As a mother, I always wish and try for my children to get the best of education, learning, and future. It is the continuous efforts of a parent to work in the direction to make the future bright for a child. And this begins as soon as a child is born, isn’t it?
Yes, as soon as we become a parent, we nurture dreams for our child . That a Child will become a pilot, a doctor, should get the best learning atmosphere, and we think and start our planning from the study table to finalizing the school. However, one thing which we always neglect or pay less attention to is “conceptual learning”. As a child, I was always told to learn. I was never asked to understand and get a deep understanding of the concept.
In our education system, we usually think That learning by heart is something that will make a child get good marks. But when it comes to applying the same concepts to real life we fail because of lack of conceptual clarity. We have been following rote learning practice since ages. However, time is changing now. I don’t want my kids to follow what I did in my school times. I want them to get the conceptual clarity, to understand each aspect of life taught in class rather than just mugging it up and follow the pattern of rote learning.
On the occasion of Anti Rote Day by Dell Aarambh I am sharing some of the concepts here that really help my child overcome fear for studies.
What is rote learning and why it is not good for our child?
Rote learning is a method to memorize concepts, lessons, etc by repeating it many times. This is how we have followed since ancient times.
Why it is not good for your child today?
When a student is asked to memorize a concept with rote learning he thinks and works in a boundary within what he memorized. So, a child will only focus on the concept, however, thinking beyond that concept is really difficult for him, bringing creativity and thinking critically becomes next to impossible.
Most importantly when it comes to applying the same concept to a practical situation he fails.
So, what’s the solution?
I recently came to know about this very focused and planned initiative by Dell India. #DellAarambh is a digital initiative to support today’s education system by empowering students, teachers, and parents with the power of technology. It is a system that supports young brains with digital usage of PC at school and home to enhance learning methods and give a high scope of creativity and practical implementation of the same.
Dell Aarambh Is successfully supporting and training 4,000 schools, Over 75,000 teachers and nearly 50000 mothers in an interactive manner.
Conceptual learning can be imbibed with the PC intervention to learning systems at schools and home.
The best remedy
We cannot ignore the fact that rote learning is also required as it is deeply rooted in our education system. However, with the conceptual clarity by the support of a PC or a computer, I think we can give the best possible learning method to our kids with overall holistic development.
This one initiative of Dell is giving a base to the #digitalindia campaign in our country. As a parent, I would recommend conceptual learning for a child with PC intervention. Let’s give our young generation a new method of learning with digital intercession and bring the change.
If and when I have children, I definitely will want them to learn this way – or I’d better homeschool them. I want them to grow into creative, self-thinking individuals and I strongly believe that our current education system will be a barrier for that. Many thanks for creating awareness through this post. <3
I, applaud this initiative by Dell as we are products of rote learning and we know how stressful it is and how it really isn’t very helpful. In the long run only conceptual learning works!
I totally agree with you that conceptual learning is very important rather than mugging up everything. Conceptual learning stays with you forever.
Conceptual learning is what stays with the child while rote learning is short term. It is always best that kids understand concepts and then use their imagination and creativity to develop them.
I am very much impressed with this idea! I gotta share it in my circle of moms to spread this. I don’t support rote learning either!
Hey,
your concept looks so interesting.
Till now i used to believe on root learning but after reading this article i really found conceptional learning will help kids in growing perfectly.
Thanks again.
Conceptual learning is the best as it lays down great foundation for the kids. It’s a great initiative by Dell. Really appreciate.
I totally agree with you. It is really important for kids to understand the concepts rather than rote learning. Rote Learning is not good for kids
This digital initiative by Dell is great to make kids follow conceptual learning rather than just mugging up lessons and all.
I so agree with this, in today’s date conceptual learning is the must, rote learning is not at all good for the kids.
One of the great initiative by Dell …I really loved the way kids are gaining knowledge in the fun way!!
Agree it’s very important to learn and understand rather than following rote learning pattern
Agree it’s very important to learn and understand rather than following rote learning pattern
Agree it’s very important to learn and understand rather than following rote learning pattern
This looks like a great initiative by Dell. Technology emphasis on learning is the new tomorrow
Its important to understand before memorizing for better registration and application.
Definitely a great step by Dell. Yes Indian Education needs to adopt conceptual learning. Only than the kid’s would be able to use their learning practically.
That is a great initiative by Dell. I agree that conceptual learning is always better than rote learning.
It’s good to see how parents and firms are coming up in support of learning with clear concepts over rote. Definitely a good initiative by Dell.
I totally agree with you that conceptual learning is now more important than rote learning kids need to understand the concept with latest technology.
Very true. We need to evolve beyond rote learning in our education system and I am happy to know that dell is creatively coming up with this.
I really loved the initiative by DELL and it’s really great that kids are going to learn in a fun way!!
Rote learning was proposed when we were young no matter what the class we were this was the only method students were made to resort to. Thank God kids these days have digital conceptual learning
This is an excellent initiative by Dell, I am totally not supporting rote learning it is super stressful. Conceptual learning is the star and it is only going to give long term benefit.
Rote learning must be discouraged.Kids must understand everything that they read and learn not just mug up.Good Initiative by Dell.
I was not aware of this different form of learning. I am very keen to know about the conceptualized learning for my daughter.
A responsible brand can bring a noticeable difference to hear existing education system. I really appreciate this initiative by Dell.
that’s a great initiative by the brand Dell. Conceptual learning sounds sounds really fun and effective. Thanks for letting us know about this.
So so agree with this! I used to hate mugging up in school and even though I was a good student, I remember the pressure to get words exactly right and used to wish exams were based more on concepts and their understanding instead of mugging those concepts up. So glad Dell has started this initiative.
I wasn’t aware about the difference between both these methods of learning. I am sure this post is going to help a lot of new moms.
I’ve read about this initiative from Dell and truly commend them for it. Rote learning was common for the longest time but we know how that conceptual learning is the right way to go.
These days schools have started doing the same, play based learning over rote. I am also against rattafication as it is not so useful
Rote learning is ingrained in our educational system and glad Dell is coming up with this initiative.
Absolutely right. Rote Learning serves no purpose. Glad to see a bright change brought by Dell. It is the need of the hour.
This is a great initiative by the brand Dell. Conceptual learning sounds like a good way to teach kids different things and lesson
Conceptual interactive learning is always better than rote learning. I try to encourage that in my pre-schooler.
Conceptual learning is really important to bring out the knowledge properly.. I too prefer that ..
Offcourse Conceptual learning is far better way to understand a concept and its sustainable too, where as rote learning will not clear any concept and child will forget everything soon.
So interesting concept