Students asking for autographs after the course.
New Town Secondary School. Medals course being conducted.
Northland Sec School. Pugalenthii conduc
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Fu Chun Sec School
Sinda Motivational Course conducted at Sinda's Premises
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
MEDALS- Photo Essay 1
VOCAB NINJA- a game created by Mr. Pugalenthii to increase the vocabulary of the students
Students asking for autographs after the course.
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Fu Chun Sec School
Students asking for autographs after the course.
Fu Chun Sec School
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Ten Study Traps
TEN STUDY TRAPS
1."I Don't Know Where To Begin."
Take Control.
Make a list of all the things you have to do.
Break your workload down into manageable chunks. Prioritize! Schedule your time realistically.
Don't skip classes near an exam -- you may miss a review session.
Use that hour in between classes to review notes.
Interrupt study time with planned study breaks.
2. "I've Got So Much To Study . . . And So Little Time."
Preview.
Survey your syllabus, reading material, and notes.
Identify the most important topics emphasized, and areas still not understood.
Previewing saves time, especially with non-fiction reading, by helping you organize
Adapt this method to your own style and study material
3. "This Stuff Is So Dry, I Can't Even Stay Awake Reading It."
Get actively involved with the text as you read.
Ask yourself, "What is important to remember about this section?"
Take notes or underline key concepts.
Stay on the offensive, especially with material that you don't find interesting,
4. "I Read It. I Understand It. But I Just Can't Get It To Sink In."
We remember best the things that are most meaningful to us. Try to elaborate upon new information with your own examples. Try to integrate what you're studying with what you already know. Some techniques include:
Chunking: An effective way to simplify and make information more meaningful.
Mnemonics: Any memory-assisting technique that helps us to associate new information with something familiar.
5. "I Guess I Understand It."
Test yourself.
Make up questions about key sections in notes or reading.
Keep in mind what the professor has stressed in the course.
Examine the relationships between concepts and sections.
6. "There's Too Much To Remember."
Information is recalled better if it is represented in an organized framework that will make retrieval more systematic.
There are many techniques that can help you organize new information, including:
Write chapter outlines or summaries; emphasize relationships between sections.
Group information into categories or hierarchies, where possible.
Information Mapping. Draw up a matrix to organize and inter-relate material.
7. "I Knew It A Minute Ago."
Try to recall the information contained in it.
Try answering the questions you made up for that section.
If you cannot recall enough, re-read portions you had trouble remembering.
The more time you spend studying, the more you tend to recall.
8. "But I Like To Study In Bed"
Recall is better when study context (physical location, as well as mental, emotional, and physical state) are similar to the test context.
The greater the similarity between the study setting and the test setting, the greater the likelihood that material studied will be recalled during the test.
9. "Cramming Before A Test Helps Keep It Fresh In My Mind."
Keep studying as you go along. Begin with an hour or two a day about one week before the exam, and then increase study time as the exam approaches.
Recall increases as study time gets spread out over time.
10. "I'm Gonna Stay Up All Night 'til I Get This."
Avoid Mental Exhaustion.
Take short breaks often when studying.
Before a test, have a rested mind.
When you take a study break, and just before you go to sleep at night, don't think about academics.
Relax and unwind, mentally and physically.
It's more important than ever to take care of yourself before an exam!
Eat well, sleep, and get enough exercise.
PASS: A new strategy for reading text books
PASS: A new strategy for reading text books
PASS:- Plan, Action, Speak, Summarize
PLAN:
Establish a good physical environment.
Relax and set a positive attitude.
Review instructions.
Review lecture notes.
Set your purpose.
Preview the assignment.
Organize your thoughts.
Determine what you want to know when you finish reading.
ACTION:
Be actively involved.
Check your comprehension as you read.
Restate ideas in your own words.
Form mental pictures.
Compare what you are reading to what you know.
Answer the questions you developed during pre-reading.
Fix-up your comprehension when needed.
SPEAK :
Consolidate and integrate information.
Answer questions.
Test yourself.
Participate in a study group.
Space your review over time.
Decide what else you need to know
If you don't understand what you are reading
Define unfamiliar words.
Use chapter objectives and headings/subheadings
Review related graphics
Reread a portion.
Keep the problem on hold and continue reading.
