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Integrated classrooms, perpetuated race and income disparity
This is particularly interesting to me as someone working with education projects in India through Asha for Education. Race related disparities persist and even take root early. Asha donors often want to fund "poor" children's schools, but the truth is that integrated classrooms are better for ALL children (thanx for teaching me this Madhulika ), ( Read more... ) -
Women, Feminism and the Workplace
No. Women cannot have it all. Annie-Marie Slaughter (senior position in the U.S. State Department) makes many interesting points, and this is a long, but worthwhile read in refining one's understanding of feminism, which is still promising things in a vacuum, and therefore unable to deliver ( Read more... ) -
Gifts
Accept gifts graciously, for they mean much more to the giver than the receiver, especially at the time of giving. Givers have thought about the gift, and relished their own sense of anticipation in your receipt. If you feel the need to refuse a gift that is genuinely and sincerely offered as a gift, reconsider. Accept it and don't use it, or use ( Read more... ) -
So many thoughts, so little (journalling) time
Trying out an alternate Android app. Maybe I'll be able to keep track of my life learnings better if this works.
Man, FB made it seductively easy to post, but it's a far more superficial forum and I really wish I'd downloaded this app before so I would have been able to record my thoughts in a more robust way. -
The bald and the body-ful
Yesterday (Xposted most of this on FB) my little baby transformed shockingly into someone else. The head shaving ritual served me a spiritual lesson regarding the mortal body in multiple ways ( Read more... ) -
The phoenix rises from ashes and Facebook
There are going to be cycles; of journaling and not. It's hard to recognize a cycle in its first turn, and perhaps I am making an inaccurate prediction. This first turn was marked by less time to reflect, even perhaps less desire to reflect, a different way to connect with people (Facebook*), and various life transitions ( Read more... ) -
An apple is ? ARE strategy.
An author who calls him/ herself "flats" posted this brilliant piece of work describing how to navigate tricky questions on exams. Here is a description of the kind of questions that are routine in the architectural registration exams.
"I’ll take a stab at my thought process when it comes to selecting the best possible answer. Take the following ( Read more... ) -
Atul Chitnis
mmk just called and told me he passed away last night and I'm trying to make sense of it. A giant of a man. His sphere of influence is so vast, I admit I'm having to also make sense of my own voice amongst the myriad of others who have a place in their hearts for him. Like an avant garde piece of art, he was controversial. Not a pretty sculpture you ( Read more... ) -
SOPA and PIPA
Wiki's strategy to raise awareness worked on me. I just read the Wiki pages on SOPA & PIPA (the only English pages not blacked out today). Google is also hosting an action petition against the two bills.
Opponents say the bills' measures would impose censorship, & innumerable hours of pointless work on legitimate companies to take action against ( Read more... ) -
Consumptive, Productive & Sustaining
Life seems to be about consumptive activities (enjoyment related) and productive activities (contributions to the world through work or service ( Read more... )