From creating tech puzzles for technicians and engineers circa the 80s, Jayaram would eventually turn his love for puzzles into RoadRunners MS, a project formed with colleagues to offer clients team-building and treasure-hunting experiences.
In the present day, Jayaram’s passion has taken further shape in theSun, with the puzzle master contributing to the new Pix-zle Page puzzle section that is published each Sunday.
The page is made up of six puzzles which, when engaged with, will enhance vocabulary and familiarity with idioms or metaphors. As this activity is done outside the classroom, the retention index is higher. Wordplay can alert the young when they are starting to read. Because pictures are used to represent words, the search for the right word within the constraints of the puzzle will be a natural process of acquiring synonyms.
Because it is based on synonyms and familiar phrases, the solvers will be nudged to go back and forth between these possibilities. That is why all the puzzles to varying degrees are best done with family or close friends.
The one or two hours spent on these puzzles will be entertaining and educational for the whole family.
You have organised puzzle challenges for schools before. What are some of the key developmental benefits that children gain from solving puzzles?
Another initiative was a co-curricular course offered to a private school in Penang, with the purpose of getting students to engage in problem-solving using puzzles and games that were open-ended.
My experience with educators shows they, too, are wrestling with a deficit in learning effectiveness and critical thinking in the modern setting. It is my aim to introduce a co-curricular course within the existing education system that will allow students to solve puzzles in a systematic and hands-on way.
The Pix-zle Page is a must for parents to get their kids involved with wordplay aspects of language. The “street-pix” puzzle based on shop signs along roads is a great start to engage kids in cars when going around town.
What can readers, young and old, expect from your puzzles in Pix-zle? Will there be different difficulty levels to cater to all ages?
There is a rhythm to the Pix-zle Page that will provide a mental workout and build up your mind’s under-utilised aspects. There is almost no need for a pencil and paper. It is natural that some will find the going a bit hard in the beginning. That is simply because of sheer unfamiliarity. That is why answers are posted up every Sunday.
We encourage you to comment on your attempts. These will encourage others who are also trying to solve the puzzles.
With technology being so prevalent, why do you believe traditional puzzles are still important for children’s learning and development?
To forego those early steps is to deny the child the tactile experience of spatial geometry. The issue of cost also comes into the picture. An average family has to be judicious in finding alternatives to very expensive toys and puzzles as well as specialised courses online.
Jayaram Menon’s Pix-zle Page appears every weekend in theSun on Sunday. All published puzzles are also featured online at thesun.my/puzzles. Answers are uploaded each Sunday following publication.
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