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
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
feedback@My-Teacher.in / 09 July 2024
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