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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/15/2011 Posts: 4,518
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InnovateGuy wrote:
Verdict. The entrepreneurs are targeting a niche market. If (as a parent) you don't fit the bill, don't go about yapping.
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I have stopped.  I wonder how education will be like in 20 years to come. "The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/11/2012 Posts: 5,222
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I wonder if they do 'Pro bono', sponsor a poor kid/teacher's kid or something. After hols, the toi would go like 'Narudi heaven' 
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Rank: Member Joined: 10/10/2009 Posts: 52
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this is where internet lives; http://www.google.com/ab.../datacenters/gallery/#/
I think they end up places like these
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/18/2011 Posts: 12,069 Location: Kianjokoma
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This world is not my home.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/15/2011 Posts: 4,518
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Lolest! wrote:This world is not my home.  yeah right,comforting ourselves. My kids will make it to Harvard from Baba na Mama dogo primary. "The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 1/27/2011 Posts: 1,777
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Sounds futuristic to us who used to sit in classes that were nowhere near this "computer labs" in a school in Karen. We! ati Ipad, Laptop na Wi-Fi. Jameni hata hawa walimu hawajali masilahi ya watoto- what about the kids getting Carpal Tunnel Syndrome from prolonged typing on their laptop's keyboards?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/15/2011 Posts: 4,518
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huh! had to google the cal tundo syndrome Quote:Some of the predisposing factors include: diabetes, obesity, pregnancy, hypothyroidism, and heavy manual work or work with vibrating tools but not lighter work even if repetitive They don't need to type.Keyboard is on screen. The mouse will do the work. life is sweet. "The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 1/27/2011 Posts: 1,777
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Sometimes back the so called lifestyle diseases were only found amongst the rich but have now found there way down and they affect even the not so rich. My prediction is that in the not so far future we will have some new 'posh' diseases being diagnosed here and which would mostly affect the rich kids in "computer labs" somewhere in some hi-tech schools in Kenya- "diseases" like LAPTOP-ITIS. http://usatoday30.usatod...-08-22-laptop-pain_N.htm
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/15/2012 Posts: 1,110
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[quote=josiah33]Sometimes back the so called lifestyle diseases were only found amongst the rich but have now found there way down and they affect even the not so rich. My prediction is that in the not so far future we will have some new 'posh' diseases being diagnosed here and which would mostly affect the rich kids in "computer labs" somewhere in some hi-tech schools in Kenya- "diseases" like LAPTOP-ITIS. http://usatoday30.usatod...08-22-laptop-pain_N.htm[/quote] FYI, the article in USA Today is not peer-reviewed. Unless you want to spread false notions, come back with a peer-reviewed source. Live Full Die Empty - Les Brown.
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Rank: Member Joined: 6/27/2011 Posts: 301 Location: Nairobi
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This is such an oxymoron of life.
A developing country with extremely expensive elementary schools. Meanwhile, some of the best economies and countries in Europe have very HIGH QUALITY and FREE education to University level, countries such as Norway, Germany and Denmark. These are countries where world leading companies have been created and continue to be created.
So paying higher price of education does not necessarily mean you have a guaranteed successful life, it may earn you social status though :) but that's about it.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/10/2008 Posts: 9,131 Location: Kanjo
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essyk wrote:keraka wrote:jaggernaut wrote:jaggernaut wrote:Have enrolled my 2 kids there. Was just kidding.....or is it dreaming?  Thinking of taking a bank loan to take my kerakalet to that school. N remeber there are field trips to Europe and south Africa not Nakuru to see the Menengai crater ama L. Nakuru.Each trip would on average cost only 0.5m an accepatable figure by any standards. roflol. When kids in private schools here go to village market and naivasha boogies rides. Wait a sec.So how are their drama activities like? Do they like go to Broadways and what of games? Athens? wow. This school helps prepare a child to face a tech savvy world which is very good. It will help them network with those in their levels only. But such a kid would fail miserably in a village set up cz the disconnect would be soo big.Well after all is said and done, we all desire the best in life and if you have money why not. I see chinese marrying characters they interact with on internet. The internet bond becomes too strong that they lose touch with the real world/life. I pray it doesnt happen to young minds they will never set foot in the village/kibera therefore will never be rated in that context i.am.back!!!!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/10/2008 Posts: 9,131 Location: Kanjo
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vinii wrote:Robinhood wrote:@Vinii - si unge summarize tu bro? hii story ilinikasirisha saana ... even if I sold my car, I would still not afford tuition fees for one term! bure kabisa LMAO...and u forgot to mention it took you a couple of years to accumulate enough downpayment to buy the car..na bado you will still owe fees for the term The so called life...some are more equal than others take heart vinii i.am.back!!!!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 4/22/2010 Posts: 11,522 Location: Nairobi
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essyk wrote:Lolest! wrote:This world is not my home. yeah right,comforting ourselves. My kids will make it to Harvard from Baba na Mama dogo primary. ...Life is never about any Ivy league college,Steve Jobs could have told you that... possunt quia posse videntur
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/11/2012 Posts: 5,222
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eboomerang wrote:This is such an oxymoron of life.
