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Do-It-Yourself activities(DIY) help us discover our talents and develop our problem-solving skills.
Some of our textbooks have interesting activities encouraging us to do by ourselves. Some need material and technology. This is where schools can pitch in. These types of activities really help us in our academics because we learn a concept through this. Our textbook has a lot of open-ended questions for which we have to think and do. Carrying out all those experiments or activities needs time and space. If the syllabus is reduced there will be chance for innovation.
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They help us to know our talents without anyone’s help. They help us to learn concepts and problems by ourselves. Do-It-Yourself activities should be integrated into school curriculum.
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Learning by doing is different from listening and observing. By doing ‘do-it-yourself’ activities, we can remember what we are applying. Every school should have an activity lab with facilities and equipments required to come up with our own innovations.
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Academics and marks are essential for a person’s success in life, but being a ‘bookworm’ is not. Students learn better when they apply what they learn in simple activities. My school has a I.L.A (Individual Level Activity) which is of great help to the students to learn by understanding the concepts clearly.
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In Do-It-Yourself activities, students put their own efforts that are guided by the elders into the concept that they learn. They devote time and concentration and also think harder to solve the problems that they face. Such activities, if implemented in schools, can turn fruitful for students. An entire period can be devoted to these DIY activities.
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Creative engagement is the best way to understand concepts and solve problems. DIY activities bring out the hidden talents and the best in students. These activities should become part of the syllabus and marks,should be given to the best done models. This will encourage students to come up with fresh ideas every day.
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Yes, DIY activities help me learn the concepts better as they involve trial-and-error methodology.
