*Re: To East African Parents.*
*East Africa has a couple of Generals and high ranking Security Officials.* *A son to one of these officials came to Canada for Advanced Electrical Engineering Studies.* *His parents, back home, are stinking rich.* *Within no time we had become very dear friends. ( me being both a Physics and a Mathematics Teacher ). * *Now whenever Graduate Schools admit one with a three year Undergraduate qualification they stand to miss-out millions in Government and Corporate Research Funding.* *So a three-year Undergraduate Engineering degree became the source of immense frustration for this son from back home.* *Subsequently, all of us parents must note: The Education Systems we run back home will make or break our children. Rich or poor, weak or the mighty,………… same fate. * *The young man got extremely frustrated. * *He was driven into a terrible act and now is to spend twenty five years in prison here.* *This month I will travel seven hours to take him books. He asked me for Mathematics and Engineering books.* *That is why I am appealing to all Ugandan parents to:* *1) **Always treasure and defend our “Advanced Level System” that gives Uganda (and Zimbabwe) such advantage. * *2) **Demand that from Primary Six to Senior Six we double the content of Maths into two subjects instead of the single one offered presently.* *3) **Demand that our Universities phase out three-year degrees.* *We appeal to all parents, in government, the opposition, in the military, civilian, rich or poor etc.. to be cognizant, for elimination, any death traps and barriers against our children.* *As for the young man my heart goes out to his parents, his mother...... such a tragedy......* *Many times we must put our differences aside and pull together for the sake of the children.* *Happy Holidays.* *Mitayo Potosi.* *=================================*
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