Dream No. 6 Of 10: Let these Roads Bring Education To All Regions "An indirect benefit from schools on home turf: the millions of dollars being sent abroad to support the lucky few, will be used locally to enrich school libraries (books and video), and support school educational trips!" 15 August 2016
By Alfred Lokuji Now that roads and power lead to and from all pockets of the nation – politicians have ample opportunities to abandon their old election lies – lies that have been told time and again without blinking an eye. Roads and Power will have compelled them to build and live within the constituency (a generous assumption based on the belief that they are decent people, not crooks), fellow local residents will be able to tell whether the politicians’ children are attending the local school or not! A credibility issue! Teachers, books, education officers, school inspectors – the entire education community, having been enabled to register their presence in each and every community of the nation, will be able to translate educational policies into reality – and not wait for UNICEF aid on expensive flights. Schools can now engage in County, State or regional competitions in both academic and extracurricular activities. Nassir will travel by road for regional competitions in Boma. Rumbek will come to Juba for Debating championships, Bangasu and Loa will be able to contest the National Girls’ Volleyball Championships in Rumbek! The Primary Teachers association will have their national annual conference in Bentiu. Education, in all its totality will come alive – the usual SSTV headline news will be found boring by a better-informed citizenry. In five years or less, no one will remember that teachers were missing in schools because they were following their arrears in the capital city! Headmasters will collectively handle their problems at their annual conference at Maridi Teachers’ Institute. No one will remember that examination papers were not conducted the same day because the exams had not reached some locations, or that a lorry carrying the papers got stuck on the Bor road – while Messenger and Whatsup will have taken the exam questions ahead! There will be no justification for government to seek to be the sole provider in education – as world actors and role models in education will willingly participate just because it is easy to get there and pleasant to visit or stay there. An indirect benefit from schools on home turf: the millions of dollars being sent abroad to support the lucky few, will be used locally to enrich school libraries (books and video), and support school educational trips! The sky becomes the limit! Posted in: Opinions -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oo-CbR21P%2Bg7emTqEsSrtrhA28AGZLo5qWH7MrcKHLgXA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
