Prabhupada: ...form a committee from education in your...

Hayagriva: They have to be taught reading, and for this they have primers.

Prabhupada: Primary readings.

Hayagriva: And this is all right to use?

Prabhupada: Because we haven't got any books yet.

Hayagriva: What about taking the primers and changing the names of the people to people like Satyabhama and give them spiritual names. Would that be nice?

Prabhupada: Yes.

Pradyumna: Hari-namamrtam.

Prabhupada: Yes.

Hayagriva: All right. Arithmetic should be taught?

Prabhupada: Arithmetic? Yes. That is necessary.

Hayagriva: What about any history? World history or American history or American literature or English literature?

Prabhupada: American history. That's all. They are Americans. They should learn American history. Don't bother much.

Hayagriva: Any Indian history?

Prabhupada: Indian history, that... Bhagavata is all right.

Hayagriva: Srimad-Bhagavatam?

Prabhupada: That Kuruksetra battle. That's all. And there are many other stories in the Bhagavatam. They are all historical.

Hayagriva: What about literatures? When they get older, of course. This would be for when they are older.

Prabhupada: Literature, we have got so many. Bhagavad-gita, Srimad-Bhagavata.

Hayagriva: Any English literature, American literature, English literature?

Prabhupada: Yes. Any... Some of the English literature, recognized.

Hayagriva: Any of the sciences at all?

Prabhupada: I don't think we require any science. What do you think?

Hayagriva: Biology?

Kirtanananda: No.

Hayagriva: Geology, zoology, astronomy.

Prabhupada: Biology, you can teach them the evolution of the species from Padma-Purana, 8,400,000's, one after another. Yes.

Hayagriva: What about astronomy? Anything like that? No. Okay. Any animal husbandry they can learn out there. Animal husbandry they will learn...

Prabhupada: That they will learn practically, cow keeping.

Hayagriva: At what age should they be taught to cook prasadam?

Prabhupada: Yes.

Hayagriva: At what age should they be taught to cook?

Prabhupada: After twelve years.

Hayagriva: After twelve. And you think they can be taught typing, for instance? A skill like typing and how to use typewriter?

Prabhupada: Does it require all? Well, just this knowledge is required.

Kirtanananda: Whatever is practical.

Hayagriva: And the only other... Oh, how old should they be before Deity worship, they do Deity worship?

Prabhupada: Just after ten years.

Hayagriva: After ten years? Then they can do Deity worship?

Prabhupada: Yes.

Hayagriva: That's Radha-Krsna Deity worship.

Prabhupada: Any Deity. Or worship Radha-Krsna.

Hayagriva: Well, the boys are keeping Deities now, aren't they?

Kirtanananda: Yes.

Hayagriva: He said after ten.

Prabhupada: No, they are keeping as plaything now, not they are regularly worshiping.

Kirtanananda: He means in the temple they can officiate, do arati and things...

Prabhupada: Yes.

Hayagriva: Oh, I see. So from just very small they can keep Deities.

Kirtanananda: Yes. As small as they want to.

Hayagriva: And you suggested... I have it written down somewhere. You suggested a certain number of hours for their school, about five hours or four hours a day.

Prabhupada: Three hours in the morning, two hours in the evening. That's all. Not at a stretch. Morning, evening. And in the noon they should take their prasadam, take little rest.

Hayagriva: Because our literatures are a little difficult to read...

Prabhupada: Yes. You have to make some suitable literature.

Hayagriva: Something... When they can do that, then they can read Bhagavad-gita. They try a little, but it's very difficult to begin.

Prabhupada: No.

Hayagriva: They cannot begin.

Prabhupada: Yes. (end)