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ROTARY INTERNATIONAL 2012 CONVENTIONBANGKOK, THAILAND
Breakout Session 2:30 – 4:00 PM Tuesday May 8, 2012Merlin J. Ricklefs -- Karen Lee Ricklefs
Quality Associates International
SUNRISE OVER BANGKOK The City of Angels
Good Afternoon!
THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON
Sawatdee Kha!
Sawatdee Krup!
Rotary International BREAKOUT SESSION 2:30 – 4:00 pm Tuesday 8 May 2012
IMPACT CENTER Sapphire 10
MERLIN J. RICKLEFS and KAREN LEE RICKLEFS
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA USA International Consultants and Educators on Leadership and Effective Management District 5960 Literacy and Education Chairs 2009 - 2011 and 2012 –2014
Merlin Karen IBM -- Corporate Director Storage Products School Board President – Rochester MN -- Mgr. of Systems Analysis
-- Site Quality Mgr. Founding President of Rochester School Foundation
3M McKnight Distinguished Visiting Prof – UM High School Math Teacher
& Prof in Grad School of Business – U of Minnesota Minnesota state and national education committees
Visiting Professor – Chulalongkorn U, Bangkok -- Gustavus Adolphus
UMD Vice Chancellor Executive Assistant
Guest Lecturer -- Sun Yat Sen U, Guangzhou, China Shenzhen, China -- U of Minnesota, China Center
Merlin J. Ricklefs mjricklefs@aol.com Karen Lee Ricklefs klricklefs@aol.com
Rotary International BREAKOUT SESSION 2:30 – 4:00 pm Tuesday 8 May 2012
IMPACT CENTER Sapphire 10
A CHANGING WORLD: Literacy, Education and the Future of Humanity
W HY Literacy and Education are important HOW Rotarians can help HOW District Leadership can motivate and assist
WILL DESCRIBE: 1) Current Facts and Emerging Trends
2) Future World 2050- advancing technology- growing population- limited Earth resources
- a
3) Role of literate and well educated people - create and sustain a Different World- all six RI Areas of Focus- urgent & critical
Merlin J. Ricklefs mjricklefs@aol.com Karen Lee Ricklefs klricklefs@aol.com
IF THE WORLD WERE A VILLAGE OF 100 PEOPLE
THE POPULATION WOULD BE 2010 2050Ref: GeoHive.com UN Statistics Division of Economic and Social Affairs
AFRICA 13 22ASIA 60 57EUROPE 12 7LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN 9 8NORTHERN AMERICA 5 5 OCEANIA 1 1
80 in poverty ----------- 70 illiterate
-- If you wake up in good health – you are luckier than 1 million who won’t live through the week.
-- If you can go to worship without fear – you are luckier than 3 billion.-- If you have food, clothes, a roof over your head and a place to sleep – you are wealthier than 75% of the world’s people
ROTARY CAN HELP MAKE THIS A DIFFERENT WORLD
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THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD NEED AN EDUCATION TO NOT JUST MAKE THIS A BETTER WORLD
BUT AN EDUCATION TO MAKE THIS A DIFFERENT WORLD
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Our Message to the World Today as District Literacy Co-chairs
IT IS IMPORTANT TO LEARN HOW TO LOOK AT THINGS DIFFERENTLY
ROCHESTERMINNESOTA
USA
BANGKOKTHAIALND
IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND NOW
Children beginning school Fall 2012 will be in major leadership roles in 2050.
QUESTION: How will they need to think, work, live and learn to be successful participants and effective leaders?
