{"id":4227,"date":"2013-07-13T01:54:18","date_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=4227"},"modified":"2013-07-13T01:54:18","modified_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:54:18","slug":"29-homework-vol-12-on-education-volume-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worksofthemotherandsriaurobindo.org\/index.php\/02-works-of-the-mother\/01-cwmce\/12-on-education-volume-12\/29-homework-vol-12-on-education-volume-12","title":{"rendered":"-29_Homework.htm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\n

\n
\nI cannot say they are wrong. <\/span><\/font> <\/p>\n

\n
\nAll the teachers who give lessons to a certain group of students
\nshould agree among themselves to allot the work so that the students are not
\noverworked and can enjoy a rest and a relaxation that are\u00a0 <\/span>indispensable<\/span>. <\/span>
\n<\/font>\n<\/p>\n

\n
\nThis collective preparation must be ready before I can give any
\nuseful advice. <\/span><\/font> <\/p>\n

\n
\nAs for the subjects, it is indispensable to choose those which
\ncoincide with their personal<\/span>
\nexperience so as to encourage introspection, observation and analysis of
\npersonal impressions.<\/span><\/font> <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n


\n\u00a0<\/font><\/span>December 1959
\n<\/font><\/span> <\/i><\/p>\n

\n\u00a0<\/font><\/span> <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n


\n
\n(A teacher of mathematics asked whether he should strictly adhere
\nto the policy at that time, that children below the age of ten should not be
\ngiven homework; a few of his students had asked for problems to do at home. The
\nMother wrote:) <\/span><\/font> <\/i><\/p>\n

\n
\n <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

\n
\nThis homework is a very thorny matter. Let those who want to do
\nhomework write to me directly about it. <\/span><\/font> <\/p>\n


\n
\n1960<\/span><\/font><\/i> <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n


\nIn our arithmetic class we would like to
\nbe given some homework to do<\/font><\/span><\/i>. <\/span><\/font> <\/p>\n

\n <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\n
\nIf only you could write French a little more correctly! <\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/p>\n

\n
\nYou may do some homework if you really want to \u2014 but it is better
\nto do a little well than to do much without care or concentration. <\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/p>\n

\n
\nIf you want to be able to do anything at all, you must learn to
\ndiscipline yourselves and to concentrate. <\/span><\/font>
\n <\/font><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n
\n\u00a0<\/font><\/span><\/i>28 June 1960<\/font><\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/font><\/i>
\n <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 199 <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

<\/span><\/i><\/div>\n

\n
\nI do not agree that children should work at home. At home, they
\nmust be free to do what they wish. <\/span><\/font> <\/p>\n

\n
\nThe solution to the problem can be found in the silence room.1<\/sup> <\/span>
\n <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n


\n
\n\u00a0 <\/font> <\/span><\/i>
\n14 September 1967<\/font><\/span><\/i><\/span> <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\n
\nThis has come up after receiving many letters from both parents
\nand children complaining that because of homework, the children go to bed late
\nand are very tired as they do not sleep enough. <\/span><\/font> <\/p>\n

\n
\nI know that all these complaints are exaggerated, but they are
\nalso the indication that some progress must be made in the routine. <\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/p>\n

\n
\nThis project has to be worked out in its details with plasticity
\nand suppleness. <\/span><\/font> <\/p>\n

\n
\nI am not for treating all the children in the same way; it makes a
\nkind of uniform level, advantageous for those that are backward but detrimental
\nfor those who can rise above the common height. <\/span><\/font> <\/p>\n

\n
\nThose who want to work and learn must be encouraged. But the
\nenergy of those who dislike studies must be turned to another outlet. <\/span>
\n<\/font> <\/p>\n

\n
\nThings are to be arranged and organised. The details of execution
\nwill be fixed later on. <\/span><\/font> <\/p>\n

\n
\nBlessings. <\/span><\/font> <\/p>\n


\n
\n\u00a0<\/font><\/span><\/i>26 September 1967<\/font><\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/font><\/i>
\n <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 200<\/font><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

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