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    The Value of a Teacher
    The Value of a Teacher
    The Value of a Teacher
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    The Value of a Teacher

    By Kennedy Onyango Adongo

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    The Value of a Teacher is not just a book but a library joining together dozens of writings on history, stories, songs, poetry, and speeches on illegal trade in wildlife, air quality, environmental rule of law, the green economy, chemicals and waste, and marine debris. Almost the only common factor is that they all speak to us of teachers, revealing their nature, their ecosystem-based adaptation response to climate change and them catapulting values.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse UK
    Release dateJan 27, 2018
    ISBN9781546284338
    The Value of a Teacher
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    Kennedy Onyango Adongo

    That which is rare has value. Kennedy Onyango Adongo is a Kenyan economist, diplomat and educationist. My Masters Degree in International Studies from the Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies at the University of Nairobi, Bachelors Degree in Education from Moi University, and North-South, South-South and Triangular Cooperation experience are infinite in value. The diversity of my Luo, Kalenjin, Kisii, Kikuyu and Luhya ancestral heritage adds to my Ecosystem and Systems Thinking Approach, offerings and accomplishments in Swahili, English and French, both on the sustainability of economic growth and pursuit of global environmental sustainability plane.

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      The Value of a Teacher - Kennedy Onyango Adongo

      © 2018 Kennedy Onyango Adongo. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Scripture quotations marked NJB are from The New Jerusalem Bible, copyright © 1985 by Darton, Longman & Todd, Ltd. and Doubleday, a division of Random House, Inc. Reprinted by Permission.

      Published by AuthorHouse  01/26/2018

      ISBN: 978-1-5462-8432-1 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-5462-8433-8 (e)

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models,

      and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Teachers Revalue Ecosystems in the Space!

      Mike Smith, Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnik, Ronald McNair, Gregory Jarvis and Christa McAuliffe; what was important to Christa, people and their dignity? Her classroom was based on mutual respect. She taught her students to respect themselves too and she taught them to do the very best that they could do and to stay true to their inner selves. Christa stayed true to herself and to the teaching profession. Before the challenger launch, Christa had much work to do, she was training for spaceflight, she was preparing for the space lessons, and she was working with the media, and much, much, more. Christa was also still working with her students, and up through the last day she made time and crew programme to write college recommendations for some of us students. At a time when many would think only of the impending launch, Christa was taking care of the teacher’s business. Courage is contagious. Courage is shared. Courage is much more than bravery and boldness because courage lives in the heart. Once you weigh the risk and once you decide that to explore and to discover are worth the risk, then you can dream, you can plan, and you can build. And then you train, and you train, and you train, and you train. So that when the crew launches, they launch ready, with happy hearts, thankful for the opportunity to represent America, happy to represent history and all of humankind as humankind reaches for the stars. The Challenger crews were wonderful, wonderful people, wonderful human beings. And they were very much like all of you here today.

      Barbara Morgan

      Dedication

      The Value of a Teacher series is dedicated to

      THE PUPILS AT CHENGDU’S LONGJIANGLU PRIMARY SCHOOL, CHINA

      Who showed their love for and care of the Funan River - ‘Mother River’ in 1985- After a one-day field study of the river they sent a letter to the (then) mayor, saying: ‘We saw residents dumping dirty water and rubbish into the river, wastes were also discharged to the river from a paper mill, a hospital, and a strongbox manufacturing factory, the children appealed to all city residents to stop dumping garbage in the river and to treat industrial refuse before discharging it into the water,’ students from other schools followed them -butterfly effect "sensitive dependence on initial conditions"- the gift portrait on display in the main lobby of the United Nations Office at Nairobi, showcasing the theme of Green Economy and sustainable development in the context of urban planning presented to UN-HABITAT’s Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka from the Mayor of Chengdu in the year 2000, representing yesterday of the fantastic world of quarreling leaders who use human beings as mere pawns, today of partner in the first of the series of plans which lead up to the great strategic planning, and tomorrow leader loving who repeatedly acts to save the human race even when it fails her - Summer 1859, Jean François Gravelet-Blondin, known as the Great Blondin, begins a famous series of tightrope walks across the Niagara gorge, the act draws crowds as large as 25,000 people, Blondin crosses in increasingly difficult ways, riding a bicycle, pushing a wheelbarrow and even with his hands and legs bound in chains, his most difficult crossing takes place on August 19, when he manages to carry his manager over the rope on his back;

      MY PARENTS

      Samuel Adongo and Reene Migen, charts of transformation, who dedicated their lives and businesses to enhance the management Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) related issues poising risks to companies in Africa though impactful green agenda, Eco-efficiency, planning issuing of green bond and token carbon emissions calculator, Social and Environmental Management System (SEMS);

      AFRICAN INLAND CHURCH (AIC) REVEREND JORAM AUMA

      Who baptised me on 30 November 1986, ‘… As long as earth endures: seed-time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease (Genesis 8:20-22).’ According to him: ‘the principle of "political, cultural, and ecological character of green capitalism or Know Thyself by Socrates, [quoting Greek physicians Hippocrates (460–370 BC) and Galen (AD 129 – c. 200)] - a proto-psychological theory that suggests that there are four fundamental personality types, sanguine blood (enthusiastic, active, and social), choleric yellow bile(short-tempered, fast, or irritable), melancholic black bile(analytical, wise, and quiet), and phlegmatic phlegm (relaxed and peaceful), there are reasons for everything we do as human beings to ensure ecosystems brand of climate activism. Henry Martin, missionary to the Middle-East, wrote: The power of gentleness is irresistible! Mrs Apunda Pesilla taught me in Sunday lessons - Social and Ecological System Dynamics, an equable climate, an equable temperament Better an equable person than a hero, someone with self-mastery than one who takes a city" (Proverbs 16:32);

