If you elect me to the Ministry of Education, I will make blogging a part of the school curriculum for sure. Or, at least , a part of extra curricular activities and we can have exams or competitions for blogging. What you think ?. “State Level Blogging Championship 2008″ vow !! sounds cool….. isn’t it ?
Okay, that was not a joke. Isn’t it a good idea to introduce children to blogging right from the school ?. Or, introduce them to “Web 2.0″ in their early ages ?.
The future is Internet, ( questions anyone ? ) and the future ( or present ? ) of internet is Web 2.0. where knowing things earlier than everyone else, and having access to information is the key factor.
For our children to be able to compete there in the future, they need to know “how to know things fast”. Or, let us say, to use Google effectively, to know the “How To”s of blogging, Social networking, and more. ( Yes, you can add more to this list !! )
Do you agree ?
My knowledge about this topic is very limited. It is possible that someone, somewhere is actually doing something like this, or something better than this. If you know anything about this, please let me know, because I am really interested in this.
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It really is a great idea……………the best way to share knowledge……
I don’t think any thing of this sort is being implemented…………….
that sounds great…
it would be interestingn to have one contest like that,..
i am sure it would be implemented in the next 10 to 20 yars when everything would be online
@ Aravind
Yes, its good way to share knowledge .. and good for developing language too
@ Arvind
Contest !! yea, that’ll be fun … next 10 - 20 years ?
Its a great idea. Since computers have already reached most of the school, they can include this in competitions.
We already have essay writing competitions right? Something similar.
But then is the education ministry listening? or are they still busy with including some dumb topics in textbooks?
@ Xylene
Yep
essay writing competitions turned in to Blogging competitions 
dude i tell you ppl in skl aren’t interested in blogging…you need to have talent for it
i mean have a natural inclination to write 
@ Vishesh
I agree with you .. but what about other Web 2.0 useful stuff ?
hmm u say add blogging also to syllabus
hmm ! one more subject!!!!!….noway!
its true that u get to know more about internet n all if u blog .. but internet is nt just about blogging u see
btw u dont worry …by the time ur children get into school there will be something for them to study
@ Rekha
Hmmm once more subject yes.. anyway I am not going to school anymore
Internet is not just blogging, I agree, thats why I said Web 2.0 in a broader sense
Well it isn’t a bad idea to introduce such activity in schools or colleges. But do you think that students would be interested in it?
In a class of strength 100, only 10 or 15 may turn up for this. But the others wouldn’t like it. Its coz they think it is boring and all other stupid reasons. You can see it in your class itself. Most of them will dozing all the time and this might also happen there too and yet another burden for them by adding this as a part of the syllabus.
Adding this as a part of the syllabus is a bad idea. But adding this as a part of co-curricular activity is a pretty fair enough.
P.S This according to my experience and what I feel about it…
@ Joel
// But adding this as a part of co-curricular activity is a pretty fair enough. //
I am happy with that
Nice idea. But, i fear, 2 out of 40 will be interested. Take my example. I am the only blogger in my class. Or i can even say school.
@ Hasit
But, we can organize children who are interested in this right ? We need to give them chance to learn more !!!
see according to my stats, if u take a class of 40, i say approx 7 will say yes with excitement. 5 out of them will make a blog and forget about it. and the remaining 2 will only be writing regularly.
i agree. less people is ok. we should start somewhere. in this age, technology is the need. we have to get the people interested.
@ Hasit
Thanks for sharing that info ..
That 2 people can make a difference and we need to get them together. I was trying to promote the concept of a campus blog (online version of the magazine ) and I must say that I am finding it really hard to convince the authorities.
Can we join together and make this happen ?
@ Kenney
Sounds interesting.. I am ready
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