Value based education
EDUCARE — For Parents and Teachers: Hiramalini Seshadri, Seshadri Harihar; Pub. by the authors, copies can be had from: The Convenor, Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust, Prasanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthi, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh. Price not mentioned.
HUMANKIND is on the horns of a dilemma today, faced as it is with sweeping changes in lifestyle owing to the relentless march of technology on the one hand and crumbling value systems in society on the other.
Luckily there are beacons of light to save humanity and Sri Sathya Sai Baba's concept of "Educare" encompassing values of truth, love, righteous conduct, non-violence and peace is foremost. The nine chapters of this book delineate lucidly the various facets of "Educare".
Ego and self-interest are the serious stumbling blocks to the development of shared vision and teamwork and the authors bring this out clearly. They also point out how the business school affiliated to Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning has been teaching management students the use of "fundamental discrimination" based on what is good for all as opposed to "individual discrimination", which is guided by self-interest.
In spite of some portions of a repetitive nature, the book is a delightful tour of the vast region of "Educare". It will be of great value to both the laymen and the educational experts alike.
T. RAJAGOPALAN
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