Private sector must run Ghana's education - Casely-Hayford

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Ted 9 years ago

He quite obsessed with that notion of his . Maybe he wants to run Accra-Poly.

He quite obsessed with that notion of his . Maybe he wants to run Accra-Poly.
jaga 9 years ago

THIS GUY HAS A LONG THROAT ...HE TALKS TOO MUCH..

THIS GUY HAS A LONG THROAT ...HE TALKS TOO MUCH..
akonoba 9 years ago

JDM has destroyed the educational system. Kufour policy of 4 years was better. Whatever JDM touches is a disaster. The Komenda Sugar factory is not a strategic project in the Central Region????????????? Mahama is policyless. ...
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JDM has destroyed the educational system. Kufour policy of 4 years was better. Whatever JDM touches is a disaster. The Komenda Sugar factory is not a strategic project in the Central Region????????????? Mahama is policyless. JDM has collapsed the economy, destroy the education system and has impoverished the masses. Black Stars problem is Kwesi Appiah. Sack the coach. Ghana problem is JDM. Vote out Mahama in 2016. Bring a foreign coach for the Black Stars and vote for Nana in 2016. All our problems will be over come 2017. Kwesi Appiah and JDM are incompetent and leaderless
akonoba 9 years ago

But NDC said 2014 was the best for far where 72% did not qualify for tertiary institutions.

But NDC said 2014 was the best for far where 72% did not qualify for tertiary institutions.
akonoba 9 years ago

JDM is a disaster. The Komenda Sugar factory is not a strategic project in the Central Region????????????? Mahama is policyless. JDM has collapsed the economy, destroy the education system and has impoverished the masses. Bla ...
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JDM is a disaster. The Komenda Sugar factory is not a strategic project in the Central Region????????????? Mahama is policyless. JDM has collapsed the economy, destroy the education system and has impoverished the masses. Black Stars problem is Kwesi Appiah. Sack the coach. Ghana problem is JDM. Vote out Mahama in 2016. Bring a foreign coach for the Black Stars and vote for Nana in 2016. All our problems will be over come 2017. Kwesi Appiah and JDM are incompetent and leaderless
akonoba 9 years ago

JDM edey be keke is not a policy. JDM campaigned against free SHS. The Komenda Sugar factory is not a strategic project in the Central Region????????????? Mahama is policyless. JDM has collapsed the economy, destroy the educa ...
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JDM edey be keke is not a policy. JDM campaigned against free SHS. The Komenda Sugar factory is not a strategic project in the Central Region????????????? Mahama is policyless. JDM has collapsed the economy, destroy the education system and has impoverished the masses. Black Stars problem is Kwesi Appiah. Sack the coach. Ghana problem is JDM. Vote out Mahama in 2016. Bring a foreign coach for the Black Stars and vote for Nana in 2016. All our problems will be over come 2017. Kwesi Appiah and JDM are incompetent and leaderless
julo INT 9 years ago

This Sidney guy should shut up. he talks too much and makes no sense. We have seen the private sector run education in the US and it only results with people in debt

This Sidney guy should shut up. he talks too much and makes no sense. We have seen the private sector run education in the US and it only results with people in debt
GHFUO: nyantakyi, 1/9aa must go ASAP! 9 years ago

THE ROLE OF PRIVATIZATION IS TO MAKE MONEY N BILL THE TAX PAYER MORE MONEY. PRIVATIZING BASIC EDUCCATION IN GH WILL BE DETRIMENTAL TO OUR CHILDREN. THE TEACHERS WILL BE TASKED TO FAIL STUDENTS. BASIC EDUCATION WILL BE A FPR P ...
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THE ROLE OF PRIVATIZATION IS TO MAKE MONEY N BILL THE TAX PAYER MORE MONEY. PRIVATIZING BASIC EDUCCATION IN GH WILL BE DETRIMENTAL TO OUR CHILDREN. THE TEACHERS WILL BE TASKED TO FAIL STUDENTS. BASIC EDUCATION WILL BE A FPR PROFIT ENITY. IS THIS WHAT U WANT? BASIC EDUCATION UNTIL SHS IS A RIGHT AND SHOULD BE MADE SO. TERTIARY EDUCATION IS A PRIVILEGDE.
KnYc (USMC) 9 years ago