They will need to LEARN TO READ and then READ TO LEARN
“ THE ABILITY TO INNOVATE WILL BE KEY TO PARTICIPATION IN A FUTURE WORLD”
Merlin J. Ricklefs
Earth accumulatedplentiful resources
Humans did not know how to use
effectively
millions ofyears
Humans learned to effectively adapt and use the earth’s
resources
Developed Nations among the best
and most effective
250 years
Limited ResourcesSustainabilityGlobalization
InterconnectedComplexity
Analytics - Big DataDifferent World
No PrecedentThe Future of
Humanity
1
ANCIENT WORLD TRANSITIONAL WORLD FUTURE WORLD
Industrial Revolution Today
AncientPast 2050
and Beyondmjricklefs 090210
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THEOPPORTUNITIES
ARE SUBSTANTIAL
FOR
THOSE WHO AREPREPARED
GLOBALLY EXPANDING CAPABILITIES
TECHNOLOGYSKILLSLARGE SCALE PRODUCTION
AUTOTRACTORAIRCRAFT
DEEP SPACE EXPLORATION
GLOBALLY EXPANDING DEMANDS & CHALLENGES
POPULATIONMEGA CITIESRESOURCESJOB SKILL REQUIREMENTS
HOW DO WE PREPARE? INNOVATION WILL BE KEY
BUILT ON A FIRM FOUNDATION OF EDUCATION AND TRUST
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EDUCATION
INNOVATIONTR
UST
“Grab onto this opportunity!!!!”
The Good News!
FUTUREWORLD2050
“We have a great
opportunity!”
HOW DO WE GRAB THE OPPORTUNITYTO INCREASE EFFECTIVENESS ON LITERACY AND EDUCATION?
Inspired by Dr. Zimmerman’s Tuesday Tip , February 2, 2010
1) Accept the fact that change is constant.
2) Ask yourself “are we as good as we could be?”
3) DESCRIBE CHANGE AND INNOVATION that captures emotions and makes intellectual sense.
4) Define a clear vision and understandable goals
5) Aggressively obtain buy-in
6) Encourage the change makers
7) Create a sense of urgency
8) Monitor progress and measure results
9) Recognize, reward, celebrate and INTEGRATEMerlin J. Ricklefs mjricklefs@aol.com 031110
HOW DO WE GRAB THE OPPORTUNITYTO INCREASE EFFECTIVENESS ON LITERACY AND EDUCATION? Inspired by Dr. Zimmerman’s Tuesday Tip , February 2, 2010
1) Accept the fact that change is constant.
2) Ask yourself “are we as good as we could be.”
3) DESCRIBE CHANGE AND INNOVATION that captures emotions and makes intellectual sense.
4) Define a clear vision and understandable goals
5) Aggressively obtain buy-in
6) Encourage the ‘change makers
7) Create a sense of urgency
8) Monitor progress and measure results
9) Recognize, reward, celebrate and INTEGRATEMerlin J. Ricklefs mjricklefs@aol.com 031110
into ROTARY as a WAY OF LIFE STRATEGY & DAILY OPERATIONS ALL AREAS OF FOCUS ALL CLUB PROGRAMS
GLOBALLY PROMOTE TRUST THE 4-WAY TEST
ETHICAL LEADERSHIP
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A SUCCESSFULFUTURE WORLD
2050
Innovation and risk taking
Intellectual and Social capital
TRUST
Without TRUST
FUTURE WORLD
2050
may become “pretty good”
but it will never become
“GREAT”!!!
OR
ETHICAL LEADERSHIP4 – WAY TEST
Without TRUST
“Pretty Good” will never
know the idea that was
never discussed
or the idea that was never thought.
ROLE OF TRUST -- ETHICAL LEADERSHIP -- 4-WAY TEST
Seven Social SinsPolitics without Principles
Pleasure without Conscience
Wealth without Work
Knowledge without Character
Commerce without Morality
Science without Humanity
Worship without SacrificeBy Mahatma Gandhi
A CHANGING WORLD ------------ FUTUREWORLD2050
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GLOBALLY EXPANDING CAPABILITIES
TECHNOLOGYSKILLSLARGE SCALE PRODUCTION
AUTOTRACTORAIRCRAFT
DEEP SPACE EXPLORATION
Computational Technology July 20 1969 -- USA put a man on the moon using a slide rule!
Computer power of Moon Lander Vehicle “one of man’s greatest achievements” at that time -- 2KB memory and 32 KB read-only storage -- less processing power than a cell phone (today) -- can not compare to an I-phone
-- 10 to 20 million times less than today’s laptop
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GLOBALLY EXPANDING TECHNOLOGY -- HISTORICAL INNOVATION
IBM Watson” --- the Winner on Jeopardy -- February 2011 Performed at the level of the best human players
Unprecedented ability to analyze human language questions Knowledge 1 million books --- a lifetime of learning and experience
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“an historic event”
“like putting a man on the moon”
“on desktop and cell phone 7-9 years”
1ST COMMERCIAL APPLICATION --- MEDICAL-- WellPoint Insurance……………………….
