NATIONAL SEMINAR ON PIONEERING TRENDS IN NATIONAL SEMINAR ON PIONEERING TRENDS IN

TEACHER EDUCATIONTEACHER EDUCATION Department of education Department of education

Acharya Nagarjuna UniversityAcharya Nagarjuna UniversityNagarjuna nagarNagarjuna nagar

ANDHRAPRADESHANDHRAPRADESH

PEACE EDUCATIONPEACE EDUCATIONbyby

K.S.KANTIK.S.KANTI

ANDHRA PRADESHANDHRA PRADESH

INDIAINDIA

WORLDWORLD

Can we afford some thing like this Can we afford some thing like this once againonce again

Whom to blame ?Whom to blame ?

Blame none…… as it is not the solution.Blame none…… as it is not the solution.

Then where lies Then where lies

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solution-------?solution-------?

Within usWithin us

Teachers can be social healersTeachers can be social healers

"Without an integrated understanding of "Without an integrated understanding of life, our individual and collective problems life, our individual and collective problems will only deepen and extend. The purpose will only deepen and extend. The purpose of education is not to produce mere of education is not to produce mere scholars, technicians and job hunters, but scholars, technicians and job hunters, but integrated men and women who are free of integrated men and women who are free of fear; for only between such human beings fear; for only between such human beings can there be enduring peace."  can there be enduring peace." 

~ J. Krishnamurti~ J. Krishnamurti

Only those who are at peace with Only those who are at peace with themselves can be at peace with others themselves can be at peace with others

Peace implies reciprocity. Values like Peace implies reciprocity. Values like love, freedom, and peace can be had only love, freedom, and peace can be had only by giving them to others. by giving them to others.

Children close their ears to advice and Children close their ears to advice and open their eyes to example. open their eyes to example.

It is important to remember that It is important to remember that peace education is not an peace education is not an additional academic subject we additional academic subject we add to the existing system. add to the existing system. Instead, it is the general Instead, it is the general orientation that we introduce in orientation that we introduce in the existing subjects, textbooks the existing subjects, textbooks and teacher discoursesand teacher discourses..

Teachers need to realise that they belong to a Teachers need to realise that they belong to a professional community, shouldering the serious professional community, shouldering the serious responsibility of building the future of the nation responsibility of building the future of the nation and the world.and the world.

Thank youThank you