Prof. Abletor Sedofia from University of Ghana has
this to say to us:
"Academic excellence is overrated! Did I just say
that? Oh, yes, I said it. Being top of your class does
not necessarily guarantee that you will be at the top
of life. You could graduate as the best student in
Finance but it doesn't mean you will make more
money than everybody else. The best graduating
Law student does not necessarily become the best
lawyer. The fact is life requires more than the ability
to understand a concept, memorise it and
reproduce it in an exam. School rewards people for
their memory. Life rewards people for their
imagination. School rewards caution, life rewards
daring. School hails those who live by the rules. Life
exalts those who break the rules and set new ones.
So do I mean people shouldn't study hard in school?
Oh, no, you should. But don't sacrifice every other
thing on the altar of First Class. Don't limit yourself
to the classroom. Do something practical. Take a
leadership position. Start a business and fail. That's
a better Entrepreneurship 101.Join or start an
association. Contest an election and lose. It will
teach something Political Science 101 will not teach
you. Attend a seminar. Read books outside the
scope of your course. Go on missions and win a
soul for eternal rewards... Do something you believe
in! Think less of becoming an excellent student but
think more of becoming an excellent person. Make
the world your classroom