Embrace the new normal
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening!
THE JOURNAL
Ideas are worth sharing before they are finished.
We write about the questions that shape education: how teenagers learn, when responsibility changes hands and what rigour should mean.
Grades 9–12 · Chennai and Bengaluru · Cambridge International
Questions worth thinking about.Questions, reflections and voices from Beyond 8.
WRITING + QUESTIONS
Questions we keep returning to.
Some questions take years to answer. Here we share what our work with young people has taught us, what we still question and why it matters.
Exploring one's ikigai via theater
Education reform: The need of the hour
200 years we have been ignorant. 200 years we have been blinded. 200 years we have been failing our future generation. As a result, we have been oppressed from using our creativity, from following our passion and we have all fallen into the rat race not knowing where we are headed. Is there even a finish line to this madness?
Life lessons students can learn from Suresh Sambandam
In today’s age of changing technology and increasing opportunities, more and more students are choosing to become entrepreneurs and to build something on their own rather than seeking traditional jobs. But what does it take to start from scratch and build a company?
Entrepreneurship: A shot at happiness
Entrepreneurs have a special skill and are driven to create something. Their passion drives them to wake up excited every single day and making it count. Going to college and getting a Degree doesn't have this sense of purpose or immediacy.
Moving from fear of mathematics to joy of solving problems?
From programming to computer science to controlling self-driven cars and designing cellphones, discreet mathematics forms a strong foundation. However, when the context is removed and only the "basic routine" is given importance, the joy that one derives from solving complex real-life problems is replaced by "fear of math".
How are tech companies planning for the future?
There has been a lot of conversation in recent times about how tech companies are planning for the future: how they train employees; how they develop skills for remote working; what incentives they have for employees continuously up-skilling themselves...'
If you can’t communicate, you’re giving up your potential!
One of the world's most successful people, Warren Buffet, said that a public speaking course became his most important degree. And his advice to young people was this: 'You’ve got to be able to communicate in life and it’s enormously important. If you can’t communicate and talk to other people and get across your ideas, you’re giving up your potential.'
The debts from college education
The Debts From College Education