Learning and Farming plays a very critical role in life of individual as well as society says Claude Alvares. He…
Category Archives: Interviews & opinions
Knowledge is wilder than we think
I heard someone a while back insist that ‘unschooling is a bad idea’, and that those children unfortunate enough to…
Learning without schooling
This article was compiled after much deliberation on the Swashikshan online e-group, following individual responses to a questionnaire prepared by…
Collaborative Learning
My current favourite definition of education is: Engaging with everything living and non-living. It is possible that in India our…
Beloved Swashiksharthies
Urmila Samson stays in Pune and is one of the most distinguished homeshooling mothers in India. She, with her husband…
Homeschooling Children with Special Needs – A Talking Point
In the last year, we have had numerous queries from parents of children with special needs about homeschooling. Many are…
Homeschooling at Chennai
Sangeetha Sriram and Hema Jain, two homeschooling parents from Chennai, shared their thoughts and stories on a radio programme on…
Interview with Dola Dasgupta: Perspective on Living and Growing Without School
Right now, education, in India, is in the throes of change. The Right to Education Act was established recently. With…
The philosophy of unschooling
Claude Alvares is one of the most distinguished personality in alternate education community. A renowned environmentalist from Goa, Claude is…