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movingahead
on April 5, 2011
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India Graduates Millions, But Too Few Are Fit to H...
As J K Rowling puts it brilliantly, there is an expiry date on how long you can keep blaming your parents for everything that goes wrong.
http://www.ted.com/talks/jk_rowling_the_fringe_benefits_of_f...
We lack a culture where hacking and playing around with things is encouraged.
sparkymat
on April 6, 2011
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I agree. A lot of blame lies with the educational system which promotes rote learning and at times, even penalizes thinking out of the box.
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We lack a culture where hacking and playing around with things is encouraged.