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I came across an interesting article at http://hinduism.about.com/od/meditationyoga/a/tmclassroom.htm New Hampshire (US) committee calls for Transcendental Meditation in schools: Proposal to be modeled after successful programs in Washington, D.C., Detroit, and Iowa. ... In fact, the New Hampshire S...

"What level of abuse do you think it is appropriate for a teacher to have on his record?" That's a pretty loaded question, Ben. I mean, you wouldn't have even considered asking, "It it possible for a teacher who has been overzealous in his punishments many years ago to successfully fulfil his role ...

It is absurd to suggest that those have prejudiced ideas about ND will be unable to enter into a conversation with him. I never said it would be impossible to converse with someone against whom you hold prejudiced ideas - only that the resulting conversation will also be prejudiced, and naturally u...

So we agree, Keir. You really didn't need to launch a tirade to say that you concur with my view: dialogue with DB won't solve anything. (Note our reasons differ, yours being that DB is the 'voice of the SES', mine being that DB is perceived to be the 'voice of the SES'.) Regardless, we agree dialog...

Point is that nobody is willing to communicate with DB as a person as opposed to the 'voice of the SES'. However justified this may be, this means that any attempt at dialogue is doomed to failure, since most people here have issues with the SES.

It is a shame that they cannot bring themselves to communicate with us on here - I don't know what they are scared of. Dialogue is after all the key to reconciliation. Remember who you represent, you are all the voice of the SES. On the one hand, there is talk of the need for dialogue. On the other...

It is a shame that they cannot bring themselves to communicate with us on here - I don't know what they are scared of. Dialogue is after all the key to reconciliation. Remember who you represent, you are all the voice of the SES. On the one hand, there is talk of the need for dialogue. On the other...

Remember who you represent, you are all the voice of the SES. Regardless of the content of this discussion, statements such as this tend only to limit the quality of discussion and may even prevent some from contributing here. I'm not even a member of the SES (nor was, nor will be), but I would pre...

This is only true if the philosophy is rammed down pupils' throats. Don't understand the causal link between the nature of a philosophy and how it is taught that you imply. Conclusion doesn't follow the premise. I'm talking about content, not how it is imparted. Forgive me for focusing on St James ...

You would do so much better at reassuring both the past pupils and the current parents that it is a changed organisation if you all demanded an apology be posted on this forum. Keir, your last post seems to imply that any statement made by current teachers or pupils at St James in personal capaciti...

The underlying philosophy of SES-related schools appears to be a highly regulated and adaptation of Advaita Vendata. This is only true if the philosophy is rammed down pupils' throats. Teacher100 argues that this is not the case. The school is open to people of all faiths and those who choose not t...

...in a potential peer pressure situation... Sorry to sound like I'm nitpicking and perhaps taking a word slightly out of context, but you are describing potential peer pressure. Unless you personally know current St James girls who believe this to be the case, I would suggest teacher100's analysis...

Your post, Justice, in turn is very interesting. These views are VERY typical of "Anticultists". There is one problem with what you say. I have, am not, and have no intention of being, a member of the SES or any similar organisation or "cult".

I think Free's post is extremely useful. A generalisation, yes, since different kinds of people exist in all those groups, but a well-informed one. SES ?Early leavers?: ?SES = ?? ? Did you see those web sites? It is a cult! I especially agree with this one. So many people have come on this board wit...