The events of the day suggest that I divert briefly from the Namasuba experience. More on that in the next day or two. I want to discuss the plight of teachers here. Opportunity Education Foundation (OEF) partners with Louisiana College to provide a professional development seminar for teachers using OEF materials. It started with two […]
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This is a continuation of my first note about my time in Namasuba Muslim Primary School in a very poor area of Kampala, Uganda. The first day we were with the kids in Namasuba; we were a curiosity and probably created more trouble for the teachers than we were worth by the distraction of our […]
Read MoreFor the past four days I was blessed to spend time in Namasuba Muslim Primary School, located in a very poor area of Kampala, Uganda. The visit was part of a trip sponsored by . There were four or five Americans in our group each day, and we all had various classroom assignments to support […]
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Read MoreI had an unplanned run-in with a surgery room last week for an emergency appendectomy. The care was great, the hospital experience could not have been better given the circumstances. I don’t know what it will all cost. A lot, I’m sure. But I’m one of the fortunate – having health insurance as a result […]
Read MoreFor a very brief, and I hope accessible, look at the evolution of value systems in the framework of Spiral Dynamics, I invite you to review A Peek at Spiral Dynamics. This is a synthesis of information from a variety of sources, but mostly from my own education in this by my friends Carol Hunter and […]
Read MoreLast Friday was my last day in the office at Union Pacific. It was a great place for a second career. I learned and incredible amount, especially by watching the leadership of the current Chairman, Jim Young. He totally changed the feel and performance of the company. The last two years were best ever in […]
Read MoreAfter 24 years of military service followed by 16 years in corporate America – Shrinking Borders is a new chapter of life for me. Over the years I have had the great fortune to be mentored by world-wise people, and had the opportunity to initiate and grow a very successful software development partnership spanning the […]
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