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A Bit of Optimism

What can we learn from a rural school in Kenya? with principal Carol Moraa

A Bit of Optimism

The Optimism Company from Simon Sinek

Self-improvement, Careers, Business, Management, Education

4.81.9K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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0:00.0

I know that some of the kids have cell phones.

0:02.4

I know that they have Instagram.

0:04.5

Yeah, TikTok and all that, yeah.

0:06.7

And TikTok, you know, these are teenagers with access to 24-hour Wi-Fi.

0:12.1

They are no different than our kids.

0:14.1

And yet you say that they are just not addicted.

0:17.3

No, no, they are not.

0:18.6

We have Wi-Fi all over, but you will not find them on internet all the time.

0:23.0

You will actually find them in the gazebo city telling a story. You should walk around here during breaks.

0:28.1

You'll find them seated around the compound just telling stories. And there's Wi-Fi and they have their phones.

0:33.6

But they are more engrossed in the stories that they tell.

0:36.4

I love that.

0:39.2

I went to Kenya this year and had the opportunity to visit the Mara, the rural area of Kenya.

0:46.3

The views are spectacular and the roads are unpaved, kids running around screaming and laughing,

0:52.5

wanting you to throw candy from the car.

0:55.0

And yes, people do actually live in mud huts. There is a lot of poverty.

0:59.0

And in the middle of all of that is the Kisaruni Girls School and the Legacy College, of which Carol Mora runs both.

1:06.0

I had the opportunity to visit both the schools, and I was absolutely blown away.

1:11.4

It turns out when people aren't forced to go to school, but they choose to go to school,

1:15.9

they show up with a motivation like you've never seen before.

1:20.0

This is a bit of optimism.

1:24.6

Hi, Kara.

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