tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post115660404845290478..comments2024-03-07T08:59:32.598+05:30Comments on My Think Pad: The business of educationsilverinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-10935733524439888932008-04-22T11:31:00.000+05:302008-04-22T11:31:00.000+05:30Sorry, I've been trying to avoid commenting where ...Sorry, I've been trying to avoid commenting where its just a compliment(oh boy!) on think pad or an ROFL on poomanam, but this article is beautiful! You bring out such a valid point. I just wish I could go stick this on the front door of all colleges/universities taking students for the finer arts.skarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01438206586553429725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1156992067401467382006-08-31T08:11:00.000+05:302006-08-31T08:11:00.000+05:30Jeseem: Very good observations. I do go to my coll...Jeseem: Very good observations. I do go to my college and so do many of the old students as we have past students and present students sessions. But I notice that I am too late, most of the students, in say in the English and Journalism stream do not have the ability to write and they get scared when I tell them about my job. <BR/>Then I feel bad because they are already into first year or secondsilverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1156959709101153532006-08-30T23:11:00.000+05:302006-08-30T23:11:00.000+05:30There is an urgent need for colleges and schools t...There is an urgent need for colleges and schools to give proper industry guidance. <BR/>people atleast search the net. there is such a wealth of information on any job profiles.<BR/>however that doesn't mean one shouldn't try a new domain, just 'cause he/she has no prior experience. so many writers have started penning, very late in there life. many software engineers have become lawyers and Jeseemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05275546080463932417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1156821604829212592006-08-29T08:50:00.000+05:302006-08-29T08:50:00.000+05:30dhanush: Gandhiji would have migrated if he were t...dhanush: Gandhiji would have migrated if he were to live in these times :)) I hope the experiences of this generation will make the next genration more cautious. We have to learn the hard way as there is no one to look after our interests as our law makers..the politicians are also into the 'education business'.<BR/><BR/>gautam: It's apalling!!! And to think they cooly used you guys!!!<BR/>A silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1156803601930460112006-08-29T03:50:00.000+05:302006-08-29T03:50:00.000+05:30This is a great post!I think any profession you ch...This is a great post!<BR/><BR/>I think any profession you choose, if you don't have the aptitude or the passion for it, or you did not take it up for the right reasons, then I am sure it is doomed from start. For eg, teaching. A noble profession like that should be chosen, only if you are seriously interested in imparting knowledge and not because a B.Ed or an M.Ed or a UGC qual gets you a job.quillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613220530338545884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1156794631785062302006-08-29T01:20:00.000+05:302006-08-29T01:20:00.000+05:30Super post. Such a fine reflection of where the wo...Super post. Such a fine reflection of where the world is heading today. <BR/><BR/>I am an event manager with one of the largest event management companies in the country. I see tons of kids who are attracted to event management, associating it with a whole load of glamour, not realising the back breaking work that is involved.<BR/><BR/>Three years ago, two <I>Event Management</I> Training Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1156785406432388672006-08-28T22:46:00.000+05:302006-08-28T22:46:00.000+05:30I remember learning a lesson in Malayalam at Schoo...I remember learning a lesson in Malayalam at School. It was an essay by Mahathma Gandhi, where he emphasizes the need of Thozhiladhishtitha Vidyabhyasam. He was visualising that in free india there should more vocational schools than normal ones, so that the common man can learn a job along with education.<BR/><BR/>Looking at this scenario, I think in one way his vision was achieved (may be), butDhanush | ധനുഷ്https://www.blogger.com/profile/09661290502605302766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1156784462981569652006-08-28T22:31:00.000+05:302006-08-28T22:31:00.000+05:30Mathew: Thank you :) I hope this is a passing phas...Mathew: Thank you :) I hope this is a passing phase because a lot of money is involved here...money earned the hard way.silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1156744460633966622006-08-28T11:24:00.000+05:302006-08-28T11:24:00.000+05:30invigorating post..These stories that we guffaw at...invigorating post..These stories that we guffaw at is infact the sad tale of overzealous ambitions and lure of big money!!..<BR/><BR/>Parents cant be blamed at entireity..They miss what it takes to make a career for the sake of "the-hot-job" in market..But ultimately the onus lies in the hand of the career aspirant..<BR/><BR/>Each man creates his own destiny!!