Comments on: Teaching the Kids… http://www.alexisleon.com/ros/2007/05/06/teaching-the-kids.html Alexis Leon's weblog Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:49:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: starry nights http://www.alexisleon.com/ros/2007/05/06/teaching-the-kids.html#comment-1800 starry nights Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:07:42 +0000 http://www.alexisleon.com/ros/2007/05/06/teaching-the-kids.html#comment-1800 Love that story.your nephew has an imagination.someday he is going to write stories.it is hard for kids nowadays.I DO THINK THEY ARE OVERWHELMED WITH SO MUCH STUDY AND SO YOUNG. How are you doing Alexis. Love that story.your nephew has an imagination.someday he is going to write stories.it is hard for kids nowadays.I DO THINK THEY ARE OVERWHELMED WITH SO MUCH STUDY AND SO YOUNG. How are you doing Alexis.

]]> By: anju http://www.alexisleon.com/ros/2007/05/06/teaching-the-kids.html#comment-1798 anju Sat, 16 Jun 2007 10:49:59 +0000 http://www.alexisleon.com/ros/2007/05/06/teaching-the-kids.html#comment-1798 You are tagged with the <a href="http://poomanam.blogspot.com/2007/06/pehla-nasha.html" rel="nofollow">The First Kiss Tag</a>! :) You are tagged with the The First Kiss Tag! :)

]]> By: Bad Dog http://www.alexisleon.com/ros/2007/05/06/teaching-the-kids.html#comment-1796 Bad Dog Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:30:21 +0000 http://www.alexisleon.com/ros/2007/05/06/teaching-the-kids.html#comment-1796 My mother has experience of teaching LKG and UKG students for the last 20 years. She even takes tutions for them, not day care, tutions. Parents wont have it any other way. Go figure My mother has experience of teaching LKG and UKG students for the last 20 years. She even takes tutions for them, not day care, tutions.
Parents wont have it any other way. Go figure

]]> By: anu http://www.alexisleon.com/ros/2007/05/06/teaching-the-kids.html#comment-1794 anu Fri, 01 Jun 2007 09:06:09 +0000 http://www.alexisleon.com/ros/2007/05/06/teaching-the-kids.html#comment-1794 very true.. i had a tough time with my kids when they were tiny. now i have no say. its tutions and coaching classes.. what a relief..!! very true.. i had a tough time with my kids when they were tiny. now i have no say. its tutions and coaching classes.. what a relief..!!

]]> By: Alexis Leon http://www.alexisleon.com/ros/2007/05/06/teaching-the-kids.html#comment-1793 Alexis Leon Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:46:24 +0000 http://www.alexisleon.com/ros/2007/05/06/teaching-the-kids.html#comment-1793 <b>veenaa</b>: The ganaganamana version was really hilarious :-) Yes you are absolutely right. Today's kids miss the magic and innocence of childhood as they are bombarded by too much information from TV, games and a lot of other sources. They will never feel the sheer joy of playing in the paddy fields, singing in the rain, catching fish in the canals, etc. As you said they are given remote controlled car and other electronic gadgets that take away all the links with nature. Sad... <b>venus </b>: Yes, I completely agree with you. And the irony is that when they reach the VIII, IX and X standards, there work load is considerably less. I know since I have helped by sister’s son for his class X exams. There are only 5 subjects and very little to study. Explaining life, death and even life after death to my nephew was easy. He got the ideas and concepts very quickly and is very stoic about those things. He is more terrified about vampires, demons and so on. <b>Suji</b>: Thanks Suji. I will pass on the compliments. <b>flaashgordon</b>: Thanks flash…“Why didn’t Jesus have Spinach?” That is great. Surely Popeye must have been a great inspiration :-) <b>Chacko</b>: We managed to reach an agreement that works well :-) <b>Kesi</b>: I think it is somewhere in the Aleppy district, but I could be dead wrong. But that was a nice picture. <b>Bindu</b>: Congratulations!!! Glad to know that everything went well. Hope you and Naomi are well and healthy. Naomi--nice name with a equally nice meaning--Delightful. I wish that Naomi make your family more delightful and pleasant. Your son’s LKG teacher is one of the few exceptions. If there were more teachers like her, then the kids would love studying rather than consider it a necessary evil. veenaa: The ganaganamana version was really hilarious :-) Yes you are absolutely right. Today’s kids miss the magic and innocence of childhood as they are bombarded by too much information from TV, games and a lot of other sources. They will never feel the sheer joy of playing in the paddy fields, singing in the rain, catching fish in the canals, etc. As you said they are given remote controlled car and other electronic gadgets that take away all the links with nature. Sad…

