tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339559070335519024.post7478079411416136991..comments2022-12-04T12:53:21.523-08:00Comments on The Wandering Loon: Entry #006: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 (Meknes, Morocco)Andrew Schnorrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15539646748703738697noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339559070335519024.post-39122949485695183012014-04-08T03:56:06.588-07:002014-04-08T03:56:06.588-07:00It does require certain competences to open a Lang...It does require certain competences to open a Language school, but when i was student at the University i was in the same time i was studying management in another institution it was super hard because i had to attend all the classes Morning/afternoon with no break time for Lunch, but it was ok, In Morocco everything looks impossible unless you are ready to fight for it and that what i did i fought for that school and it has to happen because in the end of the day im not trying to be a business famous man, i just want to help student get good education because when i was 12yeas i started to live alone to study in the city while my parents live in country side my school my teachers or no one take my situation under consideration. jamalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03881638557684423723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339559070335519024.post-4374192883235480172014-04-08T03:48:51.187-07:002014-04-08T03:48:51.187-07:00Hello Andrew, This is Jamal, how are you man i hav...Hello Andrew, This is Jamal, how are you man i havent heard from you, until I randomly found this article Im really happy that you had a good time here,and i want to thank you for the nice words you said.<br />Pass: I visited Lana in Brazil after she visited Morocco i spent there 3months and now I'm back with Languages Without Borders which is now bigger and has more people but its not in the same place where it was, i was obliged to change the location because the ministry of education forced me to find larger place with no residents,here is the website www.lwbcenter.com you can also find some of the things we are doing and activities i have done in Brazil..<br /><br />Hope to hear from you very soon<br /><br />Jamal<br /><br /> <br /><br />jamalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03881638557684423723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339559070335519024.post-73451394670545654202013-04-17T22:42:27.593-07:002013-04-17T22:42:27.593-07:00Sounds like you almost ran across some trouble. W...Sounds like you almost ran across some trouble. Well, seems like Morocco has a fairly decent human rights record compared to some of their neighbors. Just remember that my ability to get you out of jail extends to just California...and that's being optimistic ;)<br /><br />Jamal's story and the English school caught my interest. I know nothing about the Moroccan education system, but I can say that running your own language program at the age of 22 is darn near unheard of here. Yes, there is something to be said about requiring minimum levels of competency and the bureaucracy in education, but I wonder if we have a certain level of complacency towards education. In other words - if the opportunity to do something similar to Jamal presented itself, would the average American take it? There isn't a lot of fiscal incentives to become an educator, certainly not in the short run. Sure, online courses may help a little, but most of them are non-credit courses that are little different than watching a TED Talks video.<br /><br />Alright, enough of a rant for today. Take care and watch your back (and your backpack!)<br /><br />-Chris<br /><br />P.S. A few days to read a book?!?! It takes me months to finish a book! Granted, I'm not a very dedicated reader, but still, takes me about an hour to get through 20 pages or so. Guess we all have our strengths and weaknesses.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928084979485117556noreply@blogger.com