Santosh Avvannavar's Blog, page 11
October 12, 2020
Rage & Rant on Kids Coding Ads
Let me begin on ways to read articles & ads: “Nothing said in general to be read for specific and nothing said in specific to be read for general. Both cases aren’t wrong!”
Ads with facts in general or in specific talks about “calling” mostly through a known person in an ad. That person calling may not have to do with anyone else or product itself. People resonate with them as economic growth keeps mankind together. This is true as one’s calling romanticise several others. This unrealistic love could take a hit on a good life. If this is to be true then, how should one see any ads? See them as they are! In other words, see them as a craft. Focus must be on learning or doing an activity not driving relationships to the person in the ad. This is highly true for kids! One doctor friend gave an interesting view on things to use on skin (to keep it healthy): Apply those are edible! The doctor did make sense; one that’s good for internal development of the body holds good for external too! Don’t we miss the “calling” of the external body?
There is nothing wrong with setting lofty goals but only on the condition that one maintain a distanced, level-headed relationship with goals. Even one has to argue on a handful of names that falls in the bracket of “calling” & “success”. However, there is a larger pool of miserably failures. One needs to take calling with a pinch of salt because there are people such as terrorists, cheaters, criminals can also claim on their calling.
Does this mean one should avoid the ads? Absolutely no! Ads help us know about a product or service for the community. There are two right outcomes: Learn and practice (with respect to ads of coding) or use and test (with respect to food). One could also avoid the ads. And remember its child who is participating, not you, parent! As much food is to the body, learning is to the mind. See it as one more activity for the development of mind. A development that’s going to gain experiences and skills. As one day, everyone might need to do a job to make bread for the day mostly through an ad.
Santosh Avvannavar, Education Journalist at QtSTEAM, www.youtube.com/QtSTEAM
The Negative Part of Kids Coding
In one of my interactions with a pilot I asked a question, what runs in your mind while being in the cockpit of the plane? The pilot paused and said, “I am not aiming to give a spectacular feeling to the passengers but to ensure a safe reach. I just hope not to crash.” Today I could relate to this several aspects of parenting. I can always prevent my kids from learn coding because I think it isn’t safe or save them from a possible crash. The items in “Isn’t safe” are – exposure time to screen, impact to eyes, and wrong use of the internet. And the items in “Save” are – not sure if today they learn would become redundant, young to code, time, and money.
As a parent sometimes I see it like investing in the stock market. I often think investment to be “upside” preferably, not “downside”. This conservative move misses mistakes and in turn experiences. See its safe to avoid a bad experience! As a conservative parent I end up asking – what Coding isn’t, rather than what Coding is. In other words what coding could guarantee? I often don’t ask, by not doing what does it prevent? As a well-wisher of my child I often forget to ask myself the thinking I have through the knowledge is somewhat puny.
As a parent it’s my duty to “save” children from alcoholism, drugs, dysfunctional marriage, debt, loneliness, self-comparisons with others, rage, envy and so on. I don’t think anyone needs to educate me on this. As a parent I need to see how close “coding” is to this save list. Is it bad like war, destroys house, disease, divorce and bankruptcy?
This thinking has left me to revisit my “upside” and “downside” plus to understand the difference between thinking and doing. As one of my professor rightly said, “Engineering is an ideal degree if you want to become a engineering professor but not if you want to be an engineer”. This thought reminded me – one becomes an engineer by “doing” or practice. This is true in every field! Nobel prizes are for “doing” not for just “thinking”. Doing ( or Tinkering) can take anyone to anywhere. Here “anywhere” I refer to a position in a company or become a founder or a scientist.
These thoughts have made me move from “thinking shoe” to “doing shoe”. Be the proverbial king who dressed as a beggar to mingle with his subjects to help understand thinking and doing. What would you do – thinking or doing?
Santosh Avvannavar, Education Journalist at QtSTEAM, www.youtube.com/QtSTEAM
October 10, 2020
Communication Experiment
Could you please spare 10 min for an experiment?
I am researching on Communication Skills and have a request to do an activity with the given link – https://youtu.be/AWuoT2QGtIo ; would appreciate your support and help!
Please do share with your friends to help me broaden the future findings.
Thank you once again
October 9, 2020
A Live Coding Session by QtPi student Ambassador
“Finding” is like solving the quiz. There is a problem, and one has to solve the same. This weekend our Ambassador would help to develop “Quiz App” through a
October 6, 2020
The parenting lessons that I learnt Ep 1
We begin a new series titled “Baaton Ka Bharta” [image error]
October 3, 2020
What children think of family & future?
In Season 2 Episode 8 is hosted by a 11 year old Jeevani a talented kid. She chats with kindergarden child Apeksha Harish & Rishab Mahesh Kamate of The Child’s Kingdom RR Nagar Bengaluru. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGyY8CMhjz4
October 1, 2020
Roll Camera Action
Santa Santosh Avvannavar in conversation with 11 year old Saanvi Shirali who is multifaceted personality interested in umpteen activities like theatre, nature, singing, dancing and many more. She was also a part of Konkani and Hindi adaptation of the epic #hollywood movie The Sound Of Music called Naad Ninaad which had 11 house-full shows in Bengaluru, Mumbai & Kolkata. She is a student of Daffodils Foundation for Learning
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September 29, 2020
Choices are hard to come by!
Santa Santosh Avvannavar talks on a personal journey on importance of providing choices to children. As choices creates opportunities. This in turn helps in gaining experiences and in turn adds knowledge and wisdom to build skills of 21st century or future skills. Share your journey of choices. Santosh shares an anecdote of his mother taking him to restaurants/ hotel for refreshments such dosa, South Indian dish typically eaten as breakfast or dinner. He shares how limited choices didn’t lead opportunities. He uses dosa as a metaphor to narrate his views.
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September 25, 2020
G99+ Mask to kill coronavirus
Santa Santosh Avvannavar in conversation with Dr. Praveen Kumar Vemula, Scientist at Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, Bengaluru speaks on the invention of a mask that could disintegrate the coronavirus (could kill) if it comes in contact with the mask.
National Centre for Biological Sciences — NCBS
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