Indirect organizational training, Baha’i tours for your children
Although the “spiritual” classes are the most famous courses of Baha’i education in which the Baha’i organizations, with huge investments, seek to spread their beliefs and attract children and teenagers to the Baha’i faith, but considering the sensitivity of Muslim families to the neglect of their children in these classes, – especially In Iran, Baha’ism tries to provide its desired education to children in other ways and in different formats.
One of these methods with the keyword “indirect education” is being pursued and expanded. In indirect education, mostly children and even their parents are not aware of the Baha’i nature of the teacher and the environment, and Baha’i goals are pursued with more cover. One of the Bahá’í educators says about indirect education: “Given the lack of access to spiritual institutions in some countries, this method is more suitable, while its simplicity makes any member of the organization able to hold such courses, even for a child.”
In this article, we intend to mention some Baha’i methods in indirect education:
1- The organizer of such classes is a Baha’i person with the utmost pretense and demagoguery, who is recommended to show the best face he can in dealing with children and their families.
2- The place of training can be anywhere, from the personal home of the children or the teacher, to cafes, restaurants and nature. For this reason, most of the kindergartens managed by these organizations are anonymous. Educational classes such as music and dance are also held in people’s homes or unregistered places.
3- The recommendation to create a fun atmosphere is among the things that are strongly emphasized.
4- The need for the organizational coach to dominate the child’s mind is one of the other requirements of this project; Educators have been taught the ways of bridging to the thought and induction of the organization’s purpose, and it is emphasized that children are not able to recognize their mental priorities and what they are most interested in is simply what they have heard most.
5- From the point of view of the organization, the project should not be stopped in any way, even if there is only one child. It is recommended for people to start using family children to attract the opinion and trust of others.
6- Bahá’ít emphasizes that the reason for choosing children is their high educational capacity, this issue is a serious threat to change the lifestyle of children and consequently their parents.
7- Considering the organizational nature of Bahá’í, all achievements must be recorded and reported to higher centers. A lot of emphasis has been placed on these Baha’i trainers to record the events and the results of the operation. Therefore, the identity of the children, their families and the issues related to them will eventually be provided to the center of the organization in Haifa, Israel.
8- One of the other organizational solutions is creating people’s belonging to the group with different methods, including creating participation for children. Partnerships can have philanthropic and environmental covers.
9- In indirect education, it is recommended to lead children to the pretexts of participation in the community, in the main gatherings of the society, so that each person automatically becomes a propaganda piece. Ways to reach large social circles are discussed in a calculated manner, so that families may be fooled by the group’s altruistic appearance without knowing the organization’s true intentions.
10- In these trainings, it is recommended that the trainer personally creates a two-person space with the children and gives instructions to each person, separately from the other, because bringing them up in the group may cause sensitivities due to the difference in people’s attitudes and the organizational purpose of to go
11- Interestingly, in the programs related to these trainings, they constantly advise the students to be resistant to any adversity and failure and not to give up. Will a period for entertaining or teaching children face adversity and interpretations like “failure”?! Or are these codes to implement a different purpose?
In fact, according to the Bahá’ís themselves, the purpose of forming these classes and trainings is “to change society and not a symbolic movement” and it is emphasized that the main goals should always be considered by the instructor. To achieve this goal, they try different ways and by creating continuous and active communication with children, they internalize the desired concepts for them. Concepts that are mixed with lifestyle changes and the implementation of Baha’i ideas and their leaders. These goals are currently being implemented in kindergartens whose Baha’i identity is hidden or in music, dance, painting, etc. workshops.
