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NANA 9 years ago

Why shd children at such a tender age be subjected to this harsh external exams?The whole Rawlings so called educational reforms was a sham.Now everybody is looking for 9 ones and 8 A's whether through fair or foul means.

Why shd children at such a tender age be subjected to this harsh external exams?The whole Rawlings so called educational reforms was a sham.Now everybody is looking for 9 ones and 8 A's whether through fair or foul means.
O. Kortiware 9 years ago

Please sir, you're spot on the cancellation of the BECE. Secondary education should be the minimum qualification for every Ghanaian. If we do not start now, we cannot achieve it at anytime in future. Unfortunately we still ha ...
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Please sir, you're spot on the cancellation of the BECE. Secondary education should be the minimum qualification for every Ghanaian. If we do not start now, we cannot achieve it at anytime in future. Unfortunately we still have children who do not go to school at all.
MARFO 9 years ago

THE OLD SYSTEM THE BEST IT IS THE BEST FOR GHANA.

THE OLD SYSTEM THE BEST IT IS THE BEST FOR GHANA.
dick 9 years ago

Who are actually those making educational policies for the country?
1. Maintain BECE,
2.increase SSS to 5 years and add sixth forms lower and upper six and grill the SSS students well before they enter into university

Who are actually those making educational policies for the country?
1. Maintain BECE,
2.increase SSS to 5 years and add sixth forms lower and upper six and grill the SSS students well before they enter into university
Omanhene(U$A) 9 years ago

I agree with you, Mr. Marfo. The good old system was the best.

*8 or 9 or 10 years of elementary school (because of common entrance exams);

*5 years of secondary school;

*2 years of 6th form education; &

*4 years ...
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I agree with you, Mr. Marfo. The good old system was the best.

*8 or 9 or 10 years of elementary school (because of common entrance exams);

*5 years of secondary school;

*2 years of 6th form education; &

*4 years of university education.

Folks, that was the best for those of us who opted for secondary school education. Others opted for Teacher Training education, Commercial school or Technical/Polytechnic schools.

As Mr. Armah pointed out in his "pre-thesis presentation and defense”, some Ghanaian students are required to take "remedial courses" before being admitted to universities in the United Kingdom. It is the same here in the United States of America—even after taking & passing the TOEFL (Test Of English as a Foreign Language).

What our leaders and some educational buffoons in Ghana forget is that: GHANA uses somebody's language—English—to learn and that's why we need MORE years, not less, to study than our counterparts in the English speaking countries. I’m highly AGAINST the current JSS & SHS Mumbo Jumbo, which are producing "semi-illiterate" graduates quickly, while the country and its institutions have no JOBS for them.

Lastly, I strongly believe that Mr. Armah is writing his doctoral (PhD) Thesis on this topic: "The Educational System in Ghana; the old vs. the new and expansion into other professions." So, good luck, Mr. Armah.
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bashings 9 years ago

please let us be analytical! how do we admit them into SSS if the BECE is cancelled? We are aware that even at the SSS level there is a lot competition! How will Schools like Achimota, Presec Legon, ect admit their students i ...
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please let us be analytical! how do we admit them into SSS if the BECE is cancelled? We are aware that even at the SSS level there is a lot competition! How will Schools like Achimota, Presec Legon, ect admit their students if exams are not written? Pls. give us answers to these issues!
Benash 9 years ago

Bashings, I will try to help answer your question. Every secondary school including the ones you mentioned should have their own entrance examination or something of that sort. Once a student writes and attains the grade mark ...
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Bashings, I will try to help answer your question. Every secondary school including the ones you mentioned should have their own entrance examination or something of that sort. Once a student writes and attains the grade mark they are looking for then admission should be given to those students.
A good example I can give you is that here in the USA the have High Schools that cover all subject areas but are notable or steers the students toward a particular field or professions. They have the "Science High Schools, the Vocational Technical High School and the Arts High Schools" etc. So parents/teachers and students can work together to put child on the right track or right school.
Benash 9 years ago

