The first and foremost factor in choosing a profession anywhere is the respect that it gives to a person who joins it. The situation is so bad today that qualified people opt for other professions and majority of persons joining this profession are of low caliber. The salary of our teacher is quite meager and […]
Oct 30 2012 | Posted in
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In spite of making valuable changes, those who are in power and highly educated go abroad either for higher education or in search of better job opportunities. Most of them do not return and cause a large public loss. Furthermore, the quality of primary and secondary education has a declining trend in the country. It […]
Oct 30 2012 | Posted in
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No one can deny the fact that education is the most dynamic factor for the concrete foundation of a society and no society can make progress in the challenge of this scientific era without remarkable progress in this sector. Apart from playing vital role in human capital formation, education raises competence and the level of […]
Oct 30 2012 | Posted in
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With each passing day, the clime of fear in Balochistan becomes more and more intense, as very little has done to reinstate law and order into the disordered region. The local people are under a constant fear and fright that their loved ones may disappear for without any obvious reason. The rate of recurrence with […]
A new study finds that kids not only love robots, but also that robots benefit kids in the classroom. The implications of this “benefit,” however, might not seem so benign on closer examination. The study, “Robots @ School,” was implemented by Latitude, an international research consultancy, in association with the LEGO Learning Institute and Project Synthesis, an Australia-based idea […]
Feb 4 2012 | Posted in
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One of the big reasons that in-classroom robots promote learning and creativity is because children, according to the study, see technology as fundamentally “human.” In their answers, children describe their robot as reassuring and supportive – a version 2.0 of a parent or friend – offering up endless patience, encouragement and self-direction. Moreover, most kids […]
Feb 4 2012 | Posted in
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The deeper implication of the study, however, is that, psychologically, kids are very receptive to a future where robots are an integral part of their lives. As robust robotics classes, after-school robotics programs, and robotics competitions bring robots into everyday reality, we might want to ask: will robots in the classroom and as “study companions” in the […]
Feb 4 2012 | Posted in
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Governor Sindh concedes to protesting teachers’ demands Karachi: (Tuesday, January 31, 2012) Police here today unleashed its wrath on local teachers participating in a protest demonstration when they tried to head for Governor Sindh and Chief Minister houses. Baton charged by the Sindh Police, the teachers, who were working on contractual basis and had passed […]
Jan 31 2012 | Posted in
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Professors and Lecturers stand for their demands; boycott classes for second consecutive day Rawalpindi: (Wednesday, January 11, 2012) protesting for their rights and demanding of the government to enforce four point mechanism for promotion, the professors and lecturers in Rawalpindi continued to boycott the classes for second consecutive day. Amid the protest launched by the […]
Jan 11 2012 | Posted in
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Google wants to avoid concerns about the contents on their website, YouTube. The company has been preventing school students from accessing the questionable material with account holder-access only but still there are objection raised on the limited access. They are on the verge of launching a school-level YouTube extension, YouTube EDU, that will solely cater […]
Dec 13 2011 | Posted in
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Bahria University need to cut down class timings or give extended breaks Having been a student at Bahria University for the last four years, I have run into a number of problems that I feel should be corrected at the institution. However, one of the major problems with the University, is the class timings that […]
Nov 1 2011 | Posted in
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Supreme Court orders Punjab Government to pay salaries to teachers of PCPP Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered the Punjab Government to pay salaries to teachers of 26 colleges associated with the Punjab Colleges Pilot Project (PCPP). The decision was announced on Tuesday, October 18 by the panel of three judges, which was headed by […]
Oct 19 2011 | Posted in
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