EDUCATION AND
FOLLOW UP
PLANSastric referencesBeyond academicsIdeasImplementation toolsImportance of Inquiry in EducationThe Choice Map, Q-StormingProposals
SRILA PRABHUPADA
“Real education means solving all life's problems.”
- Teachings of Lord Kapila
“Education means one becomes a
gentleman.” - Lecture BG 4.14-19 New York 3 August 1966
“Education means one is very gentle and learned. “
- Lecture SB 1.2.6 Mauritius 5 October 1975
WHO IS LEARNED?
matrvat para-daresu para-dravyesu lostra-vatatmavat sarva-bhutesu yah pasyati sa panditah
"One who considers another's wife as his mother, another's possessions as a lump of dirt and treats all other living beings as he would himself, is considered to be learned.” - Canakya Pandita
SB 9.10.27 Purport
STUDENTS SHOULD TEACHThat is the way of Indian teaching, that there is one
teacher, and how he's managing hundreds? That means there are groups. One who is elderly student, he's taking some beginners: "Write a or A like this." That he can teach. What he has learned, he can teach. Similarly, next group, next group.
So in this way, one teacher can manage hundreds of students of different categories. This is organization. Not that everything I have to do. I cannot teach anybody to do it. That is not intelligence. Intelligence is that employ others to help you.
Train assistant so that in your absence things can be done. So the elderly students, they could be ...
Everyone should be teacher and student.
Room Conversation -- July 31, 1976, New Mayapur (French farm)
MEEK AND HUMBLE
As stated in the Bhagavad-gita, a person who is actually a brahmana and is very learned must automatically become very gentle also.
If a person does not become meek and humble, all his studies of the Vedas and Puranas and his vast knowledge of the sastras are simply outward dress, like the costume of a theatrical artist dancing on the stage.
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IDEASGoals Beyond Academics
Educating intelligence plus change of heartCharacter and competence
Coaching and mentoring for studentsGITA Model (Goals – Ideas – Tests – Action)Students’ Mutual Coaching (Personal
Questions, Feedforward, GITA Model)Learn by teaching (William Glasser Institute)Teach less for moreMisuse of sastra for misbehavior
IMPLEMENTATION TOOLSPrepare – Perticipate - PerformWeekly Life Organizer (for goals and daily action)Personal Coaching (for personal empowerment
and performance)The Learner/Teacher Approach and Three-Person
Teaching (students should teach, “Eeach one teach one while being taught by one”)
Win-Win-Win AgreementsInquiry
PREPAREPersonal study and pre-workEstablishing learning and service goalsIdentifying helpful resources and support
systemsLinking course content to your and ISKCON’s
goals
PARTICIPATEParticipation in a course or a workshop can be a tremendous catalyst for change. Such an experience provides:
Focused concentration and immersion in a learning experience.
Sharing among participants that facilitates implementation and service improvement.
The creation of ongoing learning relationships among participants.
A safe place to experiment and practice new behaviors.Exposure to other perspectives and active dialogue.Inspiration, motivation, and vision to change behavior.
PERFORMWeekly Life OrganizerPersonal CoachingSelf-paced learningWeb-based toolsRenewal workshopsOnline learning networksThree-Person Teaching (“Each one teach
one ... “)Follow Up Agreements
FOLLOW UP RESULTSClear, written results
How much knowledge has been converted into improved Vaisnava behavior and service?
Vaisnava behavior and service is actively supported through effective tools, follow-up events, coaching, and other assistance.
FOLLOW UP AGREEMENTS
Desired ResultsGuidelinesResourcesAccountabilityConsequences
IMPORTANCE OF INQUIRYIN EDUCATION
Athato brahma jijnasa SB 1.2.5 Better questions – better answers Intelligent student – intelligent questions
INQUIRYGreat results begin with great questionsA question not asked is a door not openedBetter questions bring better answersSelf-questions and interpersonal questionsProblem-oriented or solution-orientedNegative Questions or Success Questions
ALBERT EINSTEIN
“If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I know the proper question, I could solve the problem in less than five minutes.”
Q-STORMINGRather than seeking new answers and solutions,
create as many new questions as possible. Get the best answers and solutions by asking the best
questions first. Questions open thinking. Empowers collaborative, creative and strategic
thinking. A tool for moving beyond limitations in perception
and thinking and advancing to new, extraordinary solutions and answers.
Used to greatly improve decision making, problem solving, strategic planning, and innovation.
Q-STORMINGBased on three premises:
1) Great results begin with great questions2) Most problems can be solved with enough of
the right questions3) The questions we ask ourselves often provide
the most fruitful openings for new thinking and possibilities
Q-STORMINGDone with a group or team of devotees, when
exploring ideas and possibilities. In goal-oriented conversations between two
devotees, for example, in coaching, leadership, management, or other departments.
Can be done in person or online, with a global devotee team or a devotee in a different geographic location.
Sharpens intelligence and memory
NEGATIVE QUESTIONS
1. What’s wrong (with me/others)?2. Whose fault is it?3. How can I prove I’m right?4. Why is that person so stupid and frustrating?5. Haven’t we already been there, done that?6. How will this make things worse?7. How can I be in control?8. Why bother?
SUCCESS QUESTIONS1. What do I want?2. What assumptions am I
making and what are the facts?
3. What am I responsible for?4. What am I missing or
avoiding?5. What is the other person
thinking, feeling, wanting?6. What’s there to accept and
forgive in myself/others?7. What questions should I
ask myself and/or others?
8. What can I learn:…from this person or
situation?…from this mistake or
failure?…from this success?
9. How else can I think about this?
10. How can I make this a win-win?
11. What’s possible?12. What action steps make
the most sense?
KRSNA CONSCIOUS QUESTIONSWhat is the most Krsna conscious thing to do in
this situation?How can I see this through the eyes of sastra?What would please Krsna here?What would Prabhupada do in this situation?What would I do now if Prabhupada was
watching?What is the spiritual test that I have to pass here?What can I learn from this that will help me be
more Krsna conscious?How is this an opportunity to surrender to Krsna?
SUMMARYEducation is meant to improve character and
competence of devoteesBetter to learn less but learn it, teach it and apply it
wellSkilled Inquiry could vastly improve learning and
applicationEducation is meant to create leaders, preachers and
spiritual guides for devotees and other peopleEducation with a Follow Up in the form of Personal
Coaching, Inquiry, Mutual Coaching, Personal Planning and Three-Person Teaching could bring much greater results for all concerned
PROPOSALSWork to broaden our vision of education, based
on Srila Prabhupada’s teachingsEducational team makes a plan how to add
Follow Up to education and take better, holistic care of the students
Helping students succeed as devotees, family members and citizens become an important goal of education
Involve devotees who could help with the enrichment of the educational programs
How? (More details available)
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