Every day is a learning experience

I read this paper titled The global network organization of the future: Information management opportunities and challenges  authored by Jarvenpaa, Sirkka L; Ives, Blake  and written way back in 1994, when we were just about in primary school. And I must say I was awestruck by the accuracy of their prediction (they call it assumption) when we compare now. I was saying, this paper was as if written now and dated back. This is all the reason why we need to read write-ups on trends and future prediction: Check it for yourself. This paper talks  about challenges and opportunities that were expected to bring about by information technology. To do that they set future scenario based on assumption which each and every assumption holds true now.  I have copied all the predictions mentioned in paper as it is, so that I don’t dilute the meaning. However, if interested, you can dig further down in article for yourself with the link provided above. Some people are gifte...

When we get to study in another country we also get exposure to different system. In this small post, I am going to share on my observation on the Queensland education system from what I have observed. I am not reading or putting in any extra effort to find out more rather just jotting down my own observation as I send my daughter to school every day. The first step to school always begins with admission. Initially I went to seek admission in a different school which seem little closer to our place than my daughter’s current school owing to a huge traffic we have in between our house and the latter. However, it is not how it works here. We fall under her current School’s area and that is it. We do not have to request for the seat or we do not have to say which standard our child sits in. System is there and it’s crystal clear. Any school going kid should get admission in the school falling under the suburb you live in known as catchment area. A child is put in the standard a...