<BR/><BR/>Sadly few schools have a mathewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00860741232962357228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1156732362880892272006-08-28T08:02:00.000+05:302006-08-28T08:02:00.000+05:30Aashik: Don't lose heart buddy! People will learn ...Aashik: Don't lose heart buddy! People will learn eventually... these are birth pangs of a born again nation :)<BR/><BR/>fleiger: Very true :)<BR/><BR/>anoop g: Thank you. Nice to see you and your son here :) Even in rural Karnataka, English has been made mandatory study from 5th Std onwards to prepare Kannada speaking students for a cosmo job environment.silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1156704615463868412006-08-28T00:20:00.000+05:302006-08-28T00:20:00.000+05:30Very good one..! We need to focus on our strengths...Very good one..! We need to focus on our strengths..<BR/><BR/>"But good communication skills—written and spoken—are a must in any profession."<BR/><BR/>Yes true.., I wish I had better communication skills.. "Kerala" education and software companies need feedbacks..!Anoop Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10125009153889089415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1156696094381994002006-08-27T21:58:00.000+05:302006-08-27T21:58:00.000+05:30True... but then, not everybody can work in the ar...True... but then, not everybody can work in the area he/she finds interesting. Examples of people who venture outside the engineer/doctor/MBA trio are very and far between.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, some training might help in nurturing the talent. Like somebody said, 10% imagination and 90% hard work (correct me...)Fleigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02355668915668769532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1156661414754496892006-08-27T12:20:00.000+05:302006-08-27T12:20:00.000+05:30Jiby: Thank you :) Our young people are confused b...Jiby: Thank you :) Our young people are confused because our <BR/>education system does not cater to the special skills of students. It is assembly line teaching :( If children's potential can be ferreted out and nurtured then the child would have a definite idea of what he should take after school. <BR/><BR/>Alexis: Thank you and thanks for the intuitive insights. Aptitude is a must as you silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1156655758960395732006-08-27T10:45:00.000+05:302006-08-27T10:45:00.000+05:30Another great (intelligent) post from you !! And t...Another great (intelligent) post from you !! And this is not just like any other issue,it probably impacts every one of us at some point or the other. Especially striking was the 'multimedia' example,many guys i know were doin 'multimedia' for a long time,the only reason was the 'assured placement'.finally for a few of them,the placement was -the institute absorbed them.(as peanuts are b v nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06766548210985676148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1156648492526382102006-08-27T08:44:00.000+05:302006-08-27T08:44:00.000+05:30Commenting on something you said to mind curry: "T...Commenting on something you said to mind curry: <I>"True but these professions are sure fire winners in the job market!!"</I> Not to mention marriage market, which is a major consideration, at least for parents of girls.<BR/><BR/>Re:post, I agree with you that the "Arts" field is not "the last option" people choose when they haven't got enough marks in 10th/12th. You need aptitude for that field,Fleigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02355668915668769532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1156615235264172342006-08-26T23:30:00.000+05:302006-08-26T23:30:00.000+05:30Our young people are so confused... they just cant...Our young people are so confused... they just cant decide what is good and bad for them...everybody wants a job quickly once they are done with studies...they dont realize the slush they'll get into if they didnt take the right choices. well i am an example. <BR/><BR/>and i was smiling reading wht u wrote of ur getting a job influencing others. my quitting the IT industry had raised alarms in my Jibyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07324353796946088382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1156613112862119122006-08-26T22:55:00.000+05:302006-08-26T22:55:00.000+05:30mind curry: Blogger playing up that's why I wasn't...mind curry: Blogger playing up that's why I wasn't able to edit the post(s).<BR/><BR/>"<I>finally parents are beginning to realise there are professions other than a doctor or engineer! oh..and a nurse!</I> True but these professions are sure fire winners in the job market!!<BR/><BR/>And...<BR/><BR/>National Inst of Fire Technology<BR/>National Inst of Lift Technology<BR/><BR/>LOL that was so silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1156612752262369192006-08-26T22:49:00.000+05:302006-08-26T22:49:00.000+05:30some of the recent colleges/courses that i saw:Nat...some of the recent colleges/courses that i saw:<BR/><BR/>National Inst of Fire Technology<BR/>National Inst of Lift Technology<BR/><BR/>National Inst of Car-wash Technology cannot be far away..I live in hope..Mind Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788912357913882065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1156612067960551892006-08-26T22:37:00.000+05:302006-08-26T22:37:00.000+05:30[i hope i am commenting on the right post and wont...[i hope i am commenting on the right post and wont get deleted :)]<BR/><BR/>this is such a great post.. i absolutely agree with you..<BR/><BR/>the only positive thing i can think of is that..finally parents are beginning to realise there are professions other than a doctor or engineer! oh..and a nurse! :)<BR/><BR/>i can relate this to similar stuff that i have seen allover kerala: if something Mind Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788912357913882065noreply@blogger.com