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CURBING THE CANKER OF TEACHER-STUDENT SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS IN OUR SCHOOLS
The nagging issue of teachers dating their students in our schools is one that has bedeviled us for only heaven knows how long. Yet, all attempts to stem this tide over the years have proved futile. In an earlier article, I opened up this problem of teachers dating and sometimes preying on their students. I…
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Ghana Association of Writers touch kids at the King Jesus Charity home
Ghana Association of Writers touch kids at the King Jesus Charity home with reading clinic, donation of learning materials The Ghana Association of Writers (GAW) Saturday held a reading clinic and donated learning materials to children of the King Jesus Charity Home at Boadi in the Ashanti region of Ghana. The Ashanti regional Chair of…
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TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION—THE ABANDONED WEALTHY MINE OF GHANA
Ghana has long been viewed by its peers as a proud and respected nation in West Africa. Our brief history has been marked by several eventful happenings that make us stand out as one of the leading nations in the sub-region. Kwame Nkrumah, revered as the Pan Africanist and charismatic leader, who helped shape and…
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TEACHER-STUDENT SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS— ANY HOPE OF A SOLUTION IN SIGHT?
Over the years, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has grappled with the phenomenon of male teachers amorously engaging themselves in sexual relations with female students. This has led to a situation where the service recently had to expel some teachers from the teaching fraternity in a bid to inject some sanity and bring some finality…
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TIN GODS IN OUR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS
Ghana’s Educational system, as it pertains now, has undergone several metamorphoses. The current system where one is expected to do a nine year basic schooling before proceeding to the Senior High School for a three year stint, was preceded by the ‘O’ and ‘A’ level system. The ‘O’ and ‘A’ levels took five and two…
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ROLE OF TEACHERS IN REVERSING THE LEARNING GAP CRISIS
It has become almost a cliché to hear that a greater majority of teachers in Ghana are not passionate about the job. If passion drives an individual to give off his/ her best irrespective of debilitating circumstances, why are our teachers not being passionate about their job? What then should be done to reverse the…
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Teachers’ Risk of Exposure to Covid-19 amidst Reopening of Schools
The president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, last week, announced the reopening of schools after nine long months’ closure due to the Covid-19 outbreak early last year. By this, schools are to reopen on 15th and 18th of January 2021 for Junior High and Senior High schools respectively. Already, disinfection of schools—both private and public—is underway…
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ROLE OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRARTORS IN REVERSING THE LEARNING GAP CRISIS
Some teachers in schools in the Greater Accra region where the ‘try out’ of the GALOP training took place have constantly complained of class size. According to the teachers, the project could have greater impact if the number of learners in a class was less (especially for Level 1 learners). For effective implementation of the…
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REVERSING THE LEARNING GAP CRISIS
The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) notes that; “…students generally show greater gains in literacy and numeracy in the earlier years than in the later years of schooling” (ACARA, 2016: pg. 5). Having a firm grip on numeracy and literacy skills is therefore not an option but a necessity for every young learner…
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DIAGNOSING THE ILLS OF GHANA EDUCATION SYSTEM -Part II (When Exam Becomes Scapegoat)
Reforming education goes beyond just changing names and span or scraping a particular exam. Our problems in education have become very deep-seated and numerous. It appears as though much thinking is not put into the formulation of our educational policies. It is as if as a people, we are literally gearing ourselves up for a…
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TRADITIONAL AFRICAN FOODS REAPPRECIATED -PART III
The role tropical starches play in our modern diet is based upon their superiority and uniqueness. They contain high levels of resistant starches with the most popular in the Western Health Food world being cassava. Indeed, Dr. Stephen Gundry, a renowned heart surgeon and natural wellbeing guru, regards cassava most highly among other starchy foods….
