http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/ Alternative Education in India Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:16:30 GMT smita rao http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6301 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6301 The moovie "Avtaar"  depicts the fight between the indeginious and aliens in a pictoric    way. In one of David Icke's book, he mentions, Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:48:30 GMT Aravinda http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6300 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6300 Right to Education should mean that everyone has a RIGHT, and this right should apply to the type of education / learning / unlearning the family chooses.  Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:33:28 GMT Ramjee Nagarajan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6299 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6299 Dear Friends, *Vanakkam! *Greetings from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Got to read this link. Thought some of you may want to do the same... :~) The Nali Kali method Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:24:18 GMT SandhyaViswan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6298 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6298 We would like to volunteer or support the cause. We feel we need the right to make a choice on how our children should be schooled. We have pulled out our 9 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:08:25 GMT Parminder Singh http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6297 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6297 Yes Svani I agree with the point of view. Feeling more confident now. We have two sons aged 14 and 9 . Elder one is mad about cars. Younger one is very Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:04:21 GMT Parminder Singh http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6296 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6296 Chitra Yes, I like the idea. The focus should be on learning. I was looking for few good book references. Regards Parminder S Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:01:02 GMT Parminder Singh http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6295 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6295 ... -- Parminder Singh HP UNITED 1713/1 Link Road Industrial Area-A LUDHIANA- 141 003 Punjab (India) Ph- +91 161 462 8000, +91 161 50 45 200 Email: Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:33:03 GMT svani http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6294 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6294 Hi, Chitra is right:) Also, I missed the information about your children's ages if you have already sent them. I think you already have an answer in your Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:49:59 GMT Chitra R http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6293 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6293  Mr.Parmandir Singh, What would happen if you drop the idea of curriculum? And just focus upon learning. Because no curriculum caters to the real life. Just a Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:57:23 GMT CG Krishnamurthi http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6292 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6292 Its unfortunate that the so called educated community is divided in these issues. Many of them take the so called scientists reports as true and defend their Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:13:33 GMT Elizabeth John http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6291 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6291 Hello Parminder, It is true that the ICSE as well as CBSE syllabus is grossly irrelevant to actual life situations. Though I too am new to Homeschooling with Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:26:26 GMT Parminder Singh http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6290 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6290 Hello Bhuvana One of most important reason for us to think about homeschooling is that we are grossly dissatisfied with syllabus of state education board as Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:10:35 GMT Clive Elwell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6289 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6289 Sorry no one has replied to this before. The topic has been discussed over recent months, and you will find the mails in the archives - search through the Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:39:52 GMT Meena http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6288 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6288 Dear All, We would like to inform about the upcoming seminar on " Management of Challenging Behaviors" on the 19th of March at Hyderabad by Ms. Saswati Singh Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:34:28 GMT Clive Elwell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6287 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alt-ed-india/message/6287 Forgive me if this posting is considered not appropriate to the intention of the mailing list. Not sure about the writer's final line. Clive Kalyug: Descent