Re: [Assam] From Posoowa--Example of Creativity in High School Instruction

2007-10-03 Thread umesh sharma
Krishnendu-da, While I would defend that India does not generate fools and US does not generate only geniuses I must admit that quality of India's govt run run schools can never be compared with US govt schools. 90% of USA's school students graduate from govt/public schools and the

Re: [Assam] From Posoowa--Example of Creativity in High School Instruction

2007-10-03 Thread Chan Mahanta
While I would defend that India does not generate fools and US does not generate only geniuses *** How very thoughtful! Set up a target that is absurdly low or absurdly high and then bring it down and establish your astuteness in being able to see thru it! At 11:01 PM -0700 10/2/07,

[Assam] From Posoowa--Example of Creativity in High School Instruction

2007-10-03 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
And it will prove WHAT? That Indian students do get the nurturing to be creative, inventive and break new ground as can be proven by-? Definitely not ! Definitely not! My apologies. But, but was it you who started this game of examples ? And YET, the Central Govt. has

[Assam] From Posoowa--Example of Creativity in High School Instruction

2007-10-02 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
seven kids out of a country of a billion people, knowing what I do, ** You wanted examples which I have provided (SEVEN against ONE which you cited). If you are willing and have time, you can search web to find more such kids from India BOTH from public and private institution (as cited by

Re: [Assam] From Posoowa--Example of Creativity in High School Instruction

2007-10-02 Thread Chan Mahanta
** You wanted examples which I have provided (SEVEN against ONE which you cited). If you are willing and from India BOTH from public and private institution (as cited by Umesh). And it will prove WHAT? That Indian students do get the nurturing to be creative, inventive and break new

Re: [Assam] From Posoowa--Example of Creativity in High School Instruction

2007-10-02 Thread Ram Sarangapani
And YET, the Central Govt. has its own system, because ---? It has implicit in the state schools' quality ? Because it merely provides it as an example of its benevolence, setting a higher standard? Or that it does not trust the state systems and therefore devised its own, funding it

[Assam] From Posoowa--Example of Creativity in High School Instruction

2007-10-01 Thread Chan Mahanta
See : http://www.posoowa.org/2007/09/30/great-success-agreat-success-awaitsnandini-sarma-of-kansas/___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org

[Assam] From Posoowa--Example of Creativity in High School Instruction

2007-10-01 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
Congratulations Nandini C'da, you might be interested in these too http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/21/stories/2007052104521300.htm http://www.educationuk.org/clubukindia/1/news_india_youth.html Check

Re: [Assam] From Posoowa--Example of Creativity in High School Instruction

2007-10-01 Thread Chan Mahanta
That was nice to note. One significant difference: All of the students from India are from Private Schools. Nandinee is from a public high school ( not like Indian Public School, as in Doon School etc.), Shawnee Mission East High School, Kansas. At 1:43 PM -0700 10/1/07, Krishnendu

[Assam] From Posoowa--Example of Creativity in High School Instruction

2007-10-01 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
There goes your knowledge about India :) Kendriya Vidyalaya (first link) is a Central Govt School fully funded by GOI and spread accross all over India (including NE). And with some more research you will be able to find out other achivements of students of Kendriya Vidyalaya ... if you are

Re: [Assam] From Posoowa--Example of Creativity in High School Instruction

2007-10-01 Thread Chan Mahanta
Out of the seven kids, ONE, was from Kendriya Vidyalay, a public institution, but a highly PRIVILEGED one. While I am unwilling to pass verdict on the condition of Indian education from the example of seven kids out of a country of a billion people, knowing what I do, one can reasonably

Re: [Assam] From Posoowa--Example of Creativity in High School Instruction

2007-10-01 Thread umesh sharma
really reads like a tale from who's who. star named after her by MIT and research on cancer and genital herpes. Congratulations to Nandini and all who supported her endeavors. Regards. Umesh Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From Posoowa--Example of Creativity in High School Instru See

Re: [Assam] From Posoowa--Example of Creativity in High School Instruction

2007-10-01 Thread umesh sharma
Well as in India not all US public/govt schools are the same. The Indian govt school my father studied at ( www.rimc.org ) sent a graduate to Harvard College recently (2002 I think) - an incentive for me to try the same. Similarly Kendriya Vidyalayas in India are central govt run schools and