A race must always be finished
· Memories of Mfantsipim headmaster Joseph Abruquah Had just arrived in Cape Coast from Accra, and decided to visit Mfantsipim, my
Author: Anis Haffar
Anis Haffar is committed to preparing a new generation of teachers and students for national and international leadership.
In the U.S he taught for 10 years with the Los Angeles Unified School District, and coordinated a Gifted And Talented Education (GATE) program. In Ghana, he trends in Education, and Leadership.
He attended Mfantsipim School, Cape Coast (Ghana), and earned a degree in Business at California State University, Los Angeles. He did his graduate work at the English Department, Pomona for a Licensed Teaching Credential in English. He is a proud father of three wonderful girls - Yaba, Essi, and Felicia
Dangerous siting of cement factory
· EPA moves to protect residents, traffic, ecology, edible salt ponds There is a joke making the rounds about Ghana
Interplay of modernity, culture, and social forces
· Readers reflect on school management for the times The Achimota Rasta issue has raised an accidental reminder that as
Storms in a calabash?
· Shades of opinion in the Achimota / Rasta saga To begin, I’d like to float the observation by F. Scott
An overdose of religion, superstition, and deceit
· False prophets Years back, I found myself in a busy waiting area at a large hospital in Accra, waiting
Shameful blatant destruction of Ghana’s forests, water bodies
· Kwame Nkrumah turns in his grave In February 1965, when President Kwame Nkrumah appointed E. Nee Ocansey as the
Skills for getting useful, practical things done!
The missing link in our academic infested institutions In a previous column, “Reduce academic theories; focus on pertinent skills” (March
A tale of two transformational teachers
·Reading and writing habits from secondary school There’s an early morning affirmative activity at the Petits Scholars International (for preschoolers)
Time to rethink and retool for experiential teaching and learning
· Searching for uncommon geniuses for Africa The overview of my “Creative and Critical Thinking” course goes like this: Creative and
Wading in the waters of Maya Angelou
·Poet laureate Amanda Gorman confronts racism in America A fresh thorn in the side of racial injustice, Amanda Gorman, the
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