Patrick Awuah: Educating a new generation of African leaders

[bassefa1984]

This is western propaganda that attempts to shift the blame of Africa's condition solely onto corrupt African leadership and away from the Western governments that installed and supported them. With the help of our Chinese friends Africa will rise, exposing the West's hypocrisy for all the world to see.

[QBisbest]

@bassefa1984 Umm ok?

[ofosusam]

Good job Patrick. However I disagree with the Liberal Arts stuff. Africa needs problem solvers, technical experts, healthcare, roads, machines etc etc. How does liberal arts solve any of those? We dont need it. China and India are on the rise and their education is not based on Liberal Arts, it is based on science and technology. Lets leave the philosophy, and theory of liguistics etc to the 19th century european aristocrats. Sorry

[Mwenjo7]

@ofosusam liberal arts teaches one critical thinking. You are right to point out that China and India are relying on science and technology to rise, but you can't forget how unequality still persist. Critical thinking may not get a nation to be in the top 10 but it gives opportunity to citizens to learn to think for themselves in science AND/OR philosophy.

[ofosusam]

@Mwenjo7 Yeah. I hear this all the time. So are you telling me a student who has passed Calculus, Mechanics, Differential Equations, Genetics, Organic Chemistry, Thermodynamics, etc etc cannot do critical thinking? Not true at all. In fact it is a laughable proposition based on lack of information or willful ignorance. We need a new liberal arts for the 21st century, something along the lines of Cosmology and evolutionary biology, then carear based science majors.

[Mwenjo7]

@ofosusam, I am in no way whatsoever questioning the critical thinking skills of science majors, but what I am pointing out is the pursuit of liberal studies which produces lawyers, artists, writers, filmmakers necessary to the culture of a society especially for those scientists who need to relax away from their works. They both are needed, you can't trade a writer's ability to reach the inner psyche of a person for an engineer's ability to repair bridges. Both are needed.

[tricialo1]

@Mwenjo7 I agree! Look at Nollywood as a case study! it is the best example of Nigerians consuming what they produce! Liberal studies is also essential to the progress of a continent. Reading what other people have written on their experiences inspires you to do more. The problem is people have a very narrow idea of what liberal arts consists of. Tourism is also another area that most african countries have not fully utilized.

[chigeh]

@ofosusam you said it!

[kellygun7788]

It"s not Education .It"s IQ. Niggers are very stupid low IQ.Ghana people"s IQ:71

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[classicalmix]

@kellygun7788 If your IQ was higher than 71 you would know that in order to write an IQ test you need to know how to read and write. I recommend you read wiki/Intelligence_quotient so you know that its given that a 40 year old man who finished high school will score higher than a 40 year old man who only finished grade 2, its not that this person failed grade 3, he just never had the chance to do it, that's what happens in Africa. Educate yourself.

[fmcneillii]

@kellygun7788 The IQ gap for educated blacks are closing so IQ is not something that can't change. Just look at UK africans who have an average IQ of 87-90 and increasing. It's called the Flynn effect.

[bersanji]

africa needs more than talk. africa needs africans to feel like africans.

and stop chasing life abroad and stop blaming white men when ever shit goes wrong.

africa needs to stop adopting arabs, jews, christians, or any other not native religion and move on with their life and go back to their ancestors and love the continent with passion. selfish-lessly and to respect fellow africans equally like their own brothers and sisters, either they bantus, cushits or lighter skinned africans.. period

[simbakafiri]

@bersanji what the fuck...only less than 1% of africans are abroad...and yes those white devils are the ones who are stealing and stole african land and resources...they are still doing that now...LIbya?

[bersanji]

@simbakafiri am not arguing that africans r at home majority, what am saying is : we need to stop thinking and dreaming to live like westerners ... even the music is changed now, africans wanna b puff dady and 50 cents. 

[gentojupiter]

those this man listen to jerry rolings???????

[tulae101]

@TheXavierLee what is incorrect there?

[jamuthe]

many people have the best breath taking ideas on how africa's problems can be solved. Awuah appears to be challenging us to implement his and other ideas by africans in africa who know how to deal with their surging growth problems from political, social and economic. always remember that, there is no authentic transformation without an authentic action

act more and talk less people!!!!!!!!!!!

[UsitukaneMkunga]

Awuah is a model of what African Elites should be.

