An educationist and founder of the GATE Institute in Ghana , Mr. Anis Haffer believes that students must learn to balance academics, work, and leisure as part of preparing for life after school.
Speaking to Univers news, he stated that academic life is demanding by nature, and students must learn effective time management rather than rely on organized entertainment to cope with stress.
“The university system is demanding, but stress can be managed through proper time management. Students must learn to balance academics, work, and leisure because confining young people on campus without a work-life balance does more harm than good. During my time, I scheduled my classes in the mornings and worked in the afternoons.”
Mr. Haffer argues that academic institutions are failing to prepare students for the professional world by sheltering them from financial realities; he believes that requiring students to pay for their own entertainment, rather than providing it for free, is a necessary lesson in the accountability and budgeting required for adulthood.
“Entertainment is important, but it comes at a cost. I paid for my leisure activities, whether going to the cinema or social events. Unfortunately, many academic institutions today are becoming dysfunctional and are not adequately preparing young people for the realities of the world of work.
Mr. Anis Haffer urged students to be able to organize their own entertainment. Find it properly and even make sure they can even derive revenues out of it.
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Story by Mardiya Amin| univers.ug.edu.gh
Edited by Deborah Owusu
