Who has authority in our society? Who are the leaders of society? Politicians, police, engineers, doctors, nurses, teachers- these people are the elite leaders of society who have a voice. In the following ted talks video, Patrick Awuah discusses how much leadership does matter, which I think is a pivotal aspect of solving the education crisis in the world. After growing up in Ghana, Awuah attended a university, which was very dissimilar to his schooling in Ghana. Through critical thinking he realized that the leaders of Ghana made poor decisions, which brought unfortunate situations to his country. He states that the question of transformation in Africa is a question of leadership.
Compared to his job at Microsoft, he realized the hardworking and motivated culture that existed. He decided that every society must be very intentional about educating its leaders.
Lastly, he questions: Can we create a perfect society?
The answer: we cannot create a perfect society- but if we can move towards it we will achieve excellence.
