What can we do to improve the Indian education system? How can a possible solution be brought to the government’s attention?
**Education in India** is provided by the public sector as well as the private sector , with control and funding coming from three levels: central , state and local . Under various articles of the Indian Constitution, free and compulsory education is provided as a fundamental right to children between the ages of 6 and 14. The ratio of public schools to private schools in India is 7:5.We have a large population where entrance exam based higher education is quite popular but worst thing we have is that no personal choice is available even if you get selected in JEE ENTRANCE exam for any IIT because everything is dependent on rank and students are forced to take branches as per their rank. We have seen movies like “3 IDIOTS” and appreciated a lot but sadly we have nothing beyond appreciation.Almost 6 months back i was having similar itching in my brain about our education system and i was searching google and instantly my eyes glittered by seeing a startup Rankethon on facebook that was running innovation in learning program in different schools and colleges with real life implementation of practical world. I applied for internship in the startup and got to know they are ground to earth team with huge stretch on practical innovation on the basis of interest.Rankethon changed my life a lot as from there only i got enough hope to pursue my dreams as per my interest and the robotics automation field became my key interest. I have even never imagined that something like Rankethon will be started in such a dirty market of India where everyone is running crap schools/colleges/institutes for money purpose only as everyone promises a lot but real picture use to be disgusting.These type of organizations needs to be boosted and supported even i say other startups should also start from the same concept by establishing strong base, as this is the only way Indian education system can be reformed in a manner which can do over all development of the nation.Indian government should understand such startup and support them to enrich the Indian education system with innovations
Three reasons why today's technology isolates people.?
1. People are relying on technology to communicate. You have a better chance of contacting someone through technology than face to face. 2. People use technology to take up their time. Instead of taking a walk, going out with friends, ect., one can go online and be amused in a similar way. 3. With technology, one doesn't need to need to worry about missing current events. People don't need to watch the news, if its big enough to be known about it will appear all over the internet.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using Facebook?
Acc. to me whether Facebook has advantages or disadvantages solely depends on the way one uses it.Facebook can be productive in many waysMake it professional. Some people recruit through Facebook.The chat, especially video chat, is quite useful.Follow groups and pages of your interests.For eg: You can follow business, trends, news ,colleges around the world etc.Hangout with friends.It keeps you connected to your extended family.Sometimes is a perfect time passAlso its a very good platform to promote something. For eg : Your book,your blog, photography skills etc.But on the downside of itIt is addictive. More than any drug and You more or less end up wasting your time and gain absolutely nothing at all!Playing,Chatting all day, updating profile pictures, liking, commenting etc. All of these are utter waste of your time.I have seen people doing nothing at all on Facebook just checking other people's profiles and sending friend requests etc.When you use Facebook , you know everything other person is doing and they know everything you are doing and can result in numerous fights, jealousy, and sorrow. Its like the grass always looks greener on the other side. All in all by using Facebook you end up screwing up your life.I personally hate Facebook , so I might seem a bit biased. But the hatred came only from personal experiences so I will never recommend any one to misuse it.
My mom keeps looking through my facebook, but it's getting annoying and I feel like i have no privacy?
my mom has somehow gaining accessing to my facebook. she can read everything, like if someone writes something on my wall she'll ask me all about it, but when she can't see it? and she tells me she has access to my other friends' account. like she tells me everything- which is good, but it's pissing me off.. i asked her how is she viewing this, but she told me "i'll tell you when you graduate from highschool" (3 more years!). i honestly think an IT guy gave her my password, and she's just going on through my account. here's 2 examples - *this one shows she read my inbox* -you know that status thing where you send someone a number through inbox, and they make a status about you? well i did that ONCE,, and it was to this girl i don't really know. and she said "123098- i don't really know you, but everytime i've talked to you, you've just made me happier. oh and you're really pretty :) xx" (i copied and pasted), and my mom recite that, even the number! *this one proves that shes been going through my facebook* -she told me she saw my friend's profile picture on "her" homepage, and it was a little box with about 10 other people (my friends) who have gotten new profile pictures. now.none of my friends have her on fb. and shes really pissing me off, cause i have nothing explicit or innaportiate on my facebook, i have just crazy jokes w/ my friends and i use some slang like "wtf or stfu" and shes constantly asking me about it. how do i make her stop? atm, my facebook is deactivated,, but where i live its a big social thing, so its kind of like you have to have it. what do i do? i have an idea where i put my facebook on a different email, and i create a new facebook with my old email. so yeah please help!:)
How does social media affect our lives?
