Ghanaian actor and comedian Akwasi Boadi, popularly known as Akrobeto, has expressed dissatisfaction with the quality of education provided to students in Ghana.
He pointed out that some of the subjects taught in schools over the years, including unnecessary children’s rhymes like “A lion has a tail,” have had little to no impact on students’ lives.
“You will go to school and be beaten to learn `a lion has a tail…’. So how will this improve our lives? It doesn’t help in any way so the teachers should rather teach relevant things” he stated.
Speaking in an interview on Adom TV, Akrobeto explained that he chose to enrol his children in good schools because they may not inherit his unique talent, and without proper education, they could face challenges in life.
“If I don’t enrol my children in school, they might not be lucky to have the talent I have. They will grow and insult me for not taking care of them. People will also criticise me that I didn’t take my children to school” he said.
Akrobeto went on to reflect on his own upbringing, stating that he was unable to attend school because his father struggled financially.
However, he said he is determined to give his children the opportunity he didn’t have.
“My father wasn’t having enough money that’s why I didn’t go to school,” he added.
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