She has been preparing some of them for a Gita chanting competition.
Struck me as ironic.
I thought that the whole essence of the Gita was to work without being overly focussed on the result and here we have a bunch of kids who are learning to chant it for a prize.
So I asked this lady if she saw any contradiction between means and ends and whether kids need one more arena of competitive stress.
She sees the point but takes refuge under the argument that if she doesn't do it, someone else will. And that Gita chanting competitions are also a good way for children to learn it properly and well.
I see her point but i am still unable to reconcile it in my head.
