[kictanet] Laptops for 2014 class 1 entrants - fears

[Thomas Kamire]

Can these guys put this money on collapsed companies like kikomi and miwani and others 4b can do alot. 

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On Apr 22, 2013, at 14:57, "Bitange Ndemo" <bitange at jambo.co.ke> wrote:

Bernard,
Please watch these two clips.


http://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_build_a_school_in_the_cloud.html

http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_changing_education_paradigms.html

The current pedagogy is under threat.  It is time for a paradigm shift in
education.

Ndemo.




> Personal experience:
> 
> 
> 
> I first saw a computer when I went to FORM 1 at Starehe.
> 
> 
> 
> A student named Chris Ochieng joined Starehe a year later. He had grown up
> with a computer in his father's house and had learnt at his very young age
> how to write software. He would come into the computer room on Saturday
> afternoon when we were not allowed to play computer games and all computer
> games diskettes were stored away. He would write a game for us and we
> would
> play the game. From him, we learnt a lot more and got the confidence we
> needed.
> 
> 
> 
> Today both Chris & I write software for some of the leading organizations
> across Africa.
> 
> 
> 
> When I left Starehe, I couldn't afford going to University due to the fees
> needed (I was sponsored at Starehe) BUT I didn't need to because the
> knowledge acquired from Starehe gave me a well paying job the afternoon
> after my last KCSE paper.  The rest is history.
> 
> 
> 
> If anyone doubts the value having children exposed to computers will have
> on
> this Nation, please take it from me, if it was not for computers exposed
> to
> me at Form 1, I would have left Form 4 at Starehe, not had fees to proceed
> to campus and therefore languish in poverty - job seeking forever. NOW,
> imagine if computers were exposed to me in Std 1..how I wish this was the
> case!
> 
> 
> 
> With the little acquired from this, my company this year celebrates 20yrs
> of
> existence as a software company and we employ several university graduates
> -
> yet I have never been to a university myself.
> 
> 
> Whether Std 1 is the right time or if its Std 4 or Form 1, I wouldn't know
> but I know the earlier the better.
> 
> 
> 
> Give these children the chance, if the President says we can afford it J
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Kind Regards,
> 
> 
> 
> Bernard Kioko
> Chief Executive Officer
> 
> Bernsoft Interactive Limited
> 
> P.O.Box 15177-00100 Nbi,Kenya
> 
> Office:   +254-703-080-080
> 
> Mobile: +254-722-540-883
> 
> 
> 
> From: kictanet
> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+bkioko=bernsoft.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On
> Behalf
> Of robert yawe
> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 9:52 AM
> To: bkioko at bernsoft.com
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> Subject: [kictanet] Laptops for 2014 class 1 entrants - fears
> 
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> 
> 
> I have kept wondering why many people want to delay the introduction of
> computers to those either in secondary or even university.
> 
> 
> 
> I came across this article which explains the fears many of us are having
> 
> 
> 
> http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130422020049-8451-the-tech-indu
> stry-s-darkest-secret-it-s-all-about-age
> 
> 
> 
> You might also want to watch the following presentation I gave at the
> University of Nairobi on the issue termed "the professional students
> dilemma"
> 
> 
> 
> http://youtu.be/9b4BJ7iTOfA
> 
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> 
> 
> Robert Yawe
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
> Kenya
> 
> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
> 
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