Last week on the 23rd of July I visited a wonderful vocational senior high school called “Liberty Specialist Institute” in Koforidua aka “Kof Town”. On my way to Koforidua from Accra I came across a small town called Aburi where the wife of Bob Marley, “Rita Marley” lives. Her house looks beautiful sitting there with its vibrant colors on the mountain side. Finally reaching my destination, Mrs. Reverend Edna Ametameh, President of Liberty Educational Foundation met a number of us with open arms when we arrived to speak to the students.
Just the week before on the 18th the graduating class of 2009 celebrated their completion of academic studies. The students asked interesting questions like, “Do your students have to wear uniforms?”, “What subjects are taught at your school?”, and “Do you have any stubborn students?”. To me though, no matter how stubborn a student can be here in Africa, these are some of the most respectful students I have seen. “Of course we have stubborn students.” I replied. There were many more questions that I could answer right on the spot. I even asked a question myself. “Who got caned today!?” was what I asked. In the states where i am from, the students no longer get what’s known as corporal punishment within the schools. In Africa they do. No wonder across the board in all schools that I visited, I saw the most respectful kids from primary to senior high school. Sure, kids make mistakes around the world but when it came to respecting teachers and reverence, I noticed African students take the cake. Character Education here in the schools is integrated within the curriculum. Respect, humility, honor, and respect of elders and etc. are taught. Aside from that, i asked a question myself. I figured since this is high school, no one should be getting caned here, right? Check out the video!
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