Thank you Vasco, The word is commitment and most of our ideas will actually work. Perhaps we try address how to get 10-12 people committed and they will help us in understanding later how to get in and make a difference.
Thank you once again. Ejiku On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 2:04 PM, Vasco Oguzua <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Folks, > > The commitment issue Robert has stressed in my view is the gist of a lot > of our dilemma in addressing most problems we have talked, discussed and > recycled. Commitment and a very careful planning I think in this particular > issue is as important. That is why I suggested a committee of at least 10 > -12 people be established to conduct hearings in each district and the > report from these committees be the basis of organizing the conference. > This will of of course require a careful planning and time and commitment > from people to take the initiative to volunteer themselves in these > committees. > One of the problems we have with our people is their lack of interest in > volunteering their time to help their own communities. > > Thanks, > > Vasco > > > On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 1:40 AM, Robert Ejiku <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Caleb, >> >> You have said it even better. A convention, workshop oof any type would >> certainly bring some change but how committed are those who may not be >> sharing this problem with us right now? For instance does the CAO Arua or >> Nebbi think this is a problem? When you invite them at the hour of need >> they will send you one of those reps of theirs who may not even report back >> let alone direct policy or implementation at any stage. Its true we can not >> get everyone but thier commitment is paramount. >> >> Secondly such a convention needs alot of planning to realize the desired >> goals and that means time. Lets plan pray over it and implement. June is my >> earliest preference. >> >> Thank you, off to a meeting shortly and will be in touch later even on >> phone with some of you. >> >> Ejiku >> >> >> On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 9:06 PM, Caleb Alaka <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Prof. Robert, I read your essay with tears, at times I feel like >>> refusing to register my SIM cards and allowing to be switched off by UCC to >>> avoid uncalled for heartaches from our region. Again the prospect of >>> loosing business looms larger as a threat to the existence of my survival >>> if my phone is switched off by UCC. Any way. Robert, if modern medicine >>> fails to cure a strange disease or a long ailment, human beings resort to >>> everything under the sky including, mysticism, witch crafty, superstition, >>> spiritualism, salvation and mention it. The truth is all these are in most >>> cases desperate measures, and believe you me, may be it gives a sense of >>> hope. For donkey years, we have hoofed, puffed and gaffed over the death of >>> education in our region. Fagil Mande the Chairman UNEB on TV lambasted >>> mediocrity, and boldly stated that if you have mediocre teachers, who teach >>> mediocre students in a mediocre school the results will surely be mediocre. >>> I am not accusing any teacher since those are not my words. But those words >>> sum up our situation. Prof, you, me and the rest have intervened in >>> everything that affects us, if we had a convention say hosted in one of the >>> schools, we invite all stake holders including Fagil Mande, we have two >>> serious days of deliberation, we invite all head teachers from West Nile >>> Schools or their representatives, business men, LC3, and V chairpersons, >>> Education officers, RDCs, parents representatives, CAO's ourselves and MPs, >>> Student representatives and we come up with resolutions which districts in >>> West Nile can adopt as working documents including schools, and may be >>> Government inclusive, then we see no change in attitudes of students, >>> parents and school administrators and if we do not see improvement in >>> results, I will gladly say, we did our part and may be resort to only >>> prayers. Sorry these issues can only be expressed in form of essays. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Feb 28, 2013, at 4:27 PM, aggrey adrale <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Caleb, Elly, et al, >>> >>> I like the way all of you have reacted or responded to this alarming >>> report. As correctly observed, "...Nyapea is on its death bed." It is true, >>> not only St. Alloysius College, but several other schools are in that same >>> bracket; laying in state for us to pay our last respects to them before >>> their burial. >>> >>> Also true, not only are the academic standards falling but also the >>> infrastructure holding the delicate potential intellectuals are crumbling >>> and some buildings silting up! School administrators even portray >>> incognisance of such gradual decay, yet they have the student labour >>> resource to mitigate some of the infrastructure challenges then there is >>> little wonder they even cast a blind eye to the decaying academic >>> standards; and no doubt their administrative acumen. >>> >>> By the way what has become of the long promised Government of Uganda >>> conceived infrastructure rehabilitation projects of these prominent schools >>> in