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The 10 Laws of Learning by acclaimed educationalist Steven Rudolph is just the book you need. In ten steps, Rudolph teaches you how to help your child excel in life. Not only that, now you can train your children out of problem behaviours-watching too much TV, not doing homework on time, disobeying parents in public, using foul language, not eating properly and much more. Peppered with relevant examples and keen insight, it is the perfect guide to create a superior learning environment for our child. Now parents, teachers, principals as well as children themselves don't need to look far. Just follow the magic mantra, The 10 Laws of Learning and experience the difference.

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Publié par	Random House Publishers India Pvt. Ltd.
Date de parution	22 février 2012
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9788184002652
Langue	English

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THE 10 LAWS OF LEARNING
STEVEN RUDOLPH
RANDOM HOUSE INDIA
Published by Random House India in 2011
Copyright Steven Rudolph 2009
Random House Publishers India Private Limited Windsor IT Park, 7th Floor, Tower-B, A-1, Sector-125, Noida-201301, U.P.
Random House Group Limited 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road London SW1V 2SA United Kingdom
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EPUB ISBN 9788184002652
For the children of India
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Law No. 1
Teach your children to care for themselves
Law No. 2
Teach your children to believe in themselves
Law No. 3
Teach your child to explore
Law No. 4
Teach your children to make goals
Law No. 5
Teach your children to plan
Law No. 6
Teach your children the rules of the game
Law No. 7
Teach your children to practise
Law No. 8
Teach your children to play
Law No. 9
Teach your children the tricks of the trade
Law No. 10
Teach your children to perform like champions
Troubleshooting
Acknowledgements
Foreword
The 10 Laws of Learning makes itself indispensable to anyone who is connected to the process of educating children-teachers, principals, parents or even children themselves. In fact, as a one-time housemaster, frequent teacher and principal, and a lifelong learner, I find that this book does a remarkable job of explaining the factors that contribute to a child s success through useful examples, practical suggestions and an engaging style.
Steve and I have spoken about this notion of success many times. For both of us, success is less about the goal-earning a high salary, being the CEO of a large company, running a marathon-but more about the journey. And it is our education that prepares us for this journey.
What is then the goal of education? To my mind, the goals of education are five-fold: First and foremost, education is about realizing our innate potential as human beings. Steve s second law, teach your children to believe in themselves , is about discovering and nurturing this potential. We must prepare our children to know themselves, their strengths and their weaknesses, their likes and dislikes, so they are able to make the most of their lives.
Secondly, our education should teach us about the myriad wonders of the world. There is so much in our lives to do, to see, to feel, to hear, to experience and we need to know how to tap into this. We need to teach our children how to celebrate being alive, to appreciate and enjoy each moment and to live life to its fullest. Unfortunately, our schools do not do a very good job of further developing a child s natural curiosity and the sense of wonderment about life and the world around them. And this is where this book comes in handy.
The third purpose of education is again something that Steve touches upon several times through this book: to empower our children to make better choices. I strongly believe that what separates those who have received a good education from those who did not is their ability to take better decisions. When we give children the opportunity to make active choices in their lives, to show them the consequences of both good and bad decisions, it has an incredible impact on their sense of self and ultimately their success.
The fourth goal of education is to teach us to live in coherence with nature. What do I mean by this? Most of our problems today from global warming to the melting of the polar ice caps are a result of leading lives that are in competition with nature. So it is up to us to encourage our children to develop a harmonious and aesthetic relationship with the world around us.
Finally, the fifth purpose of education is to teach us how to be good human beings. According to his holiness the Dalai Lama, a good education system is as much about gaining knowledge as about developing basic human qualities . I strongly believe that one cannot be a good scientist, a good CEO, a good journalist, or indeed a good politician unless one is first a good human being.
I feel these goals can be achieved as much within the walls of a school as outside. Our children today are as much (if not more!) affected by what they see on their way home after school, on TV, what they hear in conversation at the grocery store, or what computer games they play besides what is taught to them at home or at school. And that is a powerful realization. Many of us still believe that education ends when the school is dismissed. This is far from true! In fact, as a result, we are an overschooled but an under-educated society.
Steve s book is premised on this very idea-that we are all stakeholders in the process of educating our children and that we can play an active role in helping them become the champions that Steve and I both believe they are!
A RUN K APUR D IRECTOR V ASANT V ALLEY S CHOOL
Introduction
All parents want the best for their children. They want to see them healthy, happy, and well mannered. And, most of all, they want to see them turn out as achievers. But, parents often feel frustrated in the process of raising children, from infancy to adulthood, constantly searching for the elusive strategy to deal effectively with each problematic situation. They are often left guessing about what to do when their son is unmotivated to study, or when their two children fight incessantly.
Parents tend to draw on past experience-their own upbringing-but at the same time, feel overwhelmed by the complexities of the changed times, a world radically different from what they grew up in. What would my father have done if I kept on chatting online with friends when I should have been studying? In short, they feel unsure and uncertain whether their parents methods would still be applicable in an age of satellite TV, computer games, and junk food. Confused, parents turn to books and the Internet to find advice from leading psychologists and experts. However, they often find the solutions to be fragmented, vague, complicated, impersonal or incomplete. When a mother is at the market with her child, who is yelling and crying because he wants a toy he saw in a store window, she doesn t have the time to consult tons of abstract information in order to deal with him.
What parents today need, instead, is a simple set of rules to guide them at every step, so that whatever challenge they may face, they know exactly what to do. These rules have to be easy to remember as well as intuitive. They also need to be all encompassing, so that they can provide the requisite solution for an over-energetic seven year old, as well as a confused fifteen year old, which is broadly the age group I m addressing in this book.
After more than two decades in the field of education, working with thousands of children, parents and teachers, and after reading hundreds of books and articles (from the ancient Vedas to the latest studies in neuroscience), I have developed a set of principles which I call the 10 Laws of Learning. This is what I offer to you in this book. I have derived these Laws from proven, universal principles that have stood the test of time, and have created a simple framework that is both easy to understand and implement. Once you experience the Laws, you will immediately see the beauty of their simplicity, and will easily learn how to use each one of them every time you stumble in the course of raising your children.
THE 10 LAWS OF LEARNING