[chromemie]

lets be like asia they showed the world that they dont need any other country and look they are still alive ,its about being proud of who you are , africans act like prostitutes ,just wanting to get and not thinking about doing it for themselves , white know that when something is not good for their countries ,they send it to places like africa, it discuses me watching our people just sitting there just waitng for things to come to them

[chromemie]

because of our african leaders stupid decisions ,we are taken advantage by white countries even more , the world needs africa for many reasons ,but when our leaders see money they agree to everything ,and forget about our needs ,show the world what africa wants ,instead of letting them do what ever they want here, we smile and welcome everyone here ,but we are not getting the same in their lands ,start thinking about your own people first

[sudha1405]

Excellent speech..whatever he told applicable for lot of other countries too.

[muyindam]

WOW!!! I like this post!!!! Real African!!!

[xzoneworldtv]

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[JimmyNaraine]

yeah, great speech

[lionelboom]

This is on 4.5 stars rating right now - I'm surprised anyone gives it any less than 5 star.

A superb, inspiring talk!

[HelpAfricanKids]

I just returned from Uganda, talking with primary & secondary school students about what makes a good leader. They had some good ideas, but need to know how to go from idea to reality. This video is wonderful - I know some of these senior students will really enjoy it and it will spark some good conversations. Thank you.

[LusoCMD]

I really think that your altruism is great and there should be many more like you, the soil must have the right nutrients and the seed grows by itself to be the tree.

[kofibright]

did you say i should research about rankings? yes for your information i did, i looked the major rankings and i did not see Ashesi. can you give me any references with Ashesi ranked? maybe Hanna Montana was on Tv so i did not see or hear that!!! i guess i was busying washing scrubs. J.A

[kofibright]

patrick thank you very much ............you truelly have the qualities God bless you.

but one thing you school is tooo expensive for the ordinary to affored

[300rainmaker]

"If you think education is expensive, try ignorance." Education is expensive business. We need to move away from the mediocre, cheap way of education and rather chart the course for world-class quality education right in Ghana. We should rather look at ways of making funds accessible for students through loans and other avenues like they do anywhere in the world! Quality is delivered at a cost, and we must be ready to pay for it!!!

[kofibright]

do you call a person voicing out that education PROVIDED BY YOU GUYS is expensive a mediocre?

you must be joking,what is the raking of your school on the world stage? yes you guys are doing ok, helping!! but the cost does not match the quality:P

and did you ignorant said quality education is provided at a cost in every part of the World? check your facts, because in the Scandinavian is free:)that was a guess point you made. you are WRONG!!!

[300rainmaker]

I said we need to move away from mediocre education.That education is free in Scandinavia doesn't mean it's inexpensive;they get enough Government funds and research grants from other donors. Ghanaian uni. don't have that support and are managing with what they have! What Ashesi is doing is to produce better graduates,and that comes at a cost! FYI, most of the students get scholarships from the school. And please research about University Rankings...and oh! u are WRONG! it's not my school!

[11prez11]

I think people are missunderstanding what a free market socieity is, current western society gives a illusion of free market society, but its not a free market in it's purest form. What Dr. Patrick is discussing is true free market with fair economic instruments, not large monopolies, and one sided world trade policies

[ghanboy]

Just curious, does anyone know how old Mr. Awuah is?

[fatherchaky]

I think he might be 40 now

[ddball1]

As a high school teacher, I believe in a liberal education underlining the strength of a society. Free markets, with a strong liberal education, can save the future of Africans from those who wish it ill.

[maceike]

I think "free markets" are part of the cause of poverty and distress in other continents/countries. But I do agree with the "liberal education."

[MrFrankBullitt]

Africa is resource rich so they will stay poor. The U.S. will exploit them for oil and diamonds while backing dictators. There are forces at work too strong to fix with simple aid.

[USASoCCerGoaL]

If your completely broke and someone gives you 300 dollars for food, your going to eat until that 300 is gone. And then youll be broke again needing more donations. Aid definitely isnt the answer, change from within is. When your leader wants to be the leader just to get rich, then the rest of the country will starve. Accountability for money sent to africa is the key, and not raping themselves of the countrys revenue without dispersing it into the community for internal growth

[scorinaldi]

i'm glad for the work he's doing, but what's with the love affair with free markets?

africa has been being perpetually screwed by runaway "free market" economic profiteers since colonialism.

[CrowdPleeza]

Let's assume he's referring to the free markets or capitalism found in Botswana.

[hidri5]

That was a very good video. I appreciate what is doing for Africa,particulary Ghana. If more people like him got involved with rebuilding Ghana then Ghana will be a very powerful nation.

[Charles2337]

Not only enlightened leaders, but leaders who are also intelligent; with above average intelligence.

[MightyTiny]

A powerful and true message - change begins with proper, enlightening education.

[benjis007]

thanks!