Compare information with notes or another source
Ask someone.
SUMMARIZE.
Reread thoughts you've organized
Answer questions.
Consolidate and integrate information
Participate in a study group.
Test yourself.
“Words are a lens to focus one’s mind.” – Ayn Rard.
PASS:- Plan, Action, Speak, Summarize
PLAN:
Establish a good physical environment.
Relax and set a positive attitude.
Review instructions.
Review lecture notes.
Set your purpose.
Preview the assignment.
Organize your thoughts.
Determine what you want to know when you finish reading.
ACTION:
Be actively involved.
Check your comprehension as you read.
Restate ideas in your own words.
Form mental pictures.
Compare what you are reading to what you know.
Answer the questions you developed during pre-reading.
Fix-up your comprehension when needed.
SPEAK :
Consolidate and integrate information.
Answer questions.
Test yourself.
Participate in a study group.
Space your review over time.
Decide what else you need to know
If you don't understand what you are reading
Define unfamiliar words.
Use chapter objectives and headings/subheadings
Review related graphics
Reread a portion.
Keep the problem on hold and continue reading.
Compare information with notes or another source
Ask someone.
SUMMARIZE.
Reread thoughts you've organized
Answer questions.
Consolidate and integrate information
Participate in a study group.
Test yourself.
“Words are a lens to focus one’s mind.” – Ayn Rard.
HOW TO READ TEXT BOOKS EFFECTIVELY
HOW TO READ TEXT BOOKS EFFECTIVELY
“Practise is the best of all instincts” – Pubilius Syrus
Students become fluent readers by reading (Allington, 1980). Yet in elementary schools today, students read an average of only 78 minutes daily (U.S. Department of Education, 1986). Struggling readers read even less.
Struggling readers cannot or will not independently read the books in classrooms and libraries and often pretend they are reading. With increased use of heterogeneous grouping, struggling readers cannot read the basals and anthologies in use in their classroom. Also, poor fluency is a self-perpetuating problem. Struggling readers read so few words during their instructional and independent reading time that the gap between them and their peers continually widens.
Combining teacher modeling, repeated reading, and self-monitoring of progress creates a powerful tool to attack the fluency problem of struggling readers.
Teacher modeling improves the reading fluency of students (Eldredge and Quinn, 1988; Heckelman, 1969; McAllister, 1989; Reitsma, 1988). Teacher modeling consists of a proficient reader modeling good, correct reading for a less able reader .The student reads along quietly while listening to a tape of the passage until s/he is able to read the passage alone. The tape models correct expression and phrasing.
Repeated reading also improves fluency (Dowhower, 1987; Knupp, 1988; Koskinen, 1984; Larking, 1988, Rashotte, 1985; Richek, 1988). With this strategy, the student reads a passage of 100-200 words many times until the passage can be read fluently. The student rereads the passage until s/he is able to read it at a minimum of 80 words per minute. The 80-word-per-minute goal is an important starting point; the goal increases as the student's fluency improves.
Finally, daily monitoring of student progress improves student achievement (Schunk, 1982). The strategy involves 20-25 minutes a day, three to five days a week. Periodically, the teacher assesses the student's progress to ensure that the correct level of reading material is being used and that the appropriate fluency goal has been set.
Subvocalisation is the tendency to mumble and mutter ‘silently’ whilst reading, with or without lip movement. Your reading speed might be lowered but for a ‘deep read’, it is useful. Not everything has to be speed read.
United Nations has a benchmark for functional literacy of 400wpm minimum, with comprehension at this speed is in the range of 70 – 80%.
“Practise is the best of all instincts” – Pubilius Syrus
Students become fluent readers by reading (Allington, 1980). Yet in elementary schools today, students read an average of only 78 minutes daily (U.S. Department of Education, 1986). Struggling readers read even less.
Struggling readers cannot or will not independently read the books in classrooms and libraries and often pretend they are reading. With increased use of heterogeneous grouping, struggling readers cannot read the basals and anthologies in use in their classroom. Also, poor fluency is a self-perpetuating problem. Struggling readers read so few words during their instructional and independent reading time that the gap between them and their peers continually widens.
Combining teacher modeling, repeated reading, and self-monitoring of progress creates a powerful tool to attack the fluency problem of struggling readers.