Private school has been the core of Ghana education until JJ Raw..shit show up. Who told you people can not afford it? Back in 25years ago my parents were able to send me to a private school in Ghana, so forward it t now, why ...
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Private school has been the core of Ghana education until JJ Raw..shit show up. Who told you people can not afford it? Back in 25years ago my parents were able to send me to a private school in Ghana, so forward it t now, why can't people send their children to private schools? Because the seed that was planted by then P/NDC led by JJ Raw..shit has now been grown.
Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK 9 years ago

Caseley-Hayford should be advised to restrict himself to matters of finance because he is making a fool of himself by straying into education. He should point out a single country in the world that the private sector is in-ch ...
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Caseley-Hayford should be advised to restrict himself to matters of finance because he is making a fool of himself by straying into education. He should point out a single country in the world that the private sector is in-charge of education. Even mighty capitalist USA and the UK do not leave education solely in the hands of the private sector. He seems to be obsessed with the notion of private sector best, public sector worst.

The problems in education could not be solved by the state running away from its responsibility and turning over education to the private sector. Instead, the problems of poor and unqualified teachers, lack of good and adequate basic facilities such as school premises, books, furniture, etc should be addressed. The mess with the education ministry, particularly at the district level where there is huge corruption with teachers' appointment and failure to check that teachers not only report for duty at their various schools but also regularly attend school to teach, etc are what is required and not government washing its hands off education. Education is one of the major responsibilities of any government.

There can be partnership between government and the private sector in education as it used to be when I was growing up, especially between government and the religious bodies.

If Caseley-Hayford's suggestion is taken, only schools in the towns and cities would be adopted by the private sector and those in poor rural areas that need the most assistance would be left to rot. Again, as it is happening here in the UK some of the free schools and academies started by the private sector are only making money by paying themselves heavy salaries and bonuses.
Martha 9 years ago

Extent the hours spend in the school to the 4:00pm times. How can kids get all subjects covered by noon close.

Extent the hours spend in the school to the 4:00pm times. How can kids get all subjects covered by noon close.
Otibu Aputae 9 years ago

True, a long throat ... and a pin-head to match. He has been talking for so long, and one can't figure out where his motley ideas converge. He could do well running a bumper sticker store.

True, a long throat ... and a pin-head to match. He has been talking for so long, and one can't figure out where his motley ideas converge. He could do well running a bumper sticker store.
Sekunde Abranstie 9 years ago

Kids are left with no adequate supervision ,guidance and sense of direction from the imbecile parents that this country is made of. Kids come home from dysfunctional schools to watch stupid programs on TV which are promoted b ...
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Kids are left with no adequate supervision ,guidance and sense of direction from the imbecile parents that this country is made of. Kids come home from dysfunctional schools to watch stupid programs on TV which are promoted by imbecile adults. The so called learned people in Ghana have become the most useless species on the planet and we don't even realize that. Kids are born in Ghana and never been anywhere BUT can,to speak their own dialect and their imbecile parents are proud of that. Some sort of MADNESS. You have students coming from Northern Nigeria to do PhD in Hausa in US. If this is not MADNESS in Uppercase then please somebody tell me what is that? We Africans are IDIOTS period no if's or But's. We wonder why the whiteman continue to exploit us.
Sekunde Abranstie 9 years ago

Kids can't speak their own mother tongue.

Kids can't speak their own mother tongue.
Insp We.i 9 years ago

What a stupid idea. Is this man thinking with his head or his a.s.s?

What a stupid idea. Is this man thinking with his head or his a.s.s?
From Zabzugu Taretare 9 years ago

Maybe his ass hole. Never mind, he is a drunkard.

Maybe his ass hole. Never mind, he is a drunkard.
Jj rawlings. 9 years ago

Smart man and a smart move to help the country youth.

Smart man and a smart move to help the country youth.
Ali 9 years ago

This non Ghanaian, where does he come from? These stupid animals who grew up on the laps of their parents thing they can tell us how and what to do. Son of a bastard.

