Tag: education
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Lessons to learn from Christ Church and Colombo
“A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone else”………Billy Graham Probably the most important positive activities of our life are to raise our children properly- in a disciplined manner and with age-old values; failing which, the child may grow into a demotivated and disorganised aimless…
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The youth-trustees of posterity
Nation-building refers to the process of structuring a national identity using the power of the state. Nation-building refers to the process of engaging all citizens in the development of the nation. It aims at uniting the citizens of the nation so that it remains politically stable and viable. Nation building is a task which is…
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Women Power
An awe-inspiring morning spent in the convocation ceremony of our University with Padma Shri Dr Kamini A. Rao. Seeing and listening to a personality of this calibre and stature left me awestruck. I am very much elated to see a lady who managed home and hospital with equal pace, set up South India’s first infertility clinic,…
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Nobel Prize 2017: Physiology or Medicine
This year the 108th Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Jefferey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young for their “discoveries of Molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm also known as The Biological Clock”. Their discoveries explained, “how plants, animals and humans adapt their biological rhythm so that it is synchronised…
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NASA’s 10 Most Popular Space Explorations! [Part 1]
10. Pioneer Pioneer 10 and 11 launched in the year 1972 and 1973 respectively, were the first spacecraft to visit the solar system’s most photogenic gas giants Jupiter and Saturn. This space exploration project was conducted by the NASA Ames Research Center in California. Pioneer 10 became the first spacecraft to traverse the Asteroid Belt…
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Educate
Today’s prompt is close to my heart, part of my life. Yes, I educate people every day! I am blessed to have this opportunity! I educate the literate people who try to enlighten themselves more. I come across many experiences regarding the nature, habit and outlook of people. Not everyone wants to be a properly…
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Anomalies of Indian Education System
“Culture is something that needs to adapt and change, and you’ve got to be able to have a learning culture. The intuition I got was from observing what happens in schools. I read a book called Mindset. There’s this very simple concept that Carol Dweck talks about, which is if you take two people, one of…
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Recite Life : PREVENT ACCIDENTS
Recite a poem to learn about lyrics, to learn about rhythm. Recite a flute, to taste the magic of music, to rejuvenate your soul. We cannot deny the beauties of recitals, the importance of recitals. It helps us to memorize the lyrics, it activates our brain cells, and it teaches us about voice modulations, control…
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Sunny Ways of Living: Clean energy is need of the hour.
The world population is struggling with getting energy every day. The non-renewable sources are depleting as the demand for it is rising. We must have alternate sources of energies like wind, solar, hydro, thermal etc. One more thing which is causing worries is the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, depletion of the ozone…