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The more I explore various teaching techniques for children, the more I realize our shortcomings as adults. I dig deep into concepts I didn't have access to while growing up, and I would like my daughter to learn. Facts versus Opinions is one of those teaching techniques that I strongly feel we should teach our children and learn and practice as adults. There are several established teaching techniques that help children explore, distinguish, and use facts, statistical state

In a recent conversation with the Head of Primary Education at a school well known for its small classrooms and innovative teaching techniques, one approach that caught my attention was called “reverse questioning.” In this approach, you provide an answer, fact, definition, solution, or clue (e.g., “60 cubic inches” or “The capital of France is Paris”), and children must formulate one or more appropriate questions that could lead to that answer. Multiple valid questions are u

Last week, I wrote about foundational principles for navigating parenthood. I tend to rely on simple rules to figure out what must not go wrong and then build from there. Three foundational pillars of being—and raising—human beings that I intend to explore more deeply are physical health, mental health, and cognitive health. Today, I want to focus on the third. Lately, I’ve been listening to podcasts where former tech executives have been increasingly vocal about the dangers

At a recent gathering with friends, a first-time mom of a six-month-old remarked that parenting should be part of our school curriculum. It is such an important part of our lives, yet we enter it with so little knowledge. Indeed, we know remarkably little about raising decent humans.  That comment stayed with me—not because it offered a solution, but because it revealed how unprepared many of us feel for one of the most consequential roles we will ever play. Perhaps it’s impo

A month ago, I was filling out my toddler’s school application form when a question truly made me pause: “What are your hopes and aspirations for your child when they graduate from school?” Now that’s a wildly futuristic question for a parent , and a deep and important one, especially for a generation of parents who are hilariously underprepared to equip their children for whatever wild ride lies ahead. Parents don’t write the book of their children’s lives; they are merely c

The quest may start simply out of curiosity. But often one turns to spirituality driven by one’s inability to resolve the unease of human “being”. Our body, mind, and environment are typically the sources of discomfort. Out of these three sources, we have more control, or at least we can aspire to have a certain degree of control on our body and mind. Advanced spiritualists argue that humans possess hidden power to change their environment as well. But we will come to that la

I discovered a handwritten note in Bengali from 2020, reflecting on how the river outside my window kept me grounded while I faced...

Meanders... Of everything that's fluid but not free flowing Like we float on the surface of a much deeper existence Like we float with...