-- Rice U. Houston…Sao Paulo U. Brazil
IBM announced “PureSystems” ------ April 11, 2012
A library of knowledge for a specific field of expertise Automatically sets up data base - then monitors and tunes application
GLOBALLY EXPANDING TECHNOLOGY – SUPERCOMPUTERS
TOP500 Fastest Supercomputing sites ---- Nov 2011 #1 Fujitsu ------- JAPAN #2 NUDT ------- CHINA #3 Cray ---------- USA #4 Dawning ---- CHINA#5 NEC/HP ---- JAPAN #6 Cray ---------- USA#7 SGI ---------- USA#8 Cray --------- USA#9 Bull ------------ FRANCE #10 IBM ---------- USA
A LEAPFROG competitionIBM was #1 in 2008
August 22, 2011 IBM announced Blue Gene/Q
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GLOBALLY EXPANDING TECHNOLOGY – SUPERCOMPUTERS
A GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE
ENVIRONMENT
CONTINUAL DYNAMIC CHANGE --Total combined performance 43.7 petaflops one year ago --- 58.7 six mo ago --- 74.2 today
Computational Technology – Global Skills
ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest 2012 World Finals May 14 – 18
University of Warsaw, PolandIBM sponsored since 1997
112 three-student finalist teams The Best of: 25,016 student contestants --- 2,219 Universities 85 countries --- 6 continents
“Battle of the Brains” 8 problems --- five hour deadline creativity --- innovation --- teamwork
logic --- strategy --- mental endurance
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GLOBALLY EXPANDING SKILLS – COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS
Six Midwest USA Universities will compete in 2012 finals U of Minnesota Iowa State U U of Wisconsin U of Chicago U of Illinois Illinois Institute of Tech
Computational Technology – Global Skills
ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest Previous World Winners 2011 Zhejiang U----------------- China U of Michigan -------------- USA
Tsinghua U----------------- China St. Petersburg State ---- Russia
2010 Shanghai Jiaotong U ----- China Moscow State U ---------- Russia Nat’l Taiwan U ------------ Taiwan Taras Shevchenko Kiev Nat’l – Ukraine e 2009 St. Petersburg State --- Russia
Tsinghua U ---------------- China St. Petersburg State ----Russia Saratov State U - -------- China
2008 St. Petersburg State ---- Russia Massachusetts Inst. of Techn. – USA Izhevsk State Techn U –Russia Lviv National U ----------- Ukraine
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GLOBALLY EXPANDING SKILLS – COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS
THE WORLD IS
DEVELOPING MANY
UNIVERSITIESWITH
COMPETITIVE TECHNICAL PROGRAMS
Computational Technology - Where machines answer the questions - Eventually we will change how we think, work and live
- Ray Kurzweil, MIT professor and futurist-- “2045 will be the end of civilization as we know it!”
1969 1981 2012 2023 2045
MOONLANDER
IBMWATSON
Calculations per second for $1000
GLOBALLY EXPANDING TECHNOLOGY – THE FUTURE WORLD
Computational Technology - Where machines answer the questions - Eventually we will change how we think, work and live
- Ray Kurzweil, MIT professor and futurist-- “2045 will be the end of civilization as we know it!”
