Education system

I was reading the speech of 17 year old school boy Anshul Gupta, one who shot to fame recently by emerging as front runner in Times scholars program. I was amazed and mesmerized by his words and maturity. Few lines of his speech are as follows:


"A single examination cannot determine a student's ability in a particular subject. 
If a student scores less, it means that s/he needs more guidance or needs to put in more effort. 
Making students repeat an academic year because they have flunked the final examination is a wrong practice. 

A student may not be able to grasp concepts because of the teaching pedagogy and a one-on-one discussion can help identify the weaknesses. 
The system should be flexible enough to allow students to drop a subject if they are not interested in it. 
Clearly, if a student keeps failing in a particular subject, it implies that s/he has no aptitude or inclination for the same. 
A multipronged strategy needs to be in place where all students should receive personalised attention and case-specific guidance. Flexible systems that are in-sync with a student's interest and abilities can help tap a student's potential better.

Failing in a subject or an examination is clearly not the end of life. Everyone has weaknesses and strengths. It is extremely important that our educational system recognises this." 


The words simply forces us to think and act upon them.

Orkut!!

Had written these lines 4 years back, the time when Orkut was at its peak. Seeing everyone hooked and addicted to social networking sites nowadays made me pull out these lines from my old diary.

Orkut, a place you want to be.

I would say.......

Newer trust this place because you will find,

words not faces,

profiles not races,

& photos with no traces.

have more than 500 friends?

u just managed to be in Orkut hall of fame.

it hardly matters if you don't know most of them,

because here we all are just the same.

testimonials are the demand of time,

its just the volumes of praises compressed in just few lines,

its nothing but a mutual deal,

the more you get the better you feel.

you will find communities of just about everything,

where you can see irrelevant post, just about anything.

to own a few of them will boost your image,

don't worry we all follow the same linage.

Getting friend requests that seems, all the time anonymous,

stupidity that's the word which seems so synonymous.

tried avoiding a few,

but there are plenty in the crew.

some say its a time waste,

some say it all depends on your own taste,

many say this place is out of socks,

but most like me say Orkut still rocks.

                                                                 - Ruchik Shastri