When we Indian speak in Englishg even at home, England finds more kids speaking languages other than English in their schools.
The reason they say is more kids are from other countries. Even the Govt. is giving extra money to schools where lots of languages are spoken.
They say they don’t want kids to be at a disadvantage at school because they don’t speak English at home.
The major currencies across the world have definite symbols.
But the Indian currency is written with the prefix Rs. So why not a symbol for our currency?
The Finance Ministry of Govt. on India has announced a contest for designing the symbol for Indian Rupee.
Open to only Indian nationals.
Last date to submit the design – April 15, 2009.
Five entries shall be shortlisted for final selection. The shortlisted Designers would be required to make a presentation to the Jury and would be awarded a prize of Rs.25,000/- each.
The designer of the finally selected design will get a prize of Rs.250, 000/-
Spread the word across. Hey, you too could submit a design!
All the details of the contest is here
Summer vacation is India is really hot. And you difinitely need a break and rest to re-energise yourself for the next academic year.
But all play (or TV all the time?!) and no work also make you dull! So the Summer Camps are here to stay as they are preferred by parents.
You learn something new in a fun way at these summer camps. They are also cool places to link up with new friends outof your regular school circle.
But what do you do after these camps? If you had learnt an art or a craft or to make paper planes, how long do you put this knowledge to use?
I had come across two friends who conducted a painting camp for younger kids during the holidays after their 10th standard Board exams. Just for fun and enjoyment! At the end of the camp, the ’students’ presented their ‘teachers’ a lovely gift by pooling money from their savings and that was a wonderful idea I thought!
In the West, kids pick up summer jobs. There are laws on what job the kids can do and how long, etc.,
In India, the law prohibits kids below 14 years to work for money.
If not a job for money, how about an internship on stipend?
If you want to take up a job this summer, what would you like to do?
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Are you on FaceBook or MySpace?
Do you think you surf the Net safe?
Is your email safe?
Do you give out information about yourself to online pals?
Well, chatting with your friends online can be loads of fun, but make sure you stay safe on the web.
Technologies help you study and give all new exciting ways to socialise with others. And you are always faster to use the Internet or the mobile devices than your parents.
So you need to know more on using the devises better and safer.
Countries across the world as well as many social networking websites have pledged to beat Cyber bullying, a menace for the kids who surf the Net. This bullying continues offline too, in your classroom or in your colony.
Be aware that all the information you type are read online go through many servers, Net spies and they are saved and circulated by the bullies many times.
If your parents have a watch on your surfing, feel happy that someone will be at help in case of any trouble online.
You should also be aware of copyright rules when you download information for your school projects or use in your presentations. You may be watched for ‘online copying’ too!
On the occasion of the safer Internet day 2009, http://www.saferinternet.org is organising events and competitions for kids and companies to bring about awareness of what is happening online.
Now a few tips for now to be safe on the Net.
- Never give out any personal details online.
- Never arrange to meet people that you only know online.
- Always let somebody know where you are going – tell your parents, guardians, friends.
- Block and report any abuse online.
- If someone is making your life a misery by bullying you or just being annoying, tell your parents. No one can help you unless you let them know what is going on.
The Internet major, Google India initiated its ‘Internet Bus’ concept on Feb. 3.
A mobile Internet kiosk will travel across 15 tier II and tier III cities in Tamil Nadu demonstrating the content and usage of the internet in the local language to the section of the population still averse to the same.
The Internet Bus will demonstrate content under four topics – information, communication, entertainment and education. It will also introduce its visitors to Google SMS search and channels.
“Increased awareness about, and access to Internet, especially in the local language will empower users with information and greater access to information. Even in people experience the Internet for a brief period of time and find it to be very useful, they will find ways and means to get back to it. The primary need is to sensitise the masses about the large content available in the local language,” Dr.Prasad Ram, head, R&D, Google India said during the launch of the bus.
The bus has already visited 12 towns in Tamil nadu so far. In March, it will be going to Pudukkottai. Trichy, Thanjavur, Kumbakonam, Neyveli, Cuddalore and Tiruvannamalai.
If you have friends in these towns tell them to check the bus out!
Read this for more info and the route of the bus.
I came across an interesting aticle in the Science News.
This is about how your body is programmed to feel hungry at a particular time and get tired at the right time to sleep.
Everyone’s rhythms are unique, which is why you might like to stay up late while your sister always wants to go to bed early. But overall, everyone is programmed to feel tired at night and alert during the day.
So, when your parents urges you stay awake at night and study, you can always follow your body clock and get up early next day and complete your studies!
What will happen if you forcibly change the rhythm?
The findings of a study conducted by making the day with 28 hours (!!) reveals exactly what the body clock is all about.
The studies also say -
But staying up night after night, these studies suggest, could make kids extra hungry and more likely to gain weight.
Read the entire article here.
Not just fantacies and comics, there are a few books written for children with subtle issues embedded in them that will make the kids think constructively.
One such book is Weed by the award winning author Paro Anand.
The Hindu Young World carried a review of it in its latest issue. Did you read it?
You should read the book too. May be this Christmas vacation.
Should the children of the terrorists be supported to have good education? Should they remain just outcast? But if the father was a terrorist what does the child have to do with it? Growing up in an atmosphere of violence is the child’s mistake?
There are many unanswered questions in our minds regarding these kids. Not just the terrorists, thieves, convicts in cases of violence and murders do have families and there are kids too in the families.
What does the society do about them?
Tell me what do you think!
By the way here is an interesting interview with the author!
