Violence.

What credibility can adults have with children if they simply lecture on the desirability of
peace and harmony without creating the space for an honest discussion on violence in
society and why they occur. Our school textbooks are not exciting or challenging for the
child. They offer dull images and, repetitively, extol the virtues of non-violence and
satyagraha abstractly.

Do we really believe that we can teach non-violence to children without exploring
the human being's innate tendency to anger and violence and the consequences of
that for herself or himself and the victim?   >>> Next Page