Sanjivani ,
Till yesterday , we were sending following mail to this group :
“Dear Parents :
Today, ask your child , following question :
“ Why do budgerigars come in so many different colours ? "
Chances are she does not know the right answer
Why ?
Because this topic is NOT covered by CBSE school syllabus
But then, School Syllabus cannot possibly cover every topic on the earth
That is understandable
Your child not knowing that answer need not worry you much
But ,
If your child does not “ Know “ how to ask such a question, then that should be a cause of deep concern for you !
It goes to show that your child is not :
Curious
Inquisitive
Creative
Capable of “ thinking out of box “
Stop worrying.
Tell your child, to “ learn “ to ask such questions by :
Visiting www.My-Teacher.in
Select 
“ Questions Beyond Syllabus “
Just keep asking ( even absurd sounding ) questions by just looking at things around her
( Eg : Why have tables and chairs always 4 legs and not 3 ? )
Listen to what www.My-Teacher.in SPEAKS aloud ( in any of 9 languages selected )
Repeat this “ Mental Exercise “ for 10 minutes, every day
Teach your child to THINK . It is as (or more ) important as passing exams
PS:
The best gifts that you can give your child TO-DAY, are
· Book “ Teach Your Child To Think” by Edward De Bono
· Enroll for “Out of Box Thinking” ( FREE) online course by IIT-M
AI based Education Tools from India
Regards,
Hemen Parekh
Starting today , drop this and instead of it , send the following mail :
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 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
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