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Recall for Overhaul
As a coda to my blog entry of a couple weeks back, I'm posting this short article on the major new development in the Tanzanian education sector I found in an academic journal out of the U.S. called...
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The Brand Newbians
Hi all, and pole sana once again for the long silence. I was in Arusha last weekend for some meetings and came down with a bit of flu (it was a breezy 85 degrees there as opposed to Moshi's usual...
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EFA Revisited
From a recent edition of the Guardian, please check out the following article on the Education for All (EFA) movement, a global commitment to provide quality basic education for all children, youth,...
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BFA Revisited
Hel-lo dear readers, I hope this long overdue blog post finds everyone in good spirits. I am faring well over here in Mo-Town, emotions running a *bit* high on the eve of my 40th birthday, but it's...
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Usonji Day
Earlier this month, we celebrated World Autism (usonji, in Kiswahili) Awareness Day here in Moshi with a grand march from the YWCA through the main streets of town, ending up at the Hindu Stadium for...
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Finding the Calvin Within
As a qualitative rather than quantitative person, I am often at a loss when it comes to expressing just how Toa Nafasi is making an impact on an unemotional and practical level.I can very easily get...
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Common Core .... Give Us More, or Close the Door?
This recent article from CBSNews.com caught my eye. It's titled "Common Core: What's Right for Special Education Students?" and comments on the debate currently raging in the American education sector...
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Usonji Day
Earlier this month, we celebrated World Autism (usonji, in Kiswahili) Awareness Day here in Tanzania with a grand march in Moshi from the YWCA through the main streets of town, ending up at the Hindu...
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Post-Party Depression
Like any new mother, I have been experiencing a bit of the blues, but my child, rather than a flesh and blood mtoto, was my entry into the fourth decade of my life, a day that was anticipated with both...
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Helping Hands
From last week's self-indulgent Sarah-centric piece to this week's back-to-business news from the front line, I came across this recent article in the Daily News, and thought I would share it with you...
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All the World's a Stage
And all the wavulana and wasichana merely players / They have their exits and their entrances / And one mvulana in his time plays many parts....Here's hoping Will Shakespeare will forgive my liberty in...
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Big Results Now
From a recent article in the Tanzania Daily News:####PM Lays Stress on Fair Learning Dodoma — More strategic approaches are to be employed to improve the learning environment in the country, Premier...
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Sunday Funday (Though Technically It's Saturday....)
Let's have some fun with this blog post today, shall we? It's gray and cold here in Moshi and rain appears impending. I've cleaned house, washed undergarments, attended to overgrown eyebrows and...
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Sign My Yearbook?
Here's a story out of Salt Lake City, Utah, that's gained enough traction to be reported in national news outlets from Fox News to The Huffington Post (below). It's another unfortunate example of the...
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From the American People
I am thrilled to report that The Toa Nafasi Project has recently caught the eye - and support - of former United States Ambassador to Tanzania (2009-2013) and current Deputy Administrator of the United...
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From the Tanzanian People (in America)
Straight on the heels of Mheshimiwa ("Respected One") Lenhardt's lovely letter of support, we have just received another missive of endorsement, this time from the Tanzanian Ambassador to the United...
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Council for Exceptional Children 2015
Hello all, and greetings from a (finally!) sunny day in Moshi town!! The rainy season appears to have done with, and we are now in just the kipindi cha baridi(season of cold), though of course "cold"...
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"Winter" Break
Hi everybody, and greetings from a cold and gray Sunday morning in Moshi. The weather remains a big bummer and I am wrapped up in layers upon layers, wearing my hat and scarf indoors, and rockin' the...
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"The Wax Pack" Versus "Babies With Scabies"
As always, I like to deliver on my promises and last week I said I would provide a brief chronicle of the last few weeks during which Vumi and I have spent countless hours helping students requiring...
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Is Special Education Racist?
Hey everybody, I'm headed off to the mountain tomorrow (eegads!!) but wanted to put up a quick post before my departure. This opinion piece from the New York Times caught my eye and I thought I would...
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