CHAPTER 4
Akosua
“By the time you’re my age,” said Miss Mensah, “you’ll have forgotten practically everything you are going to learn in the next two years.”
Geraldine put up her hand.
“Please, Miss, I’m Geraldine Blankson. Please Miss, if what you said is right, what’s the point?”
“The point, Geraldine, is to separate the worthy from the unworthy. The worthy will receive a certificate which will entitle them to proceed to a university where, in due course, if they are diligent, they will receive another certificate. The unworthy, if they are girls, will look for a job which doesn’t require too much brain power while they keep their eyes open for a suitable husband. What our educational system fails to do, Geraldine, is to give you an education. Over the next two years, I am going to d
