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Ama Ata Aidoo

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About Ama Ata Aidoo

Ama Ata Aidoo was a Ghanaian author, poet, playwright, politician, and academician. She was the Secretary for Education in Ghana from 1982 to 1983 under Jerry Rawlings's PNDC administration.

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Topics: Sad Teacher
At the age of 15, a teacher had asked me what I wanted to do for a career, and without knowing why or even how I replied that I wanted to be a poet.
It's a sad moment, really, when parents first become a bit frightened of their children.