Marbaniang, Domenic

Globalization compels linguistic unity as it competes for the easing of international barriers. It is the reversal of the Babel phenomena that effused nations through confusion of languages. It may portend an age similar to the antediluvian. The positive side of it is that it facilitates faster communication which could mean jet propulsion of information, provided the media of education is more prospective than just cultural. Certainly, one cannot hold new wine in old wineskins. This explains the massive support for private institutions despite the immense costs involved. Sadly, there are those who have exploited this situation to turn their institutions into a mad money-making machinery; a system of monetary discrimination. What if Government schools provided the same education in English medium? Why not? Wouldn't there be more equal opportunity for all? Certainly, it is not acultural to seek the progress of the nation. There are government English medium schools run by the Centra...

Workshop Talk Delivered at NATA-AGM, March 2014 In its Report to UNESCO in the document  Learning: The Treasure Within (1996) [1] ,  also referred to as the Delors Report, the International Commission on Education for the 21 st  Century, proposed the following four pillars of education as listed below: Learning to know Learning to do Learning to live together Learning to be Learning to know  involves “combining a sufficiently broad general education with the possibility of in-depth work on a selected number of subjects.” [2]  The goal is “to provide the cognitive tools required to better comprehend the world and its complexities, and to provide an appropriate and adequate foundation for future learning.” [3]  The scheme is first to provide  general education  as an introductory foundation for  special education  later on. Learning to do  involves “the acquisition of the practical skills needed in the workplace along with t...

Published in Journal of NATA, Vol. 3. No.1,2. 2013. Bangalore, pp.37-43. Christian scholarship is a strong theme of the Bible. For instance, the Old Testament commends Ezra a skilled scribe in the Law of Moses (Ezra 7:6) and one who had prepared his heart to seek the Law of the Lord, to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel (Ezra 7:10). The four qualities of a scholar are already present in that one statement: preparation of faculties, study, practice, and communication. Certainly, these disciplines were what defined the vocation of Ezra as a skilled scribe. The New Testament indicates to us that lack of a scholarly attitude, appetite, approach, and aptitude lead to schisms, sectarianisms, and suffering within the Body of Christ. Gullibility is not a virtue (2Tim.3:6); mere “learning” without assimilation is folly (2Tim.3:7); ability to criticize and oppose doesn’t promise wisdom (2Tim.3:8-9; 1Tim.6:4). The call is to diligent, determined, and directed scholarship. “Be ...

DEVELOPING COGNITIVE ABILITIES IN CHILDREN AT SCHOOL Total Words (Excluding Footnotes, etc): 4463.

Spiritual Instruction must be a part of every home in order for each family to be strong. Following are the four pillars of Spiritual Instruction: 1. Sound Doctrine This is the RULE OF TRUTH. It provides the RIGHT PERSPECTIVE in life. Titus 2:1 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine. 2Timothy 1:13 Hold fast the form of sound words, which you have heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 2Timothy 3:15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 2. Strong Discipline This is the RULE OF PATIENCE. It produces STRONG CHARACTER. Proverbs 12:24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. Proverbs 22:29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. Proverbs 19:18 Discipline your son while there is hope; do not set your heart on his destruction. Proverbs 22:1...