Two months ago, I asked a bunch of class 10th kids in a Trivandrum school: “Why
do we have to study Quadratic equations and all this Maths you are
going through? Your parents also studied these things, but are they
using it?”
You must have seen the delight in the students’ eyes that someone finally asked this question!
Some of them said, “Yes sir, we also wonder why all it is needed. But it is in the syllabus - so we have to study.”
Here is what I told them.
“When
you go to a gym, you lift weights or do bicep curls, bench press, or
things like that. Why do you do that? In real life, how often do you
have to do a bicep curl like movement to lift something?
The
reason we do these exercises is to build our strength and stamina so
that we can respond to any situation where we need physical strength.
Even more importantly, it improves our overall health parameters and
quality of life.
Similarly,
the reason we study maths or any other subject is that they help build
our mental muscle, develop logical thinking, and help us make sense of
the world by recognizing patterns.
By
studying, we are able to build mental models about the world, so that
we can respond to situations more smartly than a monkey or an ape would
do (at least that is the hope).”
That, in a nutshell, is my answer to this question.
I
also hope that we encourage our children to ask more of these questions
and engage them in a meaningful discussion so that we produce thinking
citizens, and not compliant robots.
-Rajan Singh,Ex-IPS, IITian, Wharton MBA
{Blogger's Note : Studying various subjects expands the breadth of your knowledge while mastering one subject gives depth to your knowledge.
By studying history, you can know about war,peace,religion ,treatment of women etc
By studying literature you will be capable to articulate yourself more precisely and also critically analyze the texts.
By Studying a new language, you are expanding the horizon of interaction to new people,culture ,literature etc
By studying Physics, you will know about the phenomenon that goes beyond the superficial observation.
By studying Philosophy, you will get to know about different approaches and ethical issues.It will broaden your mind and you can understand people from different religions.
By studying Chemistry, you will know how everything is made up of simple atoms ,how 2H+O makes H2O and why not always Hydrogen react with atmospheric oxygen and convert itself into all H20(By the way Steam is NOT Hydrogen and Oxygen gas but it is water)
By studying Maths, you will get better at procedural steps and then you will get better in grasping abstract concepts.
By studying Psychology, you will notice how and when people use various defense mechanisms,what is the relationship between healthy parenting and healthy society. How our own mind can be and is fooled many of times. You can notice all those things.You will learn about brain,mind,neurotic and psychotic disorders and many more things.
By studying Economics, you will get to know how and why that piece of paper holds value and we can buy services and products with it. Why a country cannot print unlimited amount of that paper and solve their problem
By studying Computer Science, you will know the working behind the computer how it stores and retrieves data, how that web is designed , how processor is given to many processess. How website is woreking ,how we make it interactive and how to communicate with machines that dont understand our language.
By Studying Medical Science, you will get to now all the intricacies of human body, you will learn each and every part of the body for your anatomy exam. You will learn how a healthy body works ,how a not well body works and how to correct it. You will work very hard both academically and practically and learn all the skills needed and serve the humanity. (Ofcourse if you are top notch, money will flow as a byproduct)
By studying Engineering, you will first get a taste of different engineering field , you will get a very basic idea of Electrical,Electronics,Mechanical,Programming,English etc subjects in your first year. Then from your 2nd year you will study your branch subjects. You will know all the inner working of a system and how it is designed and why it works. You will get hands on experience in practical labs.
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By studying history, you can know about war,peace,religion ,treatment of women etc
By studying literature you will be capable to articulate yourself more precisely and also critically analyze the texts.
By Studying a new language, you are expanding the horizon of interaction to new people,culture ,literature etc
By studying Physics, you will know about the phenomenon that goes beyond the superficial observation.
By studying Philosophy, you will get to know about different approaches and ethical issues.It will broaden your mind and you can understand people from different religions.
By studying Chemistry, you will know how everything is made up of simple atoms ,how 2H+O makes H2O and why not always Hydrogen react with atmospheric oxygen and convert itself into all H20(By the way Steam is NOT Hydrogen and Oxygen gas but it is water)
By studying Maths, you will get better at procedural steps and then you will get better in grasping abstract concepts.
By studying Psychology, you will notice how and when people use various defense mechanisms,what is the relationship between healthy parenting and healthy society. How our own mind can be and is fooled many of times. You can notice all those things.You will learn about brain,mind,neurotic and psychotic disorders and many more things.
By studying Economics, you will get to know how and why that piece of paper holds value and we can buy services and products with it. Why a country cannot print unlimited amount of that paper and solve their problem
By studying Computer Science, you will know the working behind the computer how it stores and retrieves data, how that web is designed , how processor is given to many processess. How website is woreking ,how we make it interactive and how to communicate with machines that dont understand our language.
By Studying Medical Science, you will get to now all the intricacies of human body, you will learn each and every part of the body for your anatomy exam. You will learn how a healthy body works ,how a not well body works and how to correct it. You will work very hard both academically and practically and learn all the skills needed and serve the humanity. (Ofcourse if you are top notch, money will flow as a byproduct)
By studying Engineering, you will first get a taste of different engineering field , you will get a very basic idea of Electrical,Electronics,Mechanical,Programming,English etc subjects in your first year. Then from your 2nd year you will study your branch subjects. You will know all the inner working of a system and how it is designed and why it works. You will get hands on experience in practical labs.
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