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WHAT IS THE HEAD USED FOR?

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I have listened to the debate on the uses of the head. The arguments raised by Kofi Bentil and the reaction by certain people including Prof. Quarm, the man whose book captured the traditional use of the head. I find one thing very surprising that a lot of people seem to think that it was absolutely wrong for Prof. Quarm to have captured that. Honestly, I bet to differ and I'll explain why. If you were born and still live in Ridge, Accra or East Legon, for example, your arguments are likely to go against Prof. Quarm. In those areas, water flow through the tabs and twill be difficult to see people carrying water or load. One of the basic principles of teaching, is to teach from known to unknown, simple to complex. On the other hand, if you were born and still live in a typical village or excuse me to say a hinterland, you would of course appreciate the arguments that it is not wrong to say the use of the head is to carry loads. No one goes to the farm and put a l