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==='''The Parrot's Training'''===
 
==='''The Parrot's Training'''===
 
'''Rabindranath Tagore'''
 
'''Rabindranath Tagore'''
This short story written by the great poet talks about how a kind tried to school a parrot.  Stuffed with teachings and in a cage, the parrot dies.  The parallels can be drawn to an education system where education has become equated with facts and children are made to learn and memorize facts that are out of context here.  To read the entire article click [[:File:tagore_parrot.pdf here]].
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This short story written by the great poet talks about how a kind tried to school a parrot.  Stuffed with teachings and in a cage, the parrot dies.  The parallels can be drawn to an education system where education has become equated with facts and children are made to learn and memorize facts that are out of context here.  To read the entire article click [[http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php?title=File:Tagore_parrot.pdf here]].