All Said and Done - Carol Musyoka

Carol knew from an early age that she wanted to be a lawyer. She however hadn't counted on the power of a high school teacher who verbalised what she saw as "beauty but no brains" to almost derail that plan. She went on to become a lawyer, she got over those deep implanted words that almost became her. Or did she? Never underestimate the power of someone to try and write your narrative.

[@carolm4691]

Hey Carol, my math's teacher told others and I who didn't get past the half mark to go tell our parents to get us flour and be cooking mandas by the road side,lol...Si I felt bad because I had been sent home for school fees and came back to find a whole topic on statistics had been covered and a CAT was glaring at me... Those words really made me hate the teacher and feel woiye for my self...I started flopping in math, I averaged at D but getting to fourth form I remembered I wasn't damn in Math and I put so much effort and passed my KCSE Math paper... Statistics ended up being my best topic even in uni. I wish to have practised in a statistic field....Teachers should know there tongues are very powerful.

[@josephotieno5907]

Proverbs 18:21 and James 3:6

[@hellobwana]

wow! what a story. I can relate to this very much. One teacher used to call me ''macho red, she often told me you will end up selling mandazi'' . I once met her outside Kencom 30 years after I left primary school. To my surprise my entire body got swarmed with goos pimples as I looked at this old woman.

[@serahkioko2748]

Same story! Now am a Doctor!

[@felistawangari8618]

I’ve rewatched this one after watching the new one (Saved from Myself - April 2022), and it hit me that those watching 10 years from now might fumble with the hairdresser billions reference (he he). And the Maya Angelou quote is one to live by; it features in the most recent video too. Always a joy listening to Carole.

[@tevinmutinda6787]

Madam Carol, your speech and you lingual dexterity is up there ☝️. Now that's how I speek my mother tongue, the only language I'm good at🤗🤗

[@connieochola6509]

Oh wow... This brings fond memories of my high school math teacher Mrs Mwanthi. During a parents teacher meeting in first term form 4. She looked at my maths grades all through form 3 and they were all E’s. She looked me straight in the eye and said “This is not you. You are one of my A students in math and if you just believe in yourself and work, you’ll get an A in Math in KCSE. It’s like I was woken up. True to her word I got an A in math and the day the results were she said to me “I told you”. I’ve never seen her since as she left the school. She made a huge impact in my life yaaani.... she has no idea. I’m so grateful to her.

[@tinah736]

Beautiful 🥰

[@kagiiri]

She speaks like she just ate 3 compositions from Alliance girls😃... and the 791million joke, OMG😂😂

[@narotsonana]

This is a Bomarian... Mrs Okello.. 🙈🙈🙈.

[@missoguro1311]

This talk has me crying because I was that girl too. Headmistress told me I would among to nothing after my beauty faded. I feared and failed math in high school because of that woman and avoided any career path that required it for me early years. Now as woman in the tech field with both an accounting certification and a computer science degree, I look back and know that there were many in my shoes that never made it because of those words. I was just lucky that I had parents who believed in me fully no matter how hard I fell. Teachers destroy lives on the regular when they are meant to nurture it which is sad. I absolutely enjoyed Carol's talk and can fully understand why she succeeded in spite of those words

[@millicentkokonya9029]

Story of my life. Mine would make me stand in the class and ridicule me. The disappointment was that I was among the first two in languages and humanities. Funny enough good in sciences-chwm n bio but maths hapana. Wee-wee.....I have tried never to blame him but I see his contribution in my failing maths.

[@terrykinyua8369]

I will never forget how you made me feel every time I encountered you Carol Musyoka. I'm priviledged to have worked with you and I love you! Yes, you do infact laugh loud, long and often. Stay blessed

[@tamimartin1856]

I love her poise, eloquence and seamless intelligence that I gather through word use to bring the story alive in my mind...

[@cedrickwandera17]

6 years later but the statement still fresh, people forget what you said, people forget what you did but people will never forget how you made them feel 😢

[@ashleyoreyoa.8509]

Mrs okello is now a lecturer @USIU_A still teaching mathematics woooow she is still a 🔥

[@kiptooj]

Hii Kenya watu walijifunza wapi English? My English teacher must have been fake.

