Right now, me and a few students from my school are writing various articles for the NIE newspaper, more on that later. But, me and my friend were asked to write an article about the CREO and Robotics programme of our school.

We were a part of the CREO programme so, we could write about it. But, the Robotics programme was a new addition and it wasn't for 10th graders, so we had to attend one session and we did.

Well, the students that were a part of this programme were 8 - 12 years old. And yet, they were being taught about electricity, the same thing we are being taught about in 10th grade.

But, their teacher was not using any kind of text-book. We were taught about electricity through a few practicals (because it was a part of our practical examination, not because the teacher wanted to teach us using a different method) and mostly, from our text-book. And it's easier to teach 15 year olds about electricity, especially since we had introductory lessons in 8th and 9th grade.

But, teaching 3rd graders about resistances, voltage etc. is pretty difficult. They don't even know what those terms mean. But, the teacher was doing a good job, he was using examples that they could relate to, to explain these terms. He would frequently ask the kids if they had any questions, or ask them questions to make sure they were understanding.

He taught them about the 3 main components of electricity, current, voltage (potential difference) and resistance.

After this, he even explained Ohm's law of resistance ie

Current flowing through a circuit is directly proportional to the potential difference, if the resistance remains constant.

and

Current flowing through a circuit is inversely proportional to the resistance, if the potential difference remains constant.

 He just blurted the laws for the sake of it. He explained it in his own words later. The struggle was visible since the kids didn't even know what proportionality meant. But, he taught them using various examples etc. He even showed them an easy trick to remember the relationship between current, potential difference and resistance.

A pyramid, divided into three parts, where V is the potential difference in volts (V), I is the current in amperes (A) and R is the resistance in ohms (Ω) 

Relationship of R with V and I: V is above R in the pyramid, and I is beside it, therefore, R = V/I.

Relationship of I with V and R: V is above I in the pyramid and R is beside it, therefore I = V/R.

Relationship of V with R and I: I and R are below V in the pyramid, therefore V = I x R.

All of which are formulae that we were taught in 10th grade. How were we taught about this relationship?

The electric current flowing in a metallic conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference across its terminals, provided physical conditions of the conductor such as length, area of cross section, temperature and material remain constant.

And then,

"These formulae are extremely important, you should know them by-heart." and done.

So, why can't our teachers teach us like that one did? Is it because they don't have enough time? Because, I'd rather spend time learning science like this, than learning geography through text book. Or is it because a teacher like that is rarer than an Indian without a thick accent?