Indian Abacus

In a recently published article on Childhood facing crisis, the author of the column tried to analyse the problems that led to childhood quality getting worsened in the last few decades. The author says the innocence of childhood is poisoned by junk food, competitive schooling & excessive dependence on electronic equipment; add to it too easy lifestyle. A major percentage of children does not have the opportunity even to walk to school or for any other chores. In the name of ease and comfort, the child is denied the opportunity to use his potential — physical and mental. While pre-war years of the 20th century witnessed poorly nourished children due to low family incomes, the current situation supersedes by another type of malnutrition — eating of unhealthy food. The author at the end suggests three ways to turn the table to olden days- "Consider whether it is really necessary to live life at top speed? Taking less puritanical view of idleness & extend the school-j...

We Teach (Classroom Management)  Balancing students of different age groups  Practicing variety of activities to reduce monotony  Developing Creative Teaching Strategies to enhance interest  Implementing Discipline with Dignity  Developing the sense of responsibility of learning on the learner  Indian Abacus R & D Foundation

Slow down - a solution to childhood travails?  The bringing up of children in modern times has become a difficult task. Childhood in contemporary terms means fast food, fast life, computer games and living on the competitive edge. Gone are the days of leisure when we adults enjoyed our childhood with memories to cherish for a lifetime which is quickly forgotten by the changing lifestyles. Childhood depression and anxiety seem to be on the increase. This is the direct result of the demanding conditions of today and the expectations of parents ruling very high. Advertising and films promote an exaggerated vision of achievements and desires of children and computer games and Internet only compound this problem as it not only leads to childhood health disorders but also seriously affects the emotional well-being and development of a child into a healthy adult with an open mind and right attitude to life. Our houses today are virtual prisons where we rear our children behind locke...

Knowing the "inner you" Neat, legible writing is a prised skill? Writing analysis is now getting increasingly popular way to not only to screen job applicants but to analyse the psyche of people. "When used correctly, graphology can give a good indication of a person's personality structure, their abilities, ability to grow and develop, and perhaps most importantly, their integrity," say graphologists. Recruitment-graphology has come out as an application-oriented field as the requirement in recruitment strongly looks for the personal disposition of the candidate in the job area. The employers are reluctant to admit the use of the technique totally due to its inherent difficulty to link the writing and the person's mind on a formal footing. Some totally abhor the philosophy behind it. Some could use this as an extra dimension. Some argue saying psychometric tests could be manipulated by the people, but handwriting results would bring it to ope...