If you turn to any page in a Chinese dictionary for names in Mandarin, you may not come across a name like Sugiarto or Gunawan. Honestly, it may not even matter to you now because you will never come across them in your part of the world, say the United States of America or Ghana. [...]
Companionship, Respect, Love and Admiration
by Hanifa K. Cook on January 20, 2009 in Childhood, Language, Learning Skills, Montessori
The final form of human society is based on organisation. However, without written rules and regulations, how can society of children organise itself? This article investigates on society of cohesion from the aspect of organisation. Kids are more than ready to love, admire and respect, without compensation or expectation of rewards. At any given venue [...]
Knowing The Guru And Expert
by Hanifa K. Cook on December 10, 2008 in Learning Skills
An “expert” is someone widely recognized as a reliable source of technique or skill whose faculty for judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely is accorded authority and status by their peers or the public. A guru (Sanskrit: गुरु) is a person who is regarded as having great knowledge, wisdom and authority in a given [...]
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