Density of thoughts may not let the right thought to flower.
Tag: Learning
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One has to treat oneself as at least…
One has to treat oneself as at least 2 personalities, in conversation with each other.
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In political journeys dates are the first check…
In political journeys, dates are the first check. Lesson again learned the hard way.
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So what if so many scientific and mathematical…
So what if so many scientific and mathematical concepts are well explained and laid out. The worst we can do is to hammer-spoon-feed them to kids, which we typically do.
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Learn through a winding chase of ‘ideas’ not…
Learn through a winding chase of ‘ideas’, not through curriculums.
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Hope emerges in weird ways Having a big…
Hope emerges in weird ways.
Having a big long work table top, having a good keyboard, keeping good distance between the screen and myself, having a chair that allows my legs good a amount of freedom, give me some hope I shall be able to learn new things.
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To all kids parents matter in the same…
To all kids, parents matter in the same way
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The trick to having good ideas is not…
The trick to having good ideas is not to sit around in glorious isolation and try to think big thoughts. The trick is to get more parts on the table.
- Steven Johnson
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Classroom is not necessary for kids to develop…
Classroom is not necessary for kids to develop the ability to read and write and do math.
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Cultivation of disdain for reading that’s one of…
Cultivation of disdain for reading, that’s one of the successes of Indian education system.
The association of what they call ‘textbook’ with classroom, with important questions, with getting marks through the excruciating process of insane amount of temporary memorizing for exams, with funny teachers, makes sure that most of the youngsters look at ‘reading’ with utter disdain.
Reading means ‘padhaaku’, means ‘spectacles’, means ‘impractical’, means ‘theoretical’, means ‘philosophical’.
Reading doesn’t mean ‘hard work of attempts at understanding’, ‘diligence’, ‘intelligence’, ‘smartness’, ‘improvement’, ‘beholding’, ‘observation’.
So one of the most basic, accessible, important, entertaining and rewarding skills for growth in one’s life is found to be one of the most repulsive activities among youngsters.
This, my friends, is the success of India’s education system.
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If you are making 4 points you don’t…
If you are making 4 points, you don’t need to present them with/in 4 bullet points.
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Two points in the context of using software…
Two points in the context of using software, made by others, in ways that can serve us well:
- Treat every software as an object
- Irrespective of the nature of the object, ask yourself what you would like to do with it
Say, in a weird situation, you have a nail to hammer but no hammer. So would you not hammer the nail in? You’ll search for something that serves as a hammer. You’ll look around and you find a weirdly shaped small block of stone. Or say a smoothly shaped paper weight. The obvious question: can this be used to hammer the nail?
3rd point, once you’ve figured what you would like to do with the software object:
- So which part of the stone can really hammer the nail and which part you will use to grip and apply a hammering force?
4th point, remember to start with a question and ask a question of any kind in the context of any software object.
Phew, long post by my standards. Any useful?
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The judgments we make are just some experiments…
The judgments we make are just some experiments in the art of judging. The more we judge and the more we sit in judgment of our judgments, the better we get at judging.
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In order for mathematics to allow creators do…
In order for mathematics to allow creators do greater things, the teaching has to become experiment-oriented, even for concepts all known.
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Yes I can’t do as much as I…
Yes, I can’t do as much as I think. And so, I have to learn to think as much as I do. And learn to not be disappointed.
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It takes guts accepting your own foolishness to…
It takes guts, accepting your own foolishness, to stay away from bull-shit. Admit it.
I am prone to foolishness even now. But I am quick and brave enough to admit it to myself. Thank you God for this strength.
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I’ve asked for a refund from siteground com…
I’ve asked for a refund from siteground.com. I’ve decided to withdraw. I don’t like arrangements surrounding the wordpress CMS. It may be world-famous and dominating and this and that but I clearly see issues of transparency and simplicity, though of course the entire world finds WordPress simple. Bull! A whole lot of bull!
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Hey I am making this softmach short for…
Hey, I am making this softmach, short for ‘soft-machine’, another word for what the world calls ‘software’, and now it does this and this and this. Pay up, you silly man, what you got no understanding of the code!
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Look at the number of CMSes My God…
Look at the number of CMSes. My God!
How do I even make any sense of all this! Something about the Laravel websites. They look so neat. Pleasant to the eyes. So now am I foraging for Laravel in the worldwidefunniness!
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Wow the sameness of everything the claims of…
Wow, the sameness of everything, the claims of every platform that allows you to build some website for this or that, it’s mind-boggling, mind-numbing.
Now I discover Laravel. Always am late to the party and then sit in the corner watching the dance.
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