As you look through the 10 Laws of Learning , you will notice that there is a natural progression that they seem to follow-an order that makes them appear to be logically sequential-(i.e., first you must Take care of yourself , then you must Believe in yourself , then you must Explore your world , then Make goals , and so on). However, the laws also have a non-linear relationship (e.g., you need to Take care of yourself while you Play ; you need to Believe in yourself while you Explore , etc.). The chart above shows the connections between all the 10 Laws.
Coaching
All of us owe a measure of our success to our coaches and mentors. In fact, those who did not become top investors, Olympic winners, or musical sensations will certainly attribute at least some amount of their failure to not having a good coach, the right coach, or any coach at all. As you read through this book, keep in mind that, as a parent, you are the first coach that your child will encounter. And, as a good coach you should:
Know your players well to bring out the best in them
Demonstrate commitment and patience
Be a great motivator
Be fair
Know how to be both, soft and tough, depending upon the situation
Take at least partial responsibility for both, success and failure
Teach by example (Follow the 10 Laws of Learning yourself!)
This last point just might be the most crucial of them all. You have to be a role model for your children, as they will ultimately do as you do , not just as you say. As you go through the book, you might find yourself saying, Hey, wait a minute, I have to teach this to my children, yet, I don t do this myself. Keep in mind that if you don t exercise, don t think your kids will magically do so. If you eat junk food, guess what? Your children will be inclined to eat the same food despite your protests.
How to read this book
You can read this book, chapter by chapter, in the usual way. However, in case you need an instant solution and are hard pressed for time, you can also simply refer to the specific section that is relevant to you. In orde