A developing country with extremely expensive elementary schools. Meanwhile, some of the best economies and countries in Europe have very HIGH QUALITY and FREE education to University level, countries such as Norway, Germany and Denmark. These are countries where world leading companies have been created and continue to be created.
So paying higher price of education does not necessarily mean you have a guaranteed successful life, it may earn you social status though :) but that's about it.
Hear hear This our country has misplaced priorities. If its not our leaders earning super salaries, its their kids paying exorbitant fees. This little children will grow up to be monsters and widen the economic gaps further. All at the expense of the ordinary mwanainchi tax payer! I wonder what their neighbors Kibera, just down the road, have to say. Tang'oa reli?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 4/22/2010 Posts: 11,522 Location: Nairobi
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Mukiri wrote:eboomerang wrote:This is such an oxymoron of life.
A developing country with extremely expensive elementary schools. Meanwhile, some of the best economies and countries in Europe have very HIGH QUALITY and FREE education to University level, countries such as Norway, Germany and Denmark. These are countries where world leading companies have been created and continue to be created.
So paying higher price of education does not necessarily mean you have a guaranteed successful life, it may earn you social status though :) but that's about it.
Hear hear This our country has misplaced priorities. If its not our leaders earning super salaries, its their kids paying exorbitant fees. This little children will grow up to be monsters and widen the economic gaps further. All at the expense of the ordinary mwanainchi tax payer! I wonder what their neighbors Kibera, just down the road, have to say. Tang'oa reli? ...is it anyone's fault if you/I grow up in or surrounded by oppulence? possunt quia posse videntur
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/15/2012 Posts: 1,110
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Mukiri wrote: Hear hear This our country has misplaced priorities. If its not our leaders earning super salaries, its their kids paying exorbitant fees. This little children will grow up to be monsters and widen the economic gaps further. All at the expense of the ordinary mwanainchi tax payer! I wonder what their neighbors Kibera, just down the road, have to say. Tang'oa reli? Do you hate rich people??
If they can afford it, let them be!
It's a private school...there are many options around.
Why are so many parents here mud-slinging this school? Live Full Die Empty - Les Brown.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/17/2009 Posts: 3,583 Location: Kenya
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hi shule si poa, I would encourage all wazuans to discourage the kids from even imagining studying there.
the kind of talk that goes around would permanently damage a young vulnerable mind
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Rank: Elder Joined: 9/7/2010 Posts: 2,148 Location: elderville
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essyk wrote:Lolest! wrote:This world is not my home. yeah right,comforting ourselves. My kids will make it to Harvard from Baba na Mama dogo primary. In your view what's the difference between this school and Baba na Mama dogo primary on one hand and Harvard and the University of Nairobi on the other hand? He who can express in words the ardour of his love, has but little love to express. - Petrach, Son. (That men by various ways arrive at the same end. - Montaigne, The Essays of.)
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/15/2011 Posts: 4,518
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Elder wrote:essyk wrote:Lolest! wrote:This world is not my home. yeah right,comforting ourselves. My kids will make it to Harvard from Baba na Mama dogo primary. In your view what's the difference between this school and Baba na Mama dogo primary on one hand and Harvard and the University of Nairobi on the other hand? School of hardknocks vs school of softies I prefer a balanced learning environment.This one is leaning a lot on e-stuff. A kid that knows online shopping is the only way to shop is not balanced. A kid whose life revolves around internet becomes a zombie. But then what we read is only one sided. And what's my biz anyway? They could end up creating an e-city somewhere between the sky and earth. "The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 9/7/2010 Posts: 2,148 Location: elderville
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essyk wrote:Elder wrote:essyk wrote:Lolest! wrote:This world is not my home. yeah right,comforting ourselves. My kids will make it to Harvard from Baba na Mama dogo primary. In your view what's the difference between this school and Baba na Mama dogo primary on one hand and Harvard and the University of Nairobi on the other hand? School of hardknocks vs school of softies I prefer a balanced learning environment.This one is leaning a lot on e-stuff. A kid that knows online shopping is the only way to shop is not balanced. A kid whose life revolves around internet becomes a zombie. But then what we read is only one sided. And what's my biz anyway? They could end up creating an e-city somewhere between the sky and earth. Was merely asking coz one of the main points made against the GEMS school can also be made against Harvard in comparison with the University of Nairobi - costs. Pretty ironical that while some people (not saying you) are quick to dismiss expensive schools in Kenya as adding no value they are fast to embrace the Ivy League universities. Would imagine that there are enough rich people (or expats whose kids education are paid by their employers) in Kenya who want their kids to associate and network with others of their kind and would find the economic firewall pretty attractive. He who can express in words the ardour of his love, has but little love to express. - Petrach, Son. (That men by various ways arrive at the same end. - Montaigne, The Essays of.)
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