1969 1981 2012 2023 2045
MOONLANDER
IBMWATSON
Calculations per second for $1000
GLOBALLY EXPANDING TECHNOLOGY – THE FUTURE WORLD
On the human side:
- We have just witnessed social media as tools to
o
rganize human minds to act in unison
- Overthrew entrenched dictators ---- E
gypt -- 18
days
---- Arab Spring
Merlin J. Ricklefs October 26, 2007
We've been waiting for the front of an orange Dodge Breeze, which is the fruit of the Chrysler-Chery
Wall Street Journal 5/11/2009
Wall Street Journal 5/11/2009 GEELY Auto Holding Group Bid submitted for:
Volvo (GM)Saab (Ford)
Wall Street Journal 3/27/2010
Wall Street Journal 4/13/2010
Geely --- China’s largest private auto company buys Swedish Volvo
GLOBALLY EXPANDING LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION --- AUTOS
Wall Street Journal Feb 25, 2011
Geely ---to Invest $10 – 11 billion over next 5 years
March 9, 2012 Update
Chengdu plant (southeast China)
Second plant for Daqing (northeastern China)
Volvo Group Annual Report 2011 --- “BEST YEAR EVER” --- trucks --- buses --- construction --- aero --- financial services --- includes MACK trucks
Jeremy Lin (basketball superstar) -- Volvo Brand Ambassador
Merlin J. Ricklefs October 26, 2007
Chery and Fiat put alliance talks on hold Global Automobile Production Dynamics
India’s TATA MOTORS owns 98 companies
- 3
/2008 - purchased JAGUAR and LAND ROVER
- 3/2009 - introduced $2500 Nano small car
GLOBALLY EXPANDING LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION --- AUTOS
JOHN DEEREGLOBAL LEADER
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GLOBALLY EXPANDING LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION - AUTOS/TRACTORS
Mahindra & Mahindra -- Global Auto and Tractor India’s leading maker of Tractors and Sport Utility
-- Passed John Deere in global tractor volume
-- India’s largest producer of sturdy SUV’s
-- to launch “global SUV” this year
TESLAUS Electric CarProduction 2012
US INNOVATION
GLOBALLY EXPANDING LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION --- AUTOS
Airbus A320 final assembly
First outside Europe
Production 2012
China C919 by 2016
competes with Airbus A320 and Boeing 737
March 2011 - China buys Minnesota Cirrus Industries
- private aircraft maker
- access to US general aviation market
Global Aircraft Production Dynamics
Wall Street Journal -- December 21, 2007
ARJ – 21 ---- 90 passengers
Delivery to customers – 3Q 2009
GLOBALLY EXPANDING LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION --- AIRCRAFT
April 17, 2012 Discussing joint ventures Beechcraft – Honeywell – EmbraerCessna – Gulfstream
2005 --- THIRD COUNTRY TO SEND ASTRONAUTS INTO ORBIT
2007 --- SATELLITE INTO LUNER ORBIT
2012 –MANNED MODULE TO DOCK WITH INT’L SPACE STATION
2014 – 2033--- ASTR0NAUTS TO THE MOON
--- LAUNCH SPACE STATION
--- MARS EXPLORATION
CHINA’S “LONG MARCH” ROCKET
WALL STREET JOURNAL -- OCTOBER 23 2007
Swift development supported by: Financial wealth Buy from the Russians LEARN AT TOP US UNIVERSITIES
GLOBALLY EXPANDING DEEP SPACE EXPLORATION
NASA FOCUSED ONExploration of Deep Space
-- Mars and beyond
ENTREPRENEURIAL PRIVATE ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIPS -- Commercial cost effective routine access TO LOW ORBIT
ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIPS SPACE X – launch May 7, 2012
BOEING – launch 2015 or 2016 VIRGIN GALACTICA BLUE ORIGIN SIERA NEVADA
USA PLAN with shuttle program winding down
Rutan “NOT THE END BUT A VERY GOOD BEGINNING”
GLOBALLY EXPANDING DEEP SPACE EXPLORATION
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GLOBALLY EXPANDING DEMANDS & CHALLENGES
POPULATIONMEGA CITIESRESOURCESJOB SKILL REQUIREMENTS
Merlin J. Ricklefs October 26, 2007
APPROACH ING A WORLD OF 9 BILLION PEOPLE IN 2050 COMPETITION FOR WORLD’S RESOURCES
WATERENERGYMATERIALS
7
A Developing Global Crisis!