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TRADITIONAL AFRICAN FOODS REAPPRECIATED -PART II
‘’Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food’’ The above saying is attributed to Hippocrates, a Greek scholar appreciated as the father of Western Medicine and a student of [formerly] Alkebulan medicine— now African medicine. Hippocrates studied at Amenhotep Temple in Egypt (formerly known as Kemet). Alkebulan and Kemet were names used about…
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DIAGNOSING THE ILLS OF GHANA’S EDUCATION SYSTEM -Part I (To scrap Or Not To Scrap BECE)
The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) is an external examination conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) for final year students of the Junior High School (JHS). The new education reforms rolled out by the then PNDC at the back of the work done by the Dzobo Committee mandated the school-going child in Ghana…
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TRADITIONAL AFRICAN FOODS REAPPRECIATED -PART 1
Dear reader, this article is about the forgotten importance of our African foods and their special role for our well-being. It is unfortunate though that this has been misunderstood, neglected and confused over the years—to our disadvantage, especially in these challenging times of this current pandemic. This is a series of articles that will delve…
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FINDING REFUGE IN NOSE MASKS AT THE EXPENSE OF SOCIAL DISTANCING
The advent of Covid-19 has totally changed the way we go about our normal daily routines. All over the world and especially in Ghana, cultural norms have had to be shelved in favour of a new normal order that may never go away. Seen as a necessary inconvenience, this new way of doing things is…
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INCLUDE MONEY MANAGEMENT IN SCHOOL CURRICULUM
The strength and firmness of the foundation for a building, marriage, education, business and health of individuals or companies are very vital for their success and longevity. The more knowledgeable you are, the better equipped you are to manage your money to create wealth. Therefore, reducing poverty in families, ethnic groups and nations will depend…
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CULTIVATING THE HABIT OF READING IN COVID-19 ERA
Well-arranged time is the surest mark of a well-arranged mind—Sir Isaac Pitman My father once told me that it is often the busiest people who have time to spare.In this era of Covid-19 when time may well be abundant for many people especially teachers and students, one of the most essential exercises they can embark…
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LEARNING ON THE SCREEN: A TEACHER’S EFFORT TO KEEP CHILDREN LEARNING AMIDST COVID-19
A young innovative basic school teacher at Tiyumba Primary school Tamale in the Northern Region, Ms. Hansawu Bukari has initiated practical online learning session’s for pupils of early childhood and lower primary education levels.This initiative she describes as a learning support solution to augment government’s efforts in bringing virtual learning at the doorsteps of school…
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ENDEARING FORTITUDE: THE STORY OF FAITH
Currently airing on television and circulating on social media is the inspirational story of a young lady, who in spite of becoming pregnant at age 14 and dropping out of school was determined not to stay down. She got up, picked up the pieces and returned to school after giving birth to three children. Now…
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COVID-19 AND THE PLIGHT OF A BECE CANDIDATE
Bridget Ofosua, a 16 year old final year student of the St Anthony Junior High school at Fishpond, a suburb of Accra in the Nii Okaiman municipality, has been anxiously waiting for her turn to take the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to round up her three year basic education journey. Sadly, however,news of Covid-19…
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Improving Education Delivery for Development [Part 2]
This is the concluding part of an earlier essay which established the need to improve education delivery post-Covid-19. As of 11:00hours GMT today,Thursday May 21, 2020, the John Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Centre websiteput the Covid-19 global case count at over 5 million with over 300,000 deaths whilst the Ghana Health Service Portal also reported…
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The reopening of basic schools is anticipated though scientists are still grappling with finding a vaccine to combat the deadly coronavirus. Rural areas of the country by far have been spared the infection of the virus.When schools reopen and the virus has not been totally eradicated, then there would be some dangers and challenges that…
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DEXT TECHNOLOGY—THE TECHNOLOGY STARTUP REVOLUTIONIZING MATH AND SCIENCE EDUCATION
Ghanaian startup,Dext Technology, is changing the Math and Science Education landscape in Africa with her revolutionary Science Set. So far, their Science Set is making impact in Ghana, Congo, Gambia and a few other African countries as well as the United Kingdom.In Ghana, the Science Set has already made its way into the new curriculum…
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FREE SHS—AN EXPEDIENT EDUCATIONAL POLICY INTERVENTION IN GHANA
Human needs and wants are so diverse and numerous, the resources are always limited. The process through which a government skillfully addresses the needs of the society by carefully allocating benefits, rewards, and penalties is referred to as politics. It must be noted however that politics includes so many concepts that could mean almost anything…
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IMPROVING EDUCATION DELIVERY FOR DEVELOPMENT(PART I)
“Education is the most powerful weapon which can be used to change the world”. ~ Nelson Mandela The above quote, credited to Nelson Mandela remains as relevant today as it was at the time it was reportedly made by the global icon in 2003. This quote resonates with those advanced in age in much the…
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ICT EDUCATION IN GHANA: A REALITY OR A MIRAGE?
Sometime around 2012, there was talk in Ghana of equipping our schools with the necessary ICT tools to enhance and promote learning in general and IT knowledge in particular. The “one teacher, one laptop” project and others similar to it were rolled out. All through 2016, various interventions with regard to achieving this goal hit…
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TEACHING AND LEARNING IN A COVID-19 ERA
One area that has been severely hit by the novel covid-19 pandemic is the educational sector. The President, in his first address to the nation, announced the closure of schools and other institutions in order to control the spread of the virus. This directive has affected teaching and learning at all levels of education in…
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE: THE BANE OF STUDENTS IN GHANA
Ghana, like most other Anglophone nations, has had to adopt the English language for official communication; a sort of a lingua franca. This is to ease communication amongst its people who come from diverse backgrounds with different cultures and languages. It is also to have a common means of communication (both in writing and speaking)…
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