Education

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Children in a kindergarten classroom in France

Children at an elementary school in Xinjiang, China

Girls at a secondary school in Iraq

Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next.^[1] Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts. In its narrow, technical sense, education is the formal process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge, skills, customs and values from one generation to another, e.g., instruction in schools.
A right to education has been created and recognized by some jurisdictions: Since 1952, Article 2 of the first Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights obliges all signatory parties to guarantee the right to education. At the global level, the United Nations' International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of 1966 guarantees this right under its Article 13.

Etymology

Etymologically, the word education is derived from the Latin ēducātiō (“A breeding, a bringing up, a rearing) from ēdūcō (“I educate, I train”) which is related to the homonym ēdūcō (“I lead forth, I take out; I raise up, I erect”) from ē- (“from, out of”) and dūcō (“I lead, I conduct”).^[2]

Systems of schooling

School children line, in Kerala, India

Systems of schooling involve institutionalized teaching and learning in relation to a curriculum, which itself is established according to a predetermined purpose of the schools in the system.

[edit] Purpose of schools

Main article: Education_theory#Normative_theories_of_education

Examples of the purpose of schools include:^[3] develop reasoning about perennial questions, master the methods of scientific inquiry, cultivate the intellect, create positive change agents, develop spirituality, and model a democratic society.

Curriculum

School children in Cape Town, South Africa.

Main articles: Curriculum, Curriculum_theory, and List of academic disciplines

In formal education, a curriculum is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. As an idea, curriculum stems from the Latin word for race course, referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow to become mature adults. A curriculum is prescriptive, and is based on a more general syllabus which merely specifies what topics must be understood and to what level to achieve a particular grade or standard.
An academic discipline is a branch of knowledge which is formally taught, either at the university, or via some other such method. Each discipline usually has several sub-disciplines or branches, and distinguishing lines are often both arbitrary and ambiguous. Examples of broad areas of academic disciplines include the natural sciences, mathematics, computer science, social sciences, humanities and applied sciences.^[4]

Preschools

Main article: Preschool education

Primary schools

Main article: Primary education

Primary school in open air. Teacher (priest) with class from the outskirts of Bucharest, around 1842.

Primary (or elementary) education consists of the first 5–7 years of formal, structured education. In general, primary education consists of six or eight years of schooling starting at the age of five or six, although this varies between, and sometimes within, countries. Globally, around 89% of primary-age children are enrolled in primary education, and this proportion is rising.^[5] Under the Education For All programs driven by UNESCO, most countries have committed to achieving universal enrollment in primary education by 2015, and in many countries, it is compulsory for children to receive primary education. The division between primary and secondary education is somewhat arbitrary, but it generally occurs at about eleven or twelve years of age. Some education systems have separate middle schools, with the transition to the final stage of secondary education taking place at around the age of fourteen. Schools that provide primary education, are mostly referred to as primary schools. Primary schools in these countries are often subdivided into infant schools and junior school.

Secondary schools

Main article: Secondary education

Students in a classroom at Samdach Euv High School, Cambodia

In most contemporary educational systems of the world, secondary education comprises the formal education that occurs during adolescence. It is characterized by transition from the typically compulsory, comprehensive primary education for minors, to the optional, selective tertiary, "post-secondary", or "higher" education (e.g., university, vocational school for adults. Depending on the system, schools for this period, or a part of it, may be called secondary or high schools, gymnasiums, lyceums, middle schools, colleges, or vocational schools. The exact meaning of any of these terms varies from one system to another. The exact boundary between primary and secondary education also varies from country to country and even within them, but is generally around the seventh to the tenth year of schooling. Secondary education occurs mainly during the teenage years. In the United States, Canada and Australia primary and secondary education together are sometimes referred to as K-12 education, and in New Zealand Year 1–13 is used. The purpose of secondary education can be to give common knowledge, to prepare for higher education or to train directly in a profession.
The emergence of secondary education in the United States did not happen until 1910, caused by the rise in big businesses and technological advances in factories (for instance, the emergence of electrification), that required skilled workers. In order to meet this new job demand, high schools were created and the curriculum focused on practical job skills that would better prepare students for white collar or skilled blue collar work. This proved to be beneficial for both the employer and the employee, because this improvement in human capital caused employees to become more efficient, which lowered costs for the employer, and skilled employees received a higher wage than employees with just primary educational attainment.
In Europe, the grammar school or academy existed from as early as the 16th century; public schools or fee-paying schools, or charitable educational foundations have an even longer history.

Indigenous education

Main article: Indigenous education

Indigenous education refers to the inclusion of indigenous knowledge, models, methods and content within formal and non-formal educational systems. Often in a post-colonial context, the growing recognition and use of indigenous education methods can be a response to the erosion and loss of indigenous knowledge and language through the processes of colonialism. Furthermore, it can enable indigenous communities to “reclaim and revalue their languages and cultures, and in so doing, improve the educational success of indigenous students.”^[6]

Alternative education

Main article: Alternative education

Alternative education, also known as non-traditional education or educational alternative, is a broad term that may be used to refer to all forms of education outside of traditional education (for all age groups and levels of education). This may include not only forms of education designed for students with special needs (ranging from teenage pregnancy to intellectual disability), but also forms of education designed for a general audience and employing alternative educational philosophies and methods.
Alternatives of the latter type are often the result of education reform and are rooted in various philosophies that are commonly fundamentally different from those of traditional compulsory education. While some have strong political, scholarly, or philosophical orientations, others are more informal associations of teachers and students dissatisfied with certain aspects of traditional education. These alternatives, which include charter schools, alternative schools, independent schools, homeschooling and autodidacticism vary widely, but often emphasize the value of small class size, close relationships between students and teachers, and a sense of community.
Alternative education may also allow for independent learning and engaging class activities. ^[7]

Systems of higher education

Main article: Higher education

The University of Cambridge is an institute of higher learning.

