Sciensation Pedagogy Program

Problem Statement: How do redesign our curriculum/pedagogy/assessments so as to induce a philosophical understanding of the subject.

Requirements:

1. Insights/Universal Principles: Insights over information, universal principals derived out of the inventory of facts.
2. Connecting the dots: How does the student apply this knowledge in an other context?
3. Assumptions- more from less for more: Fewer laws which can produce more logical predictions which could in turn explain a lot of phenomenon.
4. Intuitive Presentation: An analogy/metaphor to implant the abstract formalism into the students' worldview.
5. Strategy: Improve the child's understand of strategy and decision making. 
6. Discovery Thinking: The context of the discovery can be presented so that the child learns the process of a discovery and can experience the eureka moments and the elegance of the concept.
7. Research Questions: The student can be exposed to research questions, explored by the academia.
8. Problem Solving: Analysis of the curriculum material can be followed by a synthesis project where the student solves a problem or creates something.
9. Academic Rigor: The student shall be asked to present and all his arguments shall be critically questioned for evidence/proofs. Questions shall reveal the conceptuals gaps  of the child's understanding.
10. Inquiry Based Learning: The curriculum can be transformed into questions through which the child discovers the concepts himself. Assessments can utilize higher order questions which test the understanding of the thought process rather than the content (open book assessments could be preferred).
11. Philosophy of X: The educators can be provided material which helps them in understanding the Philosophy of the discipline, which could promote an elegant, simple and appliable understanding of the discipline.
12. Worldview: The lesson plan must foreshadow how the class could evolve it's worldview.

Examples:

Insights/Universal Principles

1. "Second largest kindgom chooses aggressive warfare while the number one player chooses defensive warfare. The next few empires can choose flanking warfare while small groups are better off engaging in guerilla warfare"
   
   This is Jack Trout's retelling of Claussewitz's strategies as described in the book "On War". This idea can be applied in a variety of contexts. It explains how a player can attack other players, basis the amount of resources he has. Veerappan would be better confining himself inside Nallamalla forests whose terrain remains his strength and his adversary's adversary. Google better focus on defending its user base from invaders, they needn't attack any competitors head-on, which only gives them mileage.
   
2. "Constitution: A body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed."
   
   This could be presented through inquiry based learning/discovery thinking approach. Discussion starts off with questions around why we need to live in a society and why we need collective action. We then discuss need for permanent institutions and procedural convictions to establish authority and hence the constitution. The various aspects of the constitutions can be defined by brainstorming a constitution for governing hobby classes.
   
   A problem solving activity could be handed out at the end of the session, with students working on ammendments/ appendices or may be a constitution of their own.
   
3. "To introduce the concept of electron delocalization from the perspective of molecular orbitals, to understand the relationship between electron delocalization and resonance, and to learn the principles of electron movement used in writing resonance structures in Lewis notation, known as the curved arrow formalism"
   
   Middle monkey game could be used to introduce students to the idea of delocalization. An analogy could be constructed- ball: electron, boys: atoms and middle monkey: electrophile. The students could then appreciate why electron charge delocalization is essentially, keeping in mind the subatomic electro-magnetic interactions which govern the electron dynamics.

The Philosopher's Enigma

This world is beautiful,

This world is strange,

This world is endless,
This world is a myth

Give up the emotions,

and the myth breaks down,

Give up the material,
and the mystery reveals itself

The emotions trap you,

inside a material vortex,

which clouds your experience,

and makes you run,

makes you run relentlessly,

in search of the berries,

leaving behind the bodhi,

and the ultimate quest

you are confused, you run,

you chase the royal coins, 

infatuated by the patina,

ignoring your desiny

but that's until you find her,

her enthusiasm shows the way,

her excitement propels you all through,
and then you're apparently enlightened

after experiecing the stroke of insight,

you introspect and you ask yourself
you kept chasing what you wanted,

and then you find what you needed

you've finally experienced it,

the stroke of insight,

and you don't believe it,

you are terrified, you're puzzled

you don't know how to react,

you're happy, you're astonished,

you're full of emotions, you don't know why

and so you ask - who is she?

Is she destiny?

Is she happiness?
Is she ecstacy?

Who is she?