West Nile, Mvara, Nyapea, Ombaci? Is it true, furniture was delivered to >>> some of the schools even without improvements of the housing >>> infrastructure? This may not be the issue for now but suffice it to add >>> that our formerly shining schools do not cast any image of academic >>> confidence and assurance any more. >>> >>> The 'shipping' of our bright pupils/students to schools in Kampala, >>> Mpigi, Wakiso and other districts, truly is taking a big toll but we have >>> no choice at the moment if we have to set our children for the future >>> competitive mode. You may even note many of the best performing schools in >>> Kampala, Mpigi, Wakiso and other districts have a appreciable numbers of >>> West Nilers staffing their teaching positions. >>> >>> When the time is ripe, I would particularly be interested to discuss >>> "the 'shipment' of pupils/students to study in other regions/districts and >>> its impact on the West Nile Economy", in the proposed WEST NILE >>> EDUCATION CONFERENCE. >>> >>> Let us have an intervention this time round. >>> >>> Aggrey Adrale >>> >>> >>> --- On *Thu, 28/2/13, Nayenda Elly <[email protected]>* wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: Nayenda Elly <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [WestNileNet] WEST NILE EDUCATION CONFRENCE >>> To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <[email protected]> >>> Date: Thursday, 28 February, 2013, 10:25 >>> >>> >>> West Nilers, >>> Thanks for this platform were issues affecting the region are raised and >>> discussed. >>> A few facts about education in West Nile is that our traditional schools >>> that we glorified in the past no longer hold onto that glory. Nyapea is on >>> its death bed, others are struggling in the shadow of the past. Worse of >>> all all bright pupils are 'shipped' down to Kampala and Wakiso districts >>> and what is left behind is what we teachers have to process into the best >>> we all want. The results tell a lot about our education row material, >>> processing and output. >>> Blame and lamentation is just breeding human resource disaster we shall >>> surely reap in the nearest future. >>> May i propose that West Nile Foundation spear heads organizing an >>> Education Conference to critically discuss the falling education standards >>> based on facts and figures and chart a viable way forward. This will help >>> us mitigate the disaster. >>> I look forward to making my input especially as somebody who is in the >>> education field of play as a teacher. >>> Keep up the struggle folks. West Nile is ours and we have the >>> responsibility of offering it the best to be the best. >>> Thanks and God Bless West Nile. >>> Elly >>> --- On *Wed, 2/27/13, tabua butagira <[email protected]>* wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: tabua butagira <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] A-Level Results WN Results - Pg 8 Monitor >>> To: "George Afi Obitre-Gama" <[email protected]>, "A Virtual Network >>> for friends of West Nile" <[email protected]> >>> Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 10:11 PM >>> >>> Morning Eng., >>> >>> I have decided to reply the mail only to you. Our Bureau Chief yesterday >>> sent a story indicating one of Arua's best A-level student was an Ediofe >>> Girls' SS candidate who obtained 17. >>> >>> I did call Ombaci HM who referred me to the deputy (in-charge >>> academics), and he told me Ombaci's best was a Science student with 17 >>> points, but the full results would not be available until today or tomorrow. >>> >>> Our Bureau Chief guys were not able to obtain the Mvara or any other >>> results. Part of the problem might be that our school administrators are >>> not fast in getting out the results and making it public. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Tabu >>> >>> >>> --- On *Wed, 2/27/13, George Afi Obitre-Gama <[email protected]>* wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: George Afi Obitre-Gama <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [WestNileNet] A-Level Results WN Results - Pg 8 Monitor >>> To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <[email protected]> >>> Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 9:11 PM >>> >>> Brethren, >>> >>> I have gone through the today's Monitor list(pg 8) of A-level rankings >>> one by one(1-273) without seeing our prominent schools in West Nile apart >>> from Mvara SS which is ranked a whooping no. 187!!! I don't see Ombaci, >>> Muni, Nyapea and others and they happen not be listed - probably my eyes >>> are getting old!! >>> >>> Tabu Butagira should probably clarify if another list exists - otherwise >>> I see the performance as already pathetic not withstanding the fact that >>> the best P7 Pupil in West Nile got an agg 7. >>> >>> I am very angry and annoyed. What is happening? Are we not engaging our >>> youngsters enough!! >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Inline Attachment Follows----- >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> WestNileNet mailing list >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc1426.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet >>> >>> WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >>> >>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >>> attachments if any). 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