Higher education, also called tertiary, third stage, or post secondary education, is the non-compulsory educational level that follows the completion of a school providing a secondary education, such as a high school or secondary school. Tertiary education is normally taken to include undergraduate and postgraduate education, as well as vocational education and training. Colleges and universities are the main institutions that provide tertiary education. Collectively, these are sometimes known as tertiary institutions. Tertiary education generally results in the receipt of certificates, diplomas, or academic degrees.
Higher education generally involves work towards a degree-level or foundation degree qualification. In most developed countries a high proportion of the population (up to 50%) now enter higher education at some time in their lives. Higher education is therefore very important to national economies, both as a significant industry in its own right, and as a source of trained and educated personnel for the rest of the economy.

University systems

University education includes teaching, research and social services activities, and it includes both the undergraduate level (sometimes referred to as tertiary education) and the graduate (or postgraduate) level (sometimes referred to as graduate school). Universities are generally composed of several colleges. In the United States, universities can be private and independent, like Yale University, they can be public and State governed, like the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, or they can be independent but State funded, like the University of Virginia.

Liberal arts colleges

A "liberal arts" institution can be defined as a "college or university curriculum aimed at imparting broad general knowledge and developing general intellectual capacities, in contrast to a professional, vocational, or technical curriculum."^[8] Although what is known today as the liberal arts college began in Europe,^[9] the term is commonly associated with the United States^{[citation needed]}. Examples include Reed College, Carleton College, and Smith College.

Community colleges

Main article: community colleges

Adult education

Main article: Adult education

Adult education has become common in many countries. It takes on many forms, ranging from formal class-based learning to self-directed learning and e-learning. A number of career specific courses such as veterinary assisting, medical billing and coding, real estate license, bookkeeping and many more are now available to students through the Internet.

Learning modalities

There has been work on learning styles over the last two decades. Dunn and Dunn^[10] focused on identifying relevant stimuli that may influence learning and manipulating the school environment, at about the same time as Joseph Renzulli^[11] recommended varying teaching strategies. Howard Gardner^[12] identified individual talents or aptitudes in his Multiple Intelligences theories. Based on the works of Jung, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and Keirsey Temperament Sorter^[13] focused on understanding how people's personality affects the way they interact personally, and how this affects the way individuals respond to each other within the learning environment. The work of David Kolb and Anthony Gregorc's Type Delineator^[14] follows a similar but more simplified approach.

School girls in Afghanistan

It is currently fashionable to divide education into different learning "modes". The learning modalities^[15] are probably the most common:

• Visual: learning based on observation and seeing what is being learned.
• Auditory: learning based on listening to instructions/information.
• Kinesthetic: learning based on hands-on work and engaging in activities.

Although it is claimed that, depending on their preferred learning modality, different teaching techniques have different levels of effectiveness,^[16] recent research has argued "there is no adequate evidence base to justify incorporating learning styles assessments into general educational practice."^[17]
A consequence of this theory is that effective teaching should present a variety of teaching methods which cover all three learning modalities so that different students have equal opportunities to learn in a way that is effective for them.^[18] Guy Claxton has questioned the extent that learning styles such as VAK are helpful, particularly as they can have a tendency to label children and therefore restrict learning.^[19][20]

Instruction

Teacher in a classroom in Madagascar

Instruction is the facilitation of another's learning. Instructors in primary and secondary institutions are often called teachers, and they direct the education of students and might draw on many subjects like reading, writing, mathematics, science and history. Instructors in post-secondary institutions might be called teachers, instructors, or professors, depending on the type of institution; and they primarily teach only their specific discipline. Studies from the United States suggest that the quality of teachers is the single most important factor affecting student performance, and that countries which score highly on international tests have multiple policies in place to ensure that the teachers they employ are as effective as possible.^[21] With the passing of NCLB in the United States (No Child Left Behind), teachers must be highly qualified.

Technology

Main article: Educational technology

One of the most substantial uses in education is the use of technology. Also technology is an increasingly influential factor in education. Computers and mobile phones are used in developed countries both to complement established education practices and develop new ways of learning such as online education (a type of distance education). This gives students the opportunity to choose what they are interested in learning. The proliferation of computers also means the increase of programming and blogging. Technology offers powerful learning tools that demand new skills and understandings of students, including Multimedia, and provides new ways to engage students, such as Virtual learning environments. One such tool are virtual manipulatives, which are an "interactive, Web-based visual representation of a dynamic object that presents opportunities for constructing mathematical knowledge" (Moyer, Bolyard, & Spikell, 2002). In short, virtual manipulatives are dynamic visual/pictorial replicas of physical mathematical manipulatives, which have long been used to demonstrate and teach various mathematical concepts. Virtual manipulatives can be easily accessed on the Internet as stand-alone applets, allowing for easy access and use in a variety of educational settings. Emerging research into the effectiveness of virtual manipulatives as a teaching tool have yielded promising results, suggesting comparable, and in many cases superior overall concept-teaching effectiveness compared to standard teaching methods.^{[citation needed]} Technology is being used more not only in administrative duties in education but also in the instruction of students. The use of technologies such as PowerPoint and interactive whiteboard is capturing the attention of students in the classroom. Technology is also being used in the assessment of students. One example is the Audience Response System (ARS), which allows immediate feedback tests and classroom discussions.^[22]
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are a “diverse set of tools and resources used to communicate, create, disseminate, store, and manage information.”^[23] These technologies include computers, the Internet, broadcasting technologies (radio and television), and telephony. There is increasing interest in how computers and the Internet can improve education at all levels, in both formal and non-formal settings.^[24] Older ICT technologies, such as radio and television, have for over forty years been used for open and distance learning, although print remains the cheapest, most accessible and therefore most dominant delivery mechanism in both developed and developing countries.^[25] In addition to classroom application and growth of e-learning opportunities for knowledge attainment, educators involved in student affairs programming have recognized the increasing importance of computer usage with data generation for and about students. Motivation and retention counselors, along with faculty and administrators, can impact the potential academic success of students by provision of technology based experiences in the University setting.^[26]
The use of computers and the Internet is in its infancy in developing countries, if these are used at all, due to limited infrastructure and the attendant high costs of access. Usually, various technologies are used in combination rather than as the sole delivery mechanism. For example, the Kothmale Community Radio Internet uses both radio broadcasts and computer and Internet technologies to facilitate the sharing of information and provide educational opportunities in a rural community in Sri Lanka.^[27] The Open University of the United Kingdom (UKOU), established in 1969 as the first educational institution in the world wholly dedicated to open and distance learning, still relies heavily on print-based materials supplemented by radio, television and, in recent years, online programming.^[28] Similarly, the Indira Gandhi National Open University in India combines the use of print, recorded audio and video, broadcast radio and television, and audio conferencing technologies.^[29]
The term "computer-assisted learning" (CAL) has been increasingly used to describe the use of technology in teaching. Classrooms of the 21st century contain interactive white boards, tablets, mp3 players, laptops, etc. Teachers are encouraged to embed these technological devices in the curriculum in order to enhance students learning and meet the needs of various types of learners.

