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AFRIKAN FOODS
ReFlections of
an AFRIKAN
Samuel Phillips
A teacher is only as good as his student -
My musings
A happened. What happened made to think, and which we
teacher is only
was, not that you are not a
as good as his
ourselves have believed over
time. But my question has re-
good teacher, it’s just that, con-
student, is a
statement that
cerning this particular student,
mained the same. What exactly
came to me in my
not have a one shot answer to
meditations a while ago and it a connection to who they are is wrong with Afrika? I really do
on the inside was not made.
stuck with me. At first it made Sometimes, teachers can only this question, but here is what
sense to say that a student is teach to the extent to which I think. I think we are target-
only as good as his teacher, they can get into their student's ing the wrong things with our
which to some extent is cor- inner person and that is very amazing Afrikan knowledge and
rect, but thinking further and critical for both teaching and wisdom systems. That's what
putting context to the state- learning. I think and I believe I have the
ment, it made perfect sense to right to my own opinion. Just
say that a teacher is only as Back to Afrika like my musing that a teacher
good as his student. But what Afrika certainly has amazing is only as good as his student,
does it mean? It simply means scholars, innovators, thinkers, I think we are not getting re-
that a teacher is only as good creators, idealists in various sults for our abundance of
as the degree to which he or sectors of our societies. This knowledge in Afrika, because
she is able to reach the inner I know for sure because, as we keep pouring knowledge
person sleeping in the heart of a writer and designer for this into mind vessels that are not
the student. To put it in anoth- magazine and the various worthy of such knowledge. And
er way, have you ever had an designs and other writings that when I say ‘not worthy’, I do not
experience in which you have I do, lots of information passes mean it in a bad way. What I
been trying to teach something through my desk in forms of ar- mean is that, we keep pouring
to a child or an adult, and the ticles, papers, e-books and the knowledge into minds that are
person is not getting it? Then various things that people from not refined, renewed or even
someone else comes along around Afrika share with us for prepared to both accept the
and says the same very thing the magazine. You can easily knowledge and also use it right.
you said and instantly the child tell that Afrika is not a continent And this is not just from the
gets it. You might wonder what of dullards, like we have been space of the students receiving
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