"If your education system is not about critical thinking, you are not developing innovators" - Adutwum
Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum critiqued the Ghanaian education system, emphasising the need to prioritise critical thinking over rote learning. In an interview on Cruise Control with Mercury Quaye on Hitz FM on Wednesday, March 25, Dr. Adutwum stated, "If your education system is not about critical thinking, you are not developing innovators."
Dr. Adutwum elaborated that traditional schooling methods reward memorisation and conformity. He said that those who go to school because they wrote examinations and memorised content have been tamed not to think critically. Dr. Adutwum suggested that many of the country's most innovative minds emerge outside the formal education system.
Dr. Adutwum noted that individuals in music, entrepreneurship, and other sectors often display the highest levels of creativity. He added that the most creative are those who did not pursue education to the master's and PhD levels, and sometimes not even to a bachelor's degree, but they were not tamed by the system.
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Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has criticised Ghana's education system, sparking conversation about its focus. He suggests the system may inadvertently hinder the development of crucial skills - but how?
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