This non Ghanaian, where does he come from? These stupid animals who grew up on the laps of their parents thing they can tell us how and what to do. Son of a bastard.
Sheik 9 years ago

This man talks like he is in charge of ECONOMICS. The last time I checked he is yet to receive the NOBEL prize. What is he thinking? Can you imagine privatized education in this poor country of ours? Finland is one of the bes ...
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This man talks like he is in charge of ECONOMICS. The last time I checked he is yet to receive the NOBEL prize. What is he thinking? Can you imagine privatized education in this poor country of ours? Finland is one of the best country in the world when it comes to education. Their education system is NOT privatized. Please, just SHUT UP. The solution is the emphasis we and the government puts on education. Look, the children are the future. Let's tell them we love and think about them by giving the the proper education. Education IS NOT WRITING EXAMS. It is the IMPACT to KNOWLEDGE for the next generation. Privatizing education will not CUT IT. PERIOD.
From Zabzugu Taretare 9 years ago

Who trained/ has trained the best techers? Is it not the public sector which did it? Casely should revisit his argument. If Ghana's education is left in the hands of the private sector, where would we leave the poor? We need ...
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Who trained/ has trained the best techers? Is it not the public sector which did it? Casely should revisit his argument. If Ghana's education is left in the hands of the private sector, where would we leave the poor? We need the public sector to improve, Casely.
Hamidu 9 years ago

So only people like him can afford to send their kids to good schools. Where in the world is basic education left for the private sector to manage? the UK, the US, Canada, France, New Zealand, Australia, China, Thailand?

So only people like him can afford to send their kids to good schools. Where in the world is basic education left for the private sector to manage? the UK, the US, Canada, France, New Zealand, Australia, China, Thailand?
Shonnon Zingk 9 years ago

Even with government people receive bribes. Ghana education will be gone if we go private. Money minded Ghanaians in private schools? Are you kidding? They will enrol ghosts. Ghana is no more good.

Even with government people receive bribes. Ghana education will be gone if we go private. Money minded Ghanaians in private schools? Are you kidding? They will enrol ghosts. Ghana is no more good.
Kanawu 9 years ago

I am wondering who this Sydney Casely-Hayford is.If he is a relation of one of Dr K Nkrumah's cabinet ministers, then Dr Nkrumah may be turning in his grave. Maybe Sydney Casely-Hayford was privileged to have rich parents wh ...
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I am wondering who this Sydney Casely-Hayford is.If he is a relation of one of Dr K Nkrumah's cabinet ministers, then Dr Nkrumah may be turning in his grave. Maybe Sydney Casely-Hayford was privileged to have rich parents who could afford expensive private schools at his schools days but things are different now. He should not advocate the reverse of the good work Nkrumah did ti education every tom dick and harry.
DAN 9 years ago

as long as they are not producing boko harem students...more church run 1-12 grades would be same as private..And lots kids are home schooled in USA too

as long as they are not producing boko harem students...more church run 1-12 grades would be same as private..And lots kids are home schooled in USA too
Educationist 9 years ago

Sydney, that would be selfish. Don't you realize that handing our education to the private sector would deprive most of the indigenous people of any education at all, since the poor cocoa and coffee farmers would not be able ...
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Sydney, that would be selfish. Don't you realize that handing our education to the private sector would deprive most of the indigenous people of any education at all, since the poor cocoa and coffee farmers would not be able to afford the cost of education?
The main problem with our education system is that the educators do not have the motivation to educate! If our teachers could be motivated to do their work well, our education system would regain the status it occupied up to the 1960s when Standard Seven Graduates were able to draft legal documents such as Labourer Agreements and tenancy agreements.
The attitudes exhibited by our teachers are reflected in our wards own attitude to education. These days when classes are supposed to start at 8.30 am, some teachers would be found at the market centers doing brisk bargaining. Little wonder the pupils would be found enjoying rice gun breakfast at Maame Tuo's chop bar two blocks away from the classroom.
General assemblies are now things of the past, because the teachers themselves do not get to school before 09.30 am. As for Spelling B's and School Quizzes, they are things of the past.
More challengingly, some pupils share text books at a ratio of 10 pupils ro 1 book,; we even hear that in some schools,pupils share exercise books! These are the 'challenges' we have to overcome to put our education back on track.
Most important of all, get rid of that sharp teeth Abrakwa; he is a disgrace to our education system!
DAN 9 years ago