[@abrahamwanyama7440]

Hehe it's about exposure though

[@celestineombasa4469]

Mine too

[@estherkagema6537]

😂😀😁

[@edithmbogoh4557]

Hahahahahahaahahahah! So funny

[@graciakinyanjui6937]

English spoken or written.. hehe...

[@MsZuhura]

You speak fantastic English....

[@akoodi66]

Girl, your literature sits comfortably on your expressions. 🙌🏿🙌🏿❤️❤️

[@sharon-jr1kv]

I had an almost similar experience. At some point in high school I lost my mum and I just lost all the guidance and focus. Was failing miserably. I remember in form 3 our maths teacher Mrs Akatsa told my aunt,"Sharon is beautiful but performs so poorly". Those words hurt so bad I never forgot. I wanna meet Madama Akatsa and show her my Masters Degree

[@andaliamaureen]

Oh my God, has she seen herself? She is gorgeous. Don’t look beautiful anymore? Absurd. Carol you look stunning. And have you seen your skin?

[@sharonsaina5225]

I came back in 2022 to listen....😍😍

[@EngageTalk]

It's timeless

[@eunicekiruti4327]

Me too,😂😂😂...still timeless

[@elizabethwambui9901]

Same!

[@wanguimwangi5000]

Recently went to one of my sibling's academic clinic, he had drastically dropped in one of the subject... He later explained to me how the teacher had said something in class that made him lose some esteem and dislike the subject... I Tried making some sense to him that it's to his own gain to learn... Teachers need know better on what they say to the students

[@thekikombe1038]

This made me smile so much. I am a teacher an I can assure you that I have lived through my career knowing to believe in my students and tell them they can, even if it seems they can’t. Thank you for sharing, Carol

[@Ladyfaithke]

Watching this for the tenth time especially after her recent talk again ,i would love to have a sit down with her for sure !

[@eriqomondi]

Carol speaks really well..I thoroughly enjoyed this presentations! More of Carol please👌

[@joannyokabi8438]

Write your narrative,story not based on what people say or think about you!👍 Thank you Carol. God bless you.

[@tushyranx5860]

Your command of the queen's language is quite respectable

[@simongichau8529]

The power behind the tongue. I love this narrative. I will also write mine.

[@frashiermwihaki7453]

Carol you speak beautifully.. Powerful talk

[@gyinahh]

Caroline I totally identify myself with your story. Especially primary school & high school. Thank God that doesn’t define us now. Your talk was refreshing insightful & quite enjoyable. Blessings 🤗

[@alexmwango]

This is such a powerful talk about controlling the narrative. Thank you +Engage Talk for posting this up

[@mirispassions2915]

This Lady Carol Musyoka.first you still very beautiful 😍 I really enjoy listening to you .you are blessed,your story relates with my stories .

[@harrietmuyumbu5877]

Boy oh boy! Mrs Okello was my maths teacher! I can relate to you Caroline. She used the same words on me. She was horror

[@wangumuriithi3018]

Great talk Carol. I wanted you to keep talking... Beautiful spoken English, your sense of humour is just off the hook and you have a very beautiful set of teeth. Thanks for the awakening topic...I am writing my own narrative.

[@normanmirex899]

I think this is the tenth time I am back here. .... Story very well put across.

[@carolineagosa7879]

That was Mr Wamalwa for me at township primary school....I never survived maths ever..... Come high school I met a miss Ali at St Brigids .....sharp tongued 👅..eti we will never see the gates of university. But thanks to God for Mrs sitati....she gave me hope 🙏 ❤️

[@emilyomondi9247]

Your story telling skills are on a higher level. Am charged by your story

[@gladyswanjau8537]

was in Boma too i can relate.. at least you had beauty..i just got lost in the system..math n chem did not help the situation either...but life goes on and success meets you somewhere along the way

[@Victormwangi-xs4uv]

Mr.Keru taught us in 1k2 back in 80s

[@simongichau8529]

I like your so descriptive expression Carolinya.... beauty without brains..

[@clarekidombo9016]

Wow,I can relate to everything you said. Mrs.Okello taught me too.I hated maths more than I can fathom and I just got lost and was never found even with tuition.I was so bad and was simply ignored. On the other hand,my art teacher, Mr.Ohanga changed my world view and made life bearable.I think he saved my life in some ways.

