#student guidance

[maharghaideovate]

Navigating Academic Standards: The Importance of Accreditation for Online MBA Programs

This image highlights the significance of accreditation in higher education, particularly for an online MBA program like the one offered by DY Patil University. On the left side, students are engaged in their studies, symbolizing the pursuit of academic excellence and interactive learning. The text “THE CRITICAL ROLE OF ACCREDITATION” emphasizes the importance of ensuring educational quality and recognition. On the right side, the text “THINGS EVERY STUDENT MUST BE AWARE OF” suggests that understanding accreditation is crucial for prospective students when selecting an online MBA program. This image underscores how accreditation serves as a benchmark for educational standards and informs students about essential considerations for their academic choices.

[townpostin]

Career Counseling Programme Held at Srinath Public School

Students Guided to Discover Their Potential and Career Paths A career counseling session was conducted at Srinath Public School, Dindli, Adityapur, to help students navigate their future career choices. JAMSHEDPUR – Srinath Public School organized a career counseling programme on July 1, 2024, to help students from classes IX to XII explore their potential and understand the importance of career…

[strategiadvizo]

Empowering Futures: The NEP's Vision and the Critical Role of Career Counseling Workshops

New Delhi, March 10, 204 – As India embraces the transformative National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, a renewed focus on holistic education and skill development comes to the fore. The NEP’s ambitious blueprint aims not just to overhaul the academic structure but to realign education with the evolving demands of the 21st-century workforce. In this context, career counseling workshops are emerging…

[astra-ravana]

The Role Of Hermits

Hermits have long been revered in witchcraft, mysticism, and occult traditions for their roles as seekers of wisdom, spiritual protectors, and keepers of ancient knowledge. The hermit archetype embodies solitude, introspection, and the pursuit of hidden truths. In witchcraft, hermits play a unique role in personal transformation, spiritual guidance, and deep magickal work.

The Archetype of the Hermit in Witchcraft

In many traditions, the hermit is a symbol of wisdom, seclusion, and enlightenment. This is reflected in the Tarot card "The Hermit", which represents introspection, seeking truth, and following an inner light.

Core Traits of the Witch-Hermit:

• Lives in solitude or remote areas (forests, mountains, caves, or secluded homes)

• Devotes time to spiritual study, meditation, and deep magickal practice

• Acts as a guardian of hidden knowledge

• Connects with nature, spirits, and unseen forces

• Often avoids mainstream society, preferring independence

The Hermit as a Guardian of Esoteric Knowledge

Hermits in witchcraft are often seen as keepers of magickal traditions, preserving rituals, herbal knowledge, and lost wisdom. Many folk healers, cunning folk, and wise women historically lived on the edges of society, practicing their craft in seclusion.

Types of Hermit Witches:

• The Forest Witch – Lives deep in the woods, working with plants, spirits, and animals.

• The Solitary Alchemist – Devotes life to philosophy, transformation, and secret experiments.

• The Spirit Walker – Isolated to commune with spirits, ancestors, or astral beings.

• The Prophetic Seer – Uses solitude to enhance visions, divination, and trance work.

• The Temple Keeper – Protects sacred sites, ruins, or hidden places of power.

The Role of Solitude in Witchcraft

Solitude is often essential in witchcraft and magickal development. Many witches embrace temporary or lifelong hermitage to:

• Strengthen their magical abilities – Uninterrupted practice leads to stronger energy work, intuition, and manifestation skills.

• Connect deeply with nature – The natural world provides wisdom, omens, and spiritual allies.

• Enhance psychic abilities – Silence and solitude heighten clairvoyance, dream work, and meditation.

• Undergo spiritual transformation – Many spiritual initiations require time away from society.

Hermits as Teachers and Guides

Though they live in isolation, hermits sometimes serve as mentors, healers, and initiators in witchcraft traditions. In folklore, many powerful witches and sorcerers live alone but help those seeking knowledge.

Examples of Hermit Teachers in Witchcraft & Folklore:

• The Crone in the Woods – An old witch living alone, offering wisdom, potions, or prophecies.

