Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Greg Mortenson
According to my calendar It's my turn to do the post for the blog. I want to begin by saying that I didn't go to the Greg Mortenson event at BYU mainly because I was late and the bus had left by then. I went back home and at about 11:45 It accurred to me that maybe I could watch him on TV and there he was on channel 11. From what I saw I believe he is a very inspiring person, I only got to see the part were he tells students that faculty are always there to help you and that education is good. then the lady got up and started praying and all that. He was wearing a suit and a red tie if you don't believe me a saw him on TV. I read the book so I suppose he talked about the schools in pakistan and he showed you guys some pictures. So, since I missed most of the show all I can do is ask the people who went there, what was your favorite part? did you learn anything? Did he inspire you to help out people in need a little bit more? As for me when I read the book I realized that there are always people who are willing to lend a hand when you need help and that people will try to help you anyway they can no matter how hard it is, like in Greg's case, he needed help to build the school and he got it and the people of korphe asked him for help to build a new school and he helped them out.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the post. I attended the forum at BYU this morning, and I thought it was a very nice presentation. Mortenson alluded to several students here in the US who have started their own foundations. It was inspiring. I liked how Mortenson presented his evidence with logic as well as emotion. His focus on educating women and the ripple-effect that it has on communities was very insightful.
Because of the bad weather, Ms. Whiting's class was unable to attend. I do think the 4th grade students would have enjoyed a lot of the presentation. He had the younger students in the crowd stand up, which would have been a highlight for our buddies. He also alluded to the Pennies for Peace program and the growth therein.
His last words resonated with me as he talked about how college is a place to figure out your problems so that you can go out and make a difference and help solve the world's problems. It was an interesting note to end on, and really directed to the right audience.
I do think he deserved the standing ovation that the crowd gave him. The entire hour was a nice sketch of one man's energy, time, and talents.
--posted by Leslie
I agree with Leslie, it was very interesting. However, to me personally, the content of his speech was not as informative as the way he presented it. There were a few things that were new and specifically interesting, such as the examples of students or the story about village leaders playing on swings. Yet, somehow I felt a little disappointed. He mentioned a lot of things that were in the book, some that were not but I already knew (such as the "tribal"/elder hierarchy). On the other hand, I'm not sure what exactly I expected.
ReplyDeleteAs I said, the way he presented seemed the most informative to me. He never stood directly at the podium but was walking around and turned to address a specific part of the audience while talking to all people that came. He specifically mentioned a time where he was helping his daughter with Math homework, something that struck me. Going through the highschool system here and now seeing first graders and higher going to school, it simply seems to be a rare thing to receive help at home.
Perhaps what I'm really trying to say is that while Greg was giving a speech, showing examples and encouraging people, he was very down to earth and stayed himself throughout the speech.