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Shilpa Sonika
Mar 5, 2013, 8:52:03 AM3/5/13
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Talk of impulsive talks !Follow tge trailing mail. http://www.fastcoexist.com/1681507/the-future-of-education-eliminates-the-classroom-because-the-world-is-your-class?utm_source=twitter
Shilpa Sonika
Shilpa Sonika
From: Shilpa Sonika
Sent: 05-03-2013 19:16
To: Shilpa Sonika
Subject: Tring Tring
Hey guys,
I do not know how many (we are just 4) of you would read this or just ignore it. But I would try, anyway, to make a point here.
Its good to be busy and remain occupied in something productive all day, all week long. 'Busy' has indeed become an 'in' thing which gives an ego boost to each of us when uttered. But I am sure there are few hours in each week which we take out to connect with friends and family. Those few hours, I agree, are directed towards those present around us, physically. But you must also agree that those with whom you had, in the recent past, jointly created something special, they,too, have to be attended in the ongoing and forthcoming presents at least for the sake of that creation.
Lets resume contributing to Banyan, at least once a week.
Its a request to remain intellectually created.
Looking forward to receive your responses
Shilpa Sonika
I do not know how many (we are just 4) of you would read this or just ignore it. But I would try, anyway, to make a point here.
Its good to be busy and remain occupied in something productive all day, all week long. 'Busy' has indeed become an 'in' thing which gives an ego boost to each of us when uttered. But I am sure there are few hours in each week which we take out to connect with friends and family. Those few hours, I agree, are directed towards those present around us, physically. But you must also agree that those with whom you had, in the recent past, jointly created something special, they,too, have to be attended in the ongoing and forthcoming presents at least for the sake of that creation.
Lets resume contributing to Banyan, at least once a week.
Its a request to remain intellectually created.
Looking forward to receive your responses
Shilpa Sonika
Shilpa Sonika
Mar 5, 2013, 8:56:43 AM3/5/13
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Intellectually connected, I mean
Shilpa Sonika
Shilpa Sonika
From: Shilpa Sonika
Sent: 05-03-2013 19:22
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Subject: Tring Tring
Deepshikha Bhardwaj
Mar 6, 2013, 12:15:18 PM3/6/13
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The author made a very interesting observation that earlier when technology was at infancy stage of trajectory, it was fitted into the social structure.
" In the early stages of technology introduction we try to fit new technologies into existing social structures in ways that have become familiar to us."
However, in the times today technology is playing a pivotal role and we must appreciate it and assume its importance to understand what changes the structure now demands. She in this article has targeted education and the old convention understanding of WHAT a kid must be taught, though "how" is something these days we see is changing. But its time we also re structure and re visit what we must teach at primary level.
" In the early stages of technology introduction we try to fit new technologies into existing social structures in ways that have become familiar to us."
However, in the times today technology is playing a pivotal role and we must appreciate it and assume its importance to understand what changes the structure now demands. She in this article has targeted education and the old convention understanding of WHAT a kid must be taught, though "how" is something these days we see is changing. But its time we also re structure and re visit what we must teach at primary level.
Coincidental to this discussion I happen to chance on this http://www-core.nesta.org.uk/library/images/5hrs_timeline.jpg . The point I want to make by posting it on this link is that, how rapidly the generation gap is increasing, observe the behavioral change within 20-50 years group. We already have Gen X-Gen Y- Gen Z categories. However, 50-90+ is one large group with not many stark differences observed.
What has caused this gen gap to increase exponentially? technology, social media, exposure, global unity facilitated by WWW. These obviously are a part of the one of the reasons for generation disconnect. These days I feel this difference btw my brother and me, my kids are a long way to for me to even think about the plausible difference. Given this dynamism infused we must incorporate it in our system before a break down forces us for the same.
This breakdown could be for example many kids dropping form school, many opting for inter disciplinary opportunities..these factors reflect reality. A reality that we need to grow along with growing times and not hold back the leash.
Between, thanks Shilpa for reviving it and shaking us up from our in fact busy schedules. Busy toh we all will always be but some days we need to re prioritize to re live and not get lost in the mesh of corporate rickshaw- politics,economics and social as one wheel and technology the other; pulled by you, me and hum ;)
On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 8:23 PM, Rohith Jyothish <rohithj...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Loved the article! I was thinking about all this from a negative point of view actually. Since we have torrents of info coming in every day, we spend way too much of our time reading crap. I recently checked my 'Must Know' folder among my bookmarks. Over 300 articles left unread and counting. Just to tell you the range of stuff I read in the past week: Best chess players in history to a dictionary on 'rare sorrows' to how languages affect the way we speak. Especially since I have been active on twitter, there's no end to it. Of course, there are an unbelievable number of positives from all these socio-cultural learning platforms, but we are at risk of info overload!
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> Loved the article! I was thinking about all this from a negative point of view actually. Since we have torrents of info coming in every day, we spend way too much of our time reading crap. I recently checked my 'Must Know' folder among my bookmarks. Over 300 articles left unread and counting. Just to tell you the range of stuff I read in the past week: Best chess players in history to a dictionary on 'rare sorrows' to how languages affect the way we speak. Especially since I have been active on twitter, there's no end to it. Of course, there are an unbelievable number of positives from all these socio-cultural learning platforms, but we are at risk of info overload!
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