Staring reality lessons this week.
#pragmatism

lessons for 10 yr olds

“Our taxes go to government and government gives most of that money to cronies”
“Who are cronies?”
“Good. We should start there!”
“Don’t argue with others. Arguments may lead to violence. We are living in a lawless land”
“But there is police”
“Police work for politicians who work for themselves and cronies. They don’t have time for us”
“But there are courts”
“Courts don’t work. Never think of going there”
*morning lessons on corruption*

“If you don’t brush properly I will have to take you to brightodent dental clinic. It is operated from an illegal structure built on B Khatha land”

“Let’s go to 7Colors hospital”

“That hospital is on encroached lake bed”
“..btw the water you are using is probably from an illegal borewell.. the shop where we bought that brush from is also in an illegal structure. That toothpaste manufacturer also might have bribed pollution control board employees.. we are corrupt too because we are consuming..”
“..the more we consume the more we feed the corrupt.. we can only be less corrupt by consuming less”
*Lessons continue* #pragmatism
"Kid, what you write in the social studies exam is to go to next grade. You write what's in the text books and what you are taught. They may be lies, still you write them. Only the mathematics text books contain truth.."
"Who is the most powerful person in India"
"Chief Justice of India"
"Is it not the PM?"
"No, PM and cabinet are like our housing society governing body. They are elected by common people like us and take care of roads, security, water supply, garbage etc."

#Pragmatism
"Javdekar is like Kamath aunty i.e. organizes cultural events, summer camp, maths olympiad classes etc. Piyush Goyal is like Menon uncle, collects maintenance fee, spends and maintains accounts, Rajnath is like Colnel Krishnan manages estate office staff, and security"
*now creating content for tomorrow’s lesson* - how govts abuse eminent domain to favor cronies. Case study - Hyd ORR project.

#TeachingTip best occasion to teach such lessons is during morning walks/jogs or while waiting for school bus.
Tomorrow’s program - Independence day run at Agara lake and lessons on how Nehru and Indira took away our freedoms, fundamental right and killed millions through their policies..
Nehru took away our freedom expression to start with. Every kid should know this. Let’s talk truths about our freedom at least on Independence Day
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