the gov should provide free online learning also

the gov should provide free online learning also
Deri 9 years ago

I think is high time people like Casely-Hayford stopped poisoning people's mind with nonexistent theories. Where is the capable private sector in Ghana? Education is an alienated right of the child that must not toiled with. ...
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I think is high time people like Casely-Hayford stopped poisoning people's mind with nonexistent theories. Where is the capable private sector in Ghana? Education is an alienated right of the child that must not toiled with. I think Education must be decentralized, that is each district assembly should hire, pay and fire teachers. That way, this rampant strikes by education workers can be checked.Teachers must be hired on contract renewable after every two years. A teachers who could not live up to expectation see their contract terminated.
Handing the education to private sector will make education beyond the reach of the poor hence breading more illiterates. This is suggestion is not well-thought.
DAN 9 years ago

are capable private sector companies

are capable private sector companies
,, 9 years ago

Does this expert know a single country in the world with such a system, or does he mean Ghana should be the first ? To me he means that the complete lack of work ethic and discipline in the GES must be looked into. Look at NA ...
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Does this expert know a single country in the world with such a system, or does he mean Ghana should be the first ? To me he means that the complete lack of work ethic and discipline in the GES must be looked into. Look at NAGRAT for example, they always complain about money but never about the quality of their services. I have lost all respect for them because their creation in the first place was egoistic and egocentric.
Similarly POTAG sat at home for three months and drew full pay while their students were like lost sheep with shepherds. And they were happy.
The least said about teachers in the basic schools and their drinking the better. And some experts say school children should be made to read at least 15minutes a day. I wonder how many of today’s basic school teachers can even read.
What the system lacks is discipline and it should be TOP-bottom.
Ebibiman 9 years ago

I thought as much .

I thought as much .
Ghanaba 9 years ago

It makes me throw up when I hear people, like who Casely Hayford, make such assertions without considering the factors that account for the poor performance among students. This assertion betrays Casely's ability to find reme ...
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It makes me throw up when I hear people, like who Casely Hayford, make such assertions without considering the factors that account for the poor performance among students. This assertion betrays Casely's ability to find remedy to a problem. If we all the time think that knowledge and wisdom is the preserve of the elderly and elite, it leaves much of our problems to get worse.

I wonder if he really sat down to do a holistic assessment of all the previous performances viz-a-viz the current performance before coming out with this conclusion. This leaves much to be desired.
AKONFEM MAHAMA 9 years ago

Is Mahama's Job to retrieves stolen money paid to Abuga Pele(GYEEDA) and Woyome, or to clean the gutters of Accra. They give $50 million to a crook for no work done, and then go to the world bank to beg for a $30 million loan ...
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Is Mahama's Job to retrieves stolen money paid to Abuga Pele(GYEEDA) and Woyome, or to clean the gutters of Accra. They give $50 million to a crook for no work done, and then go to the world bank to beg for a $30 million loan. What a useless country called GHANA?
clueless Hayford 9 years ago

thn where the free education nana is bringing? He knows more than he thinks

thn where the free education nana is bringing? He knows more than he thinks
post 9 years ago

How many Libraries do we have in the country? These managers of our educational system appears to be empty headed. We do not learn only in the classrooms.Look at the population in the city of Kumasi alone {just for example) T ...
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How many Libraries do we have in the country? These managers of our educational system appears to be empty headed. We do not learn only in the classrooms.Look at the population in the city of Kumasi alone {just for example) The city has only one library and are there any books there at all, your guess may be right. I need not mention Bekwai and asante Manpong libraries. The same goes for all the regions in the country. These are places the managers of our education system needs yo put some money there too.
David 9 years ago

What is this know all attitude of this dude? Is is the Casely Hayford name?
I suppose this man claims he is a financial expert? Is he now an education experts. Only in Ghana that we thrust the mike into the face on any idi ...
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What is this know all attitude of this dude? Is is the Casely Hayford name?
I suppose this man claims he is a financial expert? Is he now an education experts. Only in Ghana that we thrust the mike into the face on any idiot calling himself an expert. Who is stopping the private sector from building and running their schools. Even America and UK have public schools
Obournana 9 years ago

