tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271469593304696364.post5141888063620100697..comments2023-08-07T16:43:34.477+05:30Comments on the blog formerly known as musings from mumbai: Exam PressuresPreeti Aghalayam aka kbpmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11829919187093167561noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271469593304696364.post-88044768722380925222008-03-19T14:12:00.000+05:302008-03-19T14:12:00.000+05:30it's a combination of the pressure being more inte...it's a combination of the pressure being more intense nowadays <I>and</I> more reporting/news channels/focus on this sort of thing, no?<BR/><BR/>that the pressure is more is just anecdotally obvious, no? all the nieces and nephews and sundry such types seem to be just whacking themselves out. not that they aren't having <I>any</I> fun, but it's got a very different, grimy quality to it now.<BR/><Ludwighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03710107146505111876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271469593304696364.post-77661687444430402322008-03-18T18:18:00.000+05:302008-03-18T18:18:00.000+05:30oh thats just horrid airspy. poor kid! what a path...oh thats just horrid airspy. poor kid! what a path to be on...Preeti Aghalayam aka kbpmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11829919187093167561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271469593304696364.post-36232897330710881042008-03-18T10:19:00.000+05:302008-03-18T10:19:00.000+05:30The pressure to get into the 'right' school at 2.5...The pressure to get into the 'right' school at 2.5 years that befits the social 'status' and the ambitions of the parents - what could we say of that. Last week a cute baby, all of at 2.75 years told me sadly that her sisters 'good' school 'namge seat kodalla'. What a sense of failure to pump into a kid.Airspyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17731662994043369830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271469593304696364.post-58153094685197417122008-03-18T07:14:00.000+05:302008-03-18T07:14:00.000+05:30its not new, whats new is that its now a lot more ...its not new, whats new is that its now a lot more common (at least thats what the newspapers claim) at all levels. i see no particular reason to disbelieve them based on personal experience of recent times....Preeti Aghalayam aka kbpmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11829919187093167561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271469593304696364.post-54659718930384389492008-03-17T18:06:00.000+05:302008-03-17T18:06:00.000+05:30aaah. there is SO much i can say.hang on a sec tho...aaah. there is SO much i can say.<BR/><BR/>hang on a sec though. is this phenomenon new? remember the kid is saras who had electrocuted himself?Choxboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741540918529448553noreply@blogger.com