This is possibly the longest time that I have not been on craigslist….
We are at about the halfway point with our leg of this project…tommorow will be my 18th lecture or so…giving lectures seems great, you cover a lot of material and can emphasize what you think is and is not important…but when I am in lectures for my classes in New York, I truthfully absorb maybe 10-15% of what they say…because i am well aware of how little learning happens in lectures, i have been thinking about my own actions as a lecturer here in Juba…is it hypocritical to give lectures?
no. the vibe is much different here…there are no wifi distractions in class, and almost every student here sits at attention and listens to every word you say…there are not enough books and no multimillion dollar library to self study in…lectures are much more highly valued, so it is really a great thing to provide lectures…plus, as of now, we are providing their only instruction…