• The Hidden Master – An occultist who teaches only a select few dedicated students.

• The Shamanic Seer – A mystic who communes with spirits and offers guidance.

Modern Witchcraft & Hermit Practices

Many modern witches embrace hermit-like practices to deepen their craft, even if they do not fully withdraw from society.

Ways to Incorporate Hermit Wisdom into Your Practice:

• Solo Rituals & Spellwork – Dedicate time to private rituals, free from distractions.

• Retreats & Solitude – Spend time alone in nature or in a sacred space for spiritual renewal.

• Deep Study & Esoteric Learning – Read ancient texts, practice divination, and refine magickal techniques.

• Energy Work & Meditation – Strengthen intuition, astral travel, and communion with spirits.

• Avoiding Mundane Distractions – Limit exposure to social noise to focus on personal power.

The hermit is a powerful figure in witchcraft, representing wisdom, self-discovery, and mastery of the unseen. Whether you fully embrace solitude or periodically retreat for spiritual work, adopting the hermit’s path can unlock deeper magickal potential, connection with nature, and hidden knowledge.

[gofancyninjaworld]

Bang is no leader (yet)

This is a meta that's been fermenting on the back burner for a long time, thought it might as well see the light of day today.

The Audacity!

Let's start in medias res, with a rather shocking panel of Genos not only telling the venerable hero that he has no intention of listening to any orders but permitting -- permitting -- the latter to follow him.

How rude!

Even more shockingly, Bang does follow him.

And instead of putting the whippersnapper in his place, Bang just follows.

How the hell has this preposterous scenario come to pass? Well, it's true that Genos is an extremely blunt and driven person who hands out respect like it's made of gold, but even he's not that insane.

The truth is: BANG TAUGHT HIM TO DISREGARD HIM AS A LEADER.

Let's wind back a bit.

Getting there

If you're looking to understand a One-Punch Man character, look to how they are when we first meet them. ONE has a habit of taking that first impression and deepening it, both to put roots under it and as a platform to build on. We first meet Bang when he is the only S-Class hero other than Genos to attend an emergency summons to the Z-City regional headquarters. Remember the advice he gave Genos when the latter was agonizing over what to do about the meteor? 'When in a pinch, just muddle through.' No planning, no thinking, just try whatever and hope it turns out okay.

To say that Genos was skeptical is an understatement, but it wasn't like he had a better idea

Well, trying something rather than nothing in a patently hopeless situation can't be held against Bang as evidence of his lack of leadership ability. However, the next incident is harder to overlook. When Elder Centipede molted and grew into an even bigger threat than before, both Bomb and Genos looked to Bang to provide some leadership as the senior hero. And... he couldn't. He simply couldn't decide what to do, which is when Genos decides to offer himself up so the others can escape.

Bold, decisive... not

Bang only sprang into action once there were no options left other than to run away, and decided to fight back when even that was no longer an option. It's in keeping with his 'muddling through' advice -- do what comes in the moment.

That's our Bang, letting the circumstances force decisions rather than deciding proactively.

The third incident happened the very next day; it's minor but it really was the cherry on top for Genos. King arrives at Saitama's apartment to find that Saitama is out, and the incursion into the Monster Association base is about to begin. What to do? Well, Bang doesn't step up to give an answer; instead, he asks King.

Take initiative? As if!

When it's clear that no good answer is forthcoming from anyone (sorry Fubuki), Genos suggests that the others take the lead, and Bang thanks him for the idea.

Bang's happy to take Genos's suggestion. And so, his fate is sealed in the young cyborg's eyes.

And with that, Bang has impressed on Genos that he's an incredibly powerful hero, highly technically skilled, brave as the day is long. If you're in a pinch, there are few people better to have your back, but for god's sake, do not rely on him to make decisions when it matters. That's why the incredibly blunt Genos is telling Bang just where to go.

A teacher who does not lead? What could go wrong?

