It’s imperative to be open-minded in the face of adversity. If we tweak our perspective into embracing an approach of “the obstacle is the way.” It does not matter what life throws at us, there is always a way to turn the obstacle into an advantage. The new covid variant has indeed caused fear and made us hurl profanities at how things have gone wrong; because the circumstances at hand deter us from living a ‘normal life’ so we call it. But what if there is another way to look at it… what if this is an opportunity for us to take the route less traveled, to tap into new possibilities, to shape the future, to turn ‘ideals’ into reality; there is always an opportunity to think again. Please remember, attention ought to be paid to the charismatic new generation. We ought to go the extra mile to cast a light on the potential of these students. This generation knows how to manipulate the web, but they are mostly complacent about how it could add great value to who they are.
Guiding students to be intentional about the internet can be of great value to enabling them to cultivate a growth mindset and hence sparking off a cycle of knowledge-thirsty students. Google is a gateway to trillions of information. Learning how to find what’s relevant can be a game-changer for the students because YouTube alone is referred to as a university, a repository of how-to videos ranging from coding, graphics design, calligraphy, art, to Entrepreneurship master classes, photography, blogging, and physical exercises. Students need to expand their existential faculties i.e physiology, spirituality, psychology, health, relationships, skill sets, career, and personal finance which is an important aspect.
As a business student, I am interested in researching how Uganda and Africa at large can ramp up digital media development to ensure we have a fallback plan in the face of uncertainty. A wise man once said, “The illiterate man of today is not one who cannot read and write, but one who cannot Unlearn, Learn, and Relearn.” It will be phenomenal when students discover that knowledge is not only power but profit.
Leaders are readers, learners are high earners, and learning never ceases because it’s the essence of human progress.