What has come over some Ghanaians who called themselves experts but are intellectually handicapped? Why should this drunkard always get the opportunity talk to the public when anything he says is useless? Has he been paid to ...
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What has come over some Ghanaians who called themselves experts but are intellectually handicapped? Why should this drunkard always get the opportunity talk to the public when anything he says is useless? Has he been paid to say anything that comes out from his stomach? Oh poor Ghanaians. We have all these people among us claiming to be experts. How can we improve with these type of mindset?
amina 9 years ago

This guy is probably not aware that a lot of basic schools particularly in the urban centers are owned by private individuals. What I am hearing from the general public is that private instutions don't pay well so the cannot ...
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This guy is probably not aware that a lot of basic schools particularly in the urban centers are owned by private individuals. What I am hearing from the general public is that private instutions don't pay well so the cannot attract the best teachers so guess the calibre of teachers they hire...low morale teachers etc. This the real issue.
blackstar 9 years ago

if you privatize education it will only benefit the upper class. Castro educated all of Cuba not just part of the country. Lack of education has a lot to do with corruption.

if you privatize education it will only benefit the upper class. Castro educated all of Cuba not just part of the country. Lack of education has a lot to do with corruption.
DAN 9 years ago

even usa has problems with for profit technical schools (nursing,computer it/air cond) not having good graduates then when gov. crack down the school fails

even usa has problems with for profit technical schools (nursing,computer it/air cond) not having good graduates then when gov. crack down the school fails
KK 9 years ago

How will that happen and will schools be affordable again? maybe this guy is in dreamland. Private sector will not even invest in remote areas - most just in the cities - think about that?

How will that happen and will schools be affordable again? maybe this guy is in dreamland. Private sector will not even invest in remote areas - most just in the cities - think about that?
Kofi - USA 9 years ago

PARENT HAVE TO HELP THEIR KIDS READ AND NOT ONLY TEACHERS. WE PUT EVERYTHING ON TEACHERS WHICH IS A MISPLACED PRIORITY. PARENTS HAVE TO HELP THEIR KIDS WITH HOME WORK. THE PROBLEM IS THAT MOST PARENTS PROBABLY DID NOT HAVE A ...
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PARENT HAVE TO HELP THEIR KIDS READ AND NOT ONLY TEACHERS. WE PUT EVERYTHING ON TEACHERS WHICH IS A MISPLACED PRIORITY. PARENTS HAVE TO HELP THEIR KIDS WITH HOME WORK. THE PROBLEM IS THAT MOST PARENTS PROBABLY DID NOT HAVE A FORMAL EDUCATION. I DONT THINK THAT REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF SUBJECTS IS THE ANSWER. I DONT THINK THEY ARE TAKING MORE CLASSES THAN WE DID WEHN WE HAD "O" AND "A" LEVELS.
Conventional Youth 9 years ago

I agree with you Kofi, family units are vital in prudent education.

Not have a working education policy involving elements within family, is a recipe for disaster.

I agree with you Kofi, family units are vital in prudent education.

Not have a working education policy involving elements within family, is a recipe for disaster.
Kofibombay 9 years ago

The problem is not the children but the entire Government. I bet the majority of the students who passed are from the well to do and some of the truly hardworking citizens. How can one concentrate if their parents are not bei ...
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The problem is not the children but the entire Government. I bet the majority of the students who passed are from the well to do and some of the truly hardworking citizens. How can one concentrate if their parents are not being paid while working? Moreover, the pay isn't enough to take care of their education eh!!!? Asem b3ba dabi
JH New York 9 years ago