Education theory

Main article: Education theory

Education theory can refer to either a normative or a descriptive theory of education. In the first case, a theory means a postulation about what ought to be. It provides the "goals, norms, and standards for conducting the process of education."^[30] In the second case, it means "an hypothesis or set of hypotheses that have been verified by observation and experiment."^[31] A descriptive theory of education can be thought of as a conceptual scheme that ties together various "otherwise discrete particulars. . .For example, a cultural theory of education shows how the concept of culture can be used to organize and unify the variety of facts about how and what people learn."^[32] Likewise, for example, there is the behaviorist theory of education that comes from educational psychology and the functionalist theory of education that comes from sociology of education.^[33]

Economics and education

Main article: Economics of education

Students on their way to school, Hakha, Chin State, Myanmar

It has been argued that high rates of education are essential for countries to be able to achieve high levels of economic growth.^[34] Empirical analyses tend to support the theoretical prediction that poor countries should grow faster than rich countries because they can adopt cutting edge technologies already tried and tested by rich countries. However, technology transfer requires knowledgeable managers and engineers who are able to operate new machines or production practices borrowed from the leader in order to close the gap through imitation. Therefore, a country's ability to learn from the leader is a function of its stock of "human capital". Recent study of the determinants of aggregate economic growth have stressed the importance of fundamental economic institutions^[35] and the role of cognitive skills.^[36]
At the individual level, there is a large literature, generally related back to the work of Jacob Mincer,^[37] on how earnings are related to the schooling and other human capital of the individual. This work has motivated a large number of studies, but is also controversial. The chief controversies revolve around how to interpret the impact of schooling.^[38][39]
Economists Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis famously argued in 1976 that there was a fundamental conflict in American schooling between the egalitarian goal of democratic participation and the inequalities implied by the continued profitability of capitalist production on the other.^[40]

Fine Arts

Educational institutions have the option to incorporate various fine arts as part of K-12 grade curriculums or within majors at colleges and universities as electives. The various types of fine arts are music, dance, and theatre. The various arts a person can choose from is a learning experience for others as well as the individual creating the art of their choosing. Each path enables an artist to create a new piece of work whether it be a new song through vocal or instrumental expression, by various moves performed within a dance piece, or an acting style portrayed through a character.^[41]

History

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Main article: History of education

A depiction of the University of Bologna, Italy

The history of education according to Dieter Lenzen, president of the Freie Universität Berlin 1994, "began either millions of years ago or at the end of 1770". Education as a science cannot be separated from the educational traditions that existed before. Adults trained the young of their society in the knowledge and skills they would need to master and eventually pass on. The evolution of culture, and human beings as a species depended on this practice of transmitting knowledge. In pre-literate societies this was achieved orally and through imitation. Story-telling continued from one generation to the next. Oral language developed into written symbols and letters. The depth and breadth of knowledge that could be preserved and passed soon increased exponentially. When cultures began to extend their knowledge beyond the basic skills of communicating, trading, gathering food, religious practices, etc., formal education, and schooling, eventually followed. Schooling in this sense was already in place in Egypt between 3000 and 500BC.The history of education is the history of man as since its the main occupation of man to pass knowledge, skills and attitude from one generation to the other so is education.
Nowadays some kind of education is compulsory to all people in most countries. Due to population growth and the proliferation of compulsory education, UNESCO has calculated that in the next 30 years more people will receive formal education than in all of human history thus far.^[42]

[edit] Philosophy

Main article: Philosophy of education

John Locke's work Some Thoughts Concerning Education was written in 1693 and still reflects traditional education priorities in the Western world.

As an academic field, philosophy of education is a "the philosophical study of education and its problems...its central subject matter is education, and its methods are those of philosophy".^[43] "The philosophy of education may be either the philosophy of the process of education or the philosophy of the discipline of education. That is, it may be part of the discipline in the sense of being concerned with the aims, forms, methods, or results of the process of educating or being educated; or it may be metadisciplinary in the sense of being concerned with the concepts, aims, and methods of the discipline."^[44] As such, it is both part of the field of education and a field of applied philosophy, drawing from fields of metaphysics, epistemology, axiology and the philosophical approaches (speculative, prescriptive, and/or analytic) to address questions in and about pedagogy, education policy, and curriculum, as well as the process of learning, to name a few.^[45] For example, it might study what constitutes upbringing and education, the values and norms revealed through upbringing and educational practices, the limits and legitimization of education as an academic discipline, and the relation between education theory and practice.

