Proposal Writing and Pictures of Mountains
Ok! we are back in the big leagues again – 70 and more hours/week. Its mostly because I have started working on a big fat federal grant (due in ...
Read MoreWhere does the time go?
Weekly report # 4 and I am increasingly puzzled as to where all the time is going. I started keeping the Toggl reports a month ago and logged a respec...
Read MoreDo you think like a CEO?
I have been toying with the concept of “employee ownership” for a very long time and here are some thoughts. By now I have had more than 3...
Read MoreThe wondrous incident of the dog in the night-time
Before I explain more, here is my weekly report. As you can see , there has been an almost 20% decrease in productivity since last week! I did crank o...
Read MoreHave you ever wondered….
How electricity is generated? This is one of the hardest concepts to understand and teach. And we took a shot at it 🙂 We spent 3.5 months coming up...
Read MoreWorking in the Informal Science Education field
First off, here is my weekly report:It is quite different from last week’s as our team is growing rapidly and we are working on developing an or...
Read MoreHow hard do I work?
I came across this online program called Toggl and was hooked. I am addicted to logging stuff and this makes it pretty easy. Plus I have always wanted...
Read More5th graders at Chiragh Grammar, India
I taught our “Build and Fly” session to the 5th graders at Chiragh Grammar today. I do have a soft corner for this school, but I must admi...
Read More“Build and Fly” – in India
Warning: sweeping generalizations in this post! I taught our “Build and Fly” session for 6th, 7th and 8th grade at Chiragh Grammar School....
Read MoreLearning in India
My mom runs a K-8 school in India called Chiragh Grammar School. I ran it for a few months before I came to the US and am closely involved with it. He...
Read MoreSlumdog Millionaire – how do we fix the problem
I saw Slumdog Millionaire yesterday and it completely wrenched my heart. I couldn’t sleep all night. I was born and brought up in India and go b...
Read MorePainting as a pastime
There is a wonderful little book by Churchill (one of my heroes) on painting. He started painting at 40 and was actually very good, winning many award...
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