Teacher modeling improves the reading fluency of students (Eldredge and Quinn, 1988; Heckelman, 1969; McAllister, 1989; Reitsma, 1988). Teacher modeling consists of a proficient reader modeling good, correct reading for a less able reader .The student reads along quietly while listening to a tape of the passage until s/he is able to read the passage alone. The tape models correct expression and phrasing.
Repeated reading also improves fluency (Dowhower, 1987; Knupp, 1988; Koskinen, 1984; Larking, 1988, Rashotte, 1985; Richek, 1988). With this strategy, the student reads a passage of 100-200 words many times until the passage can be read fluently. The student rereads the passage until s/he is able to read it at a minimum of 80 words per minute. The 80-word-per-minute goal is an important starting point; the goal increases as the student's fluency improves.
Finally, daily monitoring of student progress improves student achievement (Schunk, 1982). The strategy involves 20-25 minutes a day, three to five days a week. Periodically, the teacher assesses the student's progress to ensure that the correct level of reading material is being used and that the appropriate fluency goal has been set.
Subvocalisation is the tendency to mumble and mutter ‘silently’ whilst reading, with or without lip movement. Your reading speed might be lowered but for a ‘deep read’, it is useful. Not everything has to be speed read.
United Nations has a benchmark for functional literacy of 400wpm minimum, with comprehension at this speed is in the range of 70 – 80%.
Each human has around 137 million light preceptors, of which 110 million are used for peripheral vision, which means we can see much more than we believe and much more than we are reading.
Speed Reading Pointers
1. Do not read word for word. Read groups of words at a time.
2. Move forward. Do not ‘back skip’
3. Stay focused on the page you are reading.
4. Race. No lingering at words or pictures.
5. Do not slouch, keep an open posture. Both feet should be planted on the floor.
6. Eyes about 20 inches away from the reading material and reading material 20degrees to the horizontal.
7. Play baroque or new age music. (No lyrics) at about 60 beats per minute.
ORANGE- Memory Technique
THE O.R.A.N.G.E TECHNIQUE OF MEMORY SKILLS
ORGANIZE
People have memorized the Bible, Koran, Thirukural and even the phone book with ease. Have you wondered how this was possible? The reason is information that is organized is easier for the brain to learn, store and recall. Organizing new information using meaningful systems, groupings, relationships and patterns will make your brain work swifter.
Remember that the brain filters out 99% of all sensing stimuli it receives through the five senses. So what then filters through? Information that has meaning and information that has an emotional impact will influence your brain. Probably that’s why when you see a horror flick you remember it from scene to scene because of the emotional impact. Also when read a letter from your loved ones you remember it because it has special meaning.
So organize your work so that your memory can be improved.
REPETITION
Information that is to move from short term memory to long term memory must be reiterated, recapped, repeated, reviewed, rehearsed – you get the idea.
There was a study on random words and the power of the brain to remember
Delay Amt remembered
Immediately 100%
20 min 60%
60 min 45%
9 hr 35%
1 day 30%
2 Day 25%
6 Day 22%
30 Day 20%
Two ways for repetition
Rote Repetition- deliberate continuous repetitions of material in the same form it entered the short term memory. Repeating is the most common memory device which allows the brain to imprint the information more securely for later recall. As an old saying goes “If you don’t use it, you’re gonna lose it!”
Artistic Repetition- creates a connection and integrates the information by giving it some meaningful memory hooks.
ASSOCIATIONS
Association: this is the method by which you link a thing to be remembered to a way of remembering it. The data already stored in your memory is arranged to a scheme that makes sense to you. When you introduce new data, you can recall it more effectively if you “store” it near similar or related data.
This allows you to create reminders within reminders, using your physical environment. Some times the brain to fight boredom requires constant stimulation. The psychologists call it the Von Resorff effect. Simply, it means a bizarre or an unusual thing or event becomes memorable, so associating your study to it will make you remember it for a long time.
A thought aligns your brain cells and it creates patterns and the chemical released connects more neurons creating a super highway. Association is how we are made to think.
