Ghanaian School Pupil Presents Gari Soaking Ingredients To Class Teacher As 'Our Day' Gift
- A Ghanaian teacher received an unusual present as his Our Day gift from one of his class pupils
- The teacher was given a pack of Kivo gari, biscuits, a sachet of water and a plastic spoon
- However, the teacher's seeming lack of appreciation for the pupil's gesture did not sit well with netizens who came across the video
- A teacher at the Abeka cluster of schools in Accra, Uthman Rashidatu Zawa explained the relevance of "Our Day" celebrations in an interview with YEN.com.gh
A Ghanaian basic school teacher was surprised by a gift he received from one of his pupils during their "Our Day" event.
Our Day is a tradition in Ghana where pupils are allowed to wear their best clothes and take their favourite food and snacks to class on the last day of school after their end-of-term exams.
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The school pupils also used the Our Day event to appreciate their favourite teachers for their impact and hard work throughout the term.
It was in this regard that the school pupil, who did not appear in the video sighted by YEN.com.gh, presented the class teacher with ingredients for preparing gari soaking as his Our Day gift.
In the trending video, the Ghanaian teacher received a pack of Kivo gari, biscuits, a sachet of water and a spoon from his class pupil.
"Look at what my student gave me as Our Day gift. Gari, a sachet of water, biscuits, and a spoon. Can you imagine this? I have to quit this profession," he said.
Netizens asked the teacher to appreciative
Netizens seemed unhappy about the teacher's seeming lack of appreciation for the pupil's Our Day gift.
@fathia said:
"That’s all he or she have and at least he or she has shown appreciation and love."
@Halima Ahmed also wrote:
"A sign of kindness.... just appreciated that."
@Morientis said:
"Awww, don't let the kid feel sad because that might be his or her best."
@ruthmensah195 also said:
"Awwwn she has really done well. Givers never lack."
Speaking to YEN.com.gh in an interview, Uthman Rashidatu Zawa, a teacher at the Abeka cluster of schools explained that the "Our Day" event is an old tradition in the Ghanaian educational sector, where parents use the day to appreciate tutors of their wards.
"As the term say ”Our day” meaning it’s the kids day rather not the teachers day per say. It simply means a we can eat and play and no learning. In the olden days it was parents who used to buy the gifts which was given to the teachers by the students to appreciate the teachers effort for the academic year," she said.
Regarding the reaction of the teacher in the trending video, Madam Rashida explained that the kids don't need to give gifts, so if a kid manages to present some, the tutors must appreciate the gesture no matter how small or big.
"I don’t know for other schools but from my job experiences so far I’ve never seen a teacher asking a student for any our day gift. It’s just some the kids do voluntarily No coercion what so ever. Teachers must learn to take pride in the fact that their kids had such a thought of appreciation," she said..
Obroni woman, Olivia names gari soakings as her favourite meal
In a related YEN.com.gh story, a young white lady has become obsessed with gari soaking, a popular African staple food, in a rare occurrence that has left many Africans on social media in awe.
The young lady, identified as Olivia, has been spotted in a series of videos eating gari soakings while describing it as her favourite snack.
Olivia has tried all the combinations of gari soakings - with milo, milk powder, peanut and sugar - enjoying it with or without water.
Proofread by Berlinda Entsie, journalist and copy editor at YEN.com.gh
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