Back and forth Country !
If Casely- Hayford is suggesting that former Mission Schools should be given back to the Churches to run, I may agree with him,and if the Missions would accept it ,is another hurdle.
Otherwise,where ...
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Back and forth Country !
If Casely- Hayford is suggesting that former Mission Schools should be given back to the Churches to run, I may agree with him,and if the Missions would accept it ,is another hurdle.
Otherwise,where in this World are Public(gov't ) Schools run by the Private Sector ! The idea is bizarre and unheard of in human history.
The WAEC need to be investigated and brought to book. For,year in year out one could infer that they take "delight"to cancel results of many Candidates without any arrangements in place for the affected Candidates to rewrite the examination within 2-3 weeks in almost all Cases to abruptly end the educational aspirations of most of the affected Candidates, therefore, jeopardizing and endangering the welfare of these School Children. Again,no steps is taken to avert what went wrong. All what they do is just to cancel. That's it ! And no one in the Country has ever pointed out that wrong doings for the past 50 years and over.
Imagine the financial distress most parents go through to pay School Fees,only for WAEC officials just to cancelled the result without the chance to rewrite the examination within 2-3 weeks. Why ? Is time overdue the right thing is done at the WAEC .Anyway.
Prosper Yao Agbeko-Tema 9 years ago

Students in SHS and the other tertiary institutions don't use one week for their exams for eight subject and what do you expect. A 100% Pass? I feel ashamed for our curriculum developers.

Students in SHS and the other tertiary institutions don't use one week for their exams for eight subject and what do you expect. A 100% Pass? I feel ashamed for our curriculum developers.
Joe Turkey 9 years ago

A stupid JSS system from which he and his architects managed to sneak their kids out of the same system they created. If the JSS (the system that created to train butchers, tailors and hairdressers) was any better than the Br ...
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A stupid JSS system from which he and his architects managed to sneak their kids out of the same system they created. If the JSS (the system that created to train butchers, tailors and hairdressers) was any better than the British system Ghana inherited, why the fuck did Rawlings send his children to Britain. To go through the JSS? And toothless Ghanaians kept watching.
KnYc (USMC) 9 years ago

Thank you. Because of that stupid JJ Raw..shit came to power with the aim to mass up Ghana education. Closing higher education to benefit his want. Our education system failure was cause by JJ Raw..shit. What is happening tod ...
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Thank you. Because of that stupid JJ Raw..shit came to power with the aim to mass up Ghana education. Closing higher education to benefit his want. Our education system failure was cause by JJ Raw..shit. What is happening today is 20 plus year years in making, what degree have that stupid JJ have? He is the cause of our education down fall.
Eduafo 9 years ago

GES should encourage English and Literature teachers to writes simple readers or story books for use by basic schools. If a child can read at least five of these books a term, it will go a long way to improve their reading sk ...
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GES should encourage English and Literature teachers to writes simple readers or story books for use by basic schools. If a child can read at least five of these books a term, it will go a long way to improve their reading skills and hence their English. Those in JHS in addition to available readers can be encouraged to read dead news papers which lie waste many with venders, in offices, and in homes.
K. Okrah 9 years ago

This is a very important topic and it's should be treated with seriousness.
Private sectors running education/schools is not the solution. They will charge exorbitant fees and that will alienate the poor from education comp ...
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This is a very important topic and it's should be treated with seriousness.
Private sectors running education/schools is not the solution. They will charge exorbitant fees and that will alienate the poor from education completely!
We have to rethink education in Ghana. Let's consider the Nagrat president's suggestion - there is too much subjects heaped on the children at the basic level. We used to have Math, English, History, Geography (home science for girls) for MSLC -Middle School Leaving Certificate). At the lower level there were about only three more subjects added to the final examinable subjects. They were science, religious studies and a Ghanaian language. We may want to revisit that.
Also, we need to add the teaching of reading to the teacher preparation curriculum. That would help a whole lot. In the USA every teacher has taken a course in reading. Also, teachers need some orientation in "differentiated instruction" so they can reach every child with different learning style or any other form of diversity.These are some of the few additions we need and we will be better off.
Conventional Youth 9 years ago

Education begins in communities and any community `without sustainable educational tools and structures has been crippled to struggle economically.

Education begins in communities and any community `without sustainable educational tools and structures has been crippled to struggle economically.
Afiifi 9 years ago

Casely, if you think you are a Financial Analyst worth your sort, then, the problem of the fallen educational standards(using the just released WASSCE results,should be analyzed from the perspective of the immediate root caus ...
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Casely, if you think you are a Financial Analyst worth your sort, then, the problem of the fallen educational standards(using the just released WASSCE results,should be analyzed from the perspective of the immediate root cause of the issue, instead of scrambling around to make hasty generalizations and conclusions.
Delving into this exam issue, one could easily infer that the materials/syllabuses were either not fully completed or selectively treated. This rationale, is not far-fetched, because after reducing the Senior High School duration from 4 years to 3 years for political reasons, was there anything done to compensate for the loss of time, standard-bridge, and other issues related to maintaining the quality of Ghana's education at that Senior High level? What would ultimately happen is that, the teachers/tutors would rush through the syllabuses or gamble by selectively treating topics. Do you have to blame GES/Ministry of education solely for that? No, the government has to be primarily blamed for the change of the duration, without planning on how to deliver the materials, while maintaining and even improving the standard of education.
If anyone wants to know why these kids performed so poorly, they should ask the students themselves what happened? that is how we should try to address the problem. Secondly, now that this has raised concerns, WAEC should publish the appraisal report of the subject area moderators/chief examiners concerning how questions were answered, and whether it reflected the depth of knowledge expected from students, of the topics treated by teachers. This is how we can assess the educational system, to see whether it is failing us or not.
Being a Financial Analyst does not mean everything done by the private sector is without flaws. The near collapse of the global financial and economic system, was caused by the private sector. Have you forgotten about that, Mr.Hayford? The private sector is about accountability and obvious profit motive. But sometimes, profit is achieved by sacrificing quality.
Another question too, is that, did the examination moderators take into account the 1-year reduction in Senior High duration in setting their questions? We don't know? Much as we lament over these results, we must equally critique WAEC over the nature and scope of questions set. What is the primary purpose of examining students? Is it to fail them, or to help identify natural aptitudes of students, identify skill development, and help evaluate a school's overall performance? It appears, that in Ghana, the purpose of examining students, is to fail them. Otherwise, no where in the world, would this result fly.
Hayford, I want you to understand something, and that is, no where in the world, would education be left in the hands of the private sector. If the private sector, like yourself, did it, what level of success would the country achieve? Education for the 1-5% economically-advantaged Ghanaians at the expense of the 95%? What kind of society therefore are envisaging? What benchmark metrics are you also using to quantify your evaluation? These are questions I would like Casely- Hayford to answer, as a self acclaimed economist and Financial Analyst?
Now, to Ghana education Service and the Ministry of Education, including the Minister. Is the Inspectorate Division of the GES functional at all? Who are the inspectors responsible for institutional administration? I do not even want to hear anything about the so-called DS(District Supervisors) who have been attached to schools. That concept totally defeats the idea of inspection and supervision. The moment you keep/station an inspector in a school, he becomes part of the system, is corrupted, and no one recognizes his or her use and importance. Again, what level of supervision can one person do? How can he even appreciate a Mathematics or Science methodology of teaching, if he or she is not a science major or minor person? This is where GES is not on point.
Now, the worst thing Ghana's education faces, is when Professors are sent to the Ministry. Trace the performance of the ministry under Prof. Dadson (Maths-UCC), Prof. Ama Atta-Aidoo, Prof. Ameyaw-Ekumfi, and the current minister; and one would appreciate what I am saying. They come there with a know-it-all attitude and mentality. I respect Professors, because they have made us who were are, however, what they need to know, is that, everyone's knowledge is limited.
I think, when novices are sent to the Ministry of Education, they do better, because they do not interfere but allow the technocrats to function, while ensuring that accountability is maintained.
This is the reason for Dr. Joyce Aryee's fame, as the best Education Minister Ghana ever had since Rawling's regime. She went to Education, learnt very fast from the experts, collaborated with them, challenged them, and allowed them to improvise and change. Where did her success come from? Her management style, that engaging approach to dealing with people and
non-confrontational attitude.
MARCUS AMPADU 9 years ago

Equal opportunity to me means a great education. But unfortunately, too many of us don't get the opportunity to receive great education. As a nation, for several decades, we have failed woefully in making sure that every Ghan ...
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Equal opportunity to me means a great education. But unfortunately, too many of us don't get the opportunity to receive great education. As a nation, for several decades, we have failed woefully in making sure that every Ghanaian child got a great education. We seriously fall far short of that.

