Teacher’s day celebration
Frederick Douglass, a social reformer had said: “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” This quote signifies the importance that rests on the aspect of teaching in order to develop ethical and responsible global citizens.
Not everyone is called to become a school teacher, but certainly everyone can become a teacher in their own way. Achievements of any individual are because of the teachers; some of them are formally appointed in school while the others are the parents, friends and motivators. True, the home and parents play an important part, but since the child spends a good portion of its formative years in acquiring an education, school life and the school environment are critical factors and school teachers play a pivotal role in shaping and moulding futures. Teaching is a calling for a divine work. Nobody can satisfy the amount of work done by good teachers. It will always be less in comparison to what they give to the society. The committed teachers will always keep their enthusiasm going because they are fully aware of their calling and the joy they get suffices everything.
Rewards of teaching are innumerable. For many, their work is a means to an end but it is a vocation and not a job. It offers a great deal of variety where every teacher can experience the joy of making a difference in young lives.
The writer is Grace Pinto, MD, Ryan International Group of Institutions
App for poor students
IWanttolearnBetter Foundation is set to provide sustainable quality education to underprivileged students by launching an interactive Worksheet App for Mathematics, English & Science.
The foundation, an initiative to innovate for better learning outcomes in school education, has been aggressively involved in helping students that are otherwise deprived of going to smart schools to reach another level of technology driven education. The NGO has recently launched a special App named light to life Educational App for these students considering in mind that their visual grasping power is more. Through this app the students will experience game based learning.
With this, the roadmap to technology driven education has been made possible for children who are living in slums and would not have been able to afford a tablet.
Sustainability & Entrepreneurship Summit
The IIT Delhi, Alumni Association is collaborating with Foundation of Innovation and Technology Transfer, IIT Delhi and Knowledge Resource Development and Welfare Group to host International Innovation Sustainability and Entrepreneurship Summit on September 26, 2014 at their campus.
Speaking about the event, Ashok Kumar , the president of the association said: “The aim is to bring student innovators, entrepreneurs, senior bureaucrats, scientists at national level, university heads and corporate leaders on the same platform. The summit will feature latest innovations, and the selected best would be awarded. Industry leaders will elucidate vital subject knowledge and numerous initiatives showcased in the summit, if deemed nationally beneficial, will be incorporated in the coming years, said Aparna Saroagi, the convener of the event.
FIITJEE’s Talent Support Exam
For students preparing for JEE examination, here is an opportunity to appear for an all-India competition that matches the level and scale of IIT entrance, but is actually meant to examine the students for their preparedness for the all important test.
FIITJEE will hold its annual Talent Support Exam (FTSE) on September 21, 2014 tin more than 60 test centers in India.
The last date to register for the exam is September 16, 2014 through the paper application mode, while it is September 18 for the online application mode. The result for the examination will be declared on September 30.
The registration can be done at a fee of Rs 200. However, no fee will be charged from students who have enrolled for any JEE-2015 programme or those who are NTSE scholars, KVPY stage-I qualified or have qualified any of the stages of Jr Science Olympiad or Sr Olympiads (Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics/Astronomy) conducted by HBCSE.
For complete details of the programme visit http://ftse.fiitjee.com.
Operations Conclave
OPERA’14, Operations Conclave, Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi, witnessed a seamless coalition of management graduates imbibing the practical supply chain insights from the industry heavy weights. The day-long conclave focused on dual aspects of innovations demands in supply chain management and leveraging IT for operational excellence.
Prof Dr Ravi Shankar from department of management studies, IIT Delhi, welcomed the panelists which included Chandar Mohan Gupta, director SCM, Coca Cola, Ashok Wadhawan, president manufacturing business, Punj llyod, Pradeep Singhal, VP SCM, Bajaj Electricals, and Gaurav Saxena, logistics head at Sony India.
Dr Shankar said that students perception about supply chain management in the outside world is little vague and clarity from industry specialists proves to be of immense help.
He mentioned that IIT Delhi DMS tops the lists of logistics research in India and is currently doing so in sustainable trade freight transportation, retail logistics, and low carbon omissions.