In today’s world, education can feel like a relentless race. Students worry about test scores, parents worry about performance, and the cycle of anxiety grows stronger with every exam season. Yet beneath all this stress lies a crucial question: what is education really for? If we reframe education not as a high-stakes contest but as training for the mind—a way...
Bill Gates has a website dedicated to reading. He regularly updates it with his reading recommendations and book reviews. He has written five books and will release his next one in 2025. Oprah Winfrey runs a book club and shares her suggestions in different genres on her Instagram page, which has an impressive following. She has written more than seven...
Summer vacations are around the corner for most Indian students. For high school students, this holiday period is a crucial one as it allows them to pick up an extra load and work on their profile for university admissions. We have planned a 3 part series in which we will share our recommendations to help you explore different fields and...
Classes, assignments, exams, extracurriculars, and college application work- the to-do list of high school students is endless. And we are not even counting the peer drama, body image issues, and other anxieties that teenagers have to grapple with in today's age. Social media and gaming addiction also hinder concentration on their tasks. We have observed that almost all students struggle...
A recent tweet from Nat Eliason, shared by a knowledgeable friend, has helped me crystallise my thoughts around hard work. My professional life puts me in touch with many young individuals and I often observe them swaying towards activities that require lesser work and assure ‘better grades’ or a ‘tick on the resume....