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Another call for increased technical education
A GhanaWeb article is now the latest in a series of criticisms of the traditional education system. The author cites a Robert Kiyosaki quote to lay the foundation of his argument: “Children spend years in an antiquated educational system, studying subjects they will never use, preparing for a world that no longer exists.” By comparison, as the argument goes, technical and vocational education positions students for the world of the future by providing them with the skills of the future. Certainly providing students with more relevant skills would be a welcome change; however, the argument is essentially to exchange one rote learning curriculum in for the other. The author ends closes with another Kiyosaki line: “Today, the most dangerous advice you can give a child is: ‘Go to school, get good grades, and look for a safe secure job.’ That is the old advice, and it’s bad advice.” The author seems to miss that just because the current system is not perfect does not mean that it is absolutely imperfect.
More education media coverage
Garskin Dassah, the Coordinator of the Northern Network for Education Development (NNED), has suggested that the media ought to do more to help ensure quality education in Ghana. Speaking at an event organized to improve transparency and accountability in education, Dassah urged media companies operating in remote parts of the country to expose challenges facing the education system in those areas, citing poor infrastructure and teacher absenteeism as examples.
Also…
GES: We’ll pay Upper East SHS feeding grants soon. Hopefully this administration can deliver.
A look into the free school uniform program reveals that it’s not as easy as policymakers imagined.
An Op-Ed targets the feasibility of compulsory French for next school year.
Ex-GES district director encourages teachers to be “agents of change” in society.
Kudos to pioneer master’s graduates at the University of Cape Costs College of Distance Education.