Whoever she is?

you've got to find her,

for, she can get you out,

of these cobwebs

The successful men may have

a women behind them or they may not, 

but they have had this experience

but they can't help you!

How do you find her?

No one knows!

No one wants to know!

You'd have to find her!

And you don't want to,

give up this time,

you will search,

you won't give up

she is no emotion, she is 

the inspiration, the motivation,

you really wanna find her,

but who is she?

She's beyond words,,

She's beyond experience,
She's the Poet's Ecstacy!

She's the Philosopher's Enigma!

The Amazing Mirror

The world's best mirror,
shines a new reflection,
of the world's best person,
as a completely new character

The motivational mirror,
reflects the colors in me,
evolves my persona,
and pumps energy!

The mentor mirror,
listens patiently,
reflects the inner voice,
and nurtures curiosity!

The emotive mirror,
shows my world,
the world in me,
and imbibes empathy!

The reflective mirror,
questions every moment,
exhausts knowledge,
and nurtures humility!

The reciprocative mirror,
embarrases me, embraces me,
fill me with hope,
and inspires positivity,

The smiling mirror,
runs me out of words,
fills me with emotions,
and drives me into ecstacy!

The amazing mirror,
Well, thank you mirror,
thank you for your existence,
for, you evolve my existence,

I'd like to thank you,
every grain of you,
but how? how do I?
May be I already have!

You're the philosophical mirror,
You're the most powerful force,
you're the world's best mirror,
you're the most amazing mirror! 

The Lone Warrior

I am a Lone Warrior, I keep marching,
with a goal in mind, I keep marching,
in search of my destiny, I keep marching,
towards a better tomorrow, I keep marching

I may be alone today, I had an army yesterday,
I may be alone today, I will have an army tomorrow,
For now, I am on a mission, I am my army,
with head held high, I keep marching, I am a Lone Warrior

I experience highs, I experience lows, I experience them all,

I have won games, I have lost games, I have played them all,
winning from the jaws of victory,taught me character,
obiliviously, I keep marching, I am a Lone Warrior,

The ever evolving character helps me navigate through times,
through the day, I am a Leader, advancing swiftly,
through the night, I am a Protector, I staying behind,
leading the pack, I keep marching, I am a Lone Warrior,

Now that I am alone, I move faster, exploring,
I see more, inspecting the terrain, visualizing the tactics,
I eat anything I find, calculating, anticipating the future,
with new lessons, I keep marching, I am a lone warrior,

These lonely days are not many, I need to learn fast,
every single creature has so many stories to tell me,
the worth of every single resource has to be understood,
learning through, I keep marching, I am a Lone Warrior

Refusing to give up, digging through my mistakes, I learn,
to seek a new beginning, to conquer newer frontiers,
positioning myself strategically, for a better tomorrow,
Perseverantly, I keep marching, I am a Lone Warrior

My horse asks, are you alone, My breath asks me,
My energies ask me, My wisdom ask me, are you alone?
I realize the strongest of all armies, I realize me,
with new found energy, I keep marching, I am a Lone Warrior

Wherever I go, the skies give me a thundrous welcome,
I hear newer and newer songs which keep me going,
the adrenaline rush takes me to newer highs,
I keep marching though, I am a Lone Warrior

My horse is the lookout for newer pastures,
I am on the lookout for newer waters,
just so that my people find newer fortunes,
with hope, I keep marching, I am a Lone Warrior

My people join me, my character joins them,
my new found wisdom guides me, guides them,
we wake to the opportunities we never saw,
triumphantly, I keep marching, I am a Lone Warrior,

My people are now etched in pages of history,
as heroes, generations will now remember us forever, 

we'd go down some day, but our legacy is here to stay,
well, I keep marching, I am a Lone Warrior

I have a tale to tell the generations, it is my story,
I have always found newer territories alone,
I have always conquered them with my army,
and so, I keep marching, I am a Lone Warrior

As a king, as a fighter, I disown the praise,
leaving the songs to my men, I move forward,
towards what keeps me going, newer opportunities,
I explore, I keep marching, I am a Lone Warrior

Waking up to the inspiration, I release the brake,

I get back moving, to join the waiting army,

I keep advancing, to discover Hyderabad,

I am a Lone Warrior, I'm an entrepreneur!