21/11/2023
Artificial intelligence is the future!!
Are we grooming our children to be future-ready?
Is the current education system taking into account these future challenges?
The impact of technology in the past few decades has made life simpler for us but, at the same time, made it tough and more challenging for the new generation. There will be more new demands and expectations in the business world as its models are transformed more rapidly due to innovations.
As a result, the required qualities and skill sets for business success or employees will also change rapidly.
How to prepare our kids for the future?
AI is going to change the rules in every field because it directly occupies the space of human quality called intelligence...!! The meaning or definition of intelligence is going to be reconstructed or redefined. For example, while working professionally, attractive handwriting skills are no longer an asset; remembering phone numbers is no longer required; Grammar and spelling mistakes are not bothering you anymore while writing an article or email; all worldly information is now at your fingertips.
In conclusion, AI technology will impact our lives in a big way. Our Education system, especially for our kids, also needs to be planned fresh to keep up with the new challenges of the future.
At what age should parents begin the educational journey for their children?
Scientists and educationists claim that the first five years of a child is the best period to empower his/her inborn qualities and traits. In the first five years, 90% of brain wiring is developed and makes trillions of connections; a process called blooming creates synapses in simple language, we can say knowledge nodes.
Focus on breadth, not on depth
One way to avoid focusing on results during this phase of education development is to emphasize the breadth of skill development over depth. This age is the time to engage children in music, reading, sports, math, art, science, and language. Exposing children to various activities lays a foundation for developing varied skills.
Therefore, parents suggested to begin their child’s learning process from the very first months because the most crucial period is the first 60 months. Parents need to prepare new activities and exposure plans for each month, and the basic principle is – that the “More varied the experiences sharper the brain” When Albert Einstein was a child, few people—if any—anticipated the remarkable contributions he would make to science. Albert Einsteins' delayed language development worried his parents to the point of consulting a doctor. His sister once confessed that Einstein had such difficulty with language that those around him feared he would never learn. How did this child go from potential developmental delays to becoming Einstein?
Part of the answer to that question is in two gifts that Einstein received from each of his parents when he was five years old. When Einstein was in bed all day from an illness, his father gave him a compass. For Einstein, it was a mysterious device that sparked his curiosity in science. Soon after, Einstein’s mother, a talented pianist, gave Einstein a violin. These two gifts challenged Einstein’s brain in distinctive ways at just the right time.
ENCOURAGE A LOVE OF LEARNING
Young children need to enjoy the process of learning instead of focusing on performance. Educators and parents can emphasize the joys of trying new activities and learning something novel. We need to help children understand that mistakes are a welcome, normal part of learning.