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Singing from the Heart
“While I sing at your command, my old teacher sings only when his heart commands him!” -Tan Sen
There is a story told in traditional musical families in the sub-continent about Tan Sen, a legendary musician from the times of Akbar the great who was one of the nine jewels of the Mughal court. It is said he could cause rain clouds to appear and disappear through the exposition of his raags. READ MORE »
Paris schools encourage errors
Paris stages ‘festival of errors’ to teach French schoolchildren how to think.
- French schools accused of stifling mental creativity
- Science workshops boost accidental inventions
Late in the 19th century, while investigating chicken cholera, Louis Pasteur infected some birds with bacteria that he confidently believed would kill them. He was wrong: not only did the chickens survive; they were completely immune. Pasteur had made a mistake. But in doing so he had also found a vaccine.
Fast forward to the 21st century and France, the country that gave the world the father of modern medicine, – as well as some of the greatest scientists and thinkers of history – is no longer quite so ready to see the benefits of getting things wrong, according to a growing number of intellectuals and education specialists.
They claim the French school system is leaving children bereft of creativity, flexibility of thought and – crucially – confidence in their own mental abilities.
Pakistani Young students and lack of information
Most of Pakistani students are not ready to adopt advanced technology like Internet, mobile and computer. In Pakistan most of students which have very good marks but can’t get admission in well known university due to the lack of information and lack of self-confidence.
Even many F sc students has don’t know about Higher Education Commission (HEC).Imagine how these students can make an education full Pakistan?
There are numerous Engineering Universities like NUST, COMSATS and RIPHAH but most of students only know UET (University Engineering and Technology) as an Engineering University. I explore every year many shining students after F sc doing BA, BCS and BSc. READ MORE »
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