Nivedita Mukerjee
Education consultancy for parents and schools
3-2-1 TUESDAYS WITH MS NIV
Issue #80, 18th January 2022
Self acceptance, family acceptance, social acceptance. Not all three always coincide! How are we similar and how are we different? which of us has special needs and which ones amongst us has regular needs? are we unique or dis-similar? What are our vertical identities? which are our horizontal identities? Some questions that as educators and parents we face everyday. How should we deal with special people? What should our behaviour be with our special students and/or children? Some very interesting thoughts you would find in this issue that I have put together to help all of us to think about. We are all special isn’t it, in some ways and more…We need diversity of affection in a fragmented world. Love, no matter what. Don’t miss Andrew Solomon’s powerful and heartwarming talk in this issue.
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Three Images of the Week
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Two Thoughts of the Week
“Every student can learn, just not on the same day, or in the same way.”
― George Evans.
“The highest result of education is tolerance.”
― Helen Keller.
One Video of the Week
Every child is different and regardless of what these differences may be, whether a child is differently abled, homosexual, a prodigy or even a criminal, a parent’s love for that child is unconditional, according to Andrew Solomon.
Andrew conducted a series of interviews with parents who had a child living with disabilities or was different in some way. In this TEDTalk, Andrew is able to effectively capture the joy and personal fulfilment parents raising children under extraordinary circumstances feel. The true power and emotion of the unconditional love parents give to their children is further presented through the selfless wish for their children with special needs to live easier instead of the parents themselves birthing a child in different circumstances.
This talk truly captures the true emotion and love dedicated to parenting a child with special needs.
Showcase of the week
Anita Eipe and Noni Vyas, SplEdBuddy Co-founders – in conversation with Nivedita
Their primary aim is to address the needs of students who struggle accessing meaningful education in mainstream education systems. They want to support students such that they can stay in schools by providing the specialized and focused attention they need in order to succeed.
SplEdBuddy is an ed-tech platform conceptualized by Anita Eipe, who is a special educator by profession and also heads a school for children with special needs and different abilities along with Noni Vyas, who is an educator by profession and is currently the principal of an International Pre-school.
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I was truly excited to read the #80 th issue of the newsletter . It was special for more reasons than one . January 18 th was my significant other’s birthday and I got to hear some very powerful thoughts on acceptance , identities and inclusion .
Andrew Solomon’s talk was heartening .Reading his book Far from the Tree was an intensely moving experience .
Thanks Ms Niv for bringing two of the best educators I’ve had the honor of meeting .. on this platform . It was interesting to hear their thoughts on why they co created SplEdBuddy !
Children with learning disabilities face barriers to learning. It is so heartening to hear how they seamlessly integrate children with diverse needs into mainstream schools . May SplEdBuddy bloom and grow .
Sorry in my excitement I did not look at the images nor read the thoughts for this week . Let me go back and do that .
Until then enjoy your day . ❤️Love & 🌞Sunshine
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