Talented Basic 7 student builds modeled house with cardboard and plastic; he needs support and motivation

A Basic 7 boy poised with creative talents has built a house with plastic and old cardboard. He needs support and motivation to do more of what he has within his faculty.

Ernest Aglago is a Basic 7 student at Ho-Heve E.P. Basic School located in the Volta Region. He has exhibited his creative talent via the use of old cartons and plastic to make an architectural model of a house.

The young talent, Ernest has high hopes for furthering his education in a more well-grounded technical school which can help him to unearth his great potential.

Ghanaian pupils /or students need the intervention of GES and the Ministry of Education to pay much attention to talents of this caliber and consider restructuring the education system in a more realistic direction so that these graduates can commence their dream careers right after completing basic schools not necessarily pursuing higher education before they can become somebody in the future.

Carefully structured programmes must be introduced in the basic schools that will focus primarily on harnessing the talents of the students right from their basic school days.

Awards have been proven by learning theorists to be a great way for learners to be pushed to produce more of themselves.

With a fully planned award event for talent or creative artwork across basic schools in Ghana, talents will be willing to give their all hoping that the future will be bright and pregnant with work opportunities in line with their already dreams.

Practical (hands-on-work education) and talent-earthing is the type of education Ghanaians are screeching for. The youth of Ghana need practical education instead of the bookish type of education the nation has adopted for ages now.

The creative world includes artwork and music. The deceased Virgil Abloh from the States was a designer of many shoes that gave a new edifice to the fashion world. He worked for the Air Force, Jordan, Jordan-Air, Nike, Louis Vitton, and Off-White, among other fashion homes.

Virgil’s works speak out loud and are appreciated by millions of people. Even after his sudden demise, his works are chalking greater heights.

The Ghanaian schools, GES, and the Ministry of Education can work out using the works of Virgil as inspiration and infusing “marketable” courses or subjects into the education system for the best outcome.

The Ghanaian culture has what the world would love to see and buy which in the long term can earn revenue for the nation.

Ghana’s education system should rather prioritize how learners or/ graduates can bring what they learn into reality not just the “dreams learnt in books which can not be touched.”

Ghana and Africa are blessed with myriad raw materials in nature which will attract no cost or less cost if attention is paid to the nation’s problems and finding lasting ways to address them holistically.

The emergence of technology has unearthed the great hidden potential in learners which needs to be tapped and transformed into a more payable career.

Practically-laced and focused type of education will effect Ghana the more. Learners are willing to exhibit their inward talents but then the leaders are eager to rob off the future of these learners by paying deaf ears to their desires.

Currently, the new crop of learners across public schools in Ghana are delving more into the practical type of education. Some schools under the school farm project have harvested bumper crops ranging from vegetables to cash crops.

Indeed, agriculture is the backbone of the Ghanaian economy.

The Ghanaian Actor, politician, and farmer John Dumelo has invested his all to revive the agricultural sector single-handedly which needs to be emulated.

His action has raised millions of eyebrows making the youth stay steady and act for their future.

John Dumelo is into different kinds of farming including snail, rabbit, and vegetables.

He made farming attractive and lucrative.

Somewhere in November 2023, he launched his “Operation Feed Ourselves” initiative and called for support.

According to him, “The main focus of the initiative is to produce more foodstuff especially rice (from the Guan district and Northern parts of Ghana), tomatoes, onions, and maize from other parts of the country.”

Adding, he said “Another important aspect is to urge Ghanaians to add value to what we produce and consume Made in Ghana products. Hopefully, this initiative will reduce our rice, tomatoes, and onions imports by 50% in the next 6 years. Let us all join hands to make this work. It’s a great time to be a farmer. God bless you and God bless Ghana.”

Citizens like John Dumelo and their works are motivation to the “future leaders”. Schools need to infuse such ideas into the curriculum to effect and address the problems Ghana is facing in the world of agriculture and industrialization. The creative arts sector is not an exception. A critical look must be taken at how best the wheels can be propelled for a positive outcome.

Creative arts sells. It is a giant avenue that Ghana can cash from if good achievable plans are tailored for it.

The hands are ready to work but there are no avenues to employ the “bookish products”.

SOURCE: Coverghana.com.gh