Showing posts with label School. Show all posts
Showing posts with label School. Show all posts

Saturday, September 3, 2016

Out of the Book Thinking by Abhinav

Abhinav is such a boy that he always think out of textbook and get low marks. We were happy that he is not part of herd. He proved in many occasions at home. But the problem is " he started showing in exams too".
Boxed vs Out of Box
Occasion 1:
Write words as per Pictures. One Woman who is physically fit and one Man who is physically unfit.
PictureTextbook answerAbhinav answer
Physically Fit WomanThinLean
Physically unfit manThickFat
English Literature madam gave wrong answer and asked Abhinav to follow exactly same as textbook.
Occasion 2:
Question and Answer
Why do we need a House?
Textbook answer:   We need a house for protection from Animals
Abhinav answer:    We need a House to Live
Madam gave wrong answer. Another friend of Abhinav wrote " We need a house to stay" which also termed as wrong answer.
Occasion 3:
Write Opposite words
WordTextbook answerAbhinav answer
LikeDislikeUnlike
LittleMoreBig
Madam gave wrong answer and asked strictly to follow textbook answer. 
Actually "Unlike" also right answer of opposite of "Like" provided Like is considered as preposition word. if you consider as verb, then "dislike" is right answer.
Actually "Big" also right answer of opposite of "Little". 
Certain School teachers are stopping the Students innovative mind. Actually they need to appreciate and encourage for "Out of Box thinking"

Saturday, July 30, 2016

What you do if your kid is missing from School?

We are sending our children to school to learn & improve discipline, mercy, knwoledge and social skill...etc. But now a days, School is concentrating only on knwoledge and very less percentage of other needed skills.
Normally,  School Teachers wait until parent or authorised driver picks up children. But it is applicable till 2nd Standard. After that, Student can go on his own to home after their school timings though parent / authorised driver available at school gate. Because most of the school managment thinks in similar fashion.
Missing Child
Missing Child (Courtesy: google)
In one of school, 4th standard student waited for his Mother to show up at 245PM. But Mother reached at 3PM and she found her kid is not at the gate. She went inside classroom and found missing. She shocked and took help of class teacher and principal. They are trying to reach him via his friends parents, he is not with them at all. She caller her aprtment neighbours to call back if her kid shows up at house. No good news yet. She started crying and Class teacher also felt guilty and with tears. School managment informed to Police to track the missing kid.
Around 645PM, She got a call from her neighbour which brought some breath to her. Her neighbour confirmed that kid at her home and waiting for his house key. Finally kid told " You were not there on time and i waited 10 minutes and you did not show up; So i walked all the way to home". The distance between School and home is roughly 6KM.
The Big Question
What a will power this Kid has?
Whether Parent did not teach their kid about waiting time?
Or School dont have proper pick up and drop service?

It is mere communication gap and but it is not right thing. School and Parent has to wake up. Very expensive lesson.

Monday, July 4, 2016

Lets Make Engineering Simple

Imagine a world where education is perceived to be so interesting as a hobby, a world where understanding is spontaneous, instant LMESand perfect and a world where education is chosen voluntarily rather than as a forced duty. This world is neither an imagination anymore nor in a distant future but an eventual reality.
" This is the exact wording from LMES website. Link for the website  HERE ".
If somebody teaches you science in your Mother Tongue with Proper examples, Who will say no? Thats exactly available here.
  • Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity
  • World Without Triangles
  • Quantum mechanics plays a vital role in the navigation of migratory birds
  • The “Pi” has an important role in calculating the speed on your speedometer device
  • Do you have any idea how terrible nuclear disaster is?
  • The difference between science and engineering?
These are few examples which was very well explained in LMES. 
Hats off to you Mr. Premanand Sethurajan.

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Argument with Teacher - " Does the Sun rotate? "

Solar system is the topic of study in Abhinav Class. Infact, Abhinav Teacher requested for any study material among students. Abhinav quickly stood up and replied " My encylopedia has details about solar system". Two days passed.

Yesterday Abhinav's Teacher called Priya as fellow teacher and informed that " Abhinav is arguing with me regarding Sun rotation". 


Abhinav's Teacher: I checked in all available books and other 1st grade teacher. Books dont have that particular details about Sun rotation. Other teacher also confirmed that Sun is static and it dont rotates.

Priya: No Madam. Abhinav is right and he has one solar system puzzle game where it is mentioned. Still, I will google and confirm with you.

Finally google confirms the Sun rotation.
"
The rotation of the Sun is kind of hard to pin down. A spot on the equator of the Sun takes 24.47 days to rotate around the Sun and return to the same position. Astronomers call this sidereal rotation period, which is different from the synodic period – the amount of time it takes for a spot on the Sun to rotate back to face the Earth. But the Sun’s rotation rate decreases as you approach the poles, so it can actually take 38 days for regions around the poles to rotate once
"
Abhinav felt happy. But we instructed him that " dont argue in simple manner but quote your source and ask your teacher to verify it"

PS: Abhinav likes Space, Galaxy, Sun....etc. He want to go Jupiter for Holidays...