Professor Elsie Effah Kaufmann, the National Science and Math Quiz, is a well-known academician, but Mr. Logic claims she is ignorant and unwise.
The entertainment commentator made this statement in response to Professor Effah Kaufmann‘s allegations that certain schools prioritize “singing and dancing” over teaching PRESEC students the material and helping them get ready for the NSMQ.
Outrage has since been generated on social media by the statement she shared during her Starr Chat interview with Bola Ray. In a statement, the Arts and Tourism Writers Association of Ghana (ATWAG) further demanded that she apologize.
Speaking on United Showbiz on UTV over the weekend, Mr. Logic demanded an apology from the quiz mistress and supported ATWAG.
“She has to apologise to calm everyone down… Book knowledge is not always wisdom; book knowledge is called knowledge, and wisdom is wisdom. There are professors who are knowledgeable but are not wise.
“We are blessed with wisdom, knowledge and understanding but she lacked the two at that point, which is why she said that. Because if the two were intact, before she said it, she would have considered the fact that it’s a creative case,” he said.
Mr. Logic bemoaned the way that many academics have a tendency to denigrate creatives.
“I like the way she conducts the quiz. But when I saw what she said, I was disappointed. She shouldn’t undermine us; many creatives went to school. Did she think only jobless people are in the creative space?
“If you look at some professors and doctors, the money people in the creative sector make, they wouldn’t be able to make that amount throughout their lives. But they undermine some of these creative people and label them as jobless. I was offended when I saw the story, she has to apologize to us,” Mr. Logic admitted.
NSMQ Mistress lacks wisdom and understanding for her comment about 'singing and dancing' – Mr. Logic.#UnitedShowbiz pic.twitter.com/nrpPYPNzwS
— UTV Ghana (@utvghana) November 6, 2023
