tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070402480511703231.post8808995335602245204..comments2020-02-28T15:32:10.624-08:00Comments on Uche Umez: Emotions Stirred After A Day At An American UniversityUche Umezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653142160681851748noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070402480511703231.post-77439780878904797952011-09-03T13:42:24.882-07:002011-09-03T13:42:24.882-07:00The juxtaposition of your experience in Iowa with ...The juxtaposition of your experience in Iowa with Nigerian education system is quite humorous but true and heart-rending. I can quite recall the last time I was at a State library. It was really an horrible outing for me. The rowdiness of everything in the library unsettled me; I left there feeling sick. It is so disheartening what our libraries are turning into for lack of appropriate attention. I wouldn't argue with anyone who says our libraries are better good as extended cafeterias and peer-rendezvous than places of knowledge. Aren't they really?<br /><br />And one more thing; your memory-recall is not a sign of old age. Your are only being 'appreciative of opportunities' (Iowa that is) and mourning the state of the nation academe, wishing you could change things by some supernatural power at least.<br /><br />A worthy post, this is.Strong Selfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022151139985515400noreply@blogger.com