if any of you are getting bored through these holidays, I want you to know how I survived the first week of these merciless, monotonous, vacations:
Through M Prakash.
You're probably thinking, "What's that?" so I apologize for just stating a name and expecting a reaction.
It's a class that I liked so much that I decided to give them some advertising. They want to reach out to all of the math talent in Pune, and I guess my blog is one of the ways of reaching more people they already have access to. It's like I'm doing my little bit.
Well, M Prakash is an advanced math class that mainly focuses on Geometry. In order to make it in to regular class, you have to attend a "workshop" for 6 days, then answer a 3 hour long descriptive answer type question. That's the catch. But don't worry: M Prakash will give you some much needed relief from utter boredom and I hope that you'll find it much more interesting than what we learn in school since the teaching style is much more interactive than the classic Math style.
The workshop classes are everyday at three timings:
10:30 AM - 1 PM at Kothrud
6 PM - 8:30 PM at Laxmi Road
Thw workshop in question will be from Wednesday, the 1st of June to Monday, the 6th of June.
Here's a comparison between Normal School Math and the M Prakash Teaching.
Remember, this will help you in qualifying for IIT. Anyone interested, go to the M Prakash site.
I myself passed the examination and secured 26th place out of around 500 people.
Good Luck!
Through M Prakash.
You're probably thinking, "What's that?" so I apologize for just stating a name and expecting a reaction.
It's a class that I liked so much that I decided to give them some advertising. They want to reach out to all of the math talent in Pune, and I guess my blog is one of the ways of reaching more people they already have access to. It's like I'm doing my little bit.
Well, M Prakash is an advanced math class that mainly focuses on Geometry. In order to make it in to regular class, you have to attend a "workshop" for 6 days, then answer a 3 hour long descriptive answer type question. That's the catch. But don't worry: M Prakash will give you some much needed relief from utter boredom and I hope that you'll find it much more interesting than what we learn in school since the teaching style is much more interactive than the classic Math style.
The workshop classes are everyday at three timings:
10:30 AM - 1 PM at Kothrud
6 PM - 8:30 PM at Laxmi Road
Thw workshop in question will be from Wednesday, the 1st of June to Monday, the 6th of June.
Here's a comparison between Normal School Math and the M Prakash Teaching.
| Usual schooling | M. Prakash Academy |
|---|---|
| Emphasis on short-term memory. | Emphasis on understanding the subject and appreciating it. |
| Cramming information. | Acquiring knowledge. |
| Makes students remember formulae. | Makes students recognize logic behind the formulae. |
| Proofs are demons; somehow remember them. | Make friends with Proofs. Play with them, appreciate their elegance. |
| Joy of learning is lost in copying ready made solutions. | Teachers provide impetus and students enjoy discovering solutions on their own. |
| Textbooks are sacrosanct. Don’t question them. | Everything can be questioned. Textbooks are no exception. |
| Content of textbook is the ultimate limit. Guides and workbooks are the only extra material. | Content of textbook is the point of takeoff. Exposure to internationally renowned books. |
| Slow pace of learning due to heterogeneous group of students. | Fast pace of meaningful learning due to selected homogeneous group of students. |
| Students barely learn one proof of Pythagoras Theorem in std. X. | Our students learn a dozen proofs of Pythagoras Theorem in 8th std.! |
| Caters to the needs of a general student. | Caters to aspirations of enthusiastic and hardworking students. |
I myself passed the examination and secured 26th place out of around 500 people.
Good Luck!
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