> > > > On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Simon Vass <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Victor as our resident Prof. how do you feel about this? You have > experience of working here and know that what this is trying to prevent is > noble, do the ends justify the means? > > > > It is very necessary to improve the standards of tertiary education in > Uganda but blaming the lecturers anonymously is not the way to go in > my opinion. E.g, a lecturer who hands out a low marks because the work > is not good and is not willing to be bribed to improve the mark can > easily be nailed on this site (unless I overlook something). Do you > really think that the students that actually bribe will report these > lecturers? Is is not the case that lecturers that give the best marks > are liked best? > Before reporting a lecturer for not showing up in class one should > know the reasons first. Maybe the administration failed to pay him or > her (I have seen many of these cases). In that situation I think the > lecturer should not be blamed (he does not have lecture when he is not > properly paid), but the administration. Does the student in class know > the difference? > > I can think of many more of such examples, but in general I believe > the underlying principles of the site does not acknowledge the complex > reality in education in Uganda and fails to address false-blaming (or > even promoting it?). I would have rather liked it the other way around > - celebrate the lecturers/departments that do well. Start an award for > best lecturer or best department. Transform negative into positive. > > my 2 cent > > > Aggravation aside, a positive attitude does it for me any day
+1 Mark. -- He is solitary in His majesty, unique in His excellency, peerless in His perfections. He sustains all, but is Himself independent of all. He gives to all, but is enriched by none.--Arthur W. Pink 1886-1952
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