Hemesiri Kotagama25th June 2011Sri Lankan School Muscat

I am only a child… An Educational Exposition

I am only a child …

Severm Suzuki, age of 12 years made a presentation at UN’s Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro (1992).

This amazing speech received a standing ovation.

Voiced for the Voiceless

“I am here to speak for all generations to come. I am here to speak on behalf of the starving children around the world whose cries go unheard.”

Equity (fairness/ sharing)– Intra-generational (Starving/ poor/ marginalized …)

– Inter-generational (Future generations … the environment)

Sharing … Need, Not Greed

Megase boho - Panidodam thibePahila idila bimata namila - Barawela athuNangitai matai - Gedi dekak ethiWediya kadana - Naraka lamai ehema nowe api.

In this orange tree, there are many ripe oranges and branches hanging down. Two oranges are enough for me and my sister. We are not naughty children, who pick all the oranges

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Sharing … with those in need

Baa, baa, black sheep, Have you any wool?

Yes sir, yes sir, Three bags full.

One for the master, One for the dame,

And one for the little boy Who lives down the lane. (or Who cries down the lane.)

Sharing … Save for Future

Sharing … Save for FutureSuvannahamsa Jataka

Sharing … in Science

Sharing … in Science Biology

Symbiosis– Clown fish and sea

anemone

Sharing … in Science Maths

DISCOUNTING FORMULAE

1PV = --------------- X FV

( 1 + i ) t

PV = Present ValueFV = Future Valuet = Time periodi = Interest rate

i % is the rate of return to capital / social time preference

EIA Workshop CESAR SQU 05-08 June 201010

Sharing … Non- Sciences

Social Science– Economics– Politics

Religion

Economics

Arthur Okun – “The Big Trade-Off”

Market economic institution, with efficiency as their guiding principle, create disparities among citizens in living standards and material welfare.

Disparities could be reduced through economic instrument … by government.

Politics Intra-generational equity

Democracy– Rich and the poor has a

vote each (equal/fair) Keneth Arrow (1951) Social

Choice and Individual Values Nobel prize 1972 Impossibility theorem

– voting paradox, which shows that majority voting may fail to yield a stable outcome.

Fallacy of Democracy

Politics Inter-generational equity

John Rawls (1971) Theory of Justice

The principles of justice are chosen behind a veil of ignorance."

Gandhaba

Sustainable development

Development that best satisfies the present generation leaving options for the future generation to best satisfy themselves.

Religion

The Anguttara Nikaya (A.iv,236) enumerates the following eight motives for dhana (sharing):[

– To offend the recipient,.– Due to fear of person or future.– In return for a favor.– Hope of getting a favor.– To gain a good reputation– Giving is considered good.– Altruistic motives.– Beautify the mind.

In Islam, zakat or the giving of alms, is the fourth of the five pillars of Islam. It is obligatory to give away 2.5% of ones savings and business revenue, as well as 5-10% of ones harvest, to the poor.

Modern philanthropist

Care for the poor makes you happy (once you are super rich/ Maslow’s theory)– Bill Gates pledged to leave his £30billion fortune to

charity... rather than his children

I am only a child …

“You are what you do, not what you say”– Severm Suzuki

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Sharing knowledge … as a teacher …

Give a person a fish he/she will have a good meal teach man to fish he/she will feed him/herself and other for many years.

Sharing knowledge … as an author

Sharing knowledge … as a manager

Sunday OBSERVER, 25 January 2004   FeaturesNo more 'failures?'

"Professionals for the Nation" recently held a multi-disciplinary seminar at the University of Peradeniya. Below is an edited version of the address by Prof. H. Kotagama, Chairman, Vocational Training Authority of Sri Lanka on his vision and plans for vocational training, in dealing with the large numbers of students who are left out of the university system.

*** Throughout my career, I have been working with 'failures'. My mission has been to

try and provide fairness to 'failures' as an environmental economist and also as the Chairman of the Vocational Training Authority. This subject of environmental economics is rather a new subject, developed in the past two decades, and it is a reaction to the realisation that the environmental conservation is important and necessary for the substance of humanity.

Nobel Laureate (1972): Prof Kenneth Arrow with I am only Kotagama

Nobel Laureate (2007): Prof Pachuri (Chair IPCC) with I am only Kotagama

Presidential Award:Contributions to Nations (Sri Lanka) Education

RAP SLSM 2009 25

Sharing … SLSM

0 100A*ABCDEU

SLSM aspires to be on this curve

SLSM is now on this curve

Average

SLSM

Should strive to improve its academic performance

It should get pass rates above international rates It should strive towards “No Failures”.

I am only a parent …

Stood with me at all times to serve SLSM– Mr. Sarath Lalsiri and Mr. Lalith Kumara

May have stepped on toes on few– Please pardon me … it was with sincerity of serving

SLSM My services are always available to SLSM

Best wishes to SLSM

May

UNITY, COURAGE and WISDOM guide SLSM to prosperity.