venus : Yes, I completely agree with you. And the irony is that when they reach the VIII, IX and X standards, there work load is considerably less. I know since I have helped by sister’s son for his class X exams. There are only 5 subjects and very little to study. Explaining life, death and even life after death to my nephew was easy. He got the ideas and concepts very quickly and is very stoic about those things. He is more terrified about vampires, demons and so on.

Suji: Thanks Suji. I will pass on the compliments.

flaashgordon: Thanks flash…“Why didn’t Jesus have Spinach?” That is great. Surely Popeye must have been a great inspiration :-)

Chacko: We managed to reach an agreement that works well :-)

Kesi: I think it is somewhere in the Aleppy district, but I could be dead wrong. But that was a nice picture.

Bindu: Congratulations!!! Glad to know that everything went well. Hope you and Naomi are well and healthy. Naomi–nice name with a equally nice meaning–Delightful. I wish that Naomi make your family more delightful and pleasant.

Your son’s LKG teacher is one of the few exceptions. If there were more teachers like her, then the kids would love studying rather than consider it a necessary evil.

]]> By: bindu http://www.alexisleon.com/ros/2007/05/06/teaching-the-kids.html#comment-1792 bindu Thu, 31 May 2007 14:57:10 +0000 http://www.alexisleon.com/ros/2007/05/06/teaching-the-kids.html#comment-1792 from the mouths of kids..... i had an almost opposite experience with my son's LKG teacher. for coloring he was given a picture of five flowers and was asked to color the first one yellow and the last one red. he colored the left one red and the extreme right one yellow and the teacher had given him excellent. when i asked her, the teacher said it is only fair since she hadn't told him first and last from which end!! no wonder all the kids just adore her. hope he gets someone similar in ukg too. and by the way, your wish for me came true verbatim - safe and fast delivery, very short hospital stay - got admitted at 3 in the evening and Naomi was born at 9.07 pm- and a long holiday with lots of karimeen and little bit of thaaravu. back today to the hustle and bustle of city and feeling very depressed. from the mouths of kids…..
i had an almost opposite experience with my son’s LKG teacher. for coloring he was given a picture of five flowers and was asked to color the first one yellow and the last one red. he colored the left one red and the extreme right one yellow and the teacher had given him excellent. when i asked her, the teacher said it is only fair since she hadn’t told him first and last from which end!! no wonder all the kids just adore her. hope he gets someone similar in ukg too.
and by the way, your wish for me came true verbatim - safe and fast delivery, very short hospital stay - got admitted at 3 in the evening and Naomi was born at 9.07 pm- and a long holiday with lots of karimeen and little bit of thaaravu. back today to the hustle and bustle of city and feeling very depressed.

]]> By: Kesi http://www.alexisleon.com/ros/2007/05/06/teaching-the-kids.html#comment-1791 Kesi Wed, 30 May 2007 13:51:22 +0000 http://www.alexisleon.com/ros/2007/05/06/teaching-the-kids.html#comment-1791 Alexis, I don't remember now where exactly I took the photo but it was in Kottayam somewhere...all I can still remember is what the old man was telling the little girl(in malayalam)because I was standing near enough to hear them. Kesi Alexis,
I don’t remember now where exactly I took the photo but it was in Kottayam somewhere…all I can still remember is what the old man was telling the little girl(in malayalam)because I was standing near enough to hear them.
Kesi

