Nepal: Privilege and Entitlement Fostered Myopic Arrogance

Post published:October 2, 2020
Post category:Kathmandu, Mustang & Nepal

There are many many consequences of Nepali society being highly patriarchal and stratified. The Bhramanical patriarchal system stratified along caste lines, for example, has resulted in high caste Hindu men having a monopoly over in position of power and influence. Being there for as long as they have been, they have established a culture that works for them, a culture based, among other things, their arrogance. In blog post, I share one example of how that arrogance translates into what otherwise would be a professional relationship and professional interactions.

Nepali Education System Teaches Students to NOT Think

Post published:September 23, 2020
Post category:Nepal Education & Parenting

Math education in Nepal is limited to committing to memory formulae after formulae and, using them, how to solve problems that have been attempted over and over again using rules and steps also committed to memory. Little to nothing about WHERE the formula came from, WHY they work, and HOW they reflect something in or about life and the real world is taught. But all that can be taught and therefore how to think. For the details of HOW to do that, read on!

“Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear”: Want Respect? Show Respect!

Post published:August 28, 2020
Post category:Nepal Education & Parenting

In Nepal, respect for teachers and administrators is instilled in student through the threat of violence, i.e. fear! That, of course, is despicable, just as Albert Camus says. Getting students to respect teachers is easy: just show them respect by listening to them.

Raise And Educate a Child By Showing Respect

Post published:May 29, 2020
Post category:Nepal Education & Parenting

Raise a child by beating her, the sense of unfairness and the mental agony accompanying it will not only inflict trauma in the child, she'll lose respect for you. Raise a child by showing her respect, by listening to her, she'll grow up learning what respect means and will, in turn, respect you.