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Books Columns - Reading Room Equity in education 
It happened… Men from the Board of Education listen to Ron Stone appealing for an education for all children. But the children in focus are ‘mentally retarded,’ say the Board people. “Mentally retarded is a pejorative term,” protests Stone. “These children are delayed, yes, no one’s questioning that. But they are not stupid. No one in this room knows what they can achieve. The best hope for their growth and development, as for all children, is an educational environment without predetermined limits. We only ask for equity…” The Board is not impressed. We haven’t got the resources, they fret. “To be equitable, we would have to accept them all, a flood of retarded individuals that would overwhelm the system,” said one, passing around copies of a report and doing a cost benefit analysis. Poignant. Kim Edwards’ The Memory Keeper’s Daughter ( www.crosswordbookstores.com ). Inner healing
Becoming clear is the first of the seven steps in the ‘program for letting go of anger and bitterness’ that Eileen R. Borris-Dunchunstang prescribes in ‘Finding Forgiveness’ ( www.tatamcgrawhill.com ). Forgiveness focuses on your inner healing and is not necessarily about an outward behaviour, explains the author. “It is not about letting someone else off the hook. You are releasing your emotional pain so you can have a happier and more fulfilling life.” Next step is to tell the story, with as much depth and detail, to someone you trust. “If it is difficult to talk about it, write or draw your story. Drawing pictures can be tremendously healing in working through painful material.” On why forgiveness is important, the foreword by the Dalai Lama emphasise that human beings need to live together. “However justified we may feel, doing others harm, even in the name of revenge, severely disturbs our own peace of mind and creates conditions for our own suffering.” Energising inputs. Tailpiece “I thought the FM always reacted to the index till I discovered…” “That it was the opposite?” D. MURALI More Stories on : Books | Reading Room
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