James Oloo

'Dreamers seldom wake
To find their dreams come true;
But He touched is inside
And we became alive,
All in His own sweet time...
He's prepared our hearts
For one another.'
- Pablo Yoder, 2012, p. 243

One of the most difficult books I have read this year. ✅✅

Keep the fire burning. And the legs moving.

I am leaning in, ready for more. Looks like an exciting book, a story that would be relatable. Looking forward to it.

Sad and beautiful. Tales of parenting, war, heartbreak, love, betrayal. Sensuality and survival by four African female sex workers in Belgium.

"Lagos was not a memory she liked to dredge up. She tried to think instead of hurtling towards a prophesy that would rinse her life."

I've often returned to this book since I first read it 20 years ago.

"Among my people, life does not start at birth. When I asked my mother who I was before I was born, she told me: 'You were my father. That is why I call you him... the naming was a mere confirmation.'" (p. 3)

This line: "When I was a few days old,.my mother brought an old man to my room to offer his good wishes... 'Oh, Martha, he said.. This child will be great. The child is going to lead.'" A prophetic word that was fulfilled. Nice read.

"As long as you're alive and well, you've got a chance to turn things around."

"Kindergarten teachers often understand the craft [of teaching] better than those of us with PhD's. Students in lower grades don't care what grad school you attended or how many books you've written, but they quickly sense whether you are real, and respond accordingly." (p. 7)

What a life lived and told!

'Live in paradise without destroying it.' ✅✅

#JamesBaldwin had a powerful pen.

Opinion | We Study Fascism, and We’re Leaving the U.S.

Three professors have left Yale to join University of Toronto. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o...

"On a dark night, you could hear the ghosts crying; the ghosts of 300 women and children killed by the soldiers."

Every settler on the Turtle Island (North America) should, as a duty and out of respect, read a book by an #Indigenous author.

Riverfront, Windsor, Ontario 🇨🇦: Two mothers collaborating on their parenting duties. You can learn a lot of life by watching nature

Actually, we ARE stories.

Windsor, Ontario 🇨🇦: Black people have a rich history here. My people have been helping build this land for a very long time.

2025: End of an era. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/b...

Humility.
Humanity.
Hope.

Mark Carney, the Prime Minister of Canada, is a good writer.

Mother is an irreplaceable pillar. Scholastica is bandoned by her mother. Life gets messy: rape, murder, revenge. The story chronicles her life from childhood to adulthood in the first person, with themes that are not often talked about: incest. The victim regains her voice.

Nice to read news headlines from Kenya. ✅

🇺🇸 Public spending on education versus learning outcomes:

Slava Ukraini!

Salivating for #Ukrainian natural resources.

UK report highlights link between child poverty and poor educational attainment University of York academics have contributed to a major report which highlights how a failure to address childhood inequality is creating a "conveyor belt of disadvantage."

The link between socioeconomic backgrounds and education outcomes.
phys.org/news/2023-09...

UK spending on pre-school education among lowest of advanced economies OECD report points to challenges in improving state-backed provision for young children

Investing in early childhood education is common sense public policy.
www.ft.com/content/5599...

Winter driving in Saskatchewan, Canada (Photo by P. Gagnon)

What a beauty!

Ontario will tariff electricity going to 3 US states on Monday, premier says - NewsBreak Ontario Premier Doug Ford said three states would face tariffs on electricity after a week of President Trump’s swipes at Canada with fluctuating trade pol

Let the trade war begin!

www.newsbreak.com/share/384425...

Winter driving in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Illegal guns from the USA are causing deaths in Mexico.

Thank you, Education Students Society, the University of Windsor🇨🇦 for the conversation. Available on Instagram at:
www.instagram.com/p/DGlIXNVRDu...