Omogambi Ndemo,<br><br>Yours is a call to action. Can we diagnose, evaluate and act?<br><br>arap Kirui<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 5 October 2011 14:29, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke">bitange@jambo.co.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Kipkemoi arap Kirui,<br>
In system theory there is feedback and evaluation which informs subsequent<br>
inputs. When the output does not meet the expectations, you either change<br>
the quality of inputs or revise the processing system. We need some work<br>
on our 8-4-4 system.<br>
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Ndemo.<br>
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> Andrea,<br>
><br>
> I guess it is a more serious problem. That of poor foundation and<br>
> commercialization of our undergraduate programs. Every backstreet building<br>
> in most towns now houses some university or affiliate college or program.<br>
> How can all these mushrooming universities and campuses access competent<br>
> faculty to take our young people through this crucial stage of their<br>
> lives? How can they access library and other resources? Can we really<br>
> blame these Kenyans?<br>
><br>
> I want to ask the Professors and Lecturers here and elsewhere to search<br>
> their souls and ask themselves whether what is going on in Kenyan<br>
> universities is sustainable. A large number of our graduating students<br>
> cannot process simple tasks nor can they engage in intellectual<br>
> discussions in their 'professional' areas. This week I saw a candidate to<br>
> the IEBC with a PhD (due respect to her) who barely processed simple<br>
> questions asked by the Ekuru Aukot Panel.<br>
><br>
> Let us go back to our universities and 'campuses' and try to understand<br>
> what really goes on there. Let us check whether in fact in some of these<br>
> institutions any education is at all taking place.<br>
><br>
> Kipkemoi arap Kirui<br>
><br>
> Sent from my iPad<br>
><br>
> On Oct 5, 2011, at 7:24, <a href="mailto:info@alyhussein.com">info@alyhussein.com</a> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Andrea<br>
>><br>
>> Blaming tools like the PC and mobile phones for bad grammar and spelling<br>
>> is a bit like blaming the gun for killings - they will happen with or<br>
>> without the gun.<br>
>><br>
>> Attitudes, the willingness to learn and continuously improve ourselves<br>
>> is what matters.<br>
>><br>
>> Ali Hussein - Sent from my BlackBerry®<br>
>><br>
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