Sanjivani ,
Following is the revised draft . I have just added one line containing a link
Hcp
Dear Parents :
Teach your Child to ask “ Why “
Here is Why :
Quote from book “ Teach Your Child to Think “ by Edward De Bono :
“ In my experience most schools do not teach thinking at all. Some schools teach the limited thinking skills involved in information sorting and analysis
Lately, there has been something of a surge in the teaching of thinking in schools. Some schools have begun to teach “ critical thinking “ . This is worthwhile but is also insufficient – and even dangerous – on its own ( as I shall explain later )
The CoRT Thinking Program which I designed is now in use with millions of students in various countries around the world. Even so, it is unlikely to be in use in the school your children attend “
Question :
How can you get your school-going child to “ start thinking “ ?
Answer :
It is quite simple . Start with yourself
In your mobile, type > www.My-Teacher.in <
Select > Make Students Think : Questions Beyond Syllabus
Then “ ask “ by typing { or dictating by speaking aloud } following questions :
Ø Which are the most common shapes on Earth ? in the Universe ?
Ø What has a human’s 10 fingers and 10 toes to do with the decimal system ?
Ø When standing upside down on Earth, why don’t we fall off ?
Ø In distant space, are there such notions as “ left , right , up or down “ ? If not, why ?
Ø On the Earth, are there any measurements which do not follow any distribution curve ?
Ø When passing through a prism, a ray of light breaks down into 7 different colors. This process can be reversed by painting a circular disc with those 7 colored strips and then rotating speedily. We get to see it as white. But why this does not happen when I mix water-based paints of those 7 colors ?
Ø Why are mountains narrow peaked and wide bottomed ? Why not the other way around ?
Repeat this “ mental exercise “ , twice a day , with your child watching you
Do not tell your child to do what you are doing
Your child will “ suspect “ your motive !
But do tell her that using www.My-Teacher.in , for “ learning to think “ , is a permissible use of her mobile
I call my program : BriBoToMo [ Bring Bono to Mobile ]
Try it. There is no better method of leading your child onto a path of “ discovering “ the “ Whys “ of this world
The best gifts that you can give your child TO-DAY is :
Ø Enroll for “Out of Box Thinking” ( FREE) online course by IIT-M
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
feedback@My-Teacher.in
Related Reading :
AI based Education Tools from India
From: Hemen Parekh [mailto:feedback@my-teacher.in]
Sent: 10 July 2024 09:40
To: P6
Cc: Hemen Parekh
Subject: Teach Your Child to Think
Dear Parents :
Teach your Child to ask “ Why “
Here is Why :
Quote from book “ Teach Your Child to Think “ by Edward De Bono :
“ In my experience most schools do not teach thinking at all. Some schools teach the limited thinking skills involved in information sorting and analysis
Lately, there has been something of a surge in the teaching of thinking in schools. Some schools have begun to teach “ critical thinking “ . This is worthwhile but is also insufficient – and even dangerous – on its own ( as I shall explain later )
The CoRT Thinking Program which I designed is now in use with millions of students in various countries around the world. Even so, it is unlikely to be in use in the school your children attend “
Question :
How can you get your school-going child to “ start thinking “ ?
Answer :
It is quite simple . Start with yourself
In your mobile, type > www.My-Teacher.in <
Select > Make Students Think : Questions Beyond Syllabus
Then “ ask “ by typing { or dictating by speaking aloud } following questions :
Ø Which are the most common shapes on Earth ? in the Universe ?
Ø What has a human’s 10 fingers and 10 toes to do with the decimal system ?
Ø When standing upside down on Earth, why don’t we fall off ?
Ø In distant space, are there such notions as “ left , right , up or down “ ? If not, why ?
Ø On the Earth, are there any measurements which do not follow any distribution curve ?
Ø When passing through a prism, a ray of light breaks down into 7 different colors. This process can be reversed by painting a circular disc with those 7 colored strips and then rotating speedily. We get to see it as white. But why this does not happen when I mix water-based paints of those 7 colors ?
Ø Why are mountains narrow peaked and wide bottomed ? Why not the other way around ?
Repeat this “ mental exercise “ , twice a day , with your child watching you
Do not tell your child to do what you are doing
Your child will “ suspect “ your motive !
But do tell her that using www.My-Teacher.in , for “ learning to think “ , is a permissible use of her mobile
I call my program : BriBoToMo [ Bring Bono to Mobile ]
Try it. There is no better method of leading your child onto a path of “ discovering “ the “ Whys “ of this world
The best gifts that you can give your child TO-DAY is :
Ø Enroll for “Out of Box Thinking” ( FREE) online course by IIT-M
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
feedback@My-Teacher.in
Related Reading :
AI based Education Tools from India