9
TODAY
APPROACHING A WORLD OF 9 BILLION PEOPLE 2050
GLOBALLY EXPANDING CHALLENGES AND DEMANDS
More People are Moving to Megacities For work and a better life
51% of world’s 6.9 billion live in cities today (3.5 billion)70% of world’s 9.0 billion will live in cities by 2050 (6.2 billion)
IT IS IMPORTANT WE PREPARE FOR A MEGACITY FUTURE
Examples of issues being addressed by an educated populationShanghai – curbing coal use --- building offshore wind farmsNew York & Tokyo – evaluating seawallsLagos --- building recycling facilitiesGuangzhou --- world’s largest zero emission skyscraper – US designedDelhi and Dhaka --- drinkable water from Siemens SkyHydrant technology
KIPLINGER LETTER, April 6, 2012 MERLIN J RICKLEFS QUALITY ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL 050812
CURRENT GROWTH IS UNSUSTAINABLE, UNPRECIDENTED and ECOLOGICALLY DISASTROUS FOR HUMAN CIVILIZATION.
GLOBALLY EXPANDING CHALLENGES AND DEMANDS
WORLD FOOD CHALLENGE BIGGEST EVER Farm Progress by Willie Vogt April 2012
Need to produce more food in next 40 years than all of the last 10,000
3.9 billion people living under severe water stress Growing middle class in developing countries Starvation in North Korea and Africa
FUTURE POTENTAL: WATER – OPTIMIZED GENETICS
-- Maximum production under moisture stress
REQUIRES: HIGHLY EDUCATED SCIENTISTS
Literate & skilled workers
Literate & knowledgeable consumers
GLOBALLY EXPANDING CHALLENGES AND DEMANDS
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CORN -- Global supply tightest in 38 years --- 50 day supply -- Strong demand keeps supplies close to current levels -- Production expanding in Argentina, Brazil, China and Black Sea region
SOYBEANS -- South American drought impacting global supply -- Strong demand from China
WHEAT
ORANGE JUICE -- Oversupply with weak consumer demand
GLOBAL FOOD SUPPLY/DEMAND IN FRAGILE BALANCE
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GLOBALLY EXPANDING CHALLENGES AND DEMANDS
Tom Stinson, MN State EconomistTom Gillaspy, MN State Demographer
August 2010 Kyle Uphoff, Regional Manager MN Dept. of Employ. & Econ. Dev.
March 2010
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Post Secondary
No Experience
2001 2009
57%
20%
GLOBALLY EXPANDING CHALLENGES AND DEMANDS
Tom Stinson, MN State EconomistTom Gillaspy, MN State Demographer
August 2010
“The current situation is not sustainable” Interpretation: If we keep doing what we are doing, don’t change and improve, then the good life as we know it will no longer exist
TOTAL
78%92%
ADULT +25
As DEVELOPING countries develop:
The promise of achieving the DEVELOPED-WORLD’s QUALITY OF LIFE “as we know it”
--- is not realistic.
Continuing the DEVELOPED WORLD’S RATE OF CONSUMPTION
“as we know it” --- is also not realistic.
IMPLICATIONS
THE FUTURE WILL BE A DIFFERENT WORLD where
‘PRETY GOOD’ MAY NOT BE GOOD ENOUGH !!!
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“Pretty Good” in a Future World
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Should we take pride in our mediocrity?
When is “pretty good” good enough?
When is “is not so bad” good enough?
GLOBAL FACTS AND TRENDS -- ECONOMICS
Data source: Goldman & Sachs (2003). Dreaming with BRICs: The Path to 2050. Global Economics Paper No: 99
TODAY
FUTUREChina passed Germany in 2007 to become world’s third largest economy
China passed Japan in 4Q 2009 to become world’s second largest economy
The Kiplinger Letter Feb 20, 2009
China projected to pass the USA in 2041and become world's largest economy
India following similar pattern close behind
A DIFFERENT WORLD
- LEADING ECONOMIES
- 9 BILLION PEOPLE
- MEGA CITIES
- LIMITED RESOURCES ----- Energy – Food -- Water
- $1000 COMPUTER with the power of all human brains
- GLOBALLY CONNECTED
- DYNAMIC GLOBAL CENTERS OF PRODUCTION
- DEEP SPACE EXPLORATION
- ‘PRETTY GOOD’ IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH !!!