Psychology

Main article: Educational psychology

A class size experiment in the United States found that attending small classes for 3 or more years in the early grades increased high school graduation rates of students from low income families.^[46]

Educational psychology is the study of how humans learn in educational settings, the effectiveness of educational interventions, the psychology of teaching, and the social psychology of schools as organizations. Although the terms "educational psychology" and "school psychology" are often used interchangeably, researchers and theorists are likely to be identified as educational psychologists, whereas practitioners in schools or school-related settings are identified as school psychologists. Educational psychology is concerned with the processes of educational attainment in the general population and in sub-populations such as gifted children and those with specific disabilities.
Educational psychology can in part be understood through its relationship with other disciplines. It is informed primarily by psychology, bearing a relationship to that discipline analogous to the relationship between medicine and biology. Educational psychology in turn informs a wide range of specialities within educational studies, including instructional design, educational technology, curriculum development, organizational learning, special education and classroom management. Educational psychology both draws from and contributes to cognitive science and the learning sciences. In universities, departments of educational psychology are usually housed within faculties of education, possibly accounting for the lack of representation of educational psychology content in introductory psychology textbooks (Lucas, Blazek, & Raley, 2006).

Sociology

Main article: Sociology of education

School children in Laos

The sociology of education is the study of how social institutions and forces affect educational processes and outcomes, and vice versa. By many, education is understood to be a means of overcoming handicaps, achieving greater equality and acquiring wealth and status for all (Sargent 1994). Learners may be motivated by aspirations for progress and betterment. Education is perceived as a place where children can develop according to their unique needs and potentialities.^[47] The purpose of education can be to develop every individual to their full potential. The understanding of the goals and means of educational socialization processes differs according to the sociological paradigm used.

Education in the developing world

World map indicating Education Index (according to 2007/2008 Human Development Report)

Universal Primary Education is one of the eight Millennium Development Goals and great improvements have been achieved in the past decade, yet a great deal remains to be done.^[48] Researchers at the Overseas Development Institute indicate the main obstacles to greater funding from donors include: donor priorities, aid architecture, and the lack of evidence and advocacy.^[48] Additionally, Transparency International has identified corruption in the education sector as a major stumbling block to achieving Universal Primary Education in Africa.^[49] Furthermore, demand in the developing world for improved educational access is not as high as one would expect as governments avoid the recurrent costs involved and there is economic pressure on those parents who prefer their children making money in the short term over any long-term benefits of education. Recent studies on child labor and poverty have suggested that when poor families reach a certain economic threshold where families are able to provide for their basic needs, parents return their children to school. This has been found to be true, once the threshold has been breached, even if the potential economic value of the children's work has increased since their return to school.
But without capacity, there is no development. A study conducted by the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning indicates that stronger capacities in educational planning and management may have an important spill-over effect on the system as a whole.^[50] Sustainable capacity development requires complex interventions at the institutional, organizational and individual levels that could be based on some foundational principles:

• national leadership and ownership should be the touchstone of any intervention;
• strategies must be context relevant and context specific;
• they should embrace an integrated set of complementary interventions, though implementation may need to proceed in steps;
• partners should commit to a long-term investment in capacity development, while working towards some short-term achievements;
• outside intervention should be conditional on an impact assessment of national capacities at various levels.

Russia has more academic graduates than any other country in Europe. (Note, chart does not include population statistics.)

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A lack of good universities, and a low acceptance rate for good universities, is evident in countries with a high population density. In some countries, there are uniform, over structured, inflexible centralized programs from a central agency that regulates all aspects of education.

• Due to globalization, increased pressure on students in curricular activities
• Removal of a certain percentage of students for improvisation of academics (usually practised in schools, after 10th grade)

India is now developing technologies that will skip land based telephone and internet lines. Instead, India launched EDUSAT, an education satellite that can reach more of the country at a greatly reduced cost. There is also an initiative started by the OLPC foundation, a group out of MIT Media Lab and supported by several major corporations to develop a $100 laptop to deliver educational software. The laptops are widely available as of 2008. The laptops are sold at cost or given away based on donations. These will enable developing countries to give their children a digital education, and help close the digital divide across the world.
In Africa, the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) has launched an "e-school program" to provide all 600,000 primary and high schools with computer equipment, learning materials and internet access within 10 years. Private groups, like The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, are working to give more individuals opportunities to receive education in developing countries through such programs as the Perpetual Education Fund. An International Development Agency project called nabuur.com, started with the support of former American President Bill Clinton, uses the Internet to allow co-operation by individuals on issues of social development.
In Brazil, education is improving (slowly). With the Education Minister Fernando Haddad, certain situations have changed, as the implementation of the New Enem, PROUNI, Fies, ENADE, SISU among other government programs important to the growth of education.^[51]

Internationalization

Education is becoming increasingly international. Not only are the materials becoming more influenced by the rich international environment, but exchanges among students at all levels are also playing an increasingly important role. In Europe, for example, the Socrates-Erasmus Program^[52] stimulates exchanges across European universities. Also, the Soros Foundation ^[53] provides many opportunities for students from central Asia and eastern Europe. Programs such as the International Baccalaureate have contributed to the internationalisation of education. Some scholars argue that, regardless of whether one system is considered better or worse than another, experiencing a different way of education can often be considered to be the most important, enriching element of an international learning experience.^[54]

NHH Producer Of The Month [May] – Kid Konnect

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30 May 2011

His name is Kunle Oluwadiya but I bet the hiphop community knows him better as Kid Konnect. Born in Lagos but currently in Florida, US, this young brilliant Nigerian has for some time now been gathering mad recognition attributed to his beat making. After making beats for the likes of Modenine, Beazy, Show Dem Camp and Chiddy of Chiddy Bang, he says he’s just getting warmed up. Read his all exclusive interview:

1. Since when did you realize you could make music/beats?

I actually wanted to be a rapper…all the way from high school, but when my roommate introduced me to Fruity Loops in my 1^st year of college; I immediately realized my strength was more in production….so I’d say about 2002.

2. Since when did you decide that you wanted to produce and make music?

2005…by that time I was getting some attention on my campus about my beats and I was always working on tracks, and decided to make it a career from then on.

3. What/when was the first beat you made?

2002… It was a techno beat…..I still remember how it sounds….Incredibly wack!!!