      DENISH NYAUGU

      A teacher of splendid courage, whocheers how to become smarter at getting a better fit between learning opportunities and the way you learn best, expand ‘band width’ of experiences from which you derive benefit and improve your learning skills and procession green home designs, [quoting P. Honey] learning styles: activist (learn by doing), theorist (analyze and synthesize actions), pragmatist (practice in the real world) and reflector (take time to work towards an appropriate conclusion) for ecosystem and system thinking approach, including engaging the deaf and hard of hearing in ecosystem conservation - fish and wildlife service;

      MY TEACHERS

      Who launched revitalization environment education programme and encouraged students to participate regularly in activities to monitor the pollution of the Nyando river comparing its ecosystem importance to Sheldrick Falls (Kwale, Kenya), Niagara Falls (between Canada and the United States, more specifically, between the province of Ontario and the state of New York), and Victoria Falls (in southern Africa on the Zambezi River) and campaign for keeping the Dandora landfills clean; and to

      KEVIN ALOO

      A focused software-defined networking (SDN) professional, whose leveraging of pollution prevention and the principle of ecology first enhanced my outlook over the 15 year period from 2002 to 2017, impact and its significance through the concept of ‘digital conservation’, generating more data, faster processing, better information access and connectivity, new communication routes, exciting visual representations and empowering decision-making support systems - data on nature, data on people, data integration and analysis, communication and experience, and participatory governance practices and values.

      Foreword

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      Built on value and planted in value, the World Teacher’s Day has been celebrated on October 5, every year since 1994, creating conscience of the value of a teacher in the future of every generation; the book scores the teacher based on three capabilities: enterprise, government and people or civil society. The aim of this book is to respond adaptively to change in case of financial shocks, social instability and natural disaster. There are personal stories like that of the Green chemists John Warner and Paul Anastas who advocate for a fundamental rethink of teaching methods for chemists and designers to issues like toxicity and environmental mechanisms. In the abundance of ecosystems, this book is enabling you to grow firm in authority, honor and ownership of a high definite lifestyle; grasping the earth’s breadth and the length, the height and the depth.

      Firmly rooted in the value culture, this book draws on the teachers who are revealing themselves to their learners in their love, faith, hope, prudence, courage, justice and temperance; with the leading-strings of wisdom, power and guidance, reflecting all the phases of highly definitive forms of sustainable lifestyle security. It adds that by providing an understanding of a teacher’s ability to withstand and capitalize on change, can help governments, policy makers, intergovernmental organizations or international governmental organizations (IGOs), international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society institutions, development agencies, investors and private sector enterprise - strengthening a country’s readiness for change focused on Mitigation: Transport, Waste, either Energy or Buildings, on Adaptation: Coastal extreme, Social and Economic climate resilience and on Conceptual Planning and Development.

      Kagonye Janet Ogata,

      Advocate,

      The Republic of Kenya

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      Acknowledgment

      The current global debate is dominated by concerns such as poverty alleviation, gender sensitivity, the proper role of the state in sustainable development, the role of macro policies, the role of the human capital in sustainable development and population, environmental and urban policies. These are concerns that statesmen and stateswomen have debated and are actively debating.

      In the heart of a statesman or stateswoman lies the value shift towards a more harmonious, balanced and sustainable world. Kenya’s 14th Chief Justice David Kenani Maraga, a servant of the mystery, The greatness of a nation lies in its fidelity to its constitution and strict adherence to the rule of law and above all the fear of God. Tegla Chepkite Loroupe, a Kenyan long-distance track and road runner, a global spokeswoman for peace, women’s rights and education.

      I received valuable assistance either in person or by studying the life-work of the following of a proud people who have sought to get a predictable, dependable and solid foundation for improved governance across all sectors by focusing on services, innovation, reduced inequality and environmental sustainability:

      Prof. Wangari Maathai

      Dr. Sally Kosgei

      Prof. David Some

      Prof. Bethwel Allan Ogot

      Prof. Anne Nangulu

      Prof. Amb. Maria Nzomo,

      Dr. Paul K. Kurgat,

      Prof. Jackson Too

      Prof. Odhiambo Ndege

      St. Agustine of Hippo

      Dr James Mwangi

      Jomo Kenyatta

      Kwame Nkrumah

      Dr. Nicholas Makana

      Nnamdi Azikiwe

      John. F. Kennedy

      Dag Hammarskjöld

      John D. Rockefeller

      Many individuals have pondered what sustainable ecosystem-based adaptation means beyond a simple one-sentence definition. To recall the courage and vision of geniuses, people of stature, who put their lives in danger so that future generations could live as free, this Book bases on five principles of sustainability: Integration application by Chika ‘Nancy’ Ike, Nigerian actress, entrepreneur and United Nations Ambassador - Refugee Ambassador for Displaced persons and founder of the Chika Ike (Help A Child) Foundation and philanthropist; Mass production and Large-Scale Teamwork by Thomas Alva Edison, was an American inventor and businessman, he is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory; Innovation by Thomas Alva Edison, was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb; Human Rights and Equity by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the 24th President of Liberia, awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize for her non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work; and the universal Thomas Woodrow

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