SV: {UAH} Mr Nockrach, Mr Bwanika: why is wrong with....

Mr WBK,

That web of psychological & psycho-social factors blended with socio-economical factors of society development takes a whole book to analyse and answer.

Spontaneously, I say it is all here on UAH.All that your Granny was talking about is right here.

When it comes to schools however, I think it is quite positive that those who can should travel and study in other parts of Uganda. Most students who

study in other areas other than their own vicinity are behaviorally enriched

and do have broader perspectives. And many of those who travel far to study 

usually already have some kinds of bond to those "outside schools".

For example: Parents worked in those places, older kins and relatives or even friends studied there etc. It is beneficial and enriching.

The challenge in my opinion, is to make all schools more or less (relatively) equally good and attractive.

Since we are striving at developing the nation Uganda, it is essential that

Ugandan have access to normative culture regardless.

Otherwise, as said most of which she says are indeed, symthomatically right here on the debates on UAH.

There are many questions I would like to ask to that effect as the inputs develop. Spontaneously however, I believe many people in Uganda ((as you can see here on UAH)) do not have a refference point: they do not know how good Uganda was befor the Idi Amin regim era!!

There is a situation of lack of structural development or organisational development. 

Far too many things happen by chance.

If you happen to be at Nakivubo, observe the traffic congestion that was brought up here on UAH last week. Know that it is not only the traffic that is congested:even the politics is congested.

And since we are talking psychological factors, I figure we may as well contrast it with human situations: LOOK AT UGANDA as one with all the sympthoms of a BURNT-OUT INDIVIDUAL(( individ med utbrändhet symptom )).

On another note, what makes a Ugandan that is "internationally well versed",a Ugandan who lived and studied in Western European culture

etc turn and do the opposite as soon as they relocate to Uganda?

Noc'la gau

 

 

"WE FORM THE CULTURE THAT FORMS US"….noc'la gaumoy.

Den onsdag, 28 januari 2015 15:40 skrev WB <kyijomanyi@hotmail.com>:

 
Mr. Nockrach and Mr. Bwanika:
 
 
In your view what is wrong with Ugandan society? Why it is the change sections of Ugandans elite do not understand Ugandan society? Let me explain, this past  weekend I had along conversation with my aunt-maama-in her mid 80s but still sharp so she told me interesting things.  She said many Ugandans do not adjust to the reality facing them. When I prodded she gave the following  examples. She said many continue to dream of going to Budo, SMACK, Gayaza, Namagunga, Macos, Layibi, Ntare, Nyakasure, Nabumali, Teso Colege, St Peters etc as if nothing changed. 
 
 In her view Ugandan society may have changed in fundamental ways yet many have not accepted that most kids WILL NEVER go to elite schools and instead concentrate  on improving  local schools created by YKM at each sub county.
 
Apparently every sub county has one or even two secondary schools.  That is great relief to parents. In her view, she said parents who are poor cannot understand why they kids want to go to boarding schools far way when they could join the local high school nearby.   When I asked her about the quality of the new schools , she was blunt that it is poor, but that they are serving their intended goals and many are being built to upgrade  their capacity. She added that schools would be good if they were to specialize , for example, sub county schools without adequate capacity should not offer practical subjects that require well equipped labs. On that -laughing-she blamed YKM for insisting on sciences when they reality dictates otherwise.
 
However, she feels many Ugandans -including YKM who privilege sciences for the sake of it but has not provided infrastructure-have not come to the reality that many upcountry kids will never again be admitted to the old schools directly or do sciences. She noted it is possible, but very difficult. So I asked for her opinion and she was blunt: Ugandans should accept things as they are they.
 
Time  was running out because she was heading to church so I asked her about the high poverty rate. she said YKM is partly to blame because his agricultural officials have no clue. For example, they told Ugandans to abandon traditional cash crops to plant quick maturing crops  such as beans and vanilla. Then the same officials told Ugandans to switch crops again and again. She lamented that  NRM killed Cooperative Unions and is now trying to brig then back.  She had to go to church so we left it there.
 
 
So why it is many of us -elite-do not understand Ugandan society? Put bluntly, why do we continue to imagine utopia in education, health etc. as if society has not change dover time?  
 
WBK

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