Parenting from the Heart BUT keeping technology in mind

Parenting from the Heart
BUT
Keeping Technology in Mind
Parental Workshop – 23rd July 2016

• You are what your deep, driving desire is.
• As your desire is, so is your will.
• As your will is, so is your deed.
• As your deed is, so is your destiny.
• Brihadaranyaka Upanishad IV. 4.5

What we want is Western Science coupled with Vedanta,
Brahmacharya as the guiding motto, also Shraddha and
faith in one's own Self.

At Victorious Kidss Educares,
We Do
Education
for
Character

Shift Happens
Did you know, in 2028..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpEFjWbXog0
Did You Know 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqZiIO0YI7Y
How will be the world in 2020?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB0CORT1k9w

Three Principles for Brilliant Success
Harmony, Wealth and Happiness
I often have some sessions with our kids -
1) Establish Truth in words, actions and
thoughts.
2) Have Faith in God and know that the
Heavenly Father, Mother, Heavenly Friend,
is our Beloved God and is always protecting
us.
3) Have faith in your own self and know
that ‘You Can’ handle anything. Everything is
possible.
BRILLIANT

The Seeds Of God Is Within Us
• Nature wants all of us to be successful
• When we make this journey of spirit, we water these divine
seeds inside us.
• The good life merely reflects our inner intention.
• In time the flowers of God bloom within us and around us, and
we begin to witness and know the miracle of divinity all
around.

The Spiritual Dimension That Brings Inner Fulfilment
• If the meaning of your life unfolds to you everyday, in
simplicity and wonder, you have achieved success – which
means in a profound way, that every baby/ every God
created Human being; is a born ‘success’.
• Every child’s & once in a while; ours ability to feel wonder in
the face of everyday existence is the surest proof we have ;
that Nature wants us to be successful.

Keeping Spirituality Away From Our Lives Is A Mistake
• Keeping “Spirituality” away from our daily lives and away
from success; has been a mistake and has profound
effect…
• The parody is we spend years, from child hood on, on
hard work so as to earn lots of money and have physical
possessions. But loose our physical health and our
emotional wellbeing and bliss and then spend the same
money to get back our health?

• Our rich heritage of thousands of years with Vedanta,
Upanishad and ancient Gurukul teaching had made India the
richest country in the world.
• India used to be called the Golden Bowl of the Universe.
• Wherever we are today, side by side, we need to stay abreast
with the rapid changes of information and technical
revolution, keep pace with the fast changing world of
technology so that our children, once again, bring our
country back to the ancient glory and create ‘a world filled
with peace and harmony
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We have training centers for management, how to be an engineer or
a doctor, how to play or learn some musical instruments or play some
games. Do we have a center to build Good Human Characters?
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Most People Assume
• That success is essentially material. That
it can be measured in money, prestige,
or an abundance of possessions. These
certainly can play a role; but having
them does not guarantee of success.
• The success we want our children to
achieve has to be defined in many non
material ways as well.

It Should Include
• The ability to love, be loyal and have
compassion.
• The capacity to feel joy and spread it
to others.
• Learning to give first and not take.
• The security of knowing that one’s
life has a purpose, and there is a
divine influence leading us towards a
particular direction.
• A sense of connection to that creative
power of the universe –”We belong
to this Universe.”

Hyrum Smith
Our Needs
as Human
Beings

What Do We Teach Our Children?
• How to survive.
• How to behave in order to earn our
approval.
• How to defend themselves.
• How to compete.
• How to persist against disappointment,
obstacles and setbacks!
• Although believing in God is often
considered a good thing, spirituality is……

The Teaching Of Innocence - SEVEN PRINCIPLES
1. Everything is possible
2. If you want to get something, give it.
3. When you make a choice, you
change the future.
4. Don’t say no, go with the flow.
5. Every time you wish or want, you
plant a seed.
6. Enjoy the journey.
7. You are here for a reason.

© 2016 Marc Prensky
EDUCATION TO BETTER THEIR WORLD
THE EMERGING VISION OF A NEW K-12 EDUCATION
FOR THE EMPOWERED KIDS OF TOMORROW
IB Asia-Pacific Annual Conference, Hyderabad, India, March, 2016

LET ME BEGIN WITH
WHAT’S REALLY ON YOUR MINDS…

Respect for elders
PARENTING STYLE
or Independence
Obedience or Self-reliance
Good manners or Curiosity
Well-behaved or Considerate
“AUTHORITARIAN” TRUMP

PYP cl. of 2028
MYP cl. of 2032
DIPLOMA cl. of 2035
STAN/VARD cl. of 2040

BETT Latin America, Mexico City, October 9, 2016
HOW MUCH WILL HIS WORLD
HAVE CHANGED IN 20 YEARS?

