Jul 16Children!Let me share an interesting incident that happened in one of my recent Science class. For those of you who don’t know, I teach an integrated Science course i.e., a course in which Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Geology are integrated into a single narrative without tight subject boundaries. During one…Education7 min readEducation7 min read
Sep 25, 2022Science and EmpathyI am fond of saying all the time that empathy is probably the most important skill that an education system needs to nurture in children. …Education12 min readEducation12 min read
Jun 12, 2022Let me tell you… It’s a childSome journeys make us realize our intelligence and some journeys make us realize our ignorance. After experiencing both the journeys (in small measure) I can say with reasonable confidence, at least as far as I am concerned, the journeys of discovering our ignorance are far more amazing. …Education16 min readEducation16 min read
May 21, 2022The Relevance of Reverence in EducationRephrasing Ayn Rand’s famous quote, “When you see that education is done, not by consent, but by compulsion — when you see that in order to get education, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing — when you see that money is flowing to those who have…Education3 min readEducation3 min read
May 8, 2022Hand of God… Really?Let me tell you a short story. A person X cheated another person Y to take away his money and then with that money X created a successful initiative and became a celebrated leader. …Education7 min readEducation7 min read
Sep 4, 2021Do we really need to teach kids (explicitly)A parent once reached out to me asking that her kid wants to know as to why water is wet. Typical of me I asked her to first ask her kid as to what does the kid thinks and share the same with me. Then I thought of an idea…Education8 min readEducation8 min read
Apr 17, 2021Once a parent asked me…Parent: My child is always distracted. How do I make her focus on doing her studies? Me: Good question. Let me explain. The word “focus” is made up of two words, “fo” and “cus”. No. No. No. Don’t misunderstand. This “fo” is not “F…O” that you say to your boss…Education4 min readEducation4 min read
Jan 18, 20212 + 98 =100, but 98+2<<100Have you heard about this guy Michael Grab? No, it’s not a typo. I was not trying to write Michael Jackson OR Michael Schumacher OR Michael Jordan OR Michael Phelps OR Michael Douglas OR Michael Crichton OR name of some such popular person. I am very much talking about Michael…Education7 min readEducation7 min read
Dec 6, 2020Jeene ko to jeete haine sabhi…Let me state upfront one thing. I am not a WhiteHat Jr employee/management/investor/advisor/sympathizer etc. etc. In fact, with all my (non-existent) creativity also I could not come up with any connection with the company, though I am being told that everyone in the world is at best 6 degrees of…Problem Solving14 min readProblem Solving14 min read
Apr 28, 2020All of us want our kids to be happy…Over the last 4 years of conversation with parents, I have heard each and every parent say the same thing, “I want my child to be happy”. Now, you must be thinking, “So what’s great in this realization…obviously every parent wants their child to be happy.” Well, the interesting thing…Education9 min readEducation9 min read
