lost. Individual easily hides behind the "anonymity" of the group and easily gives in to all the evil deeds that one can possibly think of & there he comes out clean again - as an individual. This world is wonderful :) with such so clear ambiguities. Just imagine - everyone is talking about "searching for the meaning in life" while the entire clan seems utterly clueless; everyone is talking about "we should have justice and peace" and the entire world is bleeding with voilence and power-play. I am not worried anymore to know this; not disappointed anymore. I will laugh with the life....

Chanced upon an interesting article on a long and heavily debated issue: schooling and education. Putting the excerpt below with the link to full article ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By  Deepti Priya Mehrotra   You could put your children in a school that hammers them into assembly-line products. Or you could choose an education that nurtures your children into creative, sensitive individuals. First of a two-part report from the leading alternative schools and their underlying philosophy 1965. All of four years old, I'm bursting with excitement as I wear my new uniform-red checked skirt, starched white blouse, striped tie. I've been longing for this day, green with envy as I see my sister go to the ' bada  ( big ) school' every morning. Already I have tasted school-an  experimental  ' model school ' in which I've played on sw...