i agree. its not awareness...i remember pushing another similar challenge
from Microsoft, "Imagine Cup 2009" at Multimedia University. It got a serious mute response...i think our students from primary school are drilled to focus on and pass exams....anything that has little or no impact on their exam tends to be neglected.
We seem to have failed to cultivate a culture of intellectual "activism" in our education system. When I was growing up we used to have something called "science-congress" where all high-schools would compete from district, provincial and finally national level to show-case their innovations. Not quite sure if this still happens..
I could not agree more. Science Congress still happens, but I bet if you go for the science congress, the tin foil solar cooker will probably win "best innovation" as it has for the past 20 odd years... There is a general sense of only doing what is required by the system to succeed. Innovation is really frowned upon. I think a sense of *learning* is missing. Students are more interested in getting the degree than the knowledge. I think this post by Sunny Bindra may explain it better than I can put it in words. http://ow.ly/D0RY -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki@gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |