Table of Contents For full text in , use Adobe Acrobat Reader. Cover Page Editor's Note About J-LEDS A, aa, E, ee ...Learning to Speak, Learning to Listen Aravinda   How can we catch the elusive moments in the teaching experience where learning actually happens?  Where can the literate, educated , and developed among us go to learn the precious lesson of how to speak?  Fewer and fewer places in society allow this.  My experience on the Rajamandry Island mini-school has made me ponder this question.   Capacity Building through Information Technology Tool for Education and Poverty Reduction Ajay Dalmia   How can we use the advantages of information technology in programs to empower women? How can we provide the expensive infrastructure for such a venture in a cost effective manner? How can training in information management empower women in the unorganized sector. These were some of the questions that Asha Yale along with SEWA and The World Computer Exchange have tried to answer.   Role of Visual Aids in Value Education Shanmuga   The use of Visual Aids, story telling and student participation has been analyzed in Avehi Abacus's efforts in developing ways to facilitate holistic education among children.   The Failures of Our Education System Sandeep Pandey   This article questions the necessity of the current education system and the touted results. It claims that the modern education system serves to fill salaried positions, creates unemployment without providing a holistic sense of understanding to the recipient.   The Krishnamurti Foundation India - Holistic Education and Social Transformation P. Krishna On the Road - Lighting up Smiles in Bhopal Sanat Mohanty A Personal Account of STEP Sangeetha Sriram   STEP: A hands on program in environmental education has excited teachers and children in Chennai. Students are taken on field expeditions where they get involved in environmental issues in the immediate neighbourhood and understand the web of ecology. Developed by EXNORA, this program is being implemented in a number of schools in Chennai and now plans of expansion to some other cities are underway.   Shikshaniketan: An Experiment in Non Formal Education Amravati Misra, Sangeeta Misra and Sandeep Pandey   Shikshaniketan has been an experiment on the lines of Shantiniketan. Holistic education based on questioning and hands on activities, rather than learning by rote is encouraged. Focusing on relevant education and vocational training, this center has been a boon to female literacy in the area of Ballia.