4. You were obviously influenced by hip-hop. Give me a name that influenced your listening culture (Rappers only)

Busta Rhymes…….. I’ve always been captivated by how animated he was on tracks…. He could make the simplest track sound MONSTROUS!!!

5. How long have you been staying in the US? How has the American culture affected/influenced your beat making and then beat making skills?

Been here since 2001…wow…10 years… The American culture influenced my style heavily (I learned how to sample here)…well I mixed it with all the ideas I had from some of the traditional Naija music my parents used to play. The culture here also influenced my competitiveness and confidence as far as my work goes cause of things like beat battles and showcases.

6. Did you ever use Fruity loops 3? Do you think if handled now, you could make a dope beat outta it?

That was the first Fruity Loops program I ever used. If I had some of my go-to VSTs….I think I could knock out some ill stuff.

7. When you worked with Modenine, did you have a working relationship going on was it just business?

Funny thing is Modenine and I used to converse (still till this day) via the net for almost 2, 3 years, but we never worked, even though I had being sending him beats. Now after a couple of years and no beats on any project, I just assumed he didn’t like any of the stuff…turns out cause of “Naija internet” he couldn’t listen to any of them, then one day last year, Mode e-mails me about a beat of mine…..and im like….’errrrr I don’t remember that track’…..i search my old files and BAM!…there’s the beat that I sent him in 2006 that he’s just hearing now and loving and that ended up being the track “My Life” on Mode’s Da Vinci Mode album. Thanks to the advancement of better internet connection, we talk more and will be doing more work together.

8. You obviously don’t get to meet some of the Nigerian rappers you’ve worked with, how do you relate with them and know what’s suits them?

Very simple… it’s a salesman tactic I learned from reading the book “The Pursuit of Happyness” by Chris Gardner…… “Ask Them What They Want”…back in the day, I used to just send rappers stuff without knowing what they wanted…..since I ask and listen carefully to what they want….I find the closest thing I have to their description in my track arsenal or I go make it!!!

Beazy ft Loose Kaynon, Skales – Fall Back (Produced by Kid Konnect)

9. What’s your relationship with upcoming rapper X.O Senavoe? Beazy?

Beazy and I grew up together…he’s my cuzzo….I’ve known him for as long as I’ve been alive….. I was very surprised when I heard he was a rapper, even more surprised when I discovered he was dope!! J

I was told about X.O by M.I but formally introduced to him by my homie Afrotunes…. We had mutual respect for each other’s craft and well….. the rest is history

10. You seem to be a nerve-cracker on twitter, how do you managed to keep up with all the madness?

Abeg people overhype my “madness” jare….. I just need that outlet to express the stupid shit I think about sometimes.. :-p

11. What sort of equipment do you use?

FL Studio 6, Logic Studio Pro, & m-audio axiom (R.I.P…… she recently died on me)

12. Do you believe in ‘the bigger the equipment, the better the production’?

Hmm…..not necessarily…..at the end of the day, its all about your creativity and imagination….. but if you are creative and imaginative, having some doper equipment can take your ideas to another level.

13. How many beats have you made till date?

Ahhhh….. I stopped counting at 400……back in 2009

14. Who would you like to work with? (Nigerian and foreign)

Busta Rhymes, Don Jazzy, Kabelo, Praiz, Banky W, Jay-Z, Frank Ocean, Sean Kingston.

15. Tell us about your projects (already concluded and future ones)

I’ve worked with the following artists -à Chiddy of Chiddy Bang (Parlophone/EMI), Rocky Diamonds (Universal Records), Beazy, X.O Senavoe, Modenine, Skales (EME), Lynxx, Show Dem Camp, Loose Kaynon, Chykay, Kemi Adetiba, Zara and many more.

Chiddy – Over You (Produced by Kid Konnect)

I’ve put out two Instrumental Beat Tapes “The Epic” and “The Epic 2”. There’s a documentary I scored music for that is being directed by Kemi Adetiba; and it’s looking like we are gonna be working on more projects…… Also have work coming out with eLDee da Don, Skales, YQ and more….. we’re keeping busy!!

16. Name you best 5 producers

Kate Bush, J-Dilla, Dr Dre, eLDee da Don & Pete Rock

17. Do you think female rap can be that good in Nigeria, considering all the water-downed feministic approach?

Ahhhhh that’s a tough one…. Female rap can and will be good in Nigeria but I think there just needs to be one who comes mad original with her style and delivery….. with a lot of female rappers I always hear a carbon copy of somebody else’s style (like many of their male counterparts)….so if one can come with a style unique enough to set her apart but relevant enough to be accepted by the public…then my friend….a REVOLUTION will begin.

18. Name you best five Nigerian rappers.

M.I Abaga, Beazy, Kahli Abdu, X.O Senavoe & Poe

19. Are you on M.I’s Illegal music II?

Right now I can confidently say yes…I am on there, but we have to wait and see. In my many years doing this, just cause the artist might have recorded on your track, it might not make the album…. But to be honest im confident im on there…. The project is gonna be classic IMO.

20. How did you get the name Kid Konnect?

Was talking a s**t and trying to come up with a name and then the name “Kid Konnect” just showed up outta no where. #TrueStory

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Don Jazzy: President Goodluck Jonathan Deceived Us

Don Jazzy

Before the last general elections held in April 2011, those in the showbiz industry in Nigeria mobilized for and endorsed President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as Nigeria's next President after the death of President Yar'adua. President Jonathan gained the sympathy of many Nigerians based on how he rose to power, especially from a poor background.
In one of his pre-election campaigns, one of Mohits members, D Banj, interviewed the President who was then an acting president. That development gave birth to insinuations that D Banj and Mohits crew were paid for their support for the President.
The recent removal of the hotly debated fuel subsidy by the President on New Year's day has brought about tongue-lashing on President Jonathan by the masses and some Nigerian celebrities.
One of such is the boss of Mohits crew, Michael Elebeli Collins, who is well known as Don Jazzy, he said, "I hardly regret decisions I make. That my one vote added to put the current government in power is one decision I regret with all my heart."
Bearing his mind further, this Delta State talented music producer said, "what I don't know is if the man we all voted for deceived us knowing [that] he would turn out like this or he is not the one leading us. May God help us.
"God knows that government has not given Mohits any penny like I have always told you guys. I am boldly putting [it] out here for anybody to
contest.
We all voted for the guy [President Jonathan] because at the time, we thought and believed he would be the one to move the country
forward. My conscience is clear," he concluded.
The fuel subsidy removal has seen fuel price skyrocketed from N65 to N141 - N158. It has also been greeted with widespread condemnation and protests around the country with deaths already recorded.


