Study
Read
Write
Calculate
Sit
Silence
They barked at me
So I did them dutifully
Maybe if they had added
Explore
Create
Muse
Invent
Discover
Play
I’d have done ‘em with glee
And I’d have learnt more
‘Cause I’d have thought for myself
Very true.. Very very true..
ReplyDeleteOMG, You don't know long i have thought about this myself. You couldn't have said it any better. Sometimes Ghanaian teachers focus on the wrong things. How can you lash someone because they do not know the answer to a question, without even giving clues. (LOL, Yes, i'm bitter, i'm one of those who got lashed for getting 9 out of 10 in a test. lol)
ReplyDeleteAh, Roc so education in Naija is the same huh? West African problem?
ReplyDeleteShels, I can see it still 'paining' you. Hehehe.
ReplyDeleteSorry, couldn't help it. But seriously, our education is so narrow that we come out of school not knowing how to be innovative. No wonder we are still poor as a nation.
yep...our educational system is sometimes too restrictive...
ReplyDeleteTrue, Nana F.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with Kwegyirba and Nana..
ReplyDeletelolol..yes, its still paining me paaa.
I'm glad more and more people are realizing this. We need to update our ways of teaching.
ReplyDeleteso true so true!
ReplyDeleteyou got this third eye you know!
i'm blessed by you!