[@annekariuki4734]

Good memory ..

[@josephndegwa6725]

Weeewe, Why haven't I seen these talks before? Your so real,never stop talking and you make me want to see more in our women.

[@nancymburu9690]

I have to share this video with my Son's. Thank you Carol. FYI ,you're still so beautiful!

[@christinemwende3793]

I know how it feels to come from top ten percentile to the bottom average. Why? Because it happened to me. And some seven odd years later we still talk about it with my form one desk mate. Funny thing though I needed up taking strategic management in campus which is an amalgamation of mathematics to predicts trends to set up strategies in order to prepare a response. Currently in sales and marketing actively and still using maths!! The damn thing never leaves. But hearing your story, maaaan! My mama has to watch this. I thank God she understood what was going on and kept encouraging me. This is a n encouraging story. Thank you.

[@vincentrajema2643]

some people just talk to communicate but not be understood,but this one is more touching ...kudos!!!!!

[@silviapamba3756]

i can relate to this story my primary teacher told me that I will never be anything in life,..I used to believed it even after my own dad told me he can never take me to highschool because I will end up like a house maid...but mungu halali, penye nifika sahi ni kwa nguvu zake mungu

[@lilianchybire9610]

Silvia Pamba that is sad and horrific. You know the best "revenge" for such people... Is be the BEST VERSION OF YOURSELF. They steal your self worth...l don't understand why an adult would do this to a child. Amen to God bringing you this far 😇

[@jenifamuia2286]

Silvia Pamba Amen. Gods plans are not human plans.big up

[@stanleylwaya4244]

Silvia Pamba When u blv in urself

[@KADIMO_]

Wow! This is awesome. Real talk. And for the record, I don't know Mrs okello at all😂😂😂

[@aggieaggie8444]

Check your roots

[@sophiemwangi4040]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@benedictyegon3622]

This lady is addictive!! I like listening to her

[@sabysaby8735]

Fantastic English carol, I love ur sense of humor too. Kudos

[@johnnjorogekibe4609]

daamn, this lady's oratory skills.

[@speaklight]

Not me a math teacher watching this and am laughing😂🤣but i appreciate you cracked it after, its a mindset subject: Take home: don't let anyone define you by their perception about you. Go for it.

[@dorahmulinge3800]

And now kenyan all over right now we're like " mwalimu wa maths, hapa ni wapi?" I bet Carol relates

[@laurinekithi3764]

I can relate. Ms Okello, waa she was something else in this earth. My self-esteem went to close to zero

[@Mykampalanotebook]

I’ve always looked up to this lady. Love this talk ...

[@sarahjustice526]

Bullys make people freeze in the moment.I would never let a bully make me freeze.I am with the power.

[@thewanderingsurgeonke9943]

Absolutely love this. Writing my own narrative 🥳🥳

[@Jordanskenya]

still beautiful

[@joycewairimu6051]

I hate the damn subject too!My high school teacher told us she had only two students in her class and that we could consult them if we didn't understand....I moved from an A student in primary to a C minus in high school....I still hate Math! Thanks for sharing Carol.

[@idawairimu7093]

Wow... Intelligent lady... Thanks for sharing

[@euniceapul1835]

So amaizing story,so eloquent..inspiring..more of you please carol..

[@Mr199116]

She’s a lecturer at USIU now ..ebu look for her ..face your fears Carolina,beauty with brains 🧠 30 years later

[@Walternyax]

She taught me Algebra in USIU. I found her humourous

[@BerylWalubengoAnyitiNanyama]

I love this woman!!!

[@yvonnemetet4993]

I love Carol so much.... A woman to emulate... She's a force to reckon with.

[@terenceamulyoto5155]

Still the best talk

[@georgemukhwana8874]

Nice one, let's stand in the gap for one another.

