"The Leaders Who Ruined Africa and the Generation Who Can Fix It"
Brainstorm your answers to the following questions in the space provided. Be prepared to share your original ideas in a class discussion.
1. Are some people born leaders? To what extent are leaders discovered or developed? How Does Swaniker’s proposal for preparing future leaders compare to how leaders are prepared in the United States?
2. In the context of the text, what is the goal of education? How do the goals of the African Leadership Academy compare to other schools? How does Swaniker’s goal for education compare to goals you associate with education?
3. In the context of the text, how does power corrupt? How have Africa’s leaders been vulnerable to corruption in the past? How will the next generations of leaders avoid falling victim to similar corruption?
4. In the context of the text, how do people create change? How did Swaniker’s own experiences shape his understanding of how people create change? Cite evidence from this text, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in your answer.