Keep pace with innovation, changing world - Dr Amediku advises young graduate teachers
The Director and Head of the Payment Systems Department of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Settor Kwabla Amediku, has advised new and young graduate teachers to keep pace with innovation to meet the needs of the changing world.
He said after completing the colleges of education, the graduate teachers should continuously engage in learning and upgrading themselves.
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Dr Amediku, who is a product of the college and a member of the 1989 year group, was the guest speaker at the 13th Congregation of the Ada College of Education at Ada Foah where he shared his thoughts in an interview with the Daily Graphic.
Six hundred and forty-six teachers graduated from 2018/2019 and the 2019/2020 batches with Diploma in Basic Education after a three-year programme.
Dr Amediku said in response to the challenges of the modern world, the fresh graduates should never depend on one stream of income, irrespective of where they found themselves.
He asked them to take their destinies into their own hands and be responsible for their actions.
“Young graduate teachers from the colleges of education coming these days to begin their teaching career should consider exploring the possibility of diversifying their profession and also engaging in other income earning activities,” he advised.
Development goals
The central banker told the Daily Graphic that the graduands needed to have well-written personal development goals and be ready to make sacrifices for their attainment.
He said the newly trained teachers must learn from the challenges and frustrations of life’s journey and never give up on their dreams if they wanted to succeed in life, adding “never at any time should you be afraid of the gap between your dreams and the reality. Never quit and be ready to pay the price.”
Sharing his personal experiences as a trained teacher, a chartered accountant and economist, he told the Daily Graphic that at age 16, he was the youngest student teacher in his class in the Ada College of Education but with self-discipline, hard work, commitment and dedication he was always top of the class for the four-year study.
He said he developed self-awareness and a curious mind on account of the college training, adding that “of course, there were frustrations and rejection by fellow students and tutors, but I never quit. I endured the pain on account of focus and determination to make a difference and change the narrative.”
Dr Amediku told the freshly graduated teachers to be receptive to new forms of doing things and cultivate the habit of reading, willingness to learn new things and discipline, which would push them closer to their dreams.