Sculpting For A Finer Tomorrow

Posted on November 8, 2019 by the Editor

By Ishita Paliwal. Ishita lives in Ajmer, India. She is a student at the Mayo College Girls' School. Please read her article and leave your thoughts and comments below.

“Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve.”- Roger Lewin

Often, phrases like ‘God’s greatest creations’ and ‘child is the father of man’ are connected to children. They are the most innocent and delicate-minded people on Earth. Their brain is just like molding clay; they increasingly are shaped into the man of tomorrow. Whatever we teach them, they ingrain it in their brains, but they don’t intake what is told to them as easily as merely telling them. Before setting their beliefs into something concrete, they question the information and keep doing so until they are satisfied with the explanation. They must be told before they do anything, just to keep them from harm’s way. Amongst all this, we feed in so much knowledge into their tiny little heads that they lose the ability to put in logic and reasoning into diverse predicaments. Roger Lewin rightly stated this in his world-famous quote.

Children cease to process problems in their heads and just put in the knowledge they have been fed with. They stop looking at things with a different perspective, all because their brains have turned to stone, not able to be molded with experiential learning. This has various negative aspects, regarding a child’s psyche. This leads to a stubborn nature and shapes the child into a person who doesn’t respect other’s views and believes that he or she is a know-it-all. Such an attitude harms the child’s behavior and turns them into opinionated selves.

To avoid such a situation from taking place, children should be taught from the beginning to see the world from diverse viewpoints and accept those things and people who can’t change as they are. Subjects like life-skills and math help tremendously in the development of the Frontal Lobe – the section of the brain which deals with logical reasoning. The enigmas provided by such subjects need a lot of thinking so that they can be solved. Through this, we can let the children figure out problems and find the solutions themselves. This practice would benefit them even in practical life to help them through strenuous situations and think logically before doing anything.

Children must be taught how to think, not what to think. We should help them in establishing their thoughts and voicing out their opinions over multiple perplexities and not spoon-feed them with all the solutions to help their brain in developing. Probably the most important skill that a child learns in his or her lifetime is how to learn, as said by Roger Lewin himself. Anyway, we indeed cannot guide children forever. Someday, they will have to start making their own decisions and lead the people around them. And they will be able to do this only by instilling the ability of problem-solving. This ability will help them a lot in real-life situations as the world is a fairly difficult place to live in; and to remain the sharp one in getting out of difficult situations easily, let children learn from their experiences and their surroundings as knowledge can be ingrained into one’s system from anywhere. Let them learn, let their minds grow and hope for them to become thriving cynosures someday. And someday, maybe, the child will thank you and love you more for what you did.

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108 comments on “Sculpting For A Finer Tomorrow”

  8. VANSHITA SHAKTAWAT on

    IT WAS SUCH AN ENRICHING ARTICLE !! ONE OF THE BEST ARTICLES I EVER READ . I HOPE TO SEE MORE OF THEM . AND I WILL MAKE ALL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS READ IT TOO. IT WAS AMAZING !! GONNA PUBLISH IN MY SCHOOL MAGAZINE . I AM FROM MAYO COLLEGE GIRLS’ SCHOOL

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    • Ishita Paliwal on

      thank you so much . your reply made my day i will write more of them as soon as possible . my love is with you forever

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  22. Korwaki Mansinghka on

    You don’t realize this but believe me you are influencing people a lot by writing such an eye opener article for every one and u have put this up in such a beautiful manner that I was astonished. Minute details like these are meant to be recognized which you are doing. Loved this article, will tell people to read it and keep flaunting.

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  23. Korwaki Mansinghka on

    You have written such ab beautiful article and I am sure you don’t realize it but this raises awareness and attracts attention. Such minute details which require attention are never put forth but u have highlighted them. very proud of you and will tell people to surely check out your article. Keep writing and ALL THE BEST ISHITA.

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  31. Najva Riyaz on

    While I was reading this article, I felt the urge for hitting the like button several times. Every bit of the article is so connected to our daily life n the way these facts were portrayed in the article was mesmerizing.
    Thank you @ishitha paliwal & Nuha foundation for the good peace of writing & really look forward for more articles from you in near future 👏🏻👏🏻

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  39. riddhima on

    thank you ishita for such a beautiful article. This is something we all should read and follow to create better minds and a better tomorrow. You have reflected upon the idea of education from a new perspective and spread awareness regarding these ideas in society.
    good job ishita .
    keep writing

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  42. ruchi sharma on

    wowww kid what an essayyy !!!!!!!! loved it amazing will make my kids read
    got to know frm my husband abt ur essay !! i wish i had a daughter like u

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  49. Liki on

    Wow Ishi… very well articulated. You have touched an important aspect of parenting in your write up. Good read to parents. Keep going girl… proud of you…

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  51. spider man on

    VERYYYYYY WELL DONE . UR THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON EVER ISHITA . KEEP WRITING AND FLAUNTING . U INSPIRE PEOPLE A LOT AND KEEP DOING THAT . BCZ UR THE BEST . CHEERS

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  58. Urvi on

    Very well done! It’s a very eloquent approach to bring forth a thought provoking idea. I am sure you will be successful in making a difference, as the parents of this generation will pay attention. Good job!

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  60. Harshali jayant on

    Enjoyed reading the article above , really explains everything in detail,the article is very interesting and effective.Thank you and good luck for the upcoming articles

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