RUSSIA
?BRAZIL
?
JAPAN
?USACHINA
MERLIN J. RICKLEFS mjricklefs@aol.com
INDIA
?
EGermany EU?
FUTURE2050
A CHANGING WORLD ------------ FUTUREWORLD2050
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THEOPPORTUNITIES
ARE SUBSTANTIAL
FOR
THOSE WHO AREPREPARED
EXPANDING CAPABILITIES
EXPANDING CHALLENGES ARE GREAT
THE PROBLEM:
The people of the world are not adequately preparing for the future they face
ROTARY CAN HELP: Club Literacy and Basic Education Projects Energize Traditional Programs Pursue New Challenges/Opportunities
Leadership Support &Commitment
Merlin J. Ricklefs mjricklefs@aol.com 120809
Merlin J. Ricklefs and Karen Lee Ricklefs District 5960 Literacy Co-Chairs 2009-11 and 2012-14 mjricklefs@aol.com klricklefs@aol.com
It is more than BASIC – Ability to read, write and compute
Literacy and Basic Education includes . FUNCTIONAL – Knowledge & skills to be a successful worker, citizen and parent. CHARACTER – Knowledge and skills to behave ethically
PROJECTS IN 5 AVENUES OF SERVICE VOCATIONAL SERVICE -- tools for meaningful employment
COMMUNITY SERVICE help schools and other literacy agencies help those who have been unable to attend or succeed in school promote a local community culture of educational excellence
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE --- work through The Rotary Foundation
CLUB SERVICE. International Literacy Day --- September 8th Rotary’s Literacy Month ---March
NEW GENERATIONS --- Focus on youth www.rotary.org/literacy
Literacy and Basic Education in Rotary
NEW
Seus-isms Wise and Witty Prescriptions for Living from the Good Doctor
K 1) Establish a contact within each club
2) Promote the establishment of Literacy Projects
3) Encourage innovative new projects
4) Encourage, review and prepare Literacy Awards
5) Advise on grant availability and club eligibility
6) Report achievements to District and Zone
Merlin J. Ricklefs mjricklefs@aol.com 120809
DISTRICT LITERACY CO-CHAIRSWHAT DO WE DO?
IDENTIFY A CLUB COORDINATOR – A CHAMPION
INNOVATE, MOTIVATE, PARTICIPATE AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE Rotary Readers STRIVE
Library Hosts Books for Africa4 Way Test Projects Camp RYLAScholarships Dictionary ProjectsEssay/Writing Competition Camp EnterpriseMarch Literacy Month International Literacy Day Sept 8Recognize/Reward a Community Org Etc. ------ etc. ------ etc. ------ etc.
ESTABLISH A GOAL TO ACHIEVE AWARD RECOGNITION
PROVIDE INPUT TO DISTRICT CHAIRS
REPORT AND SHARE “best practices”
Merlin J. Ricklefs mjricklefs@aol.com 120809
How ROTARY CLUBS can help! --- ENERGIZE TRADITIONAL PROGRAMS
APPOINT DISTRICT CHAIRPERSON(S) ENTHUSIASTIC CHAMPION(S)
ASSIGN LITERACY AND EDUCATION A HIGH PRIORITY
COMMUNICATE FREQUENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY Leadership Training District Newsletter Special Attention for Literacy & Educ. Month in March
SCHEDULE “BIG DEAL” EVENTS AT DISTRICT CONFERENCE Award Presentation – Recognition – Appreciation - Celebration Breakout Session or Main Tent Event
Merlin J. Ricklefs mjricklefs@aol.com 120809
DISTRICT GOVERNOR can help!
Rotary International Literacy Awards
District Complete 5 projects Zone Complete 10 projects including
• One Avenue of Service• Celebrate Literacy Month – March• Book Project
Club Recognize a community
Leader – Project -- Organization
Ref: Rotary.orgmjr011310
NEW !