Banky W and some protesters today!
Famed human right lawyer, Femi Falana with other demonstrators.
Seun Kuti, Fela's son at the rally.
Placards and messages!
Ganiyat Fawehinmi
Joint Task Front president - Dipo Fasina
Bayo Omisore
Seun Kuti

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anna | 1/3/2012 6:14:05 PM Hmmmm donjazzy am speechless. Reply this thread

Star | 1/3/2012 11:55:58 PM | Don jazzy! I would have regretted as well just like u, but the truth is that I didn't vote for any body, and never will I vote again in this nation. We all trusted this Jonathan of guy but now he is a big flop! He disappointed every person that voted him, sham to him (BH) even better then him.

Lalaland | 1/4/2012 3:37:08 AM | You have to know that this big buffalo face paid these so called celebrity money to campaign for him! So whatever that don sheit jazzy is talking about is fhucking nonsense!!!

Star | 1/4/2012 4:47:23 AM | Lalaland! Don Jazzy even regretted on his own side, bcos he has just said it on twitter that the mo'hit did not collect any money from government during campaign. Then what about D' Banj, genny, Stephanie Okere , powpow , Olu Jacobs all those Nollywood celebrity that received those nonsense award last year sham to all of them thy have not said anything to thy God Father OGA JONA, God go Punish all of them for keeping this country like this, making me to pay 600.00 just 4 only going to work may god help us.

don jazzy | 1/4/2012 5:28:29 AM | lalaland u ar a f*****g ass hole big f**l always saying r*****h GO GET A LIFE f**l

Lalaland | 1/4/2012 2:07:54 AM | What do you so called moronic celebrisheit expected!! Where is that fhucking genefhuckingve who was the NUMBER one to vote this man in? Remember when you morons were collecting awards for fhuckhall?! Aha! Now you are here chatting nonsense about regrets!! Regrets my foot!! Thank goodness Omotola did not buy on to this farce!! Shameful people!!!

lolo | 1/4/2012 3:37:13 AM | i just love u for this...sounds lik a king speech. it goes to show that u are d true son of ur father not all these useless pple on this site following me n lalaa's comments chatting fcuk up.who dey fear to go protest sef but rather hidding behind their pcs making noise upon that not minding their biz.
even though u don jazzy u no follow chop GEJ biscuits n sweets for election time u still regret voting and talk am openly...now my question is where is GENNYFCUKINGVIVE and the rest hidding?

anna | 1/4/2012 4:05:32 AM | It's a lie,don j collected money according to wat i erd.One of his boys on twitter went to tell him when dey were blasting dem,u campaigned and u wont collect money.It's a huge lie.Celebs are protesting whr are the rest.Greed will kill all of u one day esp dat woman with her wornout face with no respect for herself

anna | 1/4/2012 4:10:43 AM | Pls y'll shuld ff better and respectable celeb on twitter @realomosexy

Lalaland | 1/4/2012 4:45:35 AM | Lolo n me already dey follow omosexy on twitter....

MARIONA | 1/4/2012 5:30:16 AM | Star happy new yr o , where have u been o ?

mr teacher | 1/3/2012 7:32:25 PM when I now hear people regreting voting for jonathan or seeing them parading the streets like miscreats in protest of subsidy, I begin to wonder that was it not the same people praising jonathan in varios adverts that jonathan was the savior. How f*****h could they be after 50 yeas of independent? If roaches and rats contest for presidency in nigeria, these people will still vote them in!!!!!!! Reply this thread

Dan | 1/4/2012 2:01:40 AM | How would we have known that he'll turn out to be against his own people? Should we now praise you for not voting anybody? Pls Mr. Teacher, let's face the issue on ground

Lalaland | 1/4/2012 2:09:39 AM | Do you people not know that Politicians are the GREATEST LIARS ON EARTH?!? Do you not know that?! Well, you have all gotten what you asked for! Now deal with it!

Lalaland | 1/4/2012 2:57:36 AM | Yes you are right! When Geneve Nnaji, stephanie okereke, olu jacobs & co voted him in because they wanted more fame for themselves what did the ordinary nigerians do? Nothing! Now you people are all crying!! Anyways mr buffalo face will give them awards again for their support!!

lolo | 1/4/2012 3:40:11 AM | u are right they will still vote him in again come 2015 with praises o.

TruthTeller | 1/3/2012 8:04:15 PM This is really sad even to the point that big spokes people are protesting like this, this is definitely a big deal and if I were Johnathan I would do something quick to fix this situation before things get out of hand Reply this thread

MADAM | 1/3/2012 9:18:09 PM I weep for us, others don't have close to what we have yet they stand. History has been made, that it was when a southern government came in that everything ended. Reply this thread

Lalaland | 1/4/2012 2:22:16 AM | No water, no electric, no road,no education, no food infact sef NO NOTHING!! what a joke! Land of OIL but this is one of the poorest sufferhead country in the universe! The people should be enjoying the wealth like dubai which is a rich oil country but instead people are still suffering because of greedy government!! TUFIAKWAA!!!

lolo | 1/4/2012 3:46:28 AM | what is happening in 9ja is typical what happens here on this site everyday. Nigeria is full of cowards, they don't lik d truth to be told..watch this space nah 2mrw they will start hailing n praising this man if he attempts to do one thing right then they will forget everyother thing both in d past n in d future. In d western world where me n lalaa reside there is something called past REFERENCE, tracking records..nonsense

Lalaa | 1/4/2012 4:42:33 AM | You said it correct well well....yes they are all cowards writing trash and talking trash....