What a brilliant idea. I doff my hat fro this man and I can say that he's more than a visionary. This should be our way forward to develop our young minds and talents which at the end will move mother Ghana forward.
The B.E. ...
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What a brilliant idea. I doff my hat fro this man and I can say that he's more than a visionary. This should be our way forward to develop our young minds and talents which at the end will move mother Ghana forward.
The B.E.C.E and SHS WAEC exams have not achieved it main objectives for most people. It has left most students out, just because one can not pass Math's and English. So, are all the other subjects irrelevant?
Thank you so much Mr. Armah for your vision and great ideas.
Naadu 9 years ago

Sir, you are a big star. "bashings", I suggest you go back and read what the Dr is has proposed for it's the best for our country Ghana. We are just teaching the "Rs" than training people for the mission and vision of Ghana. ...
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Sir, you are a big star. "bashings", I suggest you go back and read what the Dr is has proposed for it's the best for our country Ghana. We are just teaching the "Rs" than training people for the mission and vision of Ghana. It's no wonder we have novice politicians in the country today. Prince has to appointed the minister for Education in the next regime.
Yaw 9 years ago

I support your view on the abolishment of BECE examinations. Combine junior and senior high schools. One external examination before a tertiary institution. Establish more Day Secondary schools.

I support your view on the abolishment of BECE examinations. Combine junior and senior high schools. One external examination before a tertiary institution. Establish more Day Secondary schools.
IB 9 years ago

Employers, GES, NAB, are confused because they don't value NATVET Certificate and holders of this certificate are not recognize in the country WHY? Until much premium is kept into vocational courses Ghana will go no where.

Employers, GES, NAB, are confused because they don't value NATVET Certificate and holders of this certificate are not recognize in the country WHY? Until much premium is kept into vocational courses Ghana will go no where.
Dilys 9 years ago

Who is that bogus educationist who wants BECE to be scrapped.

I wrote my MSLC at the age of 15 so what are we saying. It is just that today's subjects are more than the MSLC but i heard it would be reduced.

It should n ...
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Who is that bogus educationist who wants BECE to be scrapped.

I wrote my MSLC at the age of 15 so what are we saying. It is just that today's subjects are more than the MSLC but i heard it would be reduced.

It should not be scrapped.
Obed Adore 9 years ago

The certificate must be scrapped.. Students could still be tested nationally at this level to ascertain general performance and assist pupils start thinking about their career paths.
The first national certificate exams shou ...
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The certificate must be scrapped.. Students could still be tested nationally at this level to ascertain general performance and assist pupils start thinking about their career paths.
The first national certificate exams should be the SHS GCE A- level certificate.
Obed Adore 9 years ago

Great proposition. To me, the JHS BE Exams can still be maintained as a pre-high school assessment tool. NO CERTIFICATE SHOULD BE AWARDED AT THIS LEVEL! At this point, pupils/students can see clearly their individual carrier ...
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Great proposition. To me, the JHS BE Exams can still be maintained as a pre-high school assessment tool. NO CERTIFICATE SHOULD BE AWARDED AT THIS LEVEL! At this point, pupils/students can see clearly their individual carrier pathways, being them purely academic, commercial or vocational based on their grades and interests. The SHS years would see them prepare their carriers into the tertiary programs.
No certificate should be awarded at JHS. The only pre-university/college certificate must be awarded after a successful SHS i.e., after Grade 12.
catee93 9 years ago

please, i believe the best way to solve this education mess in the country is to go back to the old system of O and A levels. To me, this system was able to streamline the good and best, who were able to move on from the O to ...
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please, i believe the best way to solve this education mess in the country is to go back to the old system of O and A levels. To me, this system was able to streamline the good and best, who were able to move on from the O to A level. the best of the best from A level to the universities. the end product is better university graduate prepare for the job market. it is also important to say that others who are not able to make it that far can go into the polytechnics, vocational, teacher training to acquire a skill. the old system worked, and there sankofa is the way to go.
Obed Adore 9 years ago

SHS must be the minimum level of education that every Ghanaian must attain! Certainly, Not the JHS as it appears to be currently.

SHS must be the minimum level of education that every Ghanaian must attain! Certainly, Not the JHS as it appears to be currently.
silas seedorf 9 years ago

this issue has been my headache.this is the best plan for our education system and will also reduce low rate of education in Ghana

this issue has been my headache.this is the best plan for our education system and will also reduce low rate of education in Ghana
Eric Oduro 9 years ago

Thank you for piece.

