hi Rashmis mail has touched an underlying chord in my heart. As a mother of 2 toddlers, I also go thru the pangs of how to identify and develop their talent so that they dont get subsumed by our education system. I asked my son's nursery teacher that he seems to enjoy sketching and drawing. So what could I do to promote that? The teacher could not give any inteligent answer to me. When a nursery child doesnt listen to the teacher, he is made to hold his ears as punishment. what kind of discipline is this? and this is in one of the established schools in delhi. SOmetimes you want to go abroad so that the kids could get a real education? ARe there any takers for people like us? Nirupama