May 2009
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Student Problems
All face problems in today’s world, including students. There may be a number of problems but they need to be addressed. A teacher is the right person to identify these problems and help them out. A student may be facing some family problems which might affect the student’s performance in academics. A teacher must try enquiring with the student and know the reason for bad performance without...
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Extracurricular Activities
Extracurricular activities are those activities which are performed by students and these do not come under the umbrella of the education curriculum of schools. I hope nobody wonders why one needs extra curricular activities. These are necessary to build the overall personality of the students. Books and exams alone don’t determine a person. I would like to quote an analogy here. Let us consider...
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Uniforms promote uniformity
The title sounds very rhyming, isn’t it? I have seen children and even parents complain about wearing uniforms to school. One child said wouldn’t it be nice to see different colors in the class than see the same one every day! And all the parents nodded their heads in agreement. But I differ on this opinion. I do agree different colors do add beauty but beauty is not the only thing in life. There...
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An Inspirational Student Story
There are lots of stories which are awe inspiring. This story is about a person whom I have known personally for the past few years. This story dates back to forty years back and I would like to refer the protagonist of this story as Mr. P. P belonged to a household which was not very educated and lived on the petite earnings of his father. But P was very good in his studies. Irrespective of the...
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Higher education depends on interest
Have you finished school? Are you looking at what are the options meant for higher education? Are you confused with so many courses? This article aims to clear the confusions. There is more than medicine and engineering. There are many alternative courses which can be chosen depending on one’s interests. If one has keen interests in fashion, then one should be looking at designing clothes,...