Be Like an Eagle Proud Courageous Hard Working Confident Protector Provider Responsible Wise Skilled Compassionate Firm Independent Free
BE YOUR OWN LEADER November 16, 2009
How ROTARY can help! --- NEW CHALLENGE/OPPORTUNITY Example: Counsel Adult and Youth Detention Center inmates
MESSAGE
TITLE
How ROTARY can help! -- NEW CHALLENGE/OPPORTUNITY Example: School – Quality Council – Rotary Partnership
Rotary ClubEngagement
School System Engagement
STATE or NATIONAL Quality Council Engagement
SCHOOL SYSTEMTRANSFORMATION
PARTNERSHIP BENEFITS COMMUNITY BENEFIT: A fundamental School System transformation
1) higher levels of performance in teaching/learning
2) close the student achievement gap
3) increased administration efficiency
4) recognized role models for other School Districts to follow
Merlin j. Ricklefs mjricklefs@aol.com 120809
How ROTARY can help!
THEOPPORTUNITY TO SHAPE AND
INFLUENCE FUTURE LEADERS OF THE WORLD IS IN YOUR HANDS!!!
Merlin and Karen Ricklefs2009 - 11 and 2012– 14 District 5960 Literacy Co-Chairs
As District Literacy & Education Co-Chairs Our Rotary Motto
A “GREAT” EDUCATED WORKFORCEwith
KNOWLEDGE --- SKILLS --- ABILITIESMERLIN J. RICKLEFS 28 AUG 2008mjricklefs@aol.com
A DIFFERENT WORLD
GLOBAL COMMUNITY
TO DO -- TO BESOMETHINGTo Have Acquired
AWARENESS -- UNDERSTANDING -- ATTITUDE -- BEHAVIOR
FUTUREWORLD2050
-- COMPREHENDING instructions on a medicine bottle-- COMPREHENDING directions or a job posting-- UNDERSTANDING a note written by a child’s teacher-- BEING ABLE to use a computer-- BEING ABLE to follow a recipe-- BEING ABLE to apply for a mortgage-- BEING PART of the larger society
“---- more likely to be healthy --- less likely to be poor --- less likely to raise children who cannot read --- breaking the cycle of illiteracy and poverty.”
BEING LITERATE MEANSINCLUSION AND EMPOWERMENT
A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR The Rotarian March 2010
Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair, Glenn E. Estess, Sr ”I have seen again and again what a critical role LITERACY plays
in a healthy and productive life”
DISEASE PREVENTION
AND TREATMENT
WATER AND
SANITATION
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
ECONOMIC AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PEACE AND CONFLICT
PREVENTION AND
RESOLUTION
LITERACY AND BASIC EDUCATION
---- play a critical role in a healthy and productive life” Glenn Estess Sr.
FACILITATES IMPLIMENTATION AND SUSTAINABILITY
ALL AREAS OF FOCUS BENEFIT FROM ALITERATE AND WELL EDUCATED POPULATION
Our observation and experience: Rotarians are enthusiastic and compassionate helping people make a better world and improve their quality of life.
As humanity moves into a new era of high technology, global connections and limited resources we challenge Rotarians to embrace a special commitment to help people develop the knowledge, skills and abilities to create a different world with a sustainable higher quality of life.
Merlin and Karen Ricklefs District 5960 Literacy Co-Chairs 2009-11 and 2012-14
We propose:
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL AND ROTARY FOUNDATIONestablish a priority GOAL to eliminate illiteracy in the world
It is Basic to the success and sustainability of all Areas of Focus and will engage the enthusiasm of our younger members
Merlin and Karen Ricklefs District 5960 Literacy Co-Chairs 2009-11 and 2012-14
Seus-isms Wise and Witty Prescriptions for Living from the Good Doctor
INNOVATION WILL BE KEY TO THE FUTURE OF HUMANITYBUILT ON A FIRM FOUNDATION OF EDUCATION AND TRUST
EDUCATION
INNOVATIONTR
UST“Grab onto this opportunity!!!!”
FUTUREWORLD2050
“We have a great
opportunity!”
LEARNTO
READ
READTO
LEARN
ROTARY can help
And that’s the
truth!!!
Ideas won’t work
unless you do !!!
MERLIN J RICKLEFS MJRICKLEFS@AOL.COM REN LEE RICKLEFS KLRICKLEFS@AOL.COM