So, here's a question this raises for me. If his lack of leadership is evident to a guy who has met him on only a few occasions, how much more so is it clear to those who come to train under him? Many many moons ago, I wrote about Bang struggling to keep pupils and looked at it through the lens of his offering a technique that wasn't quite what it seemed to be. However, in light of what happens in this arc and afterward, it's at least as significant that Bang appeared to have abdicated responsibility for managing the dojo to his senior disciple, with strength and technical skill the deciding factor. Not much leadership happening there! Now it's true that people join a dojo to learn a martial art but it's not just skill: there's a personal development and spiritual side to its cultivation too, which Bang has given scant thought to.

Nope, I can't see any flaws with that plan either.

Everything comes to a head once Garou shows up on the battlefield and demonstrates Bang's old killer technique. That's when Bang realises that he has a lot of unfinished business with himself to deal with. And then we get his back story, which adds up wonderfully. As a young man, Bang was a guy who acted without consideration for others. He was all about himself, at least until Bomb beat some sense into him. Bang turned over a new leaf, developed his trademark defensive-based martial arts, and opened his new school on the site of the family dojo. However, as we've seen since, he's not exactly learned how to manage others.

Me, myself, I.

During that fight, that's when it comes to him that he fucked up. Whatever else has been going through Garou's mind, whatever Garou can be held responsible for, this situation is in part Bang's responsibility. He is the one who failed to provide guidance to his disciples, and by pushing the blame onto Garou for driving away his disciples instead of seeing that it's their weak relationship with him that gave them permission to quit, he's been slow to accept that responsibility.

The penny finally drops.

I'm still moved deeply by Bang all but begging Garou for a chance to start over.

Old dog wants new tricks

The epilogue of the monster association arc saw Bang accompany Garou to the police station to sort out the issue of the dine-and-dashing, and afterwards goes with him on his apology tour. To Garou's protestation about Bang not being his dad, Bang remarks that it's a teacher's duty to lead one's pupils. This is such a fantastic change from his old focus on martial arts skills and strength.

I love seeing his newfound resolve.

This isn't just a new chapter for Garou. It's a new one for Bang, too, as he has to learn what it actually means to lead. I wish him the best. Garou deserves it.

[dustineverypage]

Academia tumblr, how do you find your phd topic?

[essektheylyss]

Okay, there has been a quote from a blog post going around about the increase of visual description and decline in interiority in novels and prose more widely, which I do agree with, and I think the advice in the full post beyond the link and quoted section are sound and currently relevant. As a prose writer who took a long detour into screenwriting and is a spatial thinker, I do find myself getting caught up in the idea of conveying what's happening on a screen and needing to return to the affordances of the medium, even several years on from writing scripts, and knowing that scripts themselves often have very scant description.

However, I think many of the comments that I've seen going around on that post overcorrect into an idea that any description in prose should be eliminated, especially as they seem to ignore how setting, and conveying a sense of place, plays a role genre to genre. Many novels do not need much description, if they are not looking to create an atmosphere grounded in place, but other stories, and certain genres in particular, rely upon the grounding involved in describing the setting. In Science Fiction and the Mass Cultural Genre System, John Rieder notes that in its full-fledged form, when it began to be used as its own genre, sci-fi leaned substantially upon an "[a]ttunement to such a distinctive handling of the setting" to impart the norms of the world and conceit that satisfied the higher level of audience buy-in that was necessary for the story to function. I would argue that something of this ilk has long been a hallmark of genres in the more speculative realm, fantasy of course being another major one, but also those grounded in reality but in some way distanced, like historical fiction. To point to a few generic hallmarks, Hugo might've been getting paid by the word, but many of the descriptions of Paris and its systems are to an extent important to achieve audience investment in the plight of the poor of the city, and Tolkien's establishment of the feel of Middle Earth is crucial to creating in the reader an echo of the love the members of the Fellowship feel for their homes that drives them on their journeys.

