Oh No!
Published on Nov 18, 2015
20 unlearning lessons that every parent and teacher needs. Read more about our 'I am able' philosophy at http://amable.in
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It's time for us parents and teachers to go back to school - not to learn new things, but to unlearn - a whole lot of what we have been unfortunately conditioned with.
Its time to question our beliefs, its time for some de-weeding - to create a better, more organic, more meaningful and vitalizing ecosystem for our children.
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We at amable.in share twenty 'Oh, Nos!' for every parent and teacher.
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Oh, No!
Knowledge is a commodity. The real power is each child's ability to apply knowledge.
Unlearning #2
Children need to know.
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Oh, No!
Children need to experience and understand. From understanding will sprout knowledge of all kinds.
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Unlearning #3
Knowledge gives confidence.
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Oh, No!
Knowledge gives arrogance. Confidence comes from ongoing & open understanding.
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Unlearning #4
The teacher's job is to teach children.
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Oh, No!
The teacher's job is to get learners to learn. The teacher is just the catalyst.
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Unlearning #5
We are supposed to teach the students according to the syllabus.
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Oh, No!
The syllabus is only an excuse to make them think, to develop this core ability.
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Unlearning #6
That, who has scored high marks has understood.
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Oh, No!
Mere marks do not guarantee understanding or learning.
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Unlearning #7
That, who scored low marks is less intelligent.
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Oh, No!
That who has scored low marks is differently intelligent.
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Unlearning #8
Rewards and marks are important to motivate children.
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Oh, No!
Rewards and marks take away the real reason to learn something. Children learn better when they do / learn something for the intrinsic value of it.
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Unlearning #9
All children need to be taught by the same method.
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Oh, No!
Children have different learning styles. Children need not tune to the method - the method needs to tune to differences in children.
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Unlearning #10
Emotions interfere with learning they need to be kept out of the classroom.
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Oh, No!
We cannot not have emotions. Instead of shunning emotions, let’s understand them.
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Unlearning #11
Children need to be corrected
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Unlearning #12
Children need appreciation and motivation
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Oh, No!
Self assessment and self motivation are more powerful and important.
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Unlearning #13
All the child needs is lot of love and care.
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Oh, No!
While the child needs love, the child equally needs to be respected - as an equal.
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Unlearning #14
A child needs to be disciplined.
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Oh, No!
Each one of us only operates from self discipline. So it has to be not via outside control but through self-realisation via self- awareness.
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Unlearning #15
We need to make learning fun for children.
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Oh, No!
We need to make learning challenging for children and it is the scaling of this challenge that makes learning fun.
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Unlearning #16
We need to teach values.
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Oh, No!
What we can is help children understand the importance of each value in their life and then out of this understanding they decide when to use which one.
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Unlearning #17
Parent’s job is to build their self esteem.
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Oh, No!
We can't build their self esteem - it has to be done by self. We could instead give them an environment where they can build a solid self belief.
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Unlearning #18
Education is to get them a good job.
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Oh, No!
Education is to give them the tools for life. We have to stop confusing career for life.
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Unlearning #19
Life is competitive, so should be our education
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Oh, No!
Life is cooperative and so could be our education.
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Unlearning #20
Children are, well, children – ignorant, dependent and incapable.
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Oh, No!
This notion of children less-than-us (adults) is a huge put down. In reality - they are quite like us. All the time learning, fiercely independent and “I am able”.
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Read more about our
'I am able' philosophy at http://amable.in
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