Good Show at the Baltic Sea

The result at the Baltic Sea Event is put up at www.feto.fi . India had sent three entries. All three got an award:
Asit Tarsode - Silver
Nishith Khandwala - Bronze
Abhinav Menon - Honorable Mention

Good work everyone. However, we need to get into better shape soon for the IPO selection. So buckle up people.

About the BSEC

Hey guys!
I am really getting bogged down with the inspection stuff. No time to do any random musings. Anyhow, the BSEC entries we selected and sent from India were - (Results of our eval)

• Abhinav Menon
• Nishith Khandwala
• Asit Tarsode

Should expect the final results by 18th or 19th of Nov. Link to the main site is on the baltic sea page.
Dont really have time for detailed comments, but what we generally thought was as follows:

1. Most essays were better written than the previous year. (mostly by the same students, so I can say Shlok, Devendra and some others have improved consistently)
2. Ayushi needs to focus more on the critical thinking to improve. She is steady in her score, but a 7.5 is needed to go up in the IPO.
3. Abhinav did almost as well as expected.
4. Nishith seems distracted. Could have done much better.
5. Asit needs to give more thought to what he is writing. For that he needs more practice in critical thinking.
6. Amruta too couldn't grasp the essence of the topic and as such put up a superficial argument. Could have done much better.
7. Yash, Mohit & Mansi - its your first time to do something like this, so its fine. Keep at it and you should get better.
8. Overall, I guess, I didn't spend enough time in discussions with you guys. We need more head-banging (offline or online) to get on track. I am afraid that cant happen before the Abhinav Philosopher (scheduled on 14th - 17th Dec, Stage 1 and the 22nd Dec, Stage 2). But as soon as January comes and Stimulus and the inspection are over - We should get serious.

Baltic Sea Essay Competition

Hey guys!
I know, i was supposed to continue discussions on this blog for aesthetics. However, I got really busy with the admin work for inspections we are having at school. Nevertheless, I have two announcements to make:

1. BSEC: The Baltic Sea Essay Competition held each year by Baltic countries on the advent of the UNESCO World Philosophy Day celebrations (14-15 Nov) is announced as follows.
1. We conduct the essay-writing on this Saturday, 27 Oct 2012 from 9 am to 11:00 am IST
2. I then review the essays to select the best two and send them to the organizers
3. Results should be declared by 15th Nov on the site http://feto.fi/filosofia_paiva_2010.htm
4. Rules for the competition are simple:
1. It is intended for Indian students of high school, however motivated younger students are also welcome. (Non Resident Indians are also allowed to participate)
2. Students should choose from between four topics, which will be sent to them / their teachers via mail about 10 min before the competition begins.
3. Students should not use internet resources and should especially refrain from giving direct quotes from internet sources, simply to spice-up their essay.
4. I should get the essay by mail before 11:30 am on the same day, i.e. within 2.5 hrs. at director@abhinav.ac.in
5. If you are interested ... send me a mail at the above address, so I get your email ID
6. If you cannot type on the computer comfortably, you may even write by hand on paper and then send me a image of each page via email. (please note - I am not a chemist or doctor, so please use legible handwriting)
2. The first stage of selection for the Indian Team to go to the IPO 2013 - Denmark, begins around 15th Dec, 2012. Stay tuned.