[kictanet] Declining English grammar in our Newsprint

[Kipkemoi arap Kirui]

Omogambi Ndemo,

Yours is a call to action. Can we diagnose, evaluate and act?

arap Kirui

On 5 October 2011 14:29, <bitange at jambo.co.ke> wrote:

> Kipkemoi arap Kirui,
> In system theory there is feedback and evaluation which informs subsequent
> inputs.  When the output does not meet the expectations, you either change
> the quality of inputs or revise the processing system.  We need some work
> on our 8-4-4 system.
>
>
>
> Ndemo.
>
>
>
> > Andrea,
> >
> > I guess it is a more serious problem. That of poor foundation and
> > commercialization of our undergraduate programs. Every backstreet
> building
> > in most towns now houses some university or affiliate college or program.
> > How can all these mushrooming universities and campuses access competent
> > faculty to take our young people through this crucial stage of their
> > lives? How can they access library and other resources? Can we really
> > blame these Kenyans?
> >
> > I want to ask the Professors and Lecturers here and elsewhere to search
> > their souls and ask themselves whether what is going on in Kenyan
> > universities is sustainable. A large number of our graduating students
> > cannot process simple tasks nor can they engage in intellectual
> > discussions in their 'professional' areas. This week I saw a candidate to
> > the IEBC with a PhD (due respect to her) who barely processed simple
> > questions asked by the Ekuru Aukot Panel.
> >
> > Let us go back to our universities and 'campuses' and try to understand
> > what really goes on there. Let us check whether in fact in some of these
> > institutions any education is at all taking place.
> >
> > Kipkemoi arap Kirui
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> > On Oct 5, 2011, at 7:24, info at alyhussein.com wrote:
> >
> >> Andrea
> >>
> >> Blaming tools like the PC and mobile phones for bad grammar and spelling
> >> is a bit like blaming the gun for killings - they will happen with or
> >> without the gun.
> >>
> >> Attitudes, the willingness to learn and continuously improve ourselves
> >> is what matters.
> >>
> >> Ali Hussein - Sent from my BlackBerry®
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Andrea Bohnstedt <andrea.bohnstedt at ratio-magazine.com>
> >> Sender: kictanet-bounces+info=alyhussein.com at lists.kictanet.or.keDate:
> >> Tue, 4 Oct 2011 23:58:30
> >> To: <info at alyhussein.com>
> >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Declining English grammar in our Newsprint
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