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@Ambi your posts are interesting and intriguing. You say mitras is popular and vvr do not get commensurate results of hard work in another thread and now you say vvr has become quite popular. Are you promoting some institute over here???
@Neyawn@woman@Doga@all others Any reviews about Dr Ambuj Shirvastava Sirs classes?.Of late they have become quite popular it seems .
i attended Ambuj Sir's seminar once.. i was not impressed mainly due to 1. routine habit of teachers of praising oneself (less teaching more preaching). 2. he did not discuss even a single topic of philosophy, on how he would cover any sample topic. Mitra Sir and Dharmendra Sir both cover at least one topic to give a glimpse of how a typical class would be taken. 3. People claim that he had been associated with Philo for past 25 years, but he typically looked just 32-35 yrs old.. If I'm wrong he might be 40 at max. that means - he must be associated with philo since age of 15 at least. Doesn't sound too realistic !!
Yet, some positives: 1. I liked his test series pattern - you are evaluated on various aspects such as content, context, presentation, conclusion, etc. apart from total marks and question-wise marks - he also gives you an avg score (say out of 10) on how good you are w.r.t. all these aspects. Example - if you are good in content you might get 7 out of 10, but if not good in conclusions you might get just 2 or 3 out of 10. This style of answer writing will definitely help students. (PS: I did not join it bcoz I thought I was running out of time and needed to focus on content before anything else. instead i took personal guidance from Mitra Sir who took care to check my answers just for goodwill)
2.Also, on another aspect i found Ambuj Sir to be good - I told him in the seminar that I've problems in some philosophers like Strawson only. he said - "ek aadh topic mein problem mein problem hai to aise hi aa jana yaar, batch join mat karo, reception pe pata kar lena ki ye topic kab padhayenge, aur aa jana" (translation - If you have problem in just 1 or 2 topics, then dont join my classes, just attend the relevant session for free). So, i feel he's a good human being before being a teacher; although some people might like it to interpret it this way - "before commercial success every teacher talks like that to generate a goodwill".\
just my experience - please meet him once and draw your conclusion yourself.
ok, i know this post probably would sound a little rude but here it goes, 1)he has been associated with the subject for 25 years, and if he does look 32-35 to you then you should know that he has his PHd in philosophy and has been teaching for many years. if a person looks young to you, that does mean u start overusing your head and make those silly calulations. 2) self praise?? i don't agree, talk to the students who have been associated with him for years and then you'll know. 3)he is one of the few teachers who will complete the course ON TIME without rushing through the topics. it is quite systematic actually, if he chooses 3 topics for one class, then be rest assured that they will be covered.
@Neyawn@woman@Doga@all others Any reviews about Dr Ambuj Shirvastava Sirs classes?.Of late they have become quite popular it seems .
i attended Ambuj Sir's seminar once.. i was not impressed mainly due to 1. routine habit of teachers of praising oneself (less teaching more preaching). 2. he did not discuss even a single topic of philosophy, on how he would cover any sample topic. Mitra Sir and Dharmendra Sir both cover at least one topic to give a glimpse of how a typical class would be taken. 3. People claim that he had been associated with Philo for past 25 years, but he typically looked just 32-35 yrs old.. If I'm wrong he might be 40 at max. that means - he must be associated with philo since age of 15 at least. Doesn't sound too realistic !!
Yet, some positives: 1. I liked his test series pattern - you are evaluated on various aspects such as content, context, presentation, conclusion, etc. apart from total marks and question-wise marks - he also gives you an avg score (say out of 10) on how good you are w.r.t. all these aspects. Example - if you are good in content you might get 7 out of 10, but if not good in conclusions you might get just 2 or 3 out of 10. This style of answer writing will definitely help students. (PS: I did not join it bcoz I thought I was running out of time and needed to focus on content before anything else. instead i took personal guidance from Mitra Sir who took care to check my answers just for goodwill)
2.Also, on another aspect i found Ambuj Sir to be good - I told him in the seminar that I've problems in some philosophers like Strawson only. he said - "ek aadh topic mein problem mein problem hai to aise hi aa jana yaar, batch join mat karo, reception pe pata kar lena ki ye topic kab padhayenge, aur aa jana" (translation - If you have problem in just 1 or 2 topics, then dont join my classes, just attend the relevant session for free). So, i feel he's a good human being before being a teacher; although some people might like it to interpret it this way - "before commercial success every teacher talks like that to generate a goodwill".
just my experience - please meet him once and draw your conclusion yourself.
1)he has been associated with the subject for 25 years, and if he does look 32-35 to you then you should know that he has his PHd in philosophy and has been teaching for many years. if a person looks young to you, that does mean u start making those such ridiculous assumptions.(no offence intended ) 2) self praise?? i don't agree, talk to the students who have been associated with him for years and then you'll know. 3)he is one of the few teachers who will complete the course ON TIME without rushing through the topics. it is quite systematic actually, if he chooses 3 topics for one class, then be rest assured that they will be covered. 4) his notes and test series are quite comprehensive and he will be there to guide you always.
And you already mentioned the positives, and he is a good human being.
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1)he has been associated with the subject for 25 years, and if he does look 32-35 to you then you should know that he has his PHd in philosophy and has been teaching for many years. if a person looks young to you, that does mean u start overusing your head and make those silly calulations.
2) self praise?? i don't agree, talk to the students who have been associated with him for years and then you'll know.
3)he is one of the few teachers who will complete the course ON TIME without rushing through the topics. it is quite systematic actually, if he chooses 3 topics for one class, then be rest assured that they will be covered.
2) self praise?? i don't agree, talk to the students who have been associated with him for years and then you'll know.
3)he is one of the few teachers who will complete the course ON TIME without rushing through the topics. it is quite systematic actually, if he chooses 3 topics for one class, then be rest assured that they will be covered.
4) his notes and test series are quite comprehensive and he will be there to guide you always.
And you already mentioned the positives, and he is a good human being.