It is not a question of private versus public education. Rather, it is a question of making sure that each child is given the choice of receiving the best education money can buy.

Whether the child goes to public school or a private school, we should make doubly sure that the child has pretty talented teachers teaching him or her.

Ultimately, the customers of education - the parents, and the community members and the educational stakeholders should get more involved in their child's education, whether the child is educated in public school, private school, or charter school.

The customers if education must insist that their children, whether in public, private, parochial or chartered schools, receive five-star education, nothing short of that is tantamount to gross neglect of responsibility, that ultimately affects the child, the parents, the community, and the nation at large.
Ben 9 years ago

Years ago when i studied in a schiool in Cape Coast we had Ga,Fante,Ewe, Ashanti as local languages in the first3 years of secondary school.What happened? The mission schools should be allowed to run their schools and the gov ...
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Years ago when i studied in a schiool in Cape Coast we had Ga,Fante,Ewe, Ashanti as local languages in the first3 years of secondary school.What happened? The mission schools should be allowed to run their schools and the government also concentrate on the other scholls. The budget of the government is limited to run all schools.Irrespectgive of being a mission school, we had all denominations at school including Muslims.There was not a lot of query about the system
Out of this world 9 years ago

Not a good idea at all, Sir. No where in the world is education run by the private sector. what we need is quality and competent human resource at the ministry and at the policy making level. For now, the current administrati ...
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Not a good idea at all, Sir. No where in the world is education run by the private sector. what we need is quality and competent human resource at the ministry and at the policy making level. For now, the current administration has ran out of serious ideas to revamp the education system. their approach says it all. what is Ablakwah doing at the ministry? what expertise/experience has he in managing education system? how can he advise the sector minister? Go figure!
Annorwuo 9 years ago

'Loose canons' like this guy,the opportunity to run his mouth all over the place! Obviously, CitiFM has made a conscious decision to trade off the long-term interest of the entire organization,in favour of instant bump in rat ...
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'Loose canons' like this guy,the opportunity to run his mouth all over the place! Obviously, CitiFM has made a conscious decision to trade off the long-term interest of the entire organization,in favour of instant bump in ratings it derives from the from the silly effusions emanating from Casely Hayford.
This fellow is 'bad news' for the Radio station,thus the earlier they[the owners]cut him loose,the better off that outfit would be!
But let`s all remember that there are a lot of these characters - Franklin Cudjoe of IMANI GHANA;Amoako Baah of KNUST Pol. Science Dept and others,who use the opportunities afforded them to educate the Ghanaian public, to spew out rubbish!
Osei Yao 9 years ago

WHAT DOES CASELY -HAYFORD KNOW ABOUT EDUCATION? IT IS NOT ABOUT PASSING EXAMINATIONS ONLY. PASSING EXAMS ARE A SMALL PART OF EDUCATION. HE CAN SEE FOR HIMSELF HOW MISERABLE THE HIGHFLYING EXAM. PASSERS DO IN LIFE. THEY ARE TH ...
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WHAT DOES CASELY -HAYFORD KNOW ABOUT EDUCATION? IT IS NOT ABOUT PASSING EXAMINATIONS ONLY. PASSING EXAMS ARE A SMALL PART OF EDUCATION. HE CAN SEE FOR HIMSELF HOW MISERABLE THE HIGHFLYING EXAM. PASSERS DO IN LIFE. THEY ARE THE ONES WHOM ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR GOVT/POLITICAL JOBS. THEY HAVE LOST ALL INITIATIVE AND ONLY KNOW OBEYING ORDERS. HE SURELY KNOWS A LOT OF SO-CALLED "FAILURES" SUCCEEDING IN BUSINESS, IN SPORTS, MUSIC, ETC. OF COURSE, HE IS ACTUALLY SAYING WE SHOULD HAND OVER THE ASSETS IN EDUCATION TO THE SOCALLED GOD-MN/WOMEN TO BRAINWASH OUR KIDS AS THEY BRAINWASHED HIM.
Martha 9 years ago

Extend the time back to the 4:00pm instead of that half day school system

Extend the time back to the 4:00pm instead of that half day school system

Private sector must run Ghana's education - Casely-Hayford

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