Education & Reference

• Education-Means To Learning Or Career? 12/14/2007 7:15:17 PM
  In Education & Reference, By: Payal Jain
  How many of us actually remember what we did in class XI or which principals we learnt in the economics books, what rule applies to the prose? Most of us do not. The basic purpose of education is loosing its meaning.
  
  
• Internal Assessment In Jammu University 12/10/2007 4:34:03 PM
  In Education & Reference, By: Payal Jain
  One of my friends is doing engineering in Jammu University and she was really very worried about her internals. Internal assessment includes the assignments or tests conducted at the institution where the student is studying.
  
  
• Work While Studying 12/5/2007 6:06:56 PM
  In Education & Reference, By: Payal Jain
  Gone are the days when graduation degree was enough to get a job or was the criteria of education in marriage scenario. With changing times, the outlook towards education has also changed. Parents as well as children are aware of new opportunities.
  
  
• Elementary Education 11/11/2007 4:23:20 PM
  In Education & Reference, By: Payal Jain
  Any country’s future lies in the youth or children of the nation and a literate nation has more strength in all aspects. The strength and vitality of a nation emanates from its literate populace.
  
  
• Using Words Carefully 10/26/2007 8:40:24 AM
  In Education & Reference, By: Payal Jain
  There are many occasions when the words we use, use us. We don't mean to write or speak them but we end up doing so. We realize it too late when the consequences have taken place.
  
  
• Writing Letters 10/10/2007 5:07:54 PM
  In Education & Reference, By: Payal Jain
  The title of the article may sound old fashioned as its content in the age of jet age where email is the buzz. Once in a while, even in the times where even writing a card has been replaced by e-greeting, we still have to pen down a few words.
  
  
• Writing Letters-Part II 10/10/2007 5:00:32 PM
  In Education & Reference, By: Payal Jain
  We all have to complain occasionally. Keep in mind you want the recipient of your complaint letter to make good on something, not just to listen to you moan. If there isn't something you actually want, you could probably skip the letter.
  
  
• Studying Online 9/24/2007 4:13:42 PM
  In Education & Reference, By: Payal Jain
  In the emerging scenario, world is becoming small and one of the challenges is the creation of knowledge among people, distinguished by professional training in global skills.
  
  
• Books And Children 9/24/2007 3:31:27 PM
  In Education & Reference, By: Payal Jain
  Today, many parents are worried about their children always being stuck to the TV or the computer. And we often scold the child for doing so. But it is not the child but the parents who are responsible for their behavior.
  
  
• Education In The Times Of Rishis And Munis 9/4/2007 10:42:28 AM
  In Education & Reference, By: Payal Jain
  The word education is quite an old term in Indian system. Vedic Rishis and Munis have been part of education and had spread the knowledge not only In India but also given the light of knowledge, acquired by them to the entire world.
  
  
• Tips From Teachers To Increase Your Child's Potential 9/1/2007 12:48:46 PM
  In Education & Reference, By: Jagpreet Kaur
  Nowadays, teachers encourage parents to establish contact with the teacher early in the year. Because only then the parent understands the teacher’s expectations, the teacher understands the family environment, and the child sees a united front.
  
  
• Answers To Some Big Questions 8/23/2007 6:31:11 PM
  In Education & Reference, By: Jagpreet Kaur
  An acid called capsicin, found in the skin on the inside of chili pods, causes the burning sensation. Many people think that chili seeds are also hot, but they contain no capsicin.
  
  
• Successful Teachers Let Their Students Beat Them 8/10/2007 12:00:00 AM
  In Education & Reference, By: Jagpreet Kaur
  If you watch a father and son playing cricket, or the mother playing badminton with her daughter, you’ll see parents deliberately coming second. The triumph and self-esteem on the child’s face brings a smile to the passer-by.
  
  
• How To End Homework Hassles 8/9/2007 12:00:00 AM
  In Education & Reference, By: Jagpreet Kaur
  Whenever we spend time talking with a group of parents, undoubtedly you will hear homework horror stories. There seems to be no end to the ways children can avoid homework or turn it into a grueling, white knuckle event.
  
  
• Does Your Child Read Enough? 7/31/2007 12:00:00 AM
  In Education & Reference, By: Jagpreet Kaur
  Decades of research demonstrate that enjoying reading and reading well are the biggest factors in a child’s school success. Good readers make great students.
  
  
• Why In The World-Part 10 7/29/2007 12:00:00 AM
  In Education & Reference, By: Payal Jain
  Why do we clap to show our enjoyment? The Greeks expressed their approval of theatrical performances by cheering and clapping. The Romans snapped their fingers and clapped their hands, and waved the pointed ends of their togas.
  
  
• Why In The World-Part 9 7/23/2007 12:00:00 AM
  In Education & Reference, By: Payal Jain
  Why are traffic lights red and green? Long before roads needed traffic lights, signals controlled railway trains. The earliest nineteenth-century railway signal systems involved a ball and what looked like a canvas kite.
  
  
• Why In The World-Part 8 7/22/2007 12:00:00 AM
  In Education & Reference, By: Payal Jain
  Why is a billiard table green? Billiards comes from a fifteenth-century French game called palle-maille, which was played on grass or straw. When the first billiard tables were made, the surface was given the look of grass.
  
  
• Why In The World-Part 7 7/24/2007 12:00:00 AM
  In Education & Reference, By: Payal Jain
  Why do we have Christmas trees? Legend has it that in ages past a child seeking shelter on a bitter winter's night knocked at a forest hut. A woodcutter and his wife took in the child and fed him.
  
  
• Why In The World-Part 6 7/23/2007 12:00:00 AM
  In Education & Reference, By: Payal Jain
  Why do mirrors reflect? Few materials make their own light, but most reflect some of the light that falls on them. When you look at an object, it is light reflected from its surface that gives your eyes information about the object.
  
  
• Why In The World-Part 5 7/21/2007 12:00:00 AM
  In Education & Reference, By: Payal Jain
  Why don't spiders get stuck in their webs? A spider building a web is an artist at work. And when it races from hiding to pick up its prey, it is like a high-wire performer on skates.