You can create associations by:
Placing things on top of each other
Crashing things together
Merging images together
Wrapping them around each other
Rotating them around each other or having them dancing together
Linking them using the same color, smell, shape, or feeling
NEURO SCIENCE
Research shows that marathon study sessions are not effective. You can accomplish far more by studying in short fifteen to twenty minutes time slot. Look at television programs for instance, most of them lasts for an hour. And the intervals come in every fifteen minutes. Apply that to your studying. In addition, as you are learning new information, you need to ensure that a quick review, of around a 15 minute mark, will help keep the data from getting lost.
We remember things better if what we are studying engages our senses, actions or emotions. Recite material aloud, use your hands and entire body as you pace and gesture back and forth. This technique also helps to battle boredom which puts memory to sleep.
The brain needs sleep to regenerate two chemicals: noradrenaline and serotonin, that helps to stimulate neurons in your brain. So have a good sleep before studying.
Stress stimulates the flow of Cortissol, a hormone that helps process carbohydrates but in excess can damage brain cells. Alcohol brakes down chemicals in the brain that are vital for communication between cells. Avoid it at all times.
Saturated fats reduce the flow of oxygen-rich blood to the brain. Avoiding those foods during your exam preparation time enhances your memory also. Coffee is good only if its moderate. If not, the caffeine will over excite the brain and make concentration and learning difficult.
GRAPHIC
Create pictures. Draw diagrams, make cartoons, use them to connect facts and illustrate relationships. Relationships within abstract concepts can be “seen” and recalled easily when visualized. The key is to use your imagination. Visual information is associated with a different part of the brain than verbal information. When you create a picture of the concept, you are “anchoring” the information in two parts of your brain, increasing your chances of recalling that information.
EXTRACTION
What is the point to know all the answers to an exam that ended one hour ago. Some students know all the answers but in the exam hall they just can’t extract the information out. Some of them struggle and waste valuable time over it. So, how do you extract the information you want at the moment you want it?
Remember something else when you are stuck- this will activate your lost memory.
Brainstorm your memory by writing lots of answers to related test questions and suddenly the answer you need, will appear.
ORGANIZE
People have memorized the Bible, Koran, Thirukural and even the phone book with ease. Have you wondered how this was possible? The reason is information that is organized is easier for the brain to learn, store and recall. Organizing new information using meaningful systems, groupings, relationships and patterns will make your brain work swifter.
Remember that the brain filters out 99% of all sensing stimuli it receives through the five senses. So what then filters through? Information that has meaning and information that has an emotional impact will influence your brain. Probably that’s why when you see a horror flick you remember it from scene to scene because of the emotional impact. Also when read a letter from your loved ones you remember it because it has special meaning.
So organize your work so that your memory can be improved.
REPETITION
Information that is to move from short term memory to long term memory must be reiterated, recapped, repeated, reviewed, rehearsed – you get the idea.
There was a study on random words and the power of the brain to remember
Delay Amt remembered
Immediately 100%
20 min 60%
60 min 45%
9 hr 35%
1 day 30%
2 Day 25%
6 Day 22%
30 Day 20%
Two ways for repetition
Rote Repetition- deliberate continuous repetitions of material in the same form it entered the short term memory. Repeating is the most common memory device which allows the brain to imprint the information more securely for later recall. As an old saying goes “If you don’t use it, you’re gonna lose it!”
Artistic Repetition- creates a connection and integrates the information by giving it some meaningful memory hooks.
ASSOCIATIONS
Association: this is the method by which you link a thing to be remembered to a way of remembering it. The data already stored in your memory is arranged to a scheme that makes sense to you. When you introduce new data, you can recall it more effectively if you “store” it near similar or related data.
This allows you to create reminders within reminders, using your physical environment. Some times the brain to fight boredom requires constant stimulation. The psychologists call it the Von Resorff effect. Simply, it means a bizarre or an unusual thing or event becomes memorable, so associating your study to it will make you remember it for a long time.
A thought aligns your brain cells and it creates patterns and the chemical released connects more neurons creating a super highway. Association is how we are made to think.
You can create associations by:
Placing things on top of each other
Crashing things together
Merging images together
Wrapping them around each other
Rotating them around each other or having them dancing together
Linking them using the same color, smell, shape, or feeling
NEURO SCIENCE
Research shows that marathon study sessions are not effective. You can accomplish far more by studying in short fifteen to twenty minutes time slot. Look at television programs for instance, most of them lasts for an hour. And the intervals come in every fifteen minutes. Apply that to your studying. In addition, as you are learning new information, you need to ensure that a quick review, of around a 15 minute mark, will help keep the data from getting lost.
