The last frontiers of Why and What

Nandini Nayar
How must parents deal with the incessant questions that a child asks? Should the child be encouraged to ask more questions or should the parent take the easy way out and stop the child from questioning?

The playful process of practice

Gopal Midha
What is practice? What is the magic change that it can bring about? How can it be rescued from turning into a dull and meaningless chore? What do students think about it? Our cover story tries to answer some of these questions and suggests ways in which practice tasks can be restructured.