Reading through an article in the Atlantic on active forgetting (How Active Forgetting Makes Memory More Efficient?), it occurred to me that the current age of cheap memory sticks and cameras in every...
Cricket has runs. Soccer has goals. Business has revenues. And education? Marks?
If a match is lost, do the runs or goals really matter? Or if a business files for bankruptcy, does it matter ho...
Credits to Shivangi Walia for this Blog.
‘A mentor empowers a person to see a possible future and believe it can be obtained.’ - Shawn Hitchcock
It’s easier said than done, t...
Sometimes we are willing to compromise on our time for the sake of money. Taking a hard assignment, putting in long hours, sacrificing time with the family or friends all in the hope of a good reward ...
This was a comment from the exasperated parent of a school-going boy. He was already struggling having to learn 2 languages - English and Hindi, and multiple subjects like Language and Literature in b...
September 15th onwards, prospective MBA candidates heave a collective sigh of relief. Why, you many wonder. This date marks the beginning of the end of Round 1 of admissions for most of the prestigiou...
I am often confronted with the sight of my kid lying around doing nothing, and the desire to push him to do something, anything (except lying around), becomes the blinding thought.
Trained on a consta...
How to answer the "identity and culture" question in college applications
The Common App has a question, “Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that they...
Doesn’t everyone want that? Not just the students, but the parents as well. As a result, students work to the limits of their capacity, often spending the night burning the midnight oil, and pus...