I do think authors should generally be more willing to explore character interiority and not simply write out a blow-by-blow recount of the action that might be taking place on screen, but given how prone writing circles are to taking writing advice as all or nothing, I think it would be a mistake to run with the idea that interiority is the only way a prose format should or can convey the information needed to tell a story, and I'd encourage writers not to apply it unthinkingly or unilaterally to their own work.

[writterings]

me with my 18 year old students that i teach at a college

[floortile34]

not sure if this is a hot take but school is extremely traumatic and needs huge reform. it causes immense damage to everyone who goes through it. no large-scale school system is exempt from this. this happens in all countries, not just the ones where it's worst. this problem's also inextricably tied to capitalism and neither can be fixed without also fixing the other

school genuinely breaks people (and others) with even worse being done to those with intellectual disabilities and neurodivergents and those with other psychiatric disorders

[littyngeeky]

quick question to the lit majors/scholars:

what comes after postmodernism? is it metamodernism or something else? if so, what are the recurring narrative styles/genres that sets it apart from postmodernism?

welp.

pls share this with your well-read friends who might know the answer. i wanna know everyone’s opinions.

[maharghaideovate]

The Critical Role of Accreditation in a Distance MBA Program: Things Every Student Must Be Aware Of

Imagine doing an MBA for two years and spending lakhs of rupees only to find that your degree is not even worth the paper on which it is printed. Scary, right? That is where accreditation comes in. Based on whether it’s Dy Patil Distance Learning MBA a distance MBA by Sikkim, or a distance MBA by Symbiosis Centre for Distance Education, the understanding of accreditation could be what separates…

[prommethium]

I want to be isekai'd to Proud Immortal Demon Way to admonish and give a reality check to Shen Yuan Snen QingQiu.

He is an incompetent teacher, and he is negligent in his teachings. He is giving his student manuals while he is in dream-bullshit-land thinking about meaningless things like his miserable life (and not even in a serious way).

Ye ye, he is so worried about becoming a human stick, but he is sleeping on bay leaves, not planning methodologically.

I can't believe he has so many capable students (capable by PIDW standards because, objectively, all of them except for Luo Binghe are talentless, superfluous, and bland cultivators), and he is sitting there, reading stupid poetry, not making any sense, and leaving the teaching aside.

He is not a teacher; he will never be; he is just a pathetic man who redeems himself as smart because he is a literary critic, pretends to be grandiose by knowing a few lines of poetry (that he doesn't understand), and has a mediocre sword he barely knows how to use.

[rabbits-of-negative-euphoria]

to alienate students from Christianity is to alienate them from their own national history/heritage

[oceanwithouthermoon]

was thinking about this and i was like what if the teacher confiscated the note when kaido passed it to kuboyasu

and she thinks kaido was bullying kubosai (calling them gay n shit☠️) and passes it up to the matsuzaki since hes the guidance counselor

so he has to figure that out and calls the three of them to talk but he takes one look at kubosais blushing faces and the way theyre avoiding each others eyes after he shows the note and immediately is like "... ah."

[thephdpensieve]

Don't let the distance between where you are and where you want to be scare you out of moving forward.

But how?

This fear is like gravity. I can't feel it pulling me down, it is not prominent. It is not in the top of my head and making me fret every moment. It is not crushing or intense, it is not making me implode.

But it is there. It is keeping me from moving. I am paralyzed without even realizing. It has stopped me from being hopeful, or even looking at the future.

What's the cause? The distance between where I am and where I want to be, rather where I have to be. It is so far because I lagged behind once. And I am lagging behind still because the distance is daunting me now.

It's a loop. One thing feeds the other and vice versa. As time passes, the distance just keeps growing and I am standstill right where I was a year ago. And with the distance grows the fear. I get anxious more and more, and even simple tasks feel monstrous now. It is only a matter of time for me to succumb into the loop: to spiral into a blackhole.

How do I get out of this loop? How do I break this loop? How do I not let the distance scare me? Right now, I am all questions and no answers. I am writing this blog post to lift some weight off my chest and put it out in the open.

What helps you in such moments? Have you escaped the loop before? Or, are you too stuck in a loop like me?