Innovative Ideas In Africa

To my future leaders of this great continent Africa, my delegates for member countries, the civil society and fellow young Africans, I say good day to you all. I stand here once again reminiscing on numerous other times that I have spoken to you from this office in which so many decisions have been made that affected and shaped this continent’s interest. Today is no different. Today, I share insights on a similar agenda. Ideas are but a fragment of what we project our future to be. I am therefore circumscribed to think that it plays an important role in helping both present and future leaders such as ourselves envision the Africa we hope to live in. My role here is simple; to express how innovative ideas can contribute to the overall integration

Alexander Adum Kwapong, the first native Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana shared light of the importance of classical studies as a means of stabilizing a society (Kwapong, 2013). He did this in his book titled “Classical Civilization and National Development”. This book preaches of a better way of life and understanding of the world when one studies classics. Another great thinker known as Gustav Richard Lambert circles around a world with the knowledge of classics. In his abstract “The Place and Importance of Classical Civilization in Curriculum Revision in Classics”, G. R. Lambert endorses Kwapong’s statement of the importance of classics. Both thinkers saw classical studies as a means of connecting with the past and also a means of precedence for cultivating a better way of life in the present. In achieving the aspirations of education, we must endeavour to champion a system that promotes the educational knowledge of our people beyond what is considered African. Although the ancient world or classics may seem outmoded from the problems faced in the present, the study of classical civilization can help us make sense of the world as it is today. As a result, there is a lot we can learn from studying classics irrespective of whether or not they are African. One would become familiar with much of the world's art and history and one's education would be better-rounded if we follow the principles and ideas set out by Kwapong and Lambert. This is how I think ideas can influence and raise the aspiration of education to greater