We remember things better if what we are studying engages our senses, actions or emotions. Recite material aloud, use your hands and entire body as you pace and gesture back and forth. This technique also helps to battle boredom which puts memory to sleep.
The brain needs sleep to regenerate two chemicals: noradrenaline and serotonin, that helps to stimulate neurons in your brain. So have a good sleep before studying.
Stress stimulates the flow of Cortissol, a hormone that helps process carbohydrates but in excess can damage brain cells. Alcohol brakes down chemicals in the brain that are vital for communication between cells. Avoid it at all times.
Saturated fats reduce the flow of oxygen-rich blood to the brain. Avoiding those foods during your exam preparation time enhances your memory also. Coffee is good only if its moderate. If not, the caffeine will over excite the brain and make concentration and learning difficult.
GRAPHIC
Create pictures. Draw diagrams, make cartoons, use them to connect facts and illustrate relationships. Relationships within abstract concepts can be “seen” and recalled easily when visualized. The key is to use your imagination. Visual information is associated with a different part of the brain than verbal information. When you create a picture of the concept, you are “anchoring” the information in two parts of your brain, increasing your chances of recalling that information.
EXTRACTION
What is the point to know all the answers to an exam that ended one hour ago. Some students know all the answers but in the exam hall they just can’t extract the information out. Some of them struggle and waste valuable time over it. So, how do you extract the information you want at the moment you want it?
Remember something else when you are stuck- this will activate your lost memory.
Brainstorm your memory by writing lots of answers to related test questions and suddenly the answer you need, will appear.
What is Self esteem?
“Light your own fire.” Buddha
What is self esteem? There are many definitions to it. Let’s look at the characteristics that high-esteemed students have.
Lishner [1997] has summarized the characteristics of high esteem students.
Displays initiative, independence, curiosity and confidence
Show pride in their work
Trust their ideas
Set goals independently
Explore and ask questions
Initiate activities with confidence
Adapt to changes or stress
Tolerate frustration
Are comfortable with transitions
Can adjust to change
Describe self in positive terms
Have a cheerful mood
Having looked at it, can you judge how you would rate yourself if you look at yourself through the lens of the above characteristics?
There are many tests in the internet to gauage your level of self esteem.The results may vary from tests to tests. i would go into detail at another time. Nevertheless there is an important point you must remember.
If self esteem is dependent on reward, recognition, performance than that self esteem is external to you. When self esteem can be earned or bestowed by others upon you then the danger is it can be easily be lost or taken away by others.
But on the other hand if self esteem is internal, personally held, controlled by you then it can be sustained.
EXERCISE
This exercise is about boosting self confidence and self esteem.
Close you eyes.
Put a smile of contentment on your face.
Before you open your eyes make your entire body feel the energy of contentment fill you up.
The smile generates good brain chemistry inside of you.
Do it before you leave your house to school.
Do it before each class starts or even before your game.
Do it for this week and see the changes inside of you and in class.
Write about it in your journal.
What is self esteem? There are many definitions to it. Let’s look at the characteristics that high-esteemed students have.
Lishner [1997] has summarized the characteristics of high esteem students.
Displays initiative, independence, curiosity and confidence
Show pride in their work
Trust their ideas
Set goals independently
Explore and ask questions
Initiate activities with confidence
Adapt to changes or stress
Tolerate frustration
Are comfortable with transitions
Can adjust to change
Describe self in positive terms
Have a cheerful mood
Having looked at it, can you judge how you would rate yourself if you look at yourself through the lens of the above characteristics?
There are many tests in the internet to gauage your level of self esteem.The results may vary from tests to tests. i would go into detail at another time. Nevertheless there is an important point you must remember.
If self esteem is dependent on reward, recognition, performance than that self esteem is external to you. When self esteem can be earned or bestowed by others upon you then the danger is it can be easily be lost or taken away by others.
But on the other hand if self esteem is internal, personally held, controlled by you then it can be sustained.
EXERCISE
This exercise is about boosting self confidence and self esteem.
Close you eyes.
Put a smile of contentment on your face.
