The author deftly deals with the important question--Why learn at all? He stresses the importance of effective teaching methods as a good teacher can greatly enhance the performance of children. An interesting deviation that he suggests is that the teachers be addressed not according to colonial style of salutation but as locally prevalent salutations of uncle, aunt, brother, sister, etc. as a means of increasing teacher-learner interaction. According to him watching favourite TV serials can also be turned into a learning experience and he follows it up with suitable directions.

Making games out of the syllabus also encourages students to participate without feeling bored and overwhelmed. The book suggests various games that can be played with mathematical symbols, alphabets, words, rhymes and many other academics related situations.

The book is meant to be a textbook but it does more that merely lecture. It takes out the monotony in the theory by punctuating it with relevant and useful examples. Like the teaching of multiplication tables, the author suggests not one or two but seven methods, all of which seem very practical. He questions the present system of evaluation, which promotes a child who secures above 30 per cent marks to the next level. He argues that before promoting the child it is important to understand which are the fields in which he lacks and are they dispensable to the learning in the next level.

A table that helps to determine why a child could be lagging behind in a given subject, is valuable. The book makes for an informative read for parents who are bothered by slow progress of their child at school and also those who want to promote learning to compliment textbooks at school.