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My Quotes
Here is a compilation of some of my favorite thoughts: If you are broke you are most probably not solving enough problems. If you are frustrated with your life then most probably you are not helping other people. The love of money is not the root of all evil. It is the lack of character. What people do…
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Why the Income Inequality Agenda is Flawed
Perhaps, the conversion should focus on creating Income Quality, that is, the extent to which an individual’s income can provide them the quality of life they require and desire. According to the World Inequality Report 2021, the poorest 50% of people in the world own just 2% of the wealth, while the richest 10% own 76%…
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The Solution to Schooling
After a long life, and thirty years in the public school trenches, I’ve concluded that genius is as common as dirt. We suppress genius because we haven’t yet figured out how to manage a population of educated men and women. John Taylor Gatto In a previous article, I talked about the difference between schooling and education, and…
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Schooling Vs Education
Schooling verses Education. You might ask, “what is the difference?” At first, you might wonder: isn’t schooling and education the same thing? After reading Weapons of Mass Instruction by John Taylor Gatto, I realized the two aren’t really the same thing. Schooling is what happens when you enrol into an institution of learning. Education on…
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Simplifying Artificial Intelligence
If you have interacted with any apps or computer systems that seem to know what you like – your tastes and interests, you will most likely agree with me it is mind blowing. I mean, how does Spotify know I would like a certain kind of music? How does Netflix (mostly) know what kind of…
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Caring for Community With Impact That Lasts
“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” James 1:27 NIV In 1984, a young Canadian missionary couple together with their three little children left the comfort of their pristine home country to…
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Justice Finally Served for Maria Nagirinya
In late 2019, I began following an unsolved murder case of a young woman who had her whole life ahead of her. Recently married and with budding career, her life was unceremoniously snuffed out by heartless murderers. She was 28 years old when she died. For some reason, this case became personal for me. I…
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Navigating the Twenty First Century Leadership Landscape Amidst Quandary
Average leaders are obsessed with holding on to every aspect of decision making. They fear that if they delegate, they will lose their power. Effective leaders however believe in empowering others to make decisions through empowered execution In 2023, we live in a world that is like never before rapidly changing and increasingly becoming complex.…
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We Need More Ubuntu, Not Less
I want to repeat this until you are sick of hearing it: Networks do great harm by appearing enough like real communities to create expectations that they can manage human social and psychological needs. The reality is they cannot. John Taylor Gatto Recently as I was driving to work, battling the brutal traffic of Ntinda…
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Africa Has a Values Problem – Not a Money Problem
The heart of the matter is the matter of the heart Unknown “This country doesn’t have a money problem. It has a values problem.” That comment was somewhat confounding to me. But then, I stopped and pondered on those words. “Yes, think about it.” I was having a conversation with a policy consultant who got…