Posted 12/12/2012
by Yasha Husain

'Charting the Course'
is an education
proposal
that encourages
more whole brain
thinking,
the reliance
on
interhemispheric
thinking,
which brings
together
dominant
left-
and
right-brained
thinkers, in a
closed, holistic
learning network.

The author of this
website has written
in her book, Holistic
Living: Tips for
Youth, how
people along the
autism spectrum are
naturally more
right-brained,
while "neurotypical"
people, tend to, from a young age, become dominant
left-brained
thinkers, with the exception that both
character-types
access interhemispheric, and graduated, thought.

The 'Charting the Course' education proposal
shares a vision for a school system that will help all character-types, including people who are dominant left-brained thinkers, who think more linearly, and who are dominant right-brained thinkers, who think more by association, in part by bringing them together into one classroom.

The proposal is also for a single, closed, holistic system, which interweaves the modern education system with holistic, closed systems of the world.

The full education
proposal
can right now
be viewed
using the
following
link.

With questions
or comments,
please email:
yashahusain@gmail.com.

Article - Opinion

Saying “I'm Sorry”
By Yasha Husain
December 28, 2012

A tool for diplomatic relations that's perhaps not utilized nearly enough is the use of the words, “I'm sorry.”

It may sound crazy, at first, but apologizing even for that which we know we're not guilty of can help bring about ready resolve in negotiations, and peace.

However, one has to genuinely feel sorry - that is, that there's been a misunderstanding in the first place.

The person or group apologizing has to also be willing to get to the bottom of whatever it is that's causing conflict or friction.

Looking at conflict negotiations from this point of view, it's possible to, rather than observe two sides at odds with one another, picture there being a light and a dark side. We all belong on the light side, together. No one wants to be in the dark, or should be.

We arrive in the light more quickly, from our respective positions, when one or each party says, frankly, “I'm sorry for what's happened, can we try to resolve it?”

It goes like this: “I'm sorry, what can we do right now to make this particular situation better?” It doesn't matter if you're the president, a father of a slain victim or a mother of a cranky toddler.

The aim of apologizing is that all parties will eventually see the truth and concur about a peaceful resolution.

There should be full closure, so every person and group will be and remain self-realized, or self aware. But saying “I'm sorry” can be viewed as a rational first step toward finding closure. It's like capacity-building which allows for all parties to ongoing talks or negotiations to meet at the place called truth.

A willingness to say the simple yet healing words shows empathy for all involved, including ourselves, with regard to what has gone wrong, without actually fixing blame. It achieves peace by way of acknowledging a need to move forward in concert with one another rather than separate from our fellow brothers and sisters who have earned our respect.