Former Communications Minister, Dr. Edward Kofi Omane Boamah has accused the Akufo-Addo government of 'degrading' secondary education in the country with the introduction of the Double Track System.
“Secondary level education in Ghana is being degraded with every passing decision of the President Akufo-Addo Government. And I’m worried about the socioeconomic implications thereof for current and prospective students, parents and indeed the entire nation" Dr. Boamah wrote on Facebook.
According to him, “yes, the 1992 constitution supports Free education but how free is the current “Free SHS”? It is neither free nor fair. Several well-meaning Ghanaians advised this Government while in opposition and in government about the (un)intended consequences of its wholesale “Free SHS” wild promise; yet the advice was treated with contempt. There’s no gain in seeking vindication when education in Ghana is being diluted and destroyed. …also think about the implications for tertiary education including universities few years from now”.
The Double Track System if implemented will be similar to the semester mode of learning applicable in the universities at the SHS level.
With this system, each track will be in school for specific days for each semester and go on vacation and come back for the second semester.
While the first track is in school, the second track will be on vacation and vice versa. The objectives of the Double-track School Calendar are to create room to accommodate increase in enrolment, reduce class sizes, increase contact hours and to increase the number of holidays.
The Double-track calendar is an intervention that allows schools to accommodate more students within the same facility and is often motivated by its potential to improve overcrowding as well as to save costs relative to new school construction in the short term. It is very popular in Australia, Costa Rica, Japan, some schools in the US and Kenya.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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I hope you are back to the hospital saving lives after state money was used to train you and you run to earn big position on NDC government. SHAME ON YOU
Are you happy when Ghanaian children pass BECE and are unable to proceed because their parents cannot afford SHS fees? Look if we want all our children so qualified to go to SHS we can find the money if we want to. Tell us the alternative plans you have and stop the naysaying.
Where did this Omane thing go all this while? Thank God for liberating us from these noisy, empty and incompetent bunch of lunatics. They spoke to us anyhow, attacked everybody the way they like. Thunder fire these 1diots!
LOOK AT THE ONE SPEAKING OMANE BOAMAH, THE ONE WHO LED NDC TO OPPOSITION. NOW OMANE YOU ARE COMING OUT OF YOUR HABINATION YOU ARE WELCOME. TELL GHANAIANS WHAT YOUR INCOMPITENT JOHN MAHAMA DID FOR US DURING HIS EIGHT YEARS IN GOV.MR OMANE THANK NANA ADDO FOR BRINGING BACK GOOD GOVERNANCE AND ALSO SHAPING THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN GHANA.
Wogyefo ka wo no paado wo hom na ma yen asuwa nko edzidzi atse aa. You people wokasa a wo hye yinpan ebufuu atse. me se ka wo no paado wo hom. Wo be ye da ma raskil raskil things wo ho de wofre won ministers egye yen wre efre ehuu?
When did this one awake from his slumber? They’re all rearing their heads one after the other. It’s time for PS to go after now.
it is interesting they have suddenly become experts when they had no clue on how to expand free access to shs to all when they had power.
So now you are an expert in Education. Just because you had the opportunity to be a Minister. Do you know the parameters to measure falling education standard? Or just a political talk. For 8 years you couldn't improve infrastructure to allow free eduction to thrive and you are throwing stones to the park. 27 years of NDC rule in Ghana still have lack of infrastructure in schools. Very shaaammmeeeffuull indeed and you have the gust to question a visionary president. You wait
***barred word*** Fooolll. Do you understand what you are alluding to ? Do you know when Ghana's education started to experience dilution. Go back to the introduction of the JHS concept and the rush to return to 3-year school system. Your government has been worst culprits in destroying ghana's education. It takes people with divine and excellent wisdom to handle the situation now. So none of you guys is 'literate' enough to understand the need for immediate implementation of the concept. FREE SHS NOW damn the consequences. We handle the challenges as they come.
All you do is criticize but proffer no alternative. That is the NDC for you. They have never had any plan whether in government or not. All they do is criticize. They will live in opposition for ever and ever!!!