By: Gorwe J. Waryoba
Let me start this
discussion by citing some quotations from different scholars on education. Mandela argues that, “Education is the most
powerful weapon which you can use to change the World”. However, Aristotle
states that, “The roots of education are bitter, but the fruits are sweet”. Its
high time now, to start afresh with a new spirit, new power, new courage, and
new mindset towards study, in this year of study 2016/2017.
As far as I am
concerned, as a student at St. Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT) for the
third year now; even before joining the University: there had have been a lot of
complaints and talks on the number of courses offered and the fixed time table
at SAUT. Some students complain, that there are so many courses; which are so
much involved at a short period of time. They lament that, when you enter into
the campus, you become too busy, no time to rest.
Then, I wonder!
When I hear, even the secondary school pupils,
who have not yet even entered in any University: hearing them discussing on the matter, just by
“only hear sayings” from some of SAUT
students on the street. Hence, when some choose and/ or selected to SAUT: as the
first year students, they start following the same beat (complaining), which
they had have been heard on the SAUT academic matters: even before starting their
study.
However, there are good
news that I am told by different people and I always here from different
industries, and the streets I pass through all over the country about the high proficiency
of graduates from the SAUT: in their field of study. If I can sight an example,
in the field of education, which I am in; when we do go to the “field practice” in
different schools, we meet with various student teachers from different
Universities: student teachers from SAUT do the best, as far as academic
matters are concerned. If I try to make my reflections on all the happenings, I
thank God for the opportunity that I got to be selected to study at SAUT.
Therefore, I would like
to urge you, SAUT students; study hard and not to complain about the number of courses
and the fixed time table that we have in our University. These are the things
which make us the best in our specialisations, and help us be useful, and
marketable Worldwide; in different industries and the society at large. The
nature of the University mould us to be
multipurpose, and self – reliants in our
lives. “Stop complaining let us study”.
Contact:
gorwewm@gmail.com
