Learning is a never ending process

Since childhood ,  I was considered an above average student academically .My parents were rarely involved in my studies but they were always their as a guiding light  .I could fare well in all the subjects as far as  the number game was concerned  but somehow I was more inclined towards so called  practical subjects like Science , Maths , Geography  and General knowledge . I found them very specific and marks oriented . They also provided me with the  M.C.Q questions for my knowledge enhancement  .
             I considered  Hindi , English and History as boring and laid back subjects because they needed more understanding and a single rule had multiple sub rules that somehow confused me. For me they were more of rattafication subject where imagination played an upper hand . I also feel that in those days  schools were more inclined  towards  science subject and its performance and somehow gave less importance to arts stream.After all  their  passing percentage status and highest grosser stamp were at stake  .
          Science stream percentage gave a false bloating to their  overall scholastic performance. Schools in the past  always kept  language teachers who were more interested in finishing the chapters rather then giving more time to make us realize that, its only  language subjects that provides you with the ability to be outwardly expressive to all the matter that is instilled in your brains . Without expression how will you share all the content that you have stored all this while in your upper compartment .
          If you see around, you will find people who have this communicative   ability are  doing far better in life even if they have less knowledge and skills . Their ability to articulate their thoughts  in a better way is working wonders for them. It gives more pleasure when you put across your ideas  and get an instant feed back about it . In today's scenario it has become a natural expectation from every individual to be versatile and  have the ability to convey his/ her ideas . Your success and growth is directly proportional to your  competence , proficiency and talent to convey your thought and make it practical .
              Who says language subjects cannot be taught with a practical approach in mind . I tend to disagree .Now that I have come to my senses ,  its only makes me realize that mistakes can be mended if understood at the right  time.I have already started this approach with my kids .
                   I personally feel that its  also the duty of school and teachers to lay stress on the practical aspect of these subjects from the basic primary classes.....YEP   I mean nursery onward .I will prove my point as the need will arise in later posts  . In Today's world, it's very important to have a perfect hold in languages be it Hindi or English  .If having vast knowledge is a need , then the ability to express  is a dire  necessity.
  

Printing media is better than electronic media

Printing media for me includes Newspapers, magazines ,books ,encyclopedia etc. anything that has innumerable fonts creating a readable material that went through the sharp eyes of a proof reader . When someone writes an article in a newpaper or a magazine they atleast have a topic to write about for which they do thorough study , include facts , informations , personal or general observations,references and most important they have a vision about their article. They know why they started it and how they want to end it .Why I am stressing on this fact is for a simple reason that 90% of all written articles have a take home message . The writer provides you with a complete knowledge about his topic as well as takes care of the grammatical aspect of it . If you follow any news or current affairs programme or discussion on Television they start on an important topic but the reliability and authenticity of it totally depends on the invited panel ,its neutrality and how much the coordinator is capable of reigning them so that a final take home message could be extracted from the whole discussion . I find electronic media perfect for musical shows, cookery shows , entertainment ,travelling shows and for live programmes related to wild life but for the rest I rely on newspapers , books and encyclopedia. Electronic media can be also useful for selecting topics for enhancing your knowledge .

~ Making the beginning is one third of the work. ~

I agree with this Irish quote cent percent .I have started this blog basically for my young kids with the basic aim of collecting all the information that I want them to read at one place .I also want to teach them my way of enhancing knowledge without hampering their own style.......I want them to read their own stuff and make their own notes of it . Now the question is what is my style that I want them to follow :-

I WANT MY KIDS TO BE OBSERVANT - I believe it is the best way to gain knowledge apart from reading and writing . How many of you have actually kept your eyes and brain open to new things while travelling the same route to and fro in your vehicle for years . How many of you notice the kind of shops ,houses ,hoardings , architectural monuments , names of the road and its significance , the other vehicles you come across,the offices that fall in between etc . This I find the basic step of learning visually. Have you ever questioned your self about all these information's that comes in front of you by default .They put in front of you so many questions which most of us never bother to answer . These are nothing but actually topic of general knowledge that fall in front of you which you never bother to notice . All those hoardings , brand logo , colors , textures, fonts , styles etc are nothing but a part of question that are expected from you in your competitive exams .If you are a keen observer ,I would suggest that these hoarding and so much of written matter displayed on it also helps to improve the spelling and vocabulary part of our daily language and improves the art of pinpointing at a mistake . You can prepare half of your exams just by keeping you eyes open to surroundings and brain open to the questions related to them.......next step of course is extracting maximum knowledge about that topic , reading and then doing multiple revision so as to fix it in your memory .
SO THE MOST IMPORTANT TAKE HOME MESSAGE TODAY --
1) TO KEEP YOUR VISUAL AND MENTAL PART OF THE BRAIN ALWAYS ACTIVE
2)TO SEARCH FOR TOPICS AROUND YOU AND READ THE MAXIMUM ABOUT IT.
3)BY MAKING NOTES AND MULTIPLE REVISION

My motto in life is to share what you imbibe

I have created this blog with a primary aim to share whatever knowledge I imbibe in my free time.I have never been a book reader frankly...some people assess reading fictions ,novels etc as a style statement ,some explain it as the best way to improve you hold on english language ,few claim it to be the best way to improve your concentration and imagination....but I think otherwise ....Its not that I don't read I have read loads of course books ,not a single library was left by me during my college times but somehow reading someone elses imaginations and following till it reaches its end is not my cup of tea .I prefer watching its movie coz it finishes at a set time . You can blame it on my profession ,time constraints etc but the most important reason is my habit of getting bored very easily....either the book has to finish in a day or two else or it will never open up again. But how does it matter....Yes it does coz I am that practical kind of lady who prefers topic wise enhancement of knowledge rather than fictional. All my post will be more or less topics with suggestions .