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What can we learn from a rural school in Kenya? with principal Carol Moraa

2024/11/5
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A Bit of Optimism
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主持人：肯尼亚乡村学校的学生们拥有惊人的学习动力，他们并没有沉迷于手机和互联网，而是更喜欢互相讲故事，这体现了强大的社区凝聚力和文化价值观的影响。学校的成功也离不开改善硬件设施，为学生提供更好的学习环境。 Carol Moraa：在肯尼亚的学校建设中，我们不以专家自居，而是与社区成员合作，共同决定学校的模式和价值观。我们强调共同学习，将教师称为“教育促进者”，学生们参与制定学校作息时间表，体现了主人翁意识和学习的积极性。学生们的学习动力源于内在的渴望改变自身和家庭的命运，他们拥有强烈的求学愿望和改变家庭命运的决心。通过改善学校硬件设施，并让学生们根据自身情况灵活安排学习时间，兼顾家庭责任和学业，我们有效地激发了学生的学习积极性。 Carol Moraa：我从城市学校来到乡村学校任教，亲眼见证了乡村学生们惊人的学习动力和积极性。他们拥有强烈的责任感和社区归属感，这与他们从小在家庭和社区中学习到的文化价值观密不可分。学校的成功之处在于，我们始终坚持以文化价值观为基础，培养学生的责任感、勤奋和社区意识。毕业生们回到家乡，成为社区的榜样，并积极回馈社会，这体现了文化价值观传承的巨大力量。

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The students at Kisaruni Girls High School are driven by intrinsic motivation and a desire to uplift their families from poverty, leading them to willingly sign up for 18-hour school days.
  • Students have access to 24-hour wifi but are not addicted to the internet.
  • They prioritize community and storytelling over online activities.
  • The rural setting of the Mara and the humble backgrounds of the students contribute to their motivation.

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Kenya's Maasai Mara is rugged, beautiful, and tough. Values are everything for the people who live in this rural countryside, 

On a trip to Kenya, I had the opportunity to visit The Mara.  The intelligence and grit of the young people there blew me away! I met incredibly driven young women determined to uplift their families from poverty. Carol Moraa is giving them that opportunity. She's the founding principal of Kisaruni Girls High School and Provost for Legacy College.I wanted to ask Carol where her kids find the motivation to willingly sign up for 18-hour school days. It turns out when learning is a choice, not an obligation, it's possible to build schools where cultural values and community are at the heart of what people do.This...is A Bit of Optimism. 

For more on Carol and her work, check out:

Legacy College)Kisaruni Girls High School)