What are you thinking right now? If ….. your thoughts shape your life, would you want what you were thinking right now to become true for you? If it’s a thought of worry or anger or hurt or revenge or fear, how do you think this thought will not come back to you? …..
Imagine yourself in line at a … buffet in a luxurious hotel, where instead of dishes of food, there are dishes of thoughts. You get to choose any and all the thoughts of you wish. These thoughts will create your future experiences.
Now, if you choose thoughts that will create problems and pain, that’s rather foolish. It’s like choosing food that always makes you ill …. It’s the same with thoughts. Let us stay away from thoughts that create problems and pain….
I have never understood the importance of having children memorise battle dates …. Instead, we could teach them important subjects such as How the Mind Works. How to Handle Finances, How to be a Parent, How to create Good Relationships ….
Can you imagine what a whole generation of adults would be like if they had been taught these subjects in school? …. We would have happy people who feel good about themselves. We would have people who are comfortable financially and who enrich the economy by investing their money wisely…..
It is the only varsity in state which has introduced the open book exam system for its M Ed programme
Revolutionising the concept of examination, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU) introduced the open book exam system for M Ed course three years back.It is the only university in the state to have brought in this innovative concept for examination.
“We are free from exam phobia.Though we are allowed to carry books and reference materials during exams,we hardly use them.The questions are not a straight lift from the text books. For example answer to–”explain the educational implications of film “Taree Zameen Par” can’t be found in any refrence book,” said an M Ed student Dharmi Patel. She adds that this system motivates students to think out of box.
Despite this system in place, passing exam is not a cakewalk for students, say many students.The questions are not typical text book questions and involve a lot of thought process on students part.
One of the education department professors said, “Generally students carry 5 to 10 books or reference material during the exams and around 40 % of the students copy from the books. But those who copy from the books score less mark compared to others who attempt questions without help,” said Shasikant Shah, HoD,education department,VNSGU.