Lalaa | 1/4/2012 4:43:30 AM | We are not going back to that nigeria o until the whiteman comes to take over because I no wan suffer for my own motherland!

MARIONA | 1/4/2012 5:31:34 AM | Madam gud to see u here o - happy new yr !

real pinapple | 1/4/2012 5:56:19 AM | Mariona na so so happy new yr you de greet people here, you know go talk something about wetin de happen for our country. Anyway Goodluk is looking for trouble he should not allow what happened to Abacha happen to him, these one wey his wife de classify herself among the widows. Someone send these to my facebook page about our past President saying, Abacha went to Aso rock with Mariam and only mariam came out of Aso rock, Obusonjo went to Aso rock with Stella and came out of Aso rock alone, Yar,adua went to Aso Rock with Turai and Turai came out alone, So Goodluck be very careful oooooooooooooo Dont treat the children of God anyhow if not you will have God to contend with

lolo | 1/4/2012 6:22:57 AM | you get d contact of that lady who gav Abacha that apple chop? her attention is highly needed now

jjjazzy | 1/3/2012 11:18:50 PM NIGERIA IS A NATION THAT IS BLESSED WITH HUMAN NATURAL RESOURCES,BUT UNFORTUNATELY SOME f**lS WERE MESSING UP AND BELIEVE THE NATURAL RESOURCES BELONG TO THEM OR THEIR FATHERS ,ANYWAY THE TIME IS VERY NEAR ,THEY WILL NO WHERE THEY BELONG.THE LORD OF HOST IS IN NIGERIA AND VERY SOON THIS CRIMINALS WILL BE FLUSH AWAY IN JESUS NAME NOT ONLY THEM BUT ANYONE WHO IS CREATING PAIN ON NIGERIA MASSES WILL BE FLUSH AWAY, GOD CREATE THEM AT THE SAME TIME HE WILL CALL FOR THEIR SOUL IF THEY FAIL TO REPENT,WE BROUGHT NOTHING TO THIS WORLD AND AT THE POINT OF DEATH WE SHALL GO WITH NOTHING. Reply this thread

Lalaland | 1/4/2012 3:40:26 AM | Yes I agree! The likes of geneve una so called "shining nigerian star" should also be extremely punished because they have spent the stolen money given to them to promote the nonsense presidential campaign!!

mykel | 1/3/2012 11:50:30 PM After collecting huge amount from that i***t.U and Dbanj spend the money for big car u r now complianing.Jonathan for me ... jonathan for us... jonathan for everybody...jonathan for gbogbo wa was the ringing tone then. Reply this thread

Star | 1/3/2012 11:58:19 PM Don jazzy! I would have regretted as well just like u, but the truth is I didn't vote for any body, and never will I vote again in this nation. We all trusted this Jonathan of guy but now he is a big flop! He disappointed every person that voted for him, sham to him (BH) is even better then him. Reply this thread

voice of massses | 1/4/2012 12:05:28 AM it s a shame and disgrace to see and hear that such a big nation like nigeria s backwardness , we have oil and natural gas but today we suffer to get it , nigeria s rich but the weath s in the hand of few people , look at jonathan that came from river without no electricity in his father compound ,bayelsa state s one of the poorest place in nigeria but today joe forgot so soon where he s coming from,lthe bad nature of nigeria today s not only affecting those at home but also affecting others in diaspora, i charge all nigerians that love good things to come out and save the land Reply this thread

voice of massses | 1/4/2012 12:08:01 AM it s a shame and disgrace to see and hear that such a big nation like nigeria s backwardness , we have oil and natural gas but today we suffer to get it , nigeria s rich but the weath s in the hand of few people , look at jonathan that came from river without no electricity in his father compound ,bayelsa state s one of the poorest place in nigeria but today joe forgot so soon where he s coming from,lthe bad nature of nigeria today s not only affecting those at home but also affecting others in diaspora, i charge all nigerians that love good things to come out and save the land Reply this thread

Sexie | 1/4/2012 12:15:05 AM As if dat of boko haram is not enof 4 him. Na now boko haram wan start,wish dey could go to dat white house n bomb their big heads n smelling ass. Ugly Jona wit im olodo wife. Reply this thread

Lalaland | 1/4/2012 2:24:11 AM | Yes o UGLY BUFFALO face man with his puff-puff illiterate wife na una go vote in to rule una country nigeria! What do you people expect from illiterates?!?!

2chukwu | 1/4/2012 1:21:21 AM Jonathan is a mistake but i tank god i didn't vote 4 him Reply this thread

Manny | 1/4/2012 1:41:24 AM When I was crying that Jonathan will be a failure, nobody agreed, no government in the history of Nigeria has moved the price of fuel 100%.. the people got the type of President they want Reply this thread

Lalaland | 1/4/2012 2:55:39 AM | Blame the likes of genefhuckingve and her stewpid celebrisheit colleagues for voting in this BIG BUFFALO face in to power!!

Derrick | 1/4/2012 2:45:23 AM Never thought a time will come when I'll say this! I was a big fan of don jazzy and Dbanj ! I even confronted omotola on Twitter @realomosexy' when she retwitted people abususing Dbanj after he openly supported Jonathan!hmmmm now I see that GUIs OMTOLA is a wise woman and some worth of a visionarie. Now I really really admit I respect Omotola and is a fan now for life! Shame on you dbanj,don jazzy,olu Jacobs,Genevieve nnaji for not seeing beyond the money they are oaring you! Reply this thread

Lalaland | 1/4/2012 2:48:23 AM | Oh so now you see what me n Lolo have been talking about! Did we not say and predict this?! When all of una dey support nonsense, this is what happens!! Omotola is a respectable woman and did not want to be part of this farce...but the likes of geneve and co wanted fame as usual and were supporting this rotten nonsense!!!

