Merinews article by Lalit Kishore has been listed in "My Play Therapy Page" blog as reading material. The article "Make education key to happy learning and living" published in Merinews on March 19, 2016, has been included in the list of the articles related to therapies for children with special needs.
The article authored by Dr Lalit Kishore, Ex-Assistant Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalya Sangthan, Ex-Director, Lok Jumbish paroject and currently working as research fellow with Disha Foundation in Jaipur, advocates the child-friendly or child-centric education to increase the school happiness index by charting the school activities or interventions and taking mid-course corrections.
The author has been batting for education therapy and therapeutically sound curricular intervention for making school education inclusive. According to him, the liking of children of in the early primary grades are the stories; pictures, cartoons or visuals; collection of objects; singing; dancing; role playing ; excursions, personification; recitation ; shouting; pranks; laughter; receiving praise and approval; gaining attention; playing games; making things; undoing and re-doing things. And, all these can be used procedural for cognitive
development as well as the physical, emotional, social and mental welling of children.
The un-fulfilment of the interests and lack of self-fulfilment in schools or lack of use of these activities leads to unruly behaviour, destruction of things and bullying, states Kishore in his article now listed at "Articles - Play Therapy" [1]
Education therapy which promotes mental well-being of children along with giving them a feel for success in learning results in happy education and happy nation. He suggests that the New Education Policy on anvil in India must focus on education for happy learning and well being of children in early grades.
In an another article, Kishore holds that if dance is to be included as part of education therapy, it is not to be copied or thought as to normal children, rather, it has be linked to a small bite of curriculum with 'dance like' adapted movements. Converting a skill, art form or activity into education therapy is a skill which a special educator and general teacher can acquire through background knowledge, designing and trying out adapted activities.
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