Share this page!

Enter URL or ID to Unroll

You can paste full URL like: https://x.com/threadreaderapp/status/1644127596119195649
or just the ID like: 1644127596119195649

How to get URL link on X (Twitter) App

  1. On the Twitter thread, click on or icon on the bottom
  2. Click again on or Share Via icon
  3. Click on Copy Link to Tweet
  4. Paste it above and click "Unroll Thread"!
  5. More info at Twitter Help
GenWise Profile picture
@GenWise_
Sep 15, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
1/ Join us Sat, Sep 19 in our 12th Adda on 'The role of hands-on work in learning'. The panelists are- Himadri Das (co-founder, @repaircafebang ), Murali (Maya Organic), & @seensomewhere (Electronic Systems Architect, Cradlewise). Register at genwise.in/education-addas
2/ This interactive session runs from 1130 AM to 1230 PM. While hands-on work and skills are clearly important in skill-based activities like crafts, playing sports, playing a musical instrument etc., we believe that hands-on work is also relevant to learning 'academic subjects'
3/ This adda explores questions like- In what ways are hands-on work and learning theoretically, related to each other? Does one enhance the other? What can parents and teachers do to help students develop hands-on skills and integrate hands-on work/ doing into academic work?
4/ At the deepest level, can we separate hands-on & minds-on work? Was the vernier calliper invented by a craftsman or a scientist? Or someone who was both? Read this essay for some interesting thoughts on the matter.

thenewatlantis.com/publications/s…
unroll @threadreaderapp

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
　

Keep Current with GenWise

GenWise Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @GenWise_

GenWise Profile picture
Jul 23, 2022
1/ Leaving home in a sense involves a kind of 2nd birth in which we give birth to ourselves- Robert Bellah

Sending kids to a residential program is a big decision for parents.

Aadi, @eiindia ATS Gold Scholar's parents think this is the best decision for your child! Read on..
2/ "Initially we were worried about how he will stay by himself. But seeing how he managed independently for 3 weeks has greatly boosted our confidence! At home everything is taken care of for him, so this experience taught him problem solving & made him self reliant."
3/ "We think the program’s highlights are the ‘beyond academic elements’ such as dance night, evening adda, working in teams etc. This gave our child a chance to step out of his comfort zone, try new things & build self-confidence."
Read 8 tweets
GenWise Profile picture
Mar 30, 2022
1/ Excellent film on #WomenInSTEM and Leadership by @amritvatsa . Do watch this 13 min film with your children. Some highlights-

@vyjayas talks about societal conditioning pushing girls away from STEM- as they move from grade 4 to 8, their performance in Math & Science dips...
2/ Tricha Anjali of @IIITB_official says that 43% of students in engineering colleges are girls, but only 14% of them are in the workforce... where do these 29% disappear?

To bear the lion's share of domestic caregiving responsibilities we suppose...
3/ While 70% of men are ok with women doing 'traditionally male' things like playing football, riding a motorcycle etc…only 50-60% are ok with men doing domestic chores like washing the utensils…. says @vyjayas

So the woman’s load only increases forever...
Read 9 tweets
GenWise Profile picture
Nov 16, 2020
1/ Teaser #1 for the upcoming Neuroscience BOOTCAMP, starting Nov 22, facilitated by @pratikmutha999

Have you heard of synesthesia? When one sensory input leads to multiple outputs... For example,

-Richard Feynman saw letters in equations in different colours;
2/ -for Vladimir Nabokov, the long vowel aaah had “the tint of weathered wood”

-Franz Liszt used to berate his orchestra—who could only stare back, bewildered—for playing his music the wrong colour: “Gentlemen, a little bluer, please, the tone depends on it!”
3/ Synesthesia is related to which neurons 'fire together' and thus are 'wired together'. Synesthesia is not just a quirky phenomenon- it indicates the 'plasticity' of the brain.
Read 6 tweets
GenWise Profile picture
Nov 11, 2020
1/ Rich insights on enabling socio-emotional maturity in children from @docbhooshan and @ramgvallath in our adda on Sat, Nov 7. Hope the brief highlights will motivate you to watch the full conversation. Some nuggets in this thread..

vib.by/v/my67AZ0X5
2/ @docbhooshan -Flexibility in values is critical. Reality at different levels of human interaction is different e.g. family, school, nation. The ability to hold parallel & even conflicting views about rules of interaction at these levels is a sign of socio-emotional maturity
3/ @ramgvallath -The ability to handle failure, regulate emotions and express them appropriately and influence others' emotions are signs of emotional and social maturity- signs of these can be seen even in children and effective leaders in organizations have these qualities
Read 7 tweets
GenWise Profile picture
Oct 13, 2020
1/ We are excited to launch 'Appreciation Bytes for the Curious' (ABCs)- these are one-off live sessions by experts that inform, satisfy curiosity and provoke thinking. These interactive ABCs are for curious children as well as adults (specified for each ABC)
2/ The first 'Appreciation Byte for the Curious' (ABC) is by @rohit11 at 4 PM, Sat, Oct 17 and is targeted at parents and educators. For more details and to register, visit genwise.in/events-3/are-y…
3/ @leslee_lazar , neuroscientist from IIT Gandhinagar does the 2nd ABC (Appreciation Byte for the Curious) on Sat, Oct 31 at 4 PM on the neuroscience of touch. 13+ incl adults genwise.in/events-3/touch…
Read 6 tweets
GenWise Profile picture
Aug 19, 2020
1/ It was an insightful Saturday morning with @anustup_nayak @uc59 & @ainvvy sharing their views on learning & conceptual understanding. Some highlights from the conversation in this thread. Watch any or all of the four 2-min highlights here- bit.ly/ConceptAddaHig…
2/ @ainvvy made a distinction between procedural fluency & conceptual understanding. He pointed out how conceptual understanding involves 'binding facts & abstracting ideas' as opposed to just using an algorithm. e.g.- In free fall, what % of total time has elapsed half way?
3/ @uc59 shared some advantages of conceptual understanding- 'When approaching a problem, having a unified picture of diverse ideas allows you to rule out a large number of possibilities that are just plain wrong'. e.g. being able to see that the sum 1095 + 9785 + 75 ends with 5
Read 7 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us!

Send Email!

:(