DEALING WITH INSOLENT TEENAGERS : Several years back, a teacher came to me fuming. She was visibly agitated, and she said that the children were being insolent with her. I asked her what happened. She explained, “They sing a song every time they see me.” I asked, “What song do they sing?” “Jai Jai Santoshi Mata.” Now, this is a very old religious song from a 1980s Indian film but the problem here was that the teacher’s name was also Santoshi. The children were from senior classes — that is, they

The daguerreotype process is an early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre. Here are the steps involved in the daguerreotype process:1. *Preparation of the plate*: A silver-plated copper plate was polished to a mirror finish to create a smooth surface.2. *Sensitization*: The plate was exposed to iodine vapor, which coated the plate with a thin layer of silver iodide, making it sensitive to light.3. *Exposure*: The plate was placed in a camera and exposed to light for several minutes.