Series: Mother-Son Dialogues: Constructing & Evaluating Knowledge

Rafa is a fifteen-year-old boy. Rafa and his mother, Samira, usually behave like a regular mother-son duo. What’s peculiar about them, however, is the kind of conversations they often have. Rafa’s mother loves asking him questions that make him think… Do they inspire you to do the same? Read on to find out. This is going to be a 10 part series.

Lunch on 21st December, 2509

By Rashmi Jejurikar, Aditi Ahuja, Tara Mohanan and KP Mohanan

This is the first in a series of dialogues between 15 year old Rafa and his mother Samira. Samira loves asking Rafa tough questions which get him to think.

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Lunch on 21st December, 2509

By Rashmi Jejurikar, Aditi Ahuja, Tara Mohanan and KP Mohanan

This is the first in a series of dialogues between 15 year old Rafa and his mother Samira. Samira loves asking Rafa tough questions which get him to think.

inquiry dialogue historical inquiry

Intellectual Independence

By Tara Mohanan and KP Mohanan

This is the second of a series of dialogues between Rafa and his mother Samira. Samira loves troubling Rafa by asking him difficult questions. This dialogue focuses on authority vs intellectual independence.

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Intellectual Independence

By Tara Mohanan and KP Mohanan

This is the second of a series of dialogues between Rafa and his mother Samira. Samira loves troubling Rafa by asking him difficult questions. This dialogue focuses on authority vs intellectual independence.

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Appearance and Reality 1

By Tara Mohanan and KP Mohanan

This is the third dialogue in a series on Constructing and Evaluation Knowledge. In this dialogue, Rafa and his mother Samira discuss the relationship between what we observe and what actually exists.

Appearance and Reality 1

By Tara Mohanan and KP Mohanan

This is the third dialogue in a series on Constructing and Evaluation Knowledge. In this dialogue, Rafa and his mother Samira discuss the relationship between what we observe and what actually exists.

Appearance vs Reality 2

By Tara Mohanan and KP Mohanan

This is a fourth in a series of dialogues on Constructing and Evaluating Knowledge. This continues from the previous dialogue and discusses the relationship between observation and reality.

Appearance vs Reality 2

By Tara Mohanan and KP Mohanan

This is a fourth in a series of dialogues on Constructing and Evaluating Knowledge. This continues from the previous dialogue and discusses the relationship between observation and reality.