Question

Read the first activity, read the do the activities that follow:

A1. Complete
i) The Globalization and digitalization have a great influence on ..............................
ii) Inevitably, schools and parents need to join hands together for............................
iii) Only academic excellence is useless if.............................................................. iv) If we continue with conventional education system and value the same................

Just as any major economic or social change has an implication on every aspect of life, globalization and the digital revolution have not only changed the way we work and play but must also change the way we educate and parent our kids. This generation of children needs to be geared to do more right-brained tasks that involve creativity, problem solving strategies, communication and emotional engagement. This, in turn, demands a major shift in the way the Indian education system works and what parents deem important for the child to learn. If our schools continue to focus on mathematical, analytical and mechanical abilities that are rapidly being replaced by Google, machines and technology and as parents we continue to value and perpetuate that focus, we Indians may end up as the back office of the Western world. The criterion for success has changed. We have moved from a Knowledge Age to the Creative Age. Simply ‘knowing things’ does not serve any purpose. We have Google for that now. Getting 100 percent in a written paper is of no use if the child is unable to apply knowledge in daily life. Schools and parents have to work together to ensure that the child turns into a learner for life. Our focus should be to prepare our children and youth for adult life success. Success tomorrow will depend on how our children ultimately make use of the knowledge and information that they receive today. ‘How’ we educate our children may prove to be more important than ‘What’ we are educating them for. We need to teach them to tap their innate greatness. We need to hone the right-brained creative skills in our kids. We need to shift the focus from IQ to EQ.

A2. Give reasons
We need to shift from ‘Knowledge’ based to ‘Creativity’ based education because
i. ___________________
ii. ___________________

A3. True or False
i) The author approves of the present education system in India. ii) The author prefers the development of EQ to that of IQ. iii) Application of knowledge is more advantageous than mere knowledge.
iv) The purpose of education is more important than its process.

A4. Vocabulary - Read the following sentences from the second paragraph.
i) This generation of children...
ii) This, in turn, demands...
The underlined words refer to i. ________________________________________________ ii.________________________________________________

A5. Personal Response
‘Success tomorrow depends on the knowledge and information we receive today’. State your responses in a paragraph to justify the statement.

A6. Do as directed.
i) Education is useless, if the child is unable to apply knowledge in daily life. (Rewrite the sentence using ‘Unless’.)
ii) This demands a major shift in the way the Indian education system works and what
parents deem important for the child to learn. (Use ‘not only...... but also’ and rewrite)

Answer 1

answer of A6 is
1) education is useless unless the child is able to apply Knowledge in daily life.
2)this demands a major shift in the way not only indian education system works but also what parents deem important for the child to learn.
hope it helps you.

Answer 2

Answer:

i) Globalization and digitalization have a great influence on the way we work and play as well as the way we educate and parent our kids.

ii) Inevitably, schools and parents need to join hands together to ensure that the child turns into a learner for life

iii) Only academic excellence is useless if the child is unable to apply knowledge in daily life.

iv) If we continue with the conventional education system and value the same we Indians may end up as the back office of the Western world.

• We need to shift from ‘Knowledge-based to ‘Creativity’ based education because:-

1. We Indians may end up as the back office of the Western world.
2. We have Google for that now for learning any new knowledge.

• TRUE/FALSE

1. The author does not approve of the present education system in India.
2. The author prefers the development of EQ to that of IQ.
3. Application of knowledge is more advantageous than mere knowledge.
4. The process of education is more important than its purpose.

• VOCABULARY

1. This generation of children: The phrase means the children belonging to a specific generation.
2. This, in turn, demands: This phrase means that a specific event demands a new different scenario.

• ‘Success tomorrow depends on the knowledge and information we receive today'

Success is gained with the help of hard work and a bit of luck. Working hard is not enough if we do not know of know the work we are investing our energy upon. The knowledge and information we gain help us to be someone in the future. That is why education is so important. It provides us the knowledge and information about various things in life. The applicability of such knowledge helps us to gain success and have a smooth life in the future. It is safe to conclude that ‘Success tomorrow depends on the knowledge and information we receive today'.

• GRAMMAR

1. Unless the child can apply knowledge in daily life, education is useless.
2. Not only does this demand a major shift in the way the Indian Education system works but also what parents deem important for the child to learn.