Author: Ridhi Aggarwal

Children’s lived experiences an integral part of maker-space

The people are the driving force of a maker space in a traditional rural community. Thus what we do and how we do both need to incorporate the cultural and contextual aspect of the community. This was the starting point of the recent set of activities that were driving our curriculum at Ramdwari Khojshala (makerspace)…. Read more »

Experiencing a powerful idea – LOGO

“The universe cannot be read until we learn the language in which it is written. It is written in mathematics, and the letters are triangles, circles and other geometrical figures, without which it is humanly impossible to understand a single word.” – Galileo Galilei The universe is a source of basic geometric shapes, we discover… Read more »

Reflection on “The Gears of My Childhood”

The title The Gears of My Childhood written by Seymour Papert raises many questions and sparks as I reflect on my own life experiences, both of my own childhood experiences and being an educator experiencing my student’s learning experiences. The word Gear metaphorically meant to me a slight push that put things in motion for… Read more »