Sunday, March 29, 2009

Proverb of the day

"If a drum is not made, it is the fault of the master; but if the drum is made and is not beaten, then that is the fault of the boys. "

----African Proverb

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Quote of the Day

Educational legislation nowadays is largely in the hands of illiterate people, and the illiterate will take good care that their illiteracy is not made a reproach on them.

---Katharine Fullerton Gerould

Friday, March 27, 2009

Proverb of the day

"A bad ruler is like a bad sauce, he stays longer."

---- African Proverb

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Quote fo the day

“Students who do not develop reading fluency, regardless of how bright they are, are likely to remain poor readers throughout their lives.”

---- National Reading Panel, 2000

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Proverb of the day

"It is not only the fox, even the snail arrives at its destination."

--- African proverb

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

!!!! Spotlight !!!!


There was a recent Comic book publishers meeting hosted by Sewedo and Ayo Elegba (of Comic Panel Magazine. Above is a picture of the people who attended and below a link to "SpaceboyNigeria" where a summary of meeting is described.

http://www.spaceboynigeria.com/

Quote of the Day

"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few are to be chewed and digested."


-- Francis Bacon

Monday, March 23, 2009

Proverb of the day

"The cricket is never blinded by the sand of its burrowing."

-- African Proverb

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Quote of the day

"We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent."

--- Barack Obama

Proverb of the day

"One can only try to get what one can from the head of an elephant, no one ever carries it home."

-- African proverb