BETTER ENDS
BETTER MEANS
BETTER CURRICULUM
BETTER TEACHING
BETTER TECHNOLOGY USE

FROM:
ATTENDING A GREAT SCHOOL

TO
“AN APPRENTICESHIP
TO THE WORLD”

TODAY, WHAT WE ASK OF OUR KIDS IN
THIS WORLD IS…

“AN APPRENTICESHIP
TO THE WORLD”

WE NEED TO
FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE
THE IDEA OF WHAT GLOBAL
EDUCATION SHOULD BE

EDUCATION CAN NO LONGER BE
JUST AN ACADEMIC PROCESS

WE NEED TO BE
EMPOWERING OUR KIDS FURTHER…

…ALL NETWORKED
TOGETHER

TODAY’S KIDS ARE FAR MORE
EMPOWERED

AND COLLABORATE
IN TOTALLY NEW WAYS!

3.
A FAR BETTER “SUPPORTING” CURRICULUM
TRADITIONAL
SUBJECTS
TO
BEYOND
THINKING
ACTION
RELATIONSHIPS
ACCOMPLISHMENT

“THE MESS”
MATH,
ENGLISH,
SCIENCE,
SOCIAL STUDIES

NOW, WITH…

OUR KIDS ARE NO LONGER THE
PEOPLE WE WERE IN SCHOOL

THEY ARE NOW PEOPLE WITH

E X T E N D E D BRAINS…

THEY’RE
ALREADY EMPOWERED
TO…

ACT
ACCOMPLISH
BECOME
BUILD
CREATE
FIX
HELP
IMPROVE
INSPIRE
JOIN TOGETHER
PRESERVE
SHARE
TEACH
LEARN
IN NEW AND BETTER WAYS

PEOPLE WHO CAN
GET THINGS DONE

ACADEMIC EDUCATION ALONE
IS NOT ENOUGH
BECAUSE…

IT SO DEEPLY
UNDERESTIMATES
WHAT OUR KIDS CAN NOW DO

IT IS A
FUNDAMENTAL ERROR
TO THINK THAT IF WE JUST IMPROVE
“ACADEMIC EDUCATION”
(AND PERHAPS ADD A FEW MORE SKILLS)
ALL WILL BE WELL

SO IT’S TIME FOR A

NEW
PERSPECTIVE

OUR TIMES DEMAND

AN EDUCATION THAT GOES
BEYOND
“ACADEMIC” EDUCATION TO

AN
“EDUCATION TO
BETTER THEIR WORLD”

• BETTER ENDS
• BETTER MEANS
• BETTER CURRICULUM
• BETTER TEACHING
• BETTER TECHNOLOGY USE

1.
A BETTER GOAL, AND END, FOR ALL OF US
PERSONAL
ACHIEVEMENT
BEYOND
TO
A BETTER
WORLD

and a
A BETTER GOAL, AND END, FOR STUDENTS
“LEARNING”
TO
BEYOND
BECOMING
Good, effective,
world-improving
people

SO OUR KIDS BECOME

IT’S IMPORTANT
TO UNDERSTAND THAT,
IN TERMS OF SKILLS TAUGHT…

Reading
Mathematical
Thinking
Understanding
written
communication
Writing
Research
(Critical Thinking)
TAUGHT
SYSTEMATICALLY
TODAY
TODAY’S GLOBAL K-12 CURRICULUM IS
INCREDIBLY NARROW

Respect for elders
PARENTING STYLE
Independence
Obedience Self-reliance
Good manners Curiosity
Well-behaved Considerate
“AUTHORITARIAN” TRUMP

THE EDUCATION OUR KIDS NEED
DOESN’T FULLY EXIST ANYWHERE
TODAY…

BUT WE CAN CREATE IT!

IB Learner Profile Coupled
with Vedanta

• Our children should be guided
to know that success comes in
with an attitude, in ‘cans’ and
not ‘can nots’.
• Children should grow up
believing that they can handle
anything if they only set their
mind to it and think that they
can
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