A legal practitioner and a historian, Mr. Anokye Frimpong, has intimated that Ghana’s education system has not helped in conserving the heritage of the country.
Touching on the how cultural activities and education has been 65 years post-independence, he explained that the system of education has not been of help because there is so much pressure on students whereby, time is not made to even study the heritage of the nation.
Mr. Anokye Frimpong called for something to be done about the Ghanaian education system whereby, children will be made to go back and learn everything that was bequeathed to the nation.
“I believe that more than 60 years after the institute of African studies was set up, by now there should have been these centers for the conservation of our heritage. And so, if we haven’t done that yet, I believe it is not completely late. We have to do something about that, where there will be regional and district centres to promote this heritage.”
Mr. Anokye Frimpong
The historian posited that there is nothing wrong with going back to study the history and as such efforts must be made to inculcate these into the nation’s education system.
Speaking on the recent migration by Ghanaians to foreign countries, Mr. Anokye Frimpong averred that the issue has to do with governance of the country. He mentioned that due to the system now, people move rather than staying to contribute to the growth and development of the country.
“With teaching, let’s say if one earns less than GHS 5,000 with all the responsibilities attached, if one hears of a university abroad where they are paid about $3,000, won’t I go there?”
Mr. Anokye Frimpong
Mr. Anokye believed that there is something that is missing which is not from the nation’s culture but rather the politicians. He stated that it is not too late for efforts to be put in place to help the average worker in Ghana to be satisfied and content and continue to serve the country.
Music genre infused with western culture
Also speaking, Dr. Senyo Adzei, Lecturer at Faculty of Art and Music, UCC, lamented on how the popular genres of music in the country have been replaced and infused with western culture.
The lecturer stated that the current shift to the western genre in effect has some of the songs being vulgar.
“The songs we produce through highlife, they must educate, they must edify. These are the things we must be doing.”
Dr. Senyo Adzei
Dr. Adzei called for those in academia to begin to get into the music arena by reviewing and doing write ups about the music being performed these days.
“… and do comparative studies so we put it out there for people to know that although we speak about this, it is not a challenge to us.”
Dr. Senyo Adzei
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