]]> By: veenaa http://www.alexisleon.com/ros/2007/05/06/teaching-the-kids.html#comment-1790 veenaa Mon, 28 May 2007 10:45:25 +0000 http://www.alexisleon.com/ros/2007/05/06/teaching-the-kids.html#comment-1790 hi...i enjoyed ur lil nephew's story tht i called up my friend and actually read it out to her. I also read MC's story abt the maths recitals !!! So many joyful incidents with kids come to my mind and its difficult to put all joyful experiences here. I'll jus write one such experience..... My friend's son recites our national anthem this way..... Jana Gana Mana ......... Dravida ucchhala Nanga (instead of Ganga) lol!!!!!! and says it with all innocence !!!!!! We not only burden the lil ones with lotta studies but give them less time to play. I remember myself playing in the mud, falling, getting hurt ....bleeding but still running to play....well u guessed it right i hve lotta glorifed awards (scars) on me which i'm happy abt. But these days kids are given remote control toys and are far off frm Mother Earth. veenaa hi…i enjoyed ur lil nephew’s story tht i called up my friend and actually read it out to her. I also read MC’s story abt the maths recitals !!! So many joyful incidents with kids come to my mind and its difficult to put all joyful experiences here. I’ll jus write one such experience…..

My friend’s son recites our national anthem this way…..
Jana Gana Mana ………
Dravida ucchhala Nanga (instead of Ganga)
lol!!!!!! and says it with all innocence !!!!!!

We not only burden the lil ones with lotta studies but give them less time to play. I remember myself playing in the mud, falling, getting hurt ….bleeding but still running to play….well u guessed it right i hve lotta glorifed awards (scars) on me which i’m happy abt. But these days kids are given remote control toys and are far off frm Mother Earth.

veenaa

]]> By: Chacko http://www.alexisleon.com/ros/2007/05/06/teaching-the-kids.html#comment-1789 Chacko Tue, 15 May 2007 07:03:05 +0000 http://www.alexisleon.com/ros/2007/05/06/teaching-the-kids.html#comment-1789 LOL .. thats a wonderful story u r nephew told :D.. from now onwards u cant scold him :)).. u r his colleague na... maybe u can say an excuse that u got promoted :P. And regarding the holiday cursive writing , i still remember that i was told to study Hindi alphabets during the holidays..i think it was in 5th or 6th std. i didn't do anything.i enjoyed my vacation at my mothers house...and when the school reopened only few were there who couldn't write Hindi alphabets..and our Hindi teachers didn't give much time to study the alphabets... and from that day onwards i hate Hindi :D LOL .. thats a wonderful story u r nephew told :D..

from now onwards u cant scold him :)).. u r his colleague na… maybe u can say an excuse that u got promoted :P.

And regarding the holiday cursive writing , i still remember that i was told to study Hindi alphabets during the holidays..i think it was in 5th or 6th std. i didn’t do anything.i enjoyed my vacation at my mothers house…and when the school reopened only few were there who couldn’t write Hindi alphabets..and our Hindi teachers didn’t give much time to study the alphabets… and from that day onwards i hate Hindi :D

]]> By: flaashgordon http://www.alexisleon.com/ros/2007/05/06/teaching-the-kids.html#comment-1788 flaashgordon Tue, 15 May 2007 02:15:56 +0000 http://www.alexisleon.com/ros/2007/05/06/teaching-the-kids.html#comment-1788 Hi Alex Really the imagination is so vivid.....he is going to be a famous script writer/ best seller writer in the future..Reminds me of my niece who asked during Good Friday mass on being narrated the story of jesus beaten and nailed on the cross..."Why didnt Jesus have spinach??? Hi Alex
Really the imagination is so vivid…..he is going to be a famous script writer/ best seller writer in the future..Reminds me of my niece who asked during Good Friday mass on being narrated the story of jesus beaten and nailed on the cross…”Why didnt Jesus have spinach???

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