In the last blog post we shared some parents’ perceptions about their children. I am sure many of these thoughts resonate with what we think about the children of today.
We now showcase some samples of children’s work and hear their voices in an attempt to understand what interests, engages, motivates, and excites them. With this we would like all adults to re-examine their assumptions of children and see how valid or relevant these are.
Here, we present a novel written by 11 year old Yash Pradhan. Rather than introducing him formally we urge you to carefully go through what he says about himself at the end of the book.
1. Yash how did the idea of this book come about?
I was playing in the lawns with my Dad on a full moon night. That is when we both started talking about moon, earth, universe and all.
I felt like writing something about it. So, I did a little research on the internet about the topic. Finally, I wrote this book.
2. Tell us more about your interests.
I am extremely interested in Tennis. I go for Tennis classes daily. And, apart from tennis, I think my guitar is something that I am really interested in.
3. When you grow up, would you like to take up writing as a profession?
Writing is more of a hobby for me. I like writing when I am free. I am clear that when I grow up I will become a Computer Engineer because I am very passionate about Computers.
This one to one conversation with Yash Pradhan popped so many questions in our minds. Are the Children of today really careless and confused? Do they really lack an eye for detail? Are they really lacking focus in their lives?
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