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Do we abuse the internet and blame it?

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Abuse of the internet can be in a diverse spectrum, diversified into consumption as well feeding of the internet with materials. In terms of consumption, it can be considered an abuse of the internet when its potentials are not put to full use, or are redirected into the opposite of the good it can achieve. On the other hand each of us can unknowingly be contributing abusively to the internet. There are of course many people whose project is just that, as they profit from it. We can however learn how to minimize this negative contribution to the internet as regular people.

Need for more public awareness on disappearing plants species

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According to the 2013 International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) RedList, there were at least 900 threatened species recorded in the country, some were endangered. This high level of threatened species is attributed to overexploitation, increased ecosystem-wide deterioration, habitat fragmentation and degradation and climate change” (NBSAP, 2015, p.15).

10 years later, in 2023 classification Tanzania is named by IUCN RedList as home to the 11th highest total number of red listed threatened species in the world, and according to WCS Tanzania, the most threatened biodiversity in Africa, with 1,591 ‘Critically Endangered,’ ‘Endangered,’ and ‘Vulnerable’ species.

‘See it, Say it!’ Can help end child neglect happening around us

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Rights of children are constitutionally protected by the laws of our country, and internationally recognized by the United Nations Convention on Rights of the Child and other related conventions. This is to say, parents, despite playing an important role in the child upbringing, do not have absolute rights on the life, development, and wellbeing of a child. Neglect being a form of child abuse and maltreatment goes a long way in the integral formation of the child as he/she grows up.

Collective and urgent duty to safeguard mother languages – Part 2

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A positive ideology behind a language is important for its life and survival. When this positive ideology is communicated, the love, passion and sense of ownership are deepened, especially among young people.

Researchers who studied reverse language shift say positive ideology and positive beliefs associated with speaking the language together with a strong cultural support are the two factors that most influence positive language growth among youth.

Collective and urgent duty to safeguard mother languages (Part 1)

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Children can be encouraged to learn foreign languages even without being told their mother languages are not good enough. This way they will keep their love towards their mother languages and will not feel shameful to use them.

Need to protect traditional artists from AI and ‘modern art’

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While traditional visual artists have so much value in the work done, the social media art appreciation is being taken over by the AI artists who invest nothing in their designs, and have no emotional connection with such art works. Traditional visual artists deserve more admiration and support than the AI artists who are not personally involved in the production of the artworks.

Isn’t ‘Sharenting’ is a ticking time-bomb in our digital age?

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This article was published in The Citizen Newspaper, Tanzania on February 11, 2025 Shimbo Pastory It is common today to see in social media, picture and video content involving parents or caregivers and their children. There are varieties of this content, on one end having normal conversations, surreptitious/secret recordings, staged funny skits, pranks, etc. to … Read more

Young people can explore AI systems for improving contextual life skills

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As artificial intelligence can aggregate knowledge so well, it is a free opportunity for young people to test the waters in the fields of their aspiration, which they either did not have a chance to explore at all, or did not learn so well in school. AI allows a fair share of this knowledge for free, guaranteeing a transformation of digital literacy and general knowledge of the people after a while, if consistently used and engaged in actual life.

Maximizing Artificial Intelligence in meeting needs of students and personalized learning

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It is time our education system incorporates some wonderful technological tools that foster student – teacher learning engagement in exciting ways. But this will be really hard to reach if our system remains rigidly tied to heavily demanding curricula and grades as markers of successful teaching and learning. Education is beyond grades!