Former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). Professor Stephen Adei, has backed government’s decision to adopt a double intake system to increase access to high school education and address the problem of inadequate infrastructure.
With the double track system, some batch of students will be in school for specific days for each semester and go on vacation and come back for the second semester. While the first track is in school, the second track will be on vacation and vice versa.
The objectives of the Double-track School Calendar are to create room to accommodate increase in enrolment, reduce class sizes, increase contact hours and to increase the number of holidays.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says it will start in September 2018.
According to him, because of the large number of students likely to be admitted to SHS, there was high propensity for the schools to have large class sizes.
With the introduction of the double intake system, he said, the size of classes would be reduced, a situation which was key to ensuring quality
education.
But the announcement of the proposed double intake system has been met with mixed reactions. While some have expressed support for it, others are very apprehensive of the initiative, saying it will affect the quality of education.
Speaking to the issue in an interview with Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM's morning show ‘Kokrokoo’, Prof Adei, who is currently a lecturer in the Business Administration Department at Ashesi University, said it is the best solution to take care of the number of students enrolling under the free SHS policy.
To him, it should have been introduced ‘a long time ago’.
“Double track is the best solution…if anybody has any better solution, they should bring it…nonetheless, there should be consultation involving various stakeholders,” he posited.
Source: Rebecca Addo Tetteh/Peacefmonline.com
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the man is looking for job his is broke
I respect IMANI as an Institution, a Think Tank, and for what they do. But it is rather becoming too rampant nowadays, rather, bossy and arrogant in terms of the language Mr. Cudjoe uses to get his opinion expressed. To me, he seems, to sound too self-opinionated and portray himself as the one, who always thinks he knows the best. From the very onset, we are aware of IMANI 's stance against the Free SHS in terms of its universal funding. But IMANI has not come out, categorically, to say how they are going to implement it so as to exclude those who can afford to pay. This stance to date just stands populistic in space and IMANI keeps on hammering it. The usage of vouchers sounds simple, but how are you going to identify parents who are going to be issued with vouchers in our communities, in the first place. It will be the same parents who are formally captured in our small tax net. And that will mean double burden. You see, the politicians do not have the luxury of time to prepare comprehensively for implementation of all policies. The four-year mandate is too short a time to make a tangible impact in the political space to accord you the two-term mandate. In our part of the world political space and the practice of multiparty democracy, the term continuity of policy by the opposition Party then in power is near alien. Indeed the goodwill of the NPP should be acknowledged and encouraged to start their programmes, make mistakes along the line, accept meaningful inputs, and correct them going forward. I think our circumstance to date makes this option plausible. IMANI should stop threatening and be issuing an ultimatum. Informed criticism and meaningful dialogue will help. But polemics, populism and the excesses of the likes won't help.
Some people just want cheap publicity by making noises to the media unnecessarily. This man is out model, his contribution no longer relevant to this modern society of ours. He should keep shut and enjoy the goodies from the npp. he's not making sense anymore,maybe because of old age. He's just talking just for talking sake.
How can someone ask for better solutions when they already have Best solutions. Prof come again.
The man is saying "Double track is the best solution" what better solution do you need. Please go ahead and implement, already your information minister is saying whether NDC likes it or not they will implement it as if NDC members are from Togo. Please implement it and stop worrying us for better ideas. Yours is Best, better won't be the solution. thanks
There is a simple and better solution -- quit embezzling funds. The money that is currently embezzled can more than build the schools we need for our children. Corruption and dishonesty among our elected and public officials are stunting Ghana's growth.
The better and superior approach is the Prof. Mills kind of initiative - get money to complete the Mahama schools and admit the teaming students!! Stop giving unintelligent mediocre advise and get to work!! Ask the Prof. why he doesn’t do so to his Christian High School!!!