FAQs

'… mental growth … way of forming concepts depend to a high degree upon language.' - Einstein
What's in the name, The Family College (TFC)?
TFC prepares parents for an unspoken truth – be what you want your child to be!
Children ‘just learn' 'family's ways'; so, TFC aids parent's career growth in AI era.
Why The Family College?
First, NO ONE can be left behind in mathematics! Mathematics now powers AI, and businesses.
Next, rote learning is worthless in AI era; reading and writing 'like AI' is a must.
What is offered by The Family College?
Build concepts & confidence in EVERY parent to be the BEST academic tutor.
Catalyse interested community for learning; custom evaluation of learning gains.
How is The Family College meant for?
It enrols and educates Parents, Grandparents, or any other guardian of children.
IX and X students may enrol themselves in families with no younger siblings.
How does The Family College operate?
Website: www.thefamilycollege.org is the 'family college'. Every day, writing task and 3-5 mathematics questions from across the 'Grade curricula' (taking Grades II, IV, VI, and VIII as anchors) are offered there. Writing is based on 10-30 page read of listed books. Family upload (anonymous to others) writing and mathematics 'classwork', and the entire community sees the magic (along with 'a model response'). Extra paid evaluations are also offered. All classwork submissions are handwritten.
Kindergarten curricula

Mode:
Live Online sessions and Recorded Sessions, TFC Conversations*

Coverage:
Quality education, language learning, mathematics, art, music, play

Sessions:
10-12 1-hour sessions over 6-9 months; Reading a book on 'parenting'

Resources:
A set of 12 books (150-200 page each) on Multi-dimensional Math

Grade I-II curricula

Phase I – Foundational Mathematics & Reading home

Mode:
Live Online sessions, Mathematics Videos & assessments, TFC Conversations*

Coverage:
Quality education (and role of art, music, dance etc.), mathematics, reading

Sessions:
10-12 1 hour sessions over 6-9 months; Reading a book on 'parenting’

Grade III-V curricula

Phase I – Mathematics & 'creative writing'; Reading home

Mode:
Live Online sessions and Recorded Sessions

Coverage:
Quality education, mathematics, reading, writing, art, music, dance, sport

Sessions:
15-20 1 hour sessions over 6-9 months; Reading a book on 'parenting’

Grade VI-VIII curricula

Phase I – Mathematics & critical writing; creative writing too

Mode:
Live Online sessions and Recorded Sessions

Coverage:
Quality education, language learning, mathematics, art, music, play

Sessions:
15-20 1 hour sessions over 6-9 months; Reading a book on 'parenting’

Firming up the Foundations of Learning

'3 Rs' – Reading, Writing, aRithmetic – are the foundations of formal learning.
The '3 Rs' are still the foundation – the essential capability to learn all knowledge.
THOUGH in this 'AI era' knowledge of 'Arithmetic' is of little value in learning, and it is best learnt as '(human) Mathematics' (to mathematise real-world situations.)

Why Reading is one foundation?

Low reading fluency exhausts the critical working memory in just reading the text, reducing 'brain power' for higher-order thinking.

Why Writing is another foundation?

Writing best manifests command over language and substance, as well as the clarity of narrative.

Why Mathematics is foundational?

It's the ONLY language of science & technology, including artificial intelligence!

The litmus test of well-founded '3 Rs'

Increasing learnability – ability to self-learn anything new with confidence.
Interestingly, the simplest definition of logic is attributed the famous mathematician, Leonhard Euler, who stated that the logicalness in any statement is the level of confidence in what is being said.
Indeed, increasing learnability is about broadening and deepening the foundation of critical thinking, that is logic.

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