[@deea6053]

awesome. short. sweet. effective. great job Carolynya

[@teddy648]

I loooooove this woman's brains...lots of lov carol

[@ezekielobare8748]

Hey Carol, i really love your English

[@africanqueenmo]

I had a dream killer teacher too in high school who I really liked but didn't like me back. A European Finnish woman with squinty eyes married to a Kenyan man. She hated Kyuk students and openly favoured those from Western Kenya. Her name was Mrs Owindi she nearly wrote my narrative. Yet I was pretty good at her subject but she didn't like my personality. Then there was anther Mrs O something also from Western In primary school and one in my sons primary school class also a Mrs O something all were terribly harsh teachers with no compassion for their students. The one in my sons class made me return in the middle of my studies and move him to the US at the age of 4 years because she was so cruel mocking my son because his mother was studying abroad and asking him why he was living with his grandmother. She died soon after may she rest in peace. You're a smart lady and a great speaker yet your beauty rubbed your trwc her the wrong way. Shame on her!

[@sarahjustice526]

My daughter's went to school in Nakuru, had awful kiuk teachers who hated students from the West.Made them hate school.Yet they were great students.

[@africanqueenmo]

@@sarahjustice526 these teachers should be held accountable for their actions

[@calebmutugi7191]

I am the one who loves you Carolinya,leave this other commentators

[@youngman201277]

Touching Story .

[@teclakore19]

Mathematics went from my favourite subject to nightmare subject thanks to Mrs Okello

[@sharonsaina5225]

By far the best!

[@Ladypeace12312]

Beautiful talk thanks

[@mokayamokaya3015]

YOU ARE SUPER FUNNY . LOVED THE TALK SO SO MUCH.

[@josephotieno5907]

All the subjects are important except that some of the teachers taken them too personal like we all have to be equal. We are born with unique skills and talents. Respect and dignity is more important when teaching. Human beings are diverse in their gifts and this has to be respected and appreciated. Not everyone has to be a mathematician or physicist

[@Victormwangi-xs4uv]

I missed being in Mrs Okello's class..

[@gitaujosphat573]

Carolina....beuti without brain part made me cry ....ribs broken.......

[@nancyssonni8365]

Nice presentation

[@EngageTalk]

Thank you!

[@samkimani5426]

Cool. Well done Carol.

[@OlePapi]

Awesome talk.

[@reubentv2948]

I was late for this.. though better late than never.

[@vituvidogo8563]

Omg!!! So she went from consolata to usiu on her trail!!! I purposely didn't take collage algebra cause of that woman till I moved abroad just to avoid her 😂😭

[@noreen9397]

I could listen to you all night!

[@jeanadero]

Mr Keru was my Mrs Okello. How ironic.

[@tridabalira5992]

You’re gold girl

[@johnjimngugi6053]

Awesome.........

[@clairewere]

She is dope! ❤️❤️

[@mwemamwalimu5853]

So who said it better-Carol Musyoka or Kendi Kamanja- the teachers ''...Beauty without brains'' line?

[@BettieCharo_]

You follow really well haha...I think Carol said it better.

[@lucywaiharo6742]

Carolynya you are beauty with brains and more.

[@kui.m]

I love this! I can relate

[@juliusmoga4340]

excellent talk

[@idaogoya]

wow.my high school story.....waahhh

[@dorcasnjuguna8455]

I've never related more!!

[@muturiwambui]

Hahaha. Carolyna still no brain but beauty gone(Must admit the beauty is still there)..Well delivered though.

[@faithawinda5953]

Carol this is my mathematics lecturer in University.

[@mwanawammakezengwa1119]

This is so me... in high school.

[@sharz8960]

Thankyou.... Wooow!!!

[@nananah4961]

I love you !! Awesome

[@Kabeyeka]

Haha! Mrs Okello scared me but lucky for me she never picked on me!

[@titititi8928]

Thank you

[@t.wkangethe4814]

Yeah 👌🏻👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻Carol ..👊🏻💪🏻

[@justmo6896]

She is really interesting 🤣🤣🤣

[@Karaitina]

Is it the Same Mrs Okello who teaches Mathematics in USIU?

[@wamz9191]

Kuria Kanyingi Yup. The very same

[@faithgatwiry]

Kuria Kanyingi yeah the same

[@sharonroro5852]

Kuria Kanyingi Red hair and those eyes. Definitely her!

[@trixeiy]

That description of eyes, red hair, and a sharp tongue; must be the same Mrs. Okello

[@sportkenya3041]

Mrs Okello😂😂kudescribiwa nayo

[@olydnk5270]

Lol...you will need all you mentioned in various fields.