{UAH} FW: FutureLearn courses available for registration now
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Comrade Robukui (also ATTENTION: EDWARD MULINDWA),
This is the advice I gave to Edward Mulindwa Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 14:25:08 +0000. I am sending it again because it is obvious the man has not taken my advice seriously. If he had taken any of the Open University courses, which are moreover free, he would now be qualified in an academic discipline and would not be making a fool of himself as he did trying to correct my post. Mulindwa's biggest problem is that he missed out on basic education, which means his ability to grasp complex intellectual matters is very limited, and he is constantly hamstrung by his obstinacy, stubborness and unwillingness to learn. But these deficiencies can still be cured despite his advanced age. Whether or not he will grab this opportunity on this occassion is up to him. The courses are free. All he needs as investment are a computer, his time and attention. Given that he spends 10-15 hours per day on the UAH and other discussion forums or blogs, this investment in time would be very worthwhile. He gains nothing but ridicule by persisting in engaging in debates where he is completely out of depth. Even when he has become a laughing stock and object of ridicule, he refuses to recognise this fact and just ploughs on as if nothing matters any more. John Nsubuga and Gwokto opined that UAH is Mulindwa's theraphy, without it, the man would be lost. I disagree, because time spent on any Open University course will open his eyes, and his vision, his understanding and articulation of the world around him.
George Okello
From: georgeokello_8@hotmail.com
To: ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com
Subject: FW: FutureLearn courses available for registration now
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 09:10:10 +0000
This is the advice I gave to Edward Mulindwa Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 14:25:08 +0000. I am sending it again because it is obvious the man has not taken my advice seriously. If he had taken any of the Open University courses, which are moreover free, he would now be qualified in an academic discipline and would not be making a fool of himself as he did trying to correct my post. Mulindwa's biggest problem is that he missed out on basic education, which means his ability to grasp complex intellectual matters is very limited, and he is constantly hamstrung by his obstinacy, stubborness and unwillingness to learn. But these deficiencies can still be cured despite his advanced age. Whether or not he will grab this opportunity on this occassion is up to him. The courses are free. All he needs as investment are a computer, his time and attention. Given that he spends 10-15 hours per day on the UAH and other discussion forums or blogs, this investment in time would be very worthwhile. He gains nothing but ridicule by persisting in engaging in debates where he is completely out of depth. Even when he has become a laughing stock and object of ridicule, he refuses to recognise this fact and just ploughs on as if nothing matters any more. John Nsubuga and Gwokto opined that UAH is Mulindwa's theraphy, without it, the man would be lost. I disagree, because time spent on any Open University course will open his eyes, and his vision, his understanding and articulation of the world around him.
George Okello
From: georgeokello_8@hotmail.com
To: ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com
Subject: FW: FutureLearn courses available for registration now
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 09:10:10 +0000
FAO:
1) Jim Muwanga; this course may be appropriate for your 13 year old girl genius. She can register for three or four of them simultenously while waiting to join University proper. It is possible for her to enrol for an undergraduate course, but I think she is still too young for distance learning.
2) Rajab Ali, Haji Katerregga and Village Boy; There is a course on Islam in Britain, if you care to browse through, you will spot it.
3) Edward Mulindwa; Any course would be useful to EM. I say this with a heavy heart, but I have become very concerned about the amount of time EM spends on the computer on the UAH forum alone. He says he is also on 4 or 6 other fora. Given the length of his replies and the fact that EM comments on every topic posted on UAH, it is likely that he spends 10-15 hours a day on his computer. I doubt that this is the most productive way of spending his time, in fact I think his undoubted intelligence is being wasted or thrown to the gutter. The Open University will give EM intellectual focus, open his mind and put him on pathways that titillate, invigorate and excite the mind. It will encourage EM to engage in intellectual discourse rather than get embroiled in idle and largely self-defeating tittle-tattle. Some of the courses require just 4 hours of study per day; this would be a useful investment that EM will discover will replace his aimless meanderings on UAH, commenting on any subject, even those in which he has no clue or idea. On my return to UAH yesterday (on more of this later), I was dismayed to read EM giving a running commentary on an accident that happened in Ottawa, without even indicating why this accident should occupy the whole of his day or why it is relevant to Uganda.
4) Anyone else who wants to learn. As an alumni of the Open University, I value the qualification I obtained from it even more than the three law degrees that I have. I am soon to complete A Ph.D degree from the same university. The beauty of the OU is that you learn at your own pace and in your own environment; your are allowed to structure your own learning methodology where no class-room is involved.
PS: A reminder to newly qualified graduates (especially law graduates) that the closing date for the International Human Rights Internship being offered by Human Rights Watch is 2 October 2013; special reminder to Fifie Kessasi. Ideally, the applicants should be under 30 years of age, have a first class degree, and in the case of Uganda, a Master's degree as well. Check what I posted yesterday.
George Okello
Subject: FutureLearn courses available for registration now
From: alumni@open.ac.uk
To: georgeokello_8@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 14:25:08 +0000
1) Jim Muwanga; this course may be appropriate for your 13 year old girl genius. She can register for three or four of them simultenously while waiting to join University proper. It is possible for her to enrol for an undergraduate course, but I think she is still too young for distance learning.
2) Rajab Ali, Haji Katerregga and Village Boy; There is a course on Islam in Britain, if you care to browse through, you will spot it.
3) Edward Mulindwa; Any course would be useful to EM. I say this with a heavy heart, but I have become very concerned about the amount of time EM spends on the computer on the UAH forum alone. He says he is also on 4 or 6 other fora. Given the length of his replies and the fact that EM comments on every topic posted on UAH, it is likely that he spends 10-15 hours a day on his computer. I doubt that this is the most productive way of spending his time, in fact I think his undoubted intelligence is being wasted or thrown to the gutter. The Open University will give EM intellectual focus, open his mind and put him on pathways that titillate, invigorate and excite the mind. It will encourage EM to engage in intellectual discourse rather than get embroiled in idle and largely self-defeating tittle-tattle. Some of the courses require just 4 hours of study per day; this would be a useful investment that EM will discover will replace his aimless meanderings on UAH, commenting on any subject, even those in which he has no clue or idea. On my return to UAH yesterday (on more of this later), I was dismayed to read EM giving a running commentary on an accident that happened in Ottawa, without even indicating why this accident should occupy the whole of his day or why it is relevant to Uganda.
4) Anyone else who wants to learn. As an alumni of the Open University, I value the qualification I obtained from it even more than the three law degrees that I have. I am soon to complete A Ph.D degree from the same university. The beauty of the OU is that you learn at your own pace and in your own environment; your are allowed to structure your own learning methodology where no class-room is involved.
PS: A reminder to newly qualified graduates (especially law graduates) that the closing date for the International Human Rights Internship being offered by Human Rights Watch is 2 October 2013; special reminder to Fifie Kessasi. Ideally, the applicants should be under 30 years of age, have a first class degree, and in the case of Uganda, a Master's degree as well. Check what I posted yesterday.
George Okello
Subject: FutureLearn courses available for registration now
From: alumni@open.ac.uk
To: georgeokello_8@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 14:25:08 +0000
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