Learning guided by technology

smart learning: Students glancing through lessons on tablets.   | Photo Credit: Photo: K. K. Najeeb

Abhinav, student of class V is glued to the TV the moment he comes back from school. He is often pulled up by his mother for this habit. “Mom let me watch for a few minutes,” he pleads.

The mother concedes only to find him playing games on the PC after half an hour. Abhinav is not happy with just these. He loves to handle any gadget. A worried mom ponders over how to draw her child, who is a gadget freak, back to studies. “He refuses to sit for a traditional tutoring nor can he handle an online one without guidance, ”she broods.

Originally written for The Hindu, read more at https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-downtown/learning-guided-by-technology/article4322794.ece