Social Networking on the Mara

We spent a few days this week on safari in Kenya. Masai Mara is an amazing place. It’s the northern part of the Serengeti, encompassing 600 square miles of grassland. Each year, millions of animals migrate to the area from the Serengeti plains, and it’s a wonderful place to see the big animals. On the [...]

Posted on July 28th, 2009 by John Schinker
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Top Two

Last night, Terry asked us each what our top two moments from South Africa are. After three weeks here, there are many. I’m sure I’ll be boring friends and family with stories from South Africa for many years to come. But this has not just been a vacation. The best moments were those that an [...]

Posted on July 24th, 2009 by John Schinker
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It’s Not About the Tools

As we wind down our stay in Cape Town, we’re visiting teachers in the schools and working with them individually to try to take the next steps after the workshops. I haven’t really blogged much about the actual workshops. We started with five days of sessions for teachers at Liwa Primary School in the Phillipi [...]

Posted on July 22nd, 2009 by John Schinker
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Robben Island

We went to Robben Island yesterday. This small island was used as a prison from the early 1800′s through 1991. It’s probably most famous for the political prisoners who were housed there during apartheid, including Nelson Mandela, who spent 18 years on the island. For the first 45 minutes, we took a guided bus tour [...]

Posted on July 19th, 2009 by John Schinker
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Teachers and Laptops

There’s a movement in South Africa to equip every teacher with a laptop. The plan has undergone a number of major changes over the last year or so, but in the current incarnation, teachers are eligible for a stipend from the government if they purchase a laptop to use in preparing and delivering instruction. In [...]

Posted on July 17th, 2009 by John Schinker
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