Before you open your eyes make your entire body feel the energy of contentment fill you up.
The smile generates good brain chemistry inside of you.
Do it before you leave your house to school.
Do it before each class starts or even before your game.
Do it for this week and see the changes inside of you and in class.
Write about it in your journal.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Ruler
RULER
when we were young
we wanted to rule the world
when we were married
we wanted to rule the house
when we were older
we wanted to rule the children
when we were aged
we wanted just to rule ourselves
when we are dead
who will rule us?
when we were young
we wanted to rule the world
when we were married
we wanted to rule the house
when we were older
we wanted to rule the children
when we were aged
we wanted just to rule ourselves
when we are dead
who will rule us?
New Dangers
New Dangers
Man is the most cunning of animals
using the spill-over of potent emotions
he created living and languages
he changes his face for the faces he meets
builds verbal bridges with illusions
creates connections into coherent society
delegates man to be custodians of gods
and in that massive fragmentation
he incorporates bureaucratic laws
The face of the man becomes that of the society
and soon there are numerous followers
based on the omnipotent committees.
Plastic hearts & material relationships
are the footprints of a hollow society
Each individual oscillating on axis.
based upon a purpose of social economics
and man is an ingredient and a tool
who is defenceless and consumed alive.
The mind is kept in a silent dark corridor
and some make money while others toil.
A few enlighten men will soon revolt
giving suggestions that are lost in the media
where words and languages serve other purpose
not that of the reader or public but the owners.
commercial manifesto are the order of the day
and voting is to guarantee only survival
and reawakening is allowed within futile religions.
Each leader knows he can't lead nor change
the human imagination is without any vision
and no one can uplift this urban animals
whose children are born without any reason.
Indecisions gloom and complicate matters
that is flowing into artificial happiness
He does not realise he is lost and sad
till his leader is dead or voted out
or when he reaches old age full of doubts.
General tradition has been dislodged
formidable organization maneuvers for control
wars are created for economical survival
Bears and bulls run amok uncontrollable,
poverty rises to a new level hitherto unknown
soon we work our life away to breathe success
Monetary apparitions and material magic
are techniques to solidify loyalty
to the regime so that a few could succeed.
The few could be you, is what keeps others
to walk forward on thorns of reasons
that exemplify the company's decisions.
To grief is to be branded as a coward
to mute thoughts with will power is
what is needed for bearable survival.
The leader is soon not selected by masses.
he floats up the stream of meritocracy
and he has no idea what is the depth of poverty.
The face of the society is wrinkled
by corruption and selfish interests
that soon freezes aspirations and crumbles.
In a far distance there comes another face
a face of a stranger with a heart of gold
who can change the system again- overhaul
He smiles and walks away, neglecting his duties
He answers with questions and ask if really
masses want to escape this life of misery
people who can help are flying away
for they know the ingratitude of people.
leaving and fading is better than leading.
Society as we know of will soon fade away
into the barbed spheres of corporations
that will be owned by nations wrecked with religions
The cunningness will be there and law and order
will not curb the one who are creating it
and people will rot everything green thing away
To save the planet from the hungry,
from the leaders with masked face greedy
will there be one mythological Kalki ?
or are we to wrap ourselves in dark matter
resist the tearing pull of the dark energy
that will cease life and end all dreams.
Man is the most cunning of animals
and even he too will cease to exist
when he loses the will or beauty of life.
Man is the most cunning of animals
using the spill-over of potent emotions
he created living and languages
he changes his face for the faces he meets
builds verbal bridges with illusions
creates connections into coherent society
delegates man to be custodians of gods
and in that massive fragmentation
he incorporates bureaucratic laws
The face of the man becomes that of the society
and soon there are numerous followers
based on the omnipotent committees.
Plastic hearts & material relationships
are the footprints of a hollow society
Each individual oscillating on axis.
based upon a purpose of social economics
and man is an ingredient and a tool
who is defenceless and consumed alive.
The mind is kept in a silent dark corridor
and some make money while others toil.
A few enlighten men will soon revolt
giving suggestions that are lost in the media
where words and languages serve other purpose
not that of the reader or public but the owners.
commercial manifesto are the order of the day
and voting is to guarantee only survival
and reawakening is allowed within futile religions.
