Daya Foundation

Approaching the Elephant: A brilliant documentary that looks at the concept of a "free" elementary school in New Jersey which follows a highly unorthodox pedagogic approach where students get to decide what and how they are taught: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdGIkBSkEdc

Screen Forward: APPROACHING THE ELEPHANT trailer APPROACHING THE ELEPHANT opens February 20th at the Made in NY Media Center by IFP as part of our Screen Forward program.

http://www.filtercopy.com/posts/india-s-first-village-of-books-is-spreading-love-for-the-written-word

India's First 'Village of Books' Is Spreading Love For The Written Word Stop by at Bhilar for strawberries, rural art and a great book!

Daya Foundation is looking out for a Sanskrit scholar for paid translation work.

Mail us at [email protected]

Great news on education children about gender and sexuality in the modern world by the Indian govt!

Same-Sex Attraction Normal, Boys Can Cry, Says Health Ministry Kit for Adolescents

http://blogs.iadb.org/education/2014/03/14/how-our-brain-learns-to-read/

How our brain learns to read - Quality Education is Possible Our brain is not wired to read. Written language is an invention. An invention that, in the words of the poet Francisco de Quevedo, allows us: “listen with our eyes to the deceased.” In the 21st century, the ability to understand what we read has become the most fundamental of all academic and work-...

5 ways in which teachers are inculcating critical thinking skills in their students in order to fight fake news: http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/02/16/514364210/5-ways-teachers-are-fighting-fake-news

5 Ways Teachers Are Fighting Fake News In an era of national attention to what's real and what isn't, we asked educators to share their strategies for helping students sort out fact from fiction.

Manish Sisodia’s "Psychopathic Obsession" With Education Answer by Amar Kumar

How Finland Keeps Kids Focused Through Free Play An American teacher in Helsinki questioned the national practice of giving 15 minute breaks each hour—until he saw the difference it made in his classroom.