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The ancient construct of Wisdom has been found to contribute to optimal human development across ... more The ancient construct of Wisdom has been found to contribute to optimal human development across various researches in the past decade. Our education system has overemphasized constructs like intelligence and logical reasoning. Fortunately, the focus on emotional intelligence has begun recently, as can be seen in a flood of research articles emphasizing the need for E.Q. This article attempts to provide a rationale for why educating for wisdom is as important as I.Q and E.Q in schools. Secondly, based on the review of literature, the article identifies common elements of wisdom across various definitions, which can be extracted and implemented through wisdom programmes in schools. Thirdly, it suggests certain procedures through which wisdom can be imbibed in children. Development of wisdom is expected to have a worthwhile effect on the mental well being of children and the future growth of society.
Keywords: Wisdom, Schools, Teaching, Optimal development

The ancient construct of Wisdom has been found to contribute to optimal human development across ... more The ancient construct of Wisdom has been found to contribute to optimal human development across various researches in the past decade. Our education system has overemphasized constructs like intelligence and logical reasoning. Fortunately, the focus on emotional intelligence has begun recently, as can be seen in a flood of research articles emphasizing the need for E.Q. This article attempts to provide a rationale for why educating for wisdom is as important as I.Q and E.Q in schools. Secondly, based on the review of literature, the article identifies common elements of wisdom across various definitions, which can be extracted and implemented through wisdom programmes in schools. Thirdly, it suggests certain procedures through which wisdom can be imbibed in children. Development of wisdom is expected to have a worthwhile effect on the mental well being of children and the future growth of society.
Keywords: Wisdom, Schools, Teaching, Optimal development

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