Comments on Thondom Raughts: Who will change our society?

sir,i want to know one thing about our society wha...

2009-12-10T17:59:47.389+05:30

sir,i want to know one thing about our society
what is happening in our society. Why these people always makes alegations to each other and why these people want to divide the state
I am very sad about this sir,
before some days i am very happy to live in india but now i am very sad about that why i got birth. Really i wish to god to change out society otherwise take away from this earth

@Izzy - Thanks for the detailed and patient reply....

2009-06-29T01:27:43.904+05:30

@Izzy - Thanks for the detailed and patient reply. I guess it is possible with all these new technologies coming up. If that is the case then I guess there is going to be a huge business opportunity and market emerge to support the home schoolers. Hmm. Interesting :-)

@jeevanism - I totally agree with you. The world is too large and the problems too complex for a single individual or even a small group of individuals to change. But yes, small groups can magnify their efforts by tapping into the power of technology. Again like I said before, change can be driven if more and more people consciously start working towards change.

so after all reading this long post.whats the poin...

2009-06-29T00:23:32.689+05:30

so after all reading this long post.whats the point?? who will change our Society??
the answer is simple but complex. it very easy to say that its all a decision.. But the path which leads to that decision is so hard and tough..only few of thousand may reach the destination.. Now ,it has the time to stop old conventional idea of change.. one man game in social reformation.. we have to build neo-social engineering on our micro-poilitical age.

so the point is simple that we are not jews to wait for the Messiah..

Is the model scalable? The homeschool system see...

2009-06-25T04:54:14.321+05:30

Is the model scalable?

The homeschool system seemed to work fairly well up until the 20th century when public schools were phased in. the population has grown considerably, but so has our ability to communicate. We can learn from anyone on the earth, even when we don’t speak the language in some cases. Independent learning can/ and does take place everyday.

Maybe in developed countries but what about developing countries?

Well I think it would be easier considering they may not have the established infrastructure devoted to public education as we do in developed countries. They can start more "fresh"?

Would the economy be able to absorb the amount of time required to home-school the next generation?

I think public education will be phased out in a similar way that it phased in. it will take some time. With the use of modern tools like the internet, online schools could be a part of homeschooling, along with cooperation with other families. Money would be saved in the end instead of spent. Society as a whole is now paying for the inflated and inefficient system we already have. It's just a matter of cutting back funding, which should lead to less tax burden on the citizens.

Before we go to far with solutions I think it is i...

2009-06-18T05:07:03.791+05:30

Before we go to far with solutions I think it is important to understand the history of public schools.
here is a great article about it.

"public schools are not interested in education but in social change and social control. A government education system is basically incompatible with the values of a free society. Eventually, one or the other must go."

http://www.home-school.com/Articles/phs30-samblumenfeld.html

@Izzy - You must be more knowledgeable than I am r...

2009-06-17T12:18:37.070+05:30

@Izzy - You must be more knowledgeable than I am regarding this aspect given that you are home-schooling your child :-). I skimmed through the article. Interesting read. I guess the notions about home schooling that are floating around are more mindsets than reality.

Is the model scalable? Maybe in developed countries but what about developing countries? Would the economy be able to absorb the amount of time required to home-school the next generation?

Regarding the misconception you may have with home...

2009-06-17T10:20:30.575+05:30

Regarding the misconception you may have with homeschooling...

On average, home-schooled children have better social skills than children in public schools.

In my experience, home school has an all out benefit to my son's social skills, not a detriment. When I compare his behavior to his cousins, (they were more or less raised by peers in public schools) he is able to interact confidently with a wider range of people.Like the ancient Greek aphorism "Know Thyself", I think my son knows himself. It is easier to socialize, be competitive and have meaningful relationships if you first "Know Thyself". It is very hard for children to achieve this in most public schools (In the USA at least).

Here is a good article about it... "The homeschoolers scored as "well adjusted." In one study, trained counselors viewed videotapes of mixed groups of homeschooled and schooled children at play. The counselors didn't know the school status of each child. The results? The homeschooled kids demonstrated fewer behavioral problems. Dr. Lines' conclusion? "There is no basis to question the social development of homeschooled children."

http://school.familyeducation.com/home-schooling/human-relations/56224.html

@Izzy - You have hit it right on the head. Most of...

2009-06-17T08:50:49.984+05:30

@Izzy - You have hit it right on the head. Most of the big problems that we see around have root causes centered around each of the individuals in the society.

I think I owe an explanation about the idea of solving all these problems. Look at it this way. There are problems, there are solutions. People, infrastructure and resources are the input for this problem-solving process. When I talk about solving all the problems what I am looking forward to is to contribute to building and supporting the problem solving process. So such a systemic solution would be able to solve all the problems in the world. It is very abstract and most of the framework and pieces are probably already out there and working. But the theory I am exposing is about contributing to this and building this framework.

Although I like the idea about home schooling there are lot of things that students would miss when they do that. For example the social skills that they learn, the competitiveness, the relationships. But then again if everybody home schools then there would be enough children in the neighborhood through whom they can get the same skills :-). Still there are going to be problems in the transient phase if there is going to be a shift.

It seems to me that most of the "big" pr...

2009-06-15T16:25:50.121+05:30

It seems to me that most of the "big" problems of today's world have "roots" that can be mitigated much more realistically that trying to solve ALL the world's problems. One example that comes to mind is the total lack of personal responsibility that most people now have. Society is always looking for someone else to solve their problems instead of being more self-sufficient and solving our own problems. I think that 100% (not 5%) of the 6 billion people on this earth should solve their own problems, but obviously, this is not happening.

Some "roots" that I think we need to deal with on a personal level…

• Public schools advocate irresponsibility and dependency- parents should take their most important duty in life (raising children) more seriously. Do whatever it takes to make sure children are educated properly (despite what the schools are teaching them). Consider Home schooling http://mikedurland-reallife.blogspot.com/2009/03/why-i-homeschool.html

• Priorities should be re-evaluated; money is not the most important thing in life. http://mikedurland-reallife.blogspot.com/2009/06/families-fail-to-better-their-lives.html