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SORRY, YOU CAN'T HAVE IT ALL!

I saw a story on Facebook the other day. Like most stories that get passed around Facebook, it’s probably only 38% true and written by a 16-year-old. But regardless, I found it cool, and at the very least, thought-provoking. It was about a man named Mohammed El-Erian. Mohammed was the CEO of an uber $2 trillion bond fund called PIMCO and earned upwards of $100 million per year. In January, he unexpectedly resigned in order to spend more time with his 10-year-old daughter. Now here’s the bad news: A decision like this is apparently a big deal in our society. Totally unexpected and against the cultural grain of “make billions or die trying” that we’re all used to. The article has been making the usual rounds on social media, getting shared and talked about quite a bit. Apparently, El-Erian’s decision came after a fight with said daughter. He was yelling at her to brush her teeth. She refused. He pulled the classic “I’m your father and you will do what I say” routine, to which she
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SCREW FINDING YOUR PASSION

Remember back when you were a kid? You would just do things. You never thought to yourself, “What are the relative merits of learning baseball versus football?” You just ran around the playground and played baseball and football. You built sand castles and played tag and asked silly questions and looked for bugs and dug up grass and pretended you were a sewer monster. Nobody told you to do it, you just did it. You were led merely by your curiosity and excitement. And the beautiful thing was, if you hated baseball, you just stopped playing it. There was no guilt involved. There was no arguing or debate. You either liked it or you didn’t. And if you loved looking for bugs, you just did that. There was no second-level analysis of, “Well, is looking for bugs really what I should be doing with my time as a child? Nobody else wants to look for bugs, does that mean there’s something wrong with me? How will looking for bugs affect my future prospects?” There was no rubbish. If you l
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LETTER WRITING FOR CLASS 9

Letters Writing Letters for class IX Letters for Class - IX SA - I Formal Letter: 1. You are Tarun/ Taruna, studying in class IX of Aryan Public school. Paschim Vihar, New Delhi. Your syllabus of math and English have not been completed yet. Half yearly examination starts on next month. Write an application to the principal for starting extra classes for Math and English. Solution: October 7, 2014 The Principal, Aryan Public School, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi Subject: For starting extra classes for Math and English. Respected sir, I am Tarun, studying in class IX - A of your school. I would like to draw your kind attention toward the problem related to our study. Our Math and English syllabus have not been completed till now, while half yearly SA-I examination is on head. All students of class - IX are facing problems and they are anxious for completing syllabus. Sir, I request you to arrange extra classes for math and English as soon as possible. So that we c
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STUDY TIPS FOR EXAMS

Exam Preparation: Ten Study Tips(CLASS 9 AND 10) Preparing for exams? Give yourself the best chance with these top ten study tips, and try not to let the stress get to you! Remember: you've got this. Give yourself enough time to study Don't leave it until the last minute. While some students do seem to thrive on last-minute cramming, it's widely accepted that (for most of us) this is not the best way to approach an exam. To help sort out your time management, set up a timetable for your study. Write down how many exams you have and the days on which you have to sit them. Then organize your study accordingly. You may want to give some exams more study time than others, so find a balance that you feel comfortable with. Organize your study space Make sure you have enough space to spread your textbooks and notes out. Have you got enough light? Is your chair comfortable? Are your computer games out of sight? Try and get rid of all distractions, and make sure y
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TENSES

General Tips for Tenses in English Grammar(CLASS 9 AND 10) Tense of a verb indicates the time period during which an action or event has occurred. Tenses constitute a major part of our written and spoken English and is key in understanding conversational English. Quite often, we end up making grave errors where these tenses are concerned. Here are a few general rules of tenses. There are three major tenses and theses are further subdivided. They are: 1. Past Simple past (Verb+ed) This tense can be used to denote a single act in the past or a habitual action in the past. It is formed using the past participle form of the root verb. This usually involves adding ‘ed’ to the end of the root verb. E.g.: Sachin scored a century in the last match. E.g.: He studied many hours a day. However there are certain exceptions to the rule of forming past tenses by adding ed to the verb. These have irregular past participle forms. E.g.: Blew, came, drove Past perfect (Had/Have+Past
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SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

Subject-Verb Agreement(CLASSES 9 AND 10) NOTE I will use the standard of underlining subjects once and verbs twice. Being able to find the right subject and verb will help you correct errors of subject-verb agreement. Basic Rule. A singular subject (she, Bill, car) takes a singular verb (is, goes, shines), whereas a plural subject takes a plural verb. Example: The list of items is/are on the desk. If you know that list is the subject, then you will choose is for the verb. Rule 1. A subject will come before a phrase beginning with of. This is a key rule for understanding subjects. The word of is the culprit in many, perhaps most, subject-verb mistakes. Hasty writers, speakers, readers, and listeners might miss the all-too-common mistake in the following sentence: Incorrect: A bouquet of yellow roses lend color and fragrance to the room. Correct: A bouquet of yellow roses lends . . . (bouquet lends, not roses lend) Rule 2. Two singular subjects connected by or, eithe
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FACTUAL DESCRIPTION

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HOW TO WRITE FACTUAL DESCRIPTIONS(CLASS 9 AND 10) Factual description of a process or an event requires a step by step account of an activity, experiment, procedure. The ideas should be systematically presented with important points coming first followed by not-so-important points. Heading is an essential part of it and should be short and crisp. Make a note of tenses used in your description as most often this is the place where students find greater difficulty in. Language The language used should be semi-formal in nature. Try to be simple, attractive and appealing. Also try not to show your linguistic ability. You should make your factual description in such a way that it shows your attention to detail and observatory skills. Content When did the event occur, venue of the event Sequence of programme Information about participants/chief guests/judges Kind of organization, people responsible for programme/arrangements Results, if describing a contest Value poin
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