Each leader knows he can't lead nor change
the human imagination is without any vision
and no one can uplift this urban animals
whose children are born without any reason.
Indecisions gloom and complicate matters
that is flowing into artificial happiness
He does not realise he is lost and sad
till his leader is dead or voted out
or when he reaches old age full of doubts.
General tradition has been dislodged
formidable organization maneuvers for control
wars are created for economical survival
Bears and bulls run amok uncontrollable,
poverty rises to a new level hitherto unknown
soon we work our life away to breathe success
Monetary apparitions and material magic
are techniques to solidify loyalty
to the regime so that a few could succeed.
The few could be you, is what keeps others
to walk forward on thorns of reasons
that exemplify the company's decisions.
To grief is to be branded as a coward
to mute thoughts with will power is
what is needed for bearable survival.
The leader is soon not selected by masses.
he floats up the stream of meritocracy
and he has no idea what is the depth of poverty.
The face of the society is wrinkled
by corruption and selfish interests
that soon freezes aspirations and crumbles.
In a far distance there comes another face
a face of a stranger with a heart of gold
who can change the system again- overhaul
He smiles and walks away, neglecting his duties
He answers with questions and ask if really
masses want to escape this life of misery
people who can help are flying away
for they know the ingratitude of people.
leaving and fading is better than leading.
Society as we know of will soon fade away
into the barbed spheres of corporations
that will be owned by nations wrecked with religions
The cunningness will be there and law and order
will not curb the one who are creating it
and people will rot everything green thing away
To save the planet from the hungry,
from the leaders with masked face greedy
will there be one mythological Kalki ?
or are we to wrap ourselves in dark matter
resist the tearing pull of the dark energy
that will cease life and end all dreams.
Man is the most cunning of animals
and even he too will cease to exist
when he loses the will or beauty of life.
Van Gogh
VAN GOGH
the death of an artist prematurely
suicide due to financial insecurity
a priest who turned into an artist
to find spirituality in paintings.
potato eaters were his models
so vast a subject with no laurels
amidst the darkened high portraits
stares an artist who is just great.
the death of an artist prematurely
suicide due to financial insecurity
a priest who turned into an artist
to find spirituality in paintings.
potato eaters were his models
so vast a subject with no laurels
amidst the darkened high portraits
stares an artist who is just great.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Time Management Techniques for Students
Time Management Techniques for Students
Get off the phone.
Get off the chat line.
Study difficult or boring subjects first.
Be aware of your best time of day—study when you’ll be alert.
Use waiting time (study note cards while on the bus.)
Ask: Am I being too hard on myself?
Recognize your accomplishments!
Use a regular study area or a library.
Pay attention to your attention—are you focusing?
Learn to say no.
Get ready the night before.
Avoid noise distractions.
Notice how you misuse your time and change your habits.
Ask: Would I pay myself for what I’m doing right now? If yes, keep going!
Agree with roommates or family members about study time.
At the end of the day, Ask: Can I do just one more thing? If yes you’ll increase your overall productivity.
Ask: Am I doing the most important or urgent work first? Keep track of your priorities.
If a task seems hard, get started. Half the battle is beginning.
Start projects early rather than waiting until the last minute.
Allow flexibility in your schedule.
Avoid marathon study.
Ask: What is one task I can accomplish toward my goal? Then do it!
Get off the phone
Get off the phone.
Get off the chat line.
Study difficult or boring subjects first.
Be aware of your best time of day—study when you’ll be alert.
Use waiting time (study note cards while on the bus.)
Ask: Am I being too hard on myself?
Recognize your accomplishments!
Use a regular study area or a library.
Pay attention to your attention—are you focusing?
Learn to say no.
Get ready the night before.
Avoid noise distractions.
Notice how you misuse your time and change your habits.
Ask: Would I pay myself for what I’m doing right now? If yes, keep going!
Agree with roommates or family members about study time.
At the end of the day, Ask: Can I do just one more thing? If yes you’ll increase your overall productivity.
Ask: Am I doing the most important or urgent work first? Keep track of your priorities.
If a task seems hard, get started. Half the battle is beginning.
Start projects early rather than waiting until the last minute.
Allow flexibility in your schedule.
Avoid marathon study.
Ask: What is one task I can accomplish toward my goal? Then do it!
