Coming from an accredited international school in Ghana
there is not much of an educational shock, however with respect to the teaching
methods in Ghana as compared to that of the methods used here in the United
Kingdom the is a great difference which I feel has helped me gain some
independence.
In Ghana for instance all assignments were hand written and
personally handed to the teachers or their assistants. Teachers were more than
ready to “chase” you around for their work. Spoon-feeding was another thing
that was very common in my school. This took away our freedom in the sense that
I lacked some sort of independence. As a result of this I did not really
understand fully the importance of firstly independence and secondly time
management. The two work hand in hand.
In order to know how to manage your time you need to know how to manage
yourself in other words gain independence.
As I walked into my room for the first time I literally
wanted to die but in the long run I realized that everything just takes getting
used and I must admit I actually really like the school and at this point I
cant imagine myself in any other university. Its like home away from home now
except the food is different and in this country they don’t cook with salt or
spices. I’m more than lucky to have this opportunity because really not
everybody will get this chance.
This experience is indeed very different from what I had
known and seen back home because the foreigners back home had cultures that had
been diluted as a result of the fact that the had embraced the Ghanaian culture
and included parts of culture which served as beneficial to them.
I feel that life is really about appreciating the different
cultures and embracing parts of that culture, this will help you grow and come
to understand that this will create unity and peace and you cannot do all of
this until you have lived in a multi-cultural society. This experience is doing
that for me.
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