General Secretary of Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), David Ofori Acheampong has also condemned the examinable nine or ten subjects studied by pupils of the basic school, describing it as “academic torture”
According to him, such a call is needed and long overdue. For that matter the country needs a national agenda for education and decide on what exactly is good for our students and not let children who between the ages of six and twelve learn 9,10,11 subjects.
Mr. Acheampong, submitted this at Greater Accra GNAT’s 5th Quadrennial Regional Delegates Conference under the theme “Transforming Societies Through Education Under the Agenda 2030: 60 Years of Ghana’s Education System; Educating for Certification or Educating for Self-Sustaining Life Transformation”.
And that there is evidence of pupils having problems of reading, understanding basic concepts of science and learning and understanding our history as a people, definitely we ought to reduce the subjects.
Some dignitaries who graced the occasion were Greater Accra Regional Minister, Ishmael Ashitey, Greater Accra Regional Director of Education, Dr. Peter Attafuah and other district and metro directors.
He added that the teachers are ever ready to take whatever licensing exams the government deems it necessary to write. However, he asked that the National Teaching Council should come out with the modalities.
Aside, he disagreed with the Minister of Education for coming out that the delivery hours at the basic schools would be extended to 4 pm – saying there is no scientific evidence to the effect that longer stay in the classroom would improve the basic education.
Source: atinkaonline.com
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“academic torture” indeed. thank you MR. General Secretary of Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), David Ofori Acheampong. I am with you on this fight and i am 100 % in agreement with your submission. its take wise people like you to see such academic torture. however please can you tell us how many subjects you think these children should be subjected to? Well before you tell us, this is what i think. i think 3 will be the best for these kids and the 3 are maths , English and social studies or ethics. they must be grounded in the English language and mathematics and this will give them a solid foundation to be able to handle courses at the senior high school level. most of these kids are not performing basically because of poor background in English and mathematics. thus if all their primary education and JHS are dedicated to making sure that a proper English and maths foundation are laid i think they would do exploits moving forward. thank you
it is preposterous to say that children of 9 to 10 years of age should write about 10 subjects at BECE. where are the text books? even how many subject do we read at the university? we should be realistic. what would change if teachers write licensing exams? do not forget that many teachers at the international schools are not trained teachers, it is because the parents motivates the teachers to do their best. the children are well fed and provided for and hence academic standards improve with attention to the child's performance. how can a child who crosses river with the uniform or a child who studies under trees with the wind blowing into the face perform? teachers would have to go on strike for a long time to be given an increase of 10% of ¢350.how in goodness name could such a teacher perform? how much would a teacher be paid if he passes the exams? Napo be serious, this is not a campaign.
Education in this country is very bad. Its only focuses on theory and leaves out the practicals. And after all these fraustrations, no jobs at the end. All schools in the country dont teach kids how to even plant corn, but the staple food of this nation is corn. Most schools in Japan have rice Farms and teach kids how to plant and harvest rice but its a developed Nation.