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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Google's Book Store

Google’s forthcoming digital bookstore, Google Editions, will launch in June or July of this year, Google’s Manager for Strategic Partner Development Chris Palma told The Wall Street Journal. The service will sell e-books on the web just like Amazon’s Kindle store or Apple’s iBooks.
Editions was originally slated for release in the first half of 2010 but that didn’t pan out, apparently.
As many as 500,000 books could be included, pulled from the partners with whom Google already made deals for its Google Books search engine (previously called “Google Print” and “Google Book Search”). The books can be downloaded via web browser and will presumably not be tied to any particular device or platform.
While Google Editions books might be readable on Apple’s iPad and Amazon’s Kindle e-readers (the Sony Reader devices are a shoe-in since Google’s existing book library is one of their major selling points already), the store will compete with the iBooks and Kindle stores. That competition could be good for consumers but frustrating for Apple and Amazon.

Useless lectures

Q1) Angle inscribed in a semicircle is a right angle, Prove!
Q2) What is Newton's third law of motion, Explain with an Example!
Q3) What will you do if a student at your school happens to stuck a rupee coin in his/her throat?

Which standard, do you think, does this question paper belong to? sixth, ninth or twelfth?

None, this is a test which teachers had to take in an interview at a famous school in New Delhi. The examination hall was no different from CAT exam center. Out of around 30 applicants for the job, a couple of them could answer Q3, close to the correct answer. Rest all were puzzled. Hope, they left the examination hall with a lesson learnt.


Monday, May 3, 2010

Foreign Universities in India

Kapil Sibal says,

" The universities that are going to be set up at all in India should have an Indian eco-system. Why should we want an Oxford here? We don’t get children from Eaton and Harrow. But yes, the quality of an Oxford is required in terms of research – of academics, knowledge generation and syllabi flexibility. So we should build institutions which are equivalent to those outside the country. And allow quality to come into the country, because there’s a huge gap between supply and demand. And since demand is going to increase exponentially, because India has a young population, we need to increase the institution of the supply. And all stakeholders – industry, private sector, foreign universities and public partnership should have a chance to participate in the system."

Thanks to Mr Sibal, for understanding, though late, what is required. We at XME were really happy to listen to the news, when flashing on various channels, that our Honorable Minister is doing his job not only well, but great.

Friday, March 5, 2010

I QUIT...

The number of student suicides in our country is alarming. All these show that something is not right. Why Class 10 examinations should be the deciding block for students as to which career they want to pursue? Why should standard 12 exams decide which college is one eligible for? Why is any one rank 1? and what is the problem in rank 2?
Almost 6000 Indian students killed themselves in 2006. 16,000 in last three years! That’s almost a 35% jump from 2 years before. Board exams, various entrance tests, professional school tests, even high school monthly exams are creating a spate of suicides in India’s student population, an age group that one would normally associate with potential and promise.

The suicide notes from some of those who killed themselves had clues to what drove their tortured souls to take the final plunge:

..I will come back as a ghost and harass my teacher..
..I cannot face my parents and my friends after failing this exam..

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Who is a teacher?

Teachers are role models for many students. I personally feel that these are the qualities of a good teacher.

1. The teachers should constantly motivate their students. Never say anything negative about any one. Always the brighter side of any student should be highlighted more to bring in more success from them.

2. The teachers should guide the students to learn lessons from their student's life experiences.

3. The teachers should be able to impart the fact that knowledge gives every other things in life.

4. The teachers should be able to co-relate the student's feelings and emotions with their behaviour. The teacher should be a friend to them when the students are in sorrow or when they are rejoicing.

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