Media plays very a important role and has influence in virtually every aspect of our lives. It is considered as the best source to know about the happenings of world. Newspaper, magazine, radio, television and internet are the different types of media. It greatly affects our lives because media has the power to influence our thoughts. This influence is sometimes positive and sometimes negative.Positive effects:Earth has become a global village due to media. We can know about any part of the world within minutes through television and internet. Media is the best way to spread knowledge, information and news from one part of the world to the other.Media educates the people to know about their basic rights and how to use them. It is also a link between the government and people because all the policies and activities of government are conveyed through media.Education programs help the people to learn anything through internet, television and radio. Children can develop their skills and intellect by watching these programs because audio and visual media makes it quite easy to understand.Advertisements help us to know the different products in the market and we can easily make our choices according to our needs.Weather forecast programs tell us about the weather so that we can take precautions or plan accordingly.Negative effects :Media is the most influential one for the people to resort violence. Studies have suggested that the exposure to violence on television, movies and video games make the children more aggressive, fearful, less trusting and more accepting of violence. This does not mean that they will start bringing weapons in the school but they will be more aggressive and less trusting towards their friends, teachers and siblings.Sex and violence in media also lead towards the sex crimes in the society. It traumatizes youngsters which result in abuse in the home, streets, towards children etc.Some advertisements try to influence the people by telling them the importance of branded items. As a result children and youngsters become status conscious and thinks that by using these items they can show their high status in the society. To fulfill their needs or to impress others they many times go violent to get money.Every coin has two sides, similarly Media has positive and negative effects.
Why do people get mad when they are texted the letter "K"?
Hmm I thought it was just me that it pissed off. Interesting. Well if you are having a conversation with someone and you do heaps of talking, and all they reply is "k", they sound sort of cold, uninterested or indifferent, as if you are wasting their time. If they said "ok" it would sound much better, but there's just something snobby and rude about saying one letter in reply to your question, as well as the fact that it doesn't contribute much to the topic and gives you no basis to continue the conversation.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of social media?
Advantages:It helps identifying criminals who harass other people or animals easily, as well as many missing kids/people are found with the help of social media sites.(Image shows a man from Chennai, India. He threw a dog from the terrace. Later he was caught with the help of social media.)It helps people across the globe to communicate and stay connected to each other without any fee.Sharing mass information is very easy and very quick, since many social media sites provide the facility of creating groups.Its a way of earning and livelihood for a huge number of people who are running their Pages on social media sites like Facebook or are running video channels on YouTube.Promotion of your business can be done with easily and in a cost effective manner.Social sites like Quora, are a great source of information sharing across the globe which also provides you with a platform to write your own blogs.It’s a great source of entertainment or refreshment which helps you lighten your mood.Disadvantages:A lot of people get addicted to social media, for eg. posting each and every second details of your life on social sites.Terrorist groups use it as a weapon to mislead youngsters by spreading wrong messages to influence their way of thinking in a negative manner.At an extent, the physical meeting, gatherings and face-to-face communication between people has been reduced, making us lazy and thus people like to sit idle in-front of their laptops or handsets chatting with each other, it has a negative impact of society and their health too.There is always a fear of losing your privacy. It is possible that hackers find a flaw in the security of the website and use your profiles for their benefits and you may completely lose your privacy.For students like me it poses to be one of the biggest distractions ;)Thanks for reading!(Image source: Google Images)
Do you believe in debtors prisons?
Judges routinely jail people to make them pay fines even when they have no money to pay. As Ethan Bronner reported last week in The Times, minor offenders who cannot pay a fine or fee often find themselves in jail cells. And felony offenders who have completed their prison sentences are often sent back to jail when they cannot pay fees and fines they owe because they could not earn money while locked up. Often, these defendants are not told that they have a right to a court-appointed lawyer to challenge their detention. This devastating problem has gotten far worse the past five years, the result of budget-strapped state courts looking for sources of revenue and ever more poor people becoming ensnared in the court system. For decades, state court systems have gotten short shrift in the budget process and are often starved of revenue.
What is the best way to start a conversation?
The art of conversation may be difficult for people who are thinkers and not talkers. Many people have a certain thought process that analyzes everything first and then reacts. This causes problems with socialization (and is one reason math/engineering geeks always seem to be on the social outskirts at college). One of the best ways to overcome this mental roadblock is to take a speech class. Many community colleges offer them for very cheap even to adults who never went to college. Why attend a speech class you ask? First and foremost- it teaches you to think on your feet. Striking up a conversation is not about 'what' is the right thing to say, but just saying what is on your mind, and beginning a flow of communication between you and another person. If you can learn how to open up this channel between you and an audience, you will become very adept at opening it with another person. I took a year of speech and saw introverted guys with zero communication skills turn into talented orators- and even more talented conversationalists. That's my best advice to you. Good luck!