Two years ago, I got a voicemail out of the blue from an acquaintance based in the US who I've met long time ago in the Philippines as a Masteral student. The call was short, briefly stating that she needed to get in touch with me regarding a job reference from her last employer in the Philippines, which we shared sometime in the early 2000s. 

This woman must have looked me up on social media and was intrigued by what I'm doing presently.

"Maiden, wow! You are this person now! Call me back and would love to chat."

As I have told you many times, beware of the people in the past who wants to 'reconnect" for the sake of fishing out more information to compare themselves with you and keep you connected to that past, whatever that past looked like. 

These people will not want to see you happy, successful, and at peace. 

Avoid them like a plaque. 

During the heyday of the Black Lives Movement, everyone's half-Black, or with Black origins, or from the African continent claimed to be the most enlightened, empowered generation to hit at the heart of racism and oppression in America. They will show the world, rule it, and decolonize until the cows come home and see a truly egalitarian society.


Real empowerment is not performative theatre appealing to public sympathy or favorable opinion.

Real empowerment comes from your internal strength and control.

Now that's difficult to do: discipline, self-control, inner peace, and commitment to excellent work.

Let's see who would like to rally outside demanding these essentials. 

Cheaters in the academe rarely get penalized for their actions.

First strike is all about showing compassion when consequences should be enough to deter future actions.

If there's no previous record, they assume that these students are harmless and may have judgement lapses.

And they don't require an academic integrity course when a student committed an offense. Why?
Because they're afraid to cause their mental health distress and other manufactured impacts.

And yes, the instructors are to blame. 

The overworked, underpaid, and voiceless instructors who had to be cheating police, while being a top game in their course delivery and can manage the lack of accountability on the part of the students.

When there's a loud student raising hell, administrators buckle down and again, blame the instructor the lateness of the result, causing these students to cheat more, because they get a pass than a fail. 

And once they get outed for their behaviors, they attack the instructor and anyone who crosses their path. Privilege + fraud = spoiled cheaters!

I don't believe that the academic institution will survive AI and all that it entails unless there is a radical shift to how we learn and educate ourselves in the future. 

The mass education system is no longer conducive for learning, safe, and fair, and I would say effective.

I think it's time to have individualized learning path for everyone. The more it starts earlier in K-6 the better for humanity. 

College is not what it used to be. Now you can buy college and learn nothing.
Learning nothing for 5-6 years is money and time down the drain with no clear ROI.
The whole system is bankrupt and with the customer-facing dictum, schools cater to students who pay rather than being an institution of academic excellence and integrity. 

Parents, think twice before putting your children to university. This is not a reminder but a warning. 
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