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EDUCATION AND

FOLLOW UP

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PLANSastric referencesBeyond academicsIdeasImplementation toolsImportance of Inquiry in EducationThe Choice Map, Q-StormingProposals

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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

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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

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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)

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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.

 Krsna Book 78

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William Glasser Institute

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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

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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

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PREPAREPersonal study and pre-workEstablishing learning and service goalsIdentifying helpful resources and support

systemsLinking course content to your and ISKCON’s

goals

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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.

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PERFORMWeekly Life OrganizerPersonal CoachingSelf-paced learningWeb-based toolsRenewal workshopsOnline learning networksThree-Person Teaching (“Each one teach

one ... “)Follow Up Agreements

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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.

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FOLLOW UP AGREEMENTS

Desired ResultsGuidelinesResourcesAccountabilityConsequences

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IMPORTANCE OF INQUIRYIN EDUCATION

Athato brahma jijnasa SB 1.2.5 Better questions – better answers Intelligent student – intelligent questions

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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

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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.”

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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.

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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

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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

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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

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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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THANK YOU KINDLY!

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