Akufo-Addo destroys secondary education with poorly implemented SHS SHS – Mahama

General News of Monday, January 21, 2019

Source: kasapafmonline.com

2019-01-21

Former President John Dramani Mahama persuaded Akufo Addo to lead the government for destroying the quality of education in public high schools with free secondary education and poorly implemented.

According to Mr. Mahama, at the secondary level, public schools are reputed to provide quality education; therefore, most parents prefer to admit their children to public high schools to private schools, but believes that the disorderly implementation of the SHS free policy by the government the quality of our long-term secondary education. "

"In the beginning, basic education was not the best of things; parents therefore preferred to admit their children to private schools, but at the secondary level, everyone wants to admit it to public high school because at this level, upper secondary schools are better than private schools . You talk about Addisadel, Wesley Girls, Mfatipem, Achimota, PRESEC, but what is happening now in our secondary education will destroy the quality of our secondary education. It's the long-term effect.

Mahama said this when he spoke to the delegates of the National Democratic Congress and the opposition gathered in the New Juaben North constituency as part of his tour of the region. East, which ended Friday.

The government's Free SHS policy has been fraught with infrastructure challenges, which has led to congestion requiring the government to put in place a two-track system to improve the situation. Despite this, the government is also striving to consolidate the program with regular funding and the necessary human resources. Recently, teachers 'parents' badociations in the country have issued a red flag on the poor quality of education provided by staff recruited through the National Contractors Corps (NABCo) to badist with training at the second level. cycle.

Mr Mahama thinks that this would have a long-term negative impact on which he says "this will cause children to send their children to private secondary schools rather than to secondary public institutions because of the poor quality of the children." education".

He added that parents are currently spending about 400 Gh per month for extra lessons for their children, who will spend about three months at home due to the dual-track system that he believes goes against Purpose of Free SHS policy.

He reiterated that the NDC government will review and strengthen the Free SHS policy, complete the day center of 200 communities to provide sufficient accommodation and then abolish the dual-track system.

"When I said that at the show, they came to say that I would cancel Free SHS, that's not true. I will never cancel Free SHS because, as a person who understands the importance of education, I will never cancel Free SHS. What I said is that I will cancel the dual track system to allow students to have enough time with their teachers. "