13/04/2017
THE REALIST SPEAKS ON GHANA'S EDUCATION SYSTEM
(A must read piece).
Reflecting on my notes in Classical History, and in those days individuals on the classical side officially did almost nothing but classics.
I think this was right as compared to our educational system today. The greatest service we can, to education today, is to teach few subjects.
No one has time to do more than a very few things well in his youthful age, and when we force an individual to be a mediocre in a dozen subjects, we destroy his or her standards, perhaps for life...
Is our educational system doing us good or bad?
I accept the fact that formal education is alien to this continent. I trust blacks, we are good at copying, but the problem is that, we often copy wrongly.
Most of our leaders go outside to study and come back to lead us, but they never thought of structuring our educational system with that of the western world.
The "haves" will always go outside to seek better education to rule we the downtrodden (have-not).
We cherish foreign certificates than our own, and our problems will continue to persist, since we, the downtrodden, make up the largest population in every diaspora....
Late in the 14th century, most nations were sending their people to England to study, but after the world wars, they all went back to their various countries to teach and structure things.
Singapore sent most of her students outside to study, but Lee Kuan Yew decided to change things in Singapore.
He brought the educational system into a total haul and started from scratch.
Now, I don't need to belabor myself to tell you much about Singapore.
Here in Ghana, most graduates come out from universities already confused in life. After national service, they only sit in their houses and apply for jobs and if they don't get, they think that's the end of the world.
We refuse to utilize what we were taught in schools to establish businesses on our own.
Today, I want to make it clear to you that, it is not your birth right for government to get you a job. The country has done a lot for you by providing you education, and you are also fortunate to have enrolled in such tertiary programmes.
Now, I urge you to utilize what you have acquired through your education, to improve upon your life. If you are able to get government work, then it's a bonus and a blessing from above.
My dear friends, let us think outside the box to do things on our own.
Let us develop the spirit of commitment, and I believe with persistent struggles, we would get to the top.
As I always say, "aim high, but be willing to start small"
luta continua, vitória é certa.
® Abdul Wahab (Realist)✍🏻