Archive for the Education Category

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Aptitude and Attitude

There are numerous means for an individual to acquire knowledge and although we are gaining knowledge every minute from various resources, the school happens to be primary and most common reservoir of knowledge. We attend school to learn new things, to groom our personalities, to refine our ideas and to prepare ourselves for all of [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Teacher’s Pets and other Classroom animals

Favoritism is preferring someone over others. I always thought that teachers, like parents, had the same preference level for all their students but that is not really the case. The decline seen in our education system over the years can be attributed to the rise in acts of favouritism by the teachers who go all out to [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Way to go

Way to go

Bringing up children is a far more difficult job than it was say 50 or even 20 years ago, when a scolding, a big shout and, sadly, a whack or a sound thrashing was sufficient to “reform” the obstinate child. Not anymore. Today’s children are far more sharp and aware of their rights and privileges [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Some Hints for Speaking Effectively

Some Hints for Speaking Effectively

Use the words “we” and “you” in your talk as often as you can. Ask questions because this will strengthen your speech. Normally there are three types of questions; those which the speaker asks and offers the answer himself; those he asks and he listeners answer; and those he asks but are not meant to [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Of Ranking and ratings

Of Ranking and ratings

There was a sense of pride felt among the students when a director’s circulated email carried the link to a certain ranking site where their university was listed amongst the best in the World. Many forwarded the email to their friends from outside the university especially to those belonging to a certain university that was [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Speaking before a Group

Speaking before a Group

We all find, or can find ourselves sometimes in a position of talking to a group of people. This talk may be short or long; it may be a five minute talk to introduce a speaker to the audience, or a thirty minute speech on an important business matter. Whatever the length of time spent on the speech, if [...]