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Some teachers' unions across the country condemned the remarks attributed to Professor Stephen Adei, former rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), who allegedly described teacher-students as criminals.
The Ghana National Teachers' Association (GNAT) has asked the new chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) to apologize for the comments attributed to him.
The national The Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) also stated that the comments of renowned teachers were characteristic of its long-held dislike of teachers.
Professor Adei reportedly described public elementary school teachers as "pure criminals" during an interview with Accra-based Clbad FM last Thursday.
He reportedly said, "Ghanaian teachers in public elementary schools are" criminals "because they" do not teach "but take their salary and send their children to private schools.
Photo: Professor Adei is a respected educator.
However, in a firm response, NAGRAT said: "Under normal circumstances, the Association would have treated with disdain and contempt that it deserved the statement of Professor Stephen Adei, knowing that he had proven himself in the past with his hatred and his senile attacks against Ghanaian teachers, but for the fact that he has just been appointed chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), which makes from him a representative of the government and, in this case, a government official who should make public statements taking into account the sensitivity of the people. "
NAGRAT's comments are contained in a press release signed by the president of the badociation, Eric Carbonu.
"One of our main concerns is that this Stephen Adei has been invited to participate in this program [on Clbad FM] to give a lecture on the problems facing the dual-track system that he advocated government to implement. Instead of meeting the challenges of the dual-track program, he instead decided to move away to attack worker Ghanaian teachers, "said NAGRAT.
Read the complete NAGRAT statement below.
PRESS RELEASE
The attention of the leaders of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) was drawn to a statement by Professor Stephen Adei entitled "Basic School Teachers as Pure Criminals".
The fault of the Ghanaian teacher according to Professor Stephen Adei's ideas is that they take wages and send their children to private schools.
Under normal circumstances, the badociation would have treated with disdain the statement of Professor Stephen Adei and the disdain she deserved to know the record of her hatred and her senile attacks against Ghanaian teachers in the past, but that comes from the fact that he is appointed chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), making him a representative of the Government and, in this case, a national official who should make a public statement taking into account the sensitivity of the people .
A major concern for us is this, Professor Stephen Adei was invited to participate in this program to give a lecture on the problems of the dual track system that he advocated. government to implement. Instead of meeting the challenges of the Double Track program, he decided to move away to attack worker Ghanaian teachers.
A little education will help Professor Stephen Adei understand that teachers serve this country in every town, village, village or hamlet, sometimes in very trying conditions. These teachers have to cope with the lack of drinking water, electricity, lack of communication, a very degraded school environment and hostile communities. Despite this, the versatility of the teacher helped recovered an otherwise bad situation.
This is not the first time that Professor Stephen Adei strives to hit the Ghanaian teacher. He once called on the government to sack all teachers. He also described the teachers as demonic.
NAGRAT can not establish what Professor Stephen Adei actually pursues, whether it be spiritual or psychological, but one thing we can establish with certainty is that the professor Adei the current state is not adequate team to understand the enormity of the challenges facing Ghanaian education and hence teaching and learning.
In fact, he is one of the leading advocates of the dual stream system in Ghana's high schools, but it is not safe to replicate it for his own high school, Christian High School, near Dodowa.
We call on all Ghanaian teachers to disregard Professor Adei's crises and to treat his comments and attacks with the contempt he deserves.
NAGRAT hereby requests the government to relieve Professor Stephen Adei of his position as Chair of the National Development Council planing Commission (NDPC) since its statements and tantrums to offend the sensitivity of Ghanaian teachers who work hard. His behavior does not seem to have what it takes to mobilize our human energies at the service of national development.
ERIC CARBONU
PRESIDENT OF NAGRAT
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