Chapter 5- A Better Harvest
- “As you sow, so shall you reap”
Seven thinking skills
1. Every teaching has a context
2. Understand your behaviour
3. Accepting imperfections
4. Social norms are not the be-all and end-all
5. How to seek support
6. Dominant does not mean superior
7. Tolerance is a virtue until it is not.
After writing my book "Navigating Relationships" in 2020 and attempting to
promote it through videos on content related to skills that could be included in
schools and colleges, I realized the difficulty of creating a curriculum for
Navigating Relationships. While some colleges do incorporate 'holistic
education' into their curriculum, I have come to know that it is often perceived
as boring. I understand that not all students may understand the relevance, but
just like with other subjects, there can be an effort to make the syllabus
engaging. I want the classes to be not only informative but also captivating.
The seven thinking skills should be taught in each class, with increasing levels
of complexity, mirroring how other subjects are typically taught.
Now, let me delve into the first aspect that I've suggested should be taught. It revolves
around the response to a fundamental question that each student should ask:
'Should I blindly follow teachings?' Wait! This needs thought. I will come back
again on this in another post!