Get off the phone
Intro to Super Study Skills Book
Welcome To This Book
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes” – Marcel Proust
Hope. The deep feeling inside of you has prompted you to pick up this book. You, of course know that you are not the result of your test or exams. You have tried your best many times but your results may not have reflected how smart you are or how much knowledge you have of the subject matter.
This book aims to give you a foundation within yourself to excel in your studies and in whatever endeavour you pursue.
The lessons in here are simple and what is expected of you is to be honest in the survey questions so that you come face to face with your inner workings.
One great saying is that, to know how others work is intelligence but to know how you yourself work is wisdom, since no two students have the same studying pattern, just like thumbprints. It is necessary to evaluate your style to find out what works for you and to garner the discipline to execute it. All you need is honesty and most importantly your believe in hope that dwells deep inside of you.
The lessons in this book are quite different from other studies. The usual way to amass knowledge is to read, attend classes, stimulate your senses and process the info through your intellectual database. However, these lessons are designed for you to study yourself, to motivate yourself so as to maximize your own potential and perform to your ultimate best.
Some parts of this book might seem so elementary and you may not want to do it and just skip it, but remember that the simplest exercise may be the one you need the most.
Tolman [1932cited Hayes& Orrell 1994] discovered that rats would learn to run a maze more quickly if there was a food reward at the end of it. Thinking of your life as a student, it might be necessary to give yourself a reward at the end of it. Well, a sumptuous meal might turn you on and motivate you.
What do astronauts and street gang members have in common?
Both groups are highly motivated. Both had role models, at an early age, of the person they wanted to be. Both attached a dream to their role model. The astronauts’ dreams lead them into the world of aviation. The street gang members’ dreams lead to imprisonment.
It is important to note here that all of us follow our dreams. Some of us have weak dreams that offer limited motivation - others have powerful dreams that are highly motivating. For most of us, our dreams are positive, for others, their dreams are self-destructive. Street gangs have very powerful, self-destructive ambitions, usually related to criminal activity. Our mind is a powerhouse that searches for ways to fulfill our dreams, whether they are right or wrong.
“All things change ; nothing hides. Into the same river one cannot step twice” – Heraclitus 500B.C.
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes” – Marcel Proust
Hope. The deep feeling inside of you has prompted you to pick up this book. You, of course know that you are not the result of your test or exams. You have tried your best many times but your results may not have reflected how smart you are or how much knowledge you have of the subject matter.
This book aims to give you a foundation within yourself to excel in your studies and in whatever endeavour you pursue.
The lessons in here are simple and what is expected of you is to be honest in the survey questions so that you come face to face with your inner workings.
One great saying is that, to know how others work is intelligence but to know how you yourself work is wisdom, since no two students have the same studying pattern, just like thumbprints. It is necessary to evaluate your style to find out what works for you and to garner the discipline to execute it. All you need is honesty and most importantly your believe in hope that dwells deep inside of you.
The lessons in this book are quite different from other studies. The usual way to amass knowledge is to read, attend classes, stimulate your senses and process the info through your intellectual database. However, these lessons are designed for you to study yourself, to motivate yourself so as to maximize your own potential and perform to your ultimate best.
Some parts of this book might seem so elementary and you may not want to do it and just skip it, but remember that the simplest exercise may be the one you need the most.
Tolman [1932cited Hayes& Orrell 1994] discovered that rats would learn to run a maze more quickly if there was a food reward at the end of it. Thinking of your life as a student, it might be necessary to give yourself a reward at the end of it. Well, a sumptuous meal might turn you on and motivate you.
What do astronauts and street gang members have in common?
Both groups are highly motivated. Both had role models, at an early age, of the person they wanted to be. Both attached a dream to their role model. The astronauts’ dreams lead them into the world of aviation. The street gang members’ dreams lead to imprisonment.
It is important to note here that all of us follow our dreams. Some of us have weak dreams that offer limited motivation - others have powerful dreams that are highly motivating. For most of us, our dreams are positive, for others, their dreams are self-destructive. Street gangs have very powerful, self-destructive ambitions, usually related to criminal activity. Our mind is a powerhouse that searches for ways to fulfill our dreams, whether they are right or wrong.
“All things change ; nothing hides. Into the same river one cannot step twice” – Heraclitus 500B.C.
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