Lalaland | 1/4/2012 2:58:59 AM | Remember though derrick that this mr buffalo face gave these genefhuckingve celebrisheits money to promote his campaign!

lolo | 1/4/2012 3:50:44 AM | no be only money they fcuk them as well from both ends of their arses, remember the querrel btw stephnie okereke n gennyfcukingvive about snaching of a politico after their r*****h campaign

anna | 1/4/2012 4:10:05 AM | All of u shuld ff omotola on twitter @realomosexy

Lalaa | 1/4/2012 4:40:49 AM | They are still fhucking the genefhuckingve sef! That old witch will do anything for fhucking fickle FAME!!!

anna | 1/4/2012 4:08:57 AM | DERRICK Thank God u can now see reality.Omotola has been a protester frm day one,she has neva campaigned,she is a respecatable classy woman,all d way frm ghana she is protesting pls whr is d oda ugly woman.

haute | 1/4/2012 4:18:20 AM | Derrick no be say dem say,we are yet to see a celebrity woman as respectable and classy as omootola.This woman is always on her lane No trespassing anyhow for money.Sheis rich and highly respectable no be to dey party and take pictures with Z-list american strs.Abeg ff her on twutter @realomosexy, she is gaddamn real,she no dey live fake life

K.k | 1/4/2012 3:00:52 AM Hahaha Goodluck ebele jonathan do bad tin for us in dis country he deceived us,But God will punish him with his s****d wife Reply this thread

where are you all | 1/4/2012 3:22:18 AM gene, and co are you all hidding your face in shame now after collecting money for your souls i think you have seen it now Reply this thread

CHICKITO | 1/4/2012 3:26:34 AM my dear b4 u even tlk am God don already punish am , infact am speechless Reply this thread

Lalaland | 1/4/2012 3:38:40 AM | I hope that the likes of geneve nnaji, stephanie okereke, olu jacobs and co is added to that punishing prayer o! Because they all chopped the money given to them for campaign!

Ini | 1/4/2012 3:50:05 AM Stop blaming anybody, we were all decieved, most peeps didn't know he will turn out
to be this way...Well,we're all use to you and ya jealousy 4 Genny , so its only natural
dat u must always mention her name in all ya comments, anyways, no hard feelyns coz
she gives you fame as u talk about her here so its allowed.....dats why most of us ignore
ya comments abt her coz we're use to it and as usual its always expected... Reply this thread

Lind@isT | 1/4/2012 3:54:01 AM From da GENESIS of His(JONATHAN) TENOR i sensed TERROR.......! Reply this thread

Neutral | 1/4/2012 4:02:15 AM It quite unfortunate that as rich as we are in both Human and Natural Resources,we can not manage our Country.
Lack of directive and wisdom has been trait from our Past Leaders,Jonathan
is not as corrupt as Past Leaders.
We have to exercise Patience with him because,he must have consulted his
advisers before the cut and will also consult them after to make amend.
You can not reap without staking,We always want change unable to know that sometimes it will affect our position.Lets not try to Bully him out of office
because we think his nobody. Reply this thread

charlyzealous | 1/4/2012 4:08:48 AM If i were Jonathan i will invite public opinion before the subsidy removal. this may poil his determinant good governance. every body will sofer but at last what will the removal acheive? Please my dear jonathan, reconsider Reply this thread

Dan | 1/4/2012 4:22:23 AM Jonathan is a moron. He's Okojo's pulpet I'm sure tied to her panties. Jonathen is a canibal who wants Nigerian to die that he might feed on their flesh but I am sure He will die misteriously for this wicked act.'The evil done by man to man must be redressed, if not now then certainly later, if not by man then certainly by God for the victory of evil over good can only be temporal' Dele Giwa's prophecy. Reply this thread

Star | 1/4/2012 4:49:21 AM Lalaland! Don Jazzy even regretted on his own side, bcos he has just said it on twitter that the mo'hit did not collect any money from government during campaign. Then what about D' Banj, genny, Stephanie Okere , powpow , Olu Jacobs all those Nollywood celebrity that received those nonsense award last year sham to all of them thy have not said anything to thy God Father OGA JONA, God go Punish all of them for keeping this country like this, making me to pay 600.00 just 4 only going to work may god help us. Reply this thread

MARIONA | 1/4/2012 5:32:56 AM | Star happy new yr o , where have u been o ?

nky | 1/4/2012 5:14:03 AM Dis man tht cal him self gudluck instead of bad luck! Dis president as a lot damage in naija,he want ppl to suffer, is only god tht we pay for al he evil deed? I pity d poor , hw we dey cope... god hp ur childrens Reply this thread

hhhhhhhh | 1/4/2012 5:51:13 AM honestly jonathan's government has really endangered Ngerias .this is anarchy and oligachy put together..goverment of the rich,for the rich and by th rich.this guy have no freaking idea of what hes doing... look at the state of insecurity,no infrastucton and the existing ones have collasped ...he has failed Nigerians and i sugest military intervention Reply this thread

NEW BOY | 1/4/2012 5:56:28 AM MILTARY ABEG MAKE UNA TAKE POER ND REARRANGE THE COUNTRY THIS ONE DO FAIL Reply this thread

SIR MIKE | 1/4/2012 6:00:40 AM THE WORST MILITARY GOVT IS BETTER THAN JONATHAN GOVT AT LEAST OUR LIFES AND PROPERTY GO DEY SECURED Reply this thread

Mary | 1/4/2012 6:50:11 AM Dis is d end of dis bad life, god had already say it in his word dat when dis life is going 2 ad end dat so many things wil b hanped.so 4 dis do't blam any body,God no's everytins.just hold ur faith bco JESUS is comming soon. Reply this thread