The brain is designed to learn through constant repetition and active, hands-on involvement. Through such practice and persistence, any skill can be mastered.
@SuiGenerisSoul5@annorweb@AfricaFirsts A lot of this comes from colorism too. Being darkskinned in Africa can feel like a curse sometimes the stigma, the jokes and the name-calling. It’s crazy how deep this mindset runs, even among our own people.
If we don't educate children in history, culture, languages, religion, traditions, ethics and critical thinking preferring instead to limit them to STEM subjects, then we are raising a generation of easy to manipulate morons. This is becoming ever more obvious today.
An interview with Teacher Chikwava has revealed a very touching and painful story. The Science teacher is the father of a 24-year-old son who lives with epilepsy and is both deaf and unable to speak.
Because of the responsibility of caring for his son and the need to provide for his family, he has been cooking and selling sadza at Copacabana for the past two years as a way to earn a living. It is his way of trying to make ends meet despite the difficult circumstances.