Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, says he is at a loss as far as the newly adopted double track system for the Free Senior High School programme is concerned.
The Nadowli Kaleo Member of Parliament (MP) told TV3, little has been provided on the new system to give a clearer understanding of the system. “I don’t even understand it, I’m just like some of the stakeholders, we have heard of the double track system and that it is being implemented in other countries in Africa. . . ”, he said.
Government announced that its Free Senior High School policy would run on a new system from September this year to create room for more students to be admitted using the available educational facility.
The policy is expected to convert the senior high school calendar into a semester system.
President Akufo-Addo noted the Dual Intake system is not an invention but an adoption, which has worked in other countries including the United States.
Many, including some educationists and key members of the National Democratic Congress have raised concerns about the new system, which they say, will bring the country back to a shift system.
For the second speaker of parliament, there needed to have been a broader consultation on the challenge, rather than adopting a system which some stakeholders do not understand.
“And the stakeholders must make and buy in and accept that that policy will inure to the benefit of all, then they can then commit themselves to the implementation of the policy”, Mr. Bagbin said.
“It is important we bring in all the other stakeholders of education. If the religious bodies are interested in running their schools, managing them, why not?”, he added
He noted that the issue of quality education is not only the question of infrastructure but more of human resource. He argued, a well motivated human resource can deliver the desired quality regardless the state of infrastructure.
“If you’re able to take care of that human resource, if you give your children to them to even teach under trees, they can still produce quality human resource”, he noted.
Similarly, the Deputy Minority Whip, Ahmed Ibrahim, observes that the Akufo-Addo-led government is playing propaganda with the educational system.
He reiterates the position of Alban Bagbin that government should hand over mission schools back to the missions if it cannot manage them.
“If government knows very well that it cannot continue with the educational system government should hand them [mission schools] over back to the mission”
Source: 3news.com
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OH MY BROTHERN PEPEFUO LETS THINK FAR SMALL WAI?
So what did Mahama do with the money he used the name of Ghana to contract to provide 200 SHS's given their fixation with infrastructure? How many did Mahama build? How many did he start and could not complete? And how many did he not start at all? If we are to take those he completed and subtract the sum out of the amount for the 200, there should be some left for the rest of it or? Can Dr. Tia ask John Mahama how much of that money was left behind to complete the rest of the 200 SHS's he promised, after contracting a loan in the name of Ghanaians, to be repaid by the taxpayer, for the 200 SHS's? Anytime i ask this question when an article appears on Ghanaweb, like the one on there today where the article has a heading; Double track system is "academic dumber" - Knust lecturer, somehow i can't post on the article. It's funny. Can Dr. Tia therefore ask John Mahama, how much of that money for the 200 SHS's was left behind for the completion of the rest of the 200 SHS's?
We do NOT expect you and the NDC to understand. It is not easy for people with low understanding abilities like you and the rest in the NDC to understand. The government, teachers and parents who are the PRINCIPAL actors understand.
Bagbin saying this? Don't be surprised. He led the NDC to boycott the National Heath Insurance debate in parliament some time back. I am sad he wants to be president. If he wants to be presidential material to be taken serious, these are some of the things you argue brilliantly and tell the whole country how you will handle the huge number of SHS students and get the best out of them for national development. You just don't understand and you refuse to read and find out how it would be done. What a pity!
Yes you don't understand it because you didn't pay school fees. But you understand double salary and TOP UP. Look at who is talking cheap politics you took double salary and you called it TO UP . Eii NDC--- National Demonic Council. Because you people are Demons,you always kick against any good thing introduce by the government.When will the northerners MP's in NDC is going to change their barbaric mentality and do something that will move Ghana forward.Shalom.
U pay school fees u have never paid one so u wont understand.
Deep inside he understands it but because of politics he is pretending. What I was expecting from him is an alternative if he think this policy isn't the best solution now. But Lo and Behold, he could not proffer and alternative which is the hallmark of the NDC and its leaders. They are not deep thinkers and therefore lack innovative ideas but will go all out to rubbish any policy the government introduces without providing an alternative.
Of course Bagbin CANNOT understand such stuff. It is beyond their comprehension. Things like DOUBLE SALARY and the likes is what they understand. Looters brigade.