12/22/2025
Degrees Without Sense – The Rise of Educated Illiterates - (Part 3)
Good morning, my amazing friends, top fans, awesome followers, and my favorite tribe of generational champions and infinite solutions providers! It’s been a busy but productive week, and I know we are all looking forward to a great weekend with our loved ones.
Recently, I made a post about the rise of educated illiterates and degrees without sense, and the brilliant conversations from all of you have been inspiring! So today, let’s take this discussion deeper, because this is more than just an academic debate; it’s an urgent crisis that is threatening Africa’s progress, politics, economy, and even our safety. But before we dive in, kindly accept my invitation to follow and like my pages Prof. Mgbeke and Sandra C. Duru. I welcome you to our beautiful community where we inspire and motivate one another daily!
The Education Pandemic: Degrees Without Wisdom:
Education should be the foundation of purest wisdom, critical thinking, and problem-solving. But what do we see today? A system that mass-produces graduates who cannot apply knowledge beyond their certificates. We have medical doctors who are neither healers nor researchers, engineers who cannot build, and leaders who cannot lead. This phenomenon is what many of us have called “certificate acquisition without education.” And some people go as far as buying these certificates for political reasons and offices!
Instead of focusing on how much a person knows, we should be asking how well they can apply what they know. Too many people wear degrees like ornaments, but when real-world challenges arise, they have no solutions to offer. This is why we see nations filled with educated individuals yet drowning in corruption, poverty, and underdevelopment.
The Loss of Native Wisdom and Practical Knowledge:
One of the greatest tragedies is that Africa was never uneducated, we had advanced knowledge in medicine, agriculture, functional politics and law, engineering, astrology, and even supernatural sciences long ago before Western education arrived. The Egyptian pyramids, ancient irrigation systems, and herbal medicine practices are just a few examples of Africa’s scientific brilliance.
But instead of refining and advancing our indigenous knowledge, colonial influences led us to abandon our strengths in pursuit of foreign ideals. As a result of this, we have generations who are well-versed in Western theories but disconnected from the practical skills and wisdom of their ancestors. Now, you are beginning to understand why I apply a natural approach to global business solutions and all that my native-indigenous “BRANDS”Mgbeke™️, Mgbeke Village Hut 🛖 is doing globally.
It is no surprise that today, we produce too many graduates who know little beyond their specific academic realm. Many do not ‘EVEN’ understand governance, leadership, emotional intelligence, or even basic problem-solving. We have been conditioned to chase paper qualifications rather than intellectual and practical competence.
How Do We Fix This?
1. Education Must Prioritize Practical Skills – Teaching should go beyond textbooks. Every field of study should incorporate hands-on learning, case studies, and real-life applications. Medicine, law, engineering, and agriculture have done this to some extent, but it should extend to all disciplines.
2. Integrate Native Wisdom into Our Curriculum – Instead of discarding our ancestral knowledge, we should modernize and integrate it into formal education. Traditional African medicine, engineering techniques, and agricultural methods should be researched, validated, and taught alongside modern sciences.
3. Emphasize Emotional Intelligence and Critical Thinking – It is not enough to train people to memorize facts. We must raise a generation of independent thinkers who question, analyze, and solve problems. Education should also teach emotional intelligence, leadership, and ethical decision-making.
4. Encourage Lifelong Learning Beyond Certificates – True education does not end with a degree. People must be encouraged to continuously seek knowledge, improve their skills, and adapt to new challenges.
5. Hold Institutions Accountable – Universities and schools should not just be degree mills. They must ensure that students graduate with real skills that can contribute to national development.
6. Prioritize Mental Health Awareness and Support Systems - One of the biggest failures of our education and societal system is the neglect of mental health awareness and support. In many African communities, mental health struggles are often dismissed as mere spiritual attacks, leading to a lack of proper care and intervention.
It is time to incorporate mental health education, wellness training, and “resilience-building” programs into our schools, workplaces, and communities. Functional welfare and counseling centers should be established, with psychiatric assistance available to students, families, and communities. Instead of stigmatizing those who need mental health support, we must create environments where seeking help is encouraged, respected, and easily accessible.
A society that prioritizes mental wellness produces stronger, emotionally intelligent individuals who can think critically, innovate, and contribute meaningfully to national development. There will be less or no drug abuse related issues in such a community.
7. Establish Community-Based Welfare and Support Programs - If we are serious about fixing our broken systems, we must invest in community-based welfare programs that provide direct assistance to students, families, and communities using our internally generated resources and revenues. Instead of waiting for foreign aid or unrealistic government interventions, we must take responsibility for our own people. YES! It’s doable!
A functional welfare system should not only offer financial or material support but also provide structured mentorship, career guidance, and professional development. One key way to implement this is by recruiting fresh secondary school and university graduates to work in these community welfare programs for one to two years before they advance to higher-level jobs or further training.
This initiative will:
• Help bridge the gap between education and employment
• Ensure young graduates gain real-life problem-solving experience
• Foster a culture of service, leadership, and responsibility in young people
• Strengthen local economies by reinvesting resources into communities
Why I Have Rejected Political Appointments:
These are just some of the many real solutions that could transform lives, yet they are continuously ignored because of a system built on corruption, incompetence, and selfish interests. This is one of the major reasons why I have rejected numerous political appointments and positions in my home country till date!
I refuse to be used as a pawn in a system where visionless, power-hungry individuals, and many of whom hold bought, paid-for, or stolen degrees occupy leadership positions without any understanding of governance or the needs of the people. These are the same so-called leaders who have stolen mandates without vision and titles without wisdom!
That is why I have SECURELY KEPT MY BLUEPRINT, continuously refining it, and updating it until the time comes when I have the EXECUTIVE POWER to implement these solutions without obstruction, interference, or any sabotage. I will not allow my ideas to be corrupted or diluted by those who thrive on incompetence and mediocrity. Watch them come here and steal these skeletons of “dim-light” idea and run with it blindly without the blueprint or the full concept paper. They’re so dumb and fraudulent!
Until then, we must continue to educate, empower, and enlighten ourselves. Because real change begins with knowledge, action, and an unshakable commitment to the truth!
Africa Must Rise on Its Own Terms:
The wisdom of our ancestors isn’t lost! It has simply been buried under layers of imposed narratives. But we are not helpless! The responsibility to change this system starts with us, and by demanding better education, by embracing continuous learning, and by valuing competence over paper qualifications.
As the Bible reminds us in Proverbs 4:7, “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.”
Let us not just seek knowledge, let us seek wisdom and understanding! Because at the end of the day, a degree without sense is like a candle without a flame, it’s decorative, but useless in the dark.
Let’s be the light that changes the narrative!
Prof. Mgbeke
