Ghanaian Computer Teacher Whose Drawing Broke The Internet Finally Speaks
Pfandergloria May 30, 2018 For Owura Kwadwo Hottish, 33, an information and communications technology teacher in Ghana, it’s his only option. At the middle school where he works, there are no computers. So using colored chalk, he painstakingly draws a version of the computer screen onto the blackboard. People praised his incredible attention to detail. “How many days did you take to draw that?” one commenter marveled. Indeed, his drawing of the word processing software included dozens of buttons and features, from the File tab to the horizontal scroll bar. And he was lauded for his commitment to the students. “God bless you for the effort you are putting into grooming our young people,” wrote another. One commenter expressed his disappointment in the Ghanaian education system: “Modern-day Ghana teaching ICT like this … so sad.” For Hottish, who spends about 30 minutes making these drawings before every class, teaching this way ...