JB Dnaquah is not projected on Nkrumah in his new curriculum – NaCCA

General News on Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Source: starrfm.com.gh

2019-04-17

The National Council of Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has denied social media reports that a newly-developed training program predicts JB Danquah's achievement over Ghana's first president, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. .

According to NaCCA, the program is structured to allow students to learn the history of the country from the start, then to progress chronologically with personalities and events.

"The story is chronological and periodic in nature. The period covered by the history program at the primary level focuses mainly on the pre-independent events that served as a basis for the subsequent development of political activities that contributed to the independence of Ghana. At this point, Dr. J. B. Danquah played a leading role. It is therefore important that our young learners appreciate the chronology of events in our political history.

"At the JHS and SHS levels, the history program will highlight further details about independence and political activities after independence. This is where Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and other leaders and political regimes occupy a more important place.

"The experts who designed the curriculum have not been selected on the basis of political considerations, and it is unfortunate that anyone can suggest otherwise. Professors Kwame Osei Kwarteng, Wilson Yayoh, Samuel Boadi Siaw, Ms. Anitha Adu-Boahen, and other historians who have worked on the history program are all scholars of great reputation and recognized integrity who do not have nothing to gain to distort the historical facts in one way or another. Regarding quality badurance, Professor Emeritus D. E. K. Amenumey reviewed the curriculum, "said Wednesday a statement from NaCCA.

The statement further "While NaCCA appreciates and appreciates public comment on the new curriculum as an important element to contribute to improving learning outcomes through a robust and responsive curriculum, we note that our work is based primarily on professional considerations.

NaCCA hopes to receive more public comment on the new program. In addition, NaCCA wishes to thank the public for the generally warm welcome reserved for the new standards-based program. "