But Ghana cannot again suffer sub- standard educational system when the old Form Five / Sixth Form period was dropped from 17 years to 12 years, as currently being run. This, in my view, has relativel ...
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Thank you for piece.

But Ghana cannot again suffer sub- standard educational system when the old Form Five / Sixth Form period was dropped from 17 years to 12 years, as currently being run. This, in my view, has relatively brought sub-optimality in Ghana's rich, hitherto, education.The issue of streetism among JHS/SHS abound, coupled with mounting unemployment plaguing the nation. We should not rush to introduce a system that pushes pupils into secondary education so fast, but we must critically consider quality, maturity and intellectual capability for the citizenry in terms of unique training that will galvanize this ailing educational system. ERIC ODURO - REGISTRAR (CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED TAX ACCOUNTANTS, GHANA).
osofo NDC 9 years ago

Thank for the wise advise given concerning the scrapping o f the BECE examination.I also think access to the senior high school must be wholesale automatic qualification once the student finishes class six.All these developed ...
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Thank for the wise advise given concerning the scrapping o f the BECE examination.I also think access to the senior high school must be wholesale automatic qualification once the student finishes class six.All these developed nations have this type of education.
rmd 9 years ago

yh i sigh wit yhur initiative tho'...
parents hu pay da bills r nw complainin of tkin kerr of deir wards cos da "fee" z so expensiv to pay... so if der z dis suggestion by yhu, den govt' shd b treatd to do smthn @bt da bils ...
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yh i sigh wit yhur initiative tho'...
parents hu pay da bills r nw complainin of tkin kerr of deir wards cos da "fee" z so expensiv to pay... so if der z dis suggestion by yhu, den govt' shd b treatd to do smthn @bt da bils as well...
USMAN 9 years ago

The National Accreditation Board( NAB) and the FWSC say the BECE is equivalent to the O'Level whiles the WASSCE is equivalent to the A'Level. In Nigeria where students write the same WASSCE exam with Ghana, they say the WASSC ...
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The National Accreditation Board( NAB) and the FWSC say the BECE is equivalent to the O'Level whiles the WASSCE is equivalent to the A'Level. In Nigeria where students write the same WASSCE exam with Ghana, they say the WASSCE is equivalent to the O'Level. According to Mr Armah's submission "WAEC certificates issued to secondary school graduates appeared to be sub-standard as holders are required to take foundation programmes before entry to undergraduate degree courses at UK universities".
Another issue he mentioned was the imposition of general education on everybody as he said "Our appetite for grouping all post-secondary education in one homogeneous entity should be abandoned as they have different roles to play in training the human resource needs of the country". By this I can confidently say this fine British trained mind is being factual because according to experts a balance of Specialized and general education in any society is a necessary requirement for positive development but unfortunately for Ghana any specialized cert is a toilet paper. Read what a seasoned educational expert had to say, "In a difficult economy, many less affluent students believe that a general education, especially in the humanities, is a luxury they cannot afford. It is generally easier to make the transition from a general to a specialized education than vice versa, although moving in the opposite direction is not impossible. The life circumstances of the student are likely to be the biggest influence on the choice between general and specialized education". So now what is the case of Ghana? Development is like building a football team .You have one coach thinking for 11 players on the field. If any nation produces more coaches(academicians) than football players(practitioners and professionals) and the coaches(academicians) don't get jobs do you blame the teams(industry) as our useless Prof Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang is saying? Thank you Mr Armah for this exposition..
Richard Aahiagbedey 9 years ago

I dont support this suggestion... Becos with out BECE, student will not learn to move to the next level... But when BECE is still on, student who dont even like to learn will defiantly open a book to read becos of the BECE to ...
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I dont support this suggestion... Becos with out BECE, student will not learn to move to the next level... But when BECE is still on, student who dont even like to learn will defiantly open a book to read becos of the BECE to move to the next leve... And besides in every life one have to face a text for moving to next...
Fuseini latif from tamale. 9 years ago

Please this is very bad to our country ghana because when the student move to shs to good 6 years our parents are poor they can not get money to pay our sc fees.

Please this is very bad to our country ghana because when the student move to shs to good 6 years our parents are poor they can not get money to pay our sc fees.

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