WAEC blames poor reading habits, social media language for decline in English performance

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  • Guv'ner 2 days ago

    Well, how can they do well in English when we allow them to speak pidgin English even in schools, the same way they hear adults also speaking it? Also even adults have stopped reading, so how can they inculcate it in children ...
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  • Derrick 2 days ago

    I live in AGONA SWEDRU And there’s no single public library in this town. Our leaders are busy stealing gold money and careless about the younger generation. Foolish country

  • FRANKIE 2 days ago

    I agree 110% with WAEC. Students of this generation don't read. Back in the day we used to read all the daily and weekly newspapers, novels, comics, etc religiously. Now social media has taken over their entire time. Sources ...
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  • Pelicles 2 days ago

    Frankie, during your school days, there are no phones, internet that distract your attention, right or wrong?

  • Frank Agyena -Karikari. 2 days ago

    At my time, there were only Typewriters that were only available to the School Typist. Headmasters did not have even have them and didn't know how to type. I remember were made to use the books STUDENTS COMPANION and FIRST AI ...
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  • COMMENT 1 day ago

    SALARY ARREARS....TEACHERS ARE NOT PAID.
    Hungry teachers can't teach well.
    Hungry supervisors don't supervise well.
    The students are the sufferers of the non payment of salaries.

  • Official One 2 days ago

    Bring back the Practical English textbook

  • Frank Agyena -Karikari. 1 day ago

    You are right. The Practical English language textbooks were very ideal in helping students to have absolute control on the reading, understanding and writing the English language. Now, not many students at our Tertiary Insti ...
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  • Yaa Dua 2 days ago

    And that useless education minister is talking about teaching that language (arabic) in Ghanaian schools

  • Zakarakis 2 days ago

    WAEC is spot on. The reading culture in Ghana is very, very poor. Sit on a bus or trotro and you will see nobody reading either a book or a newspaper.

  • TAN 2 days ago

    Hmmm. NPP worked so hard to push the agenda for passes, but now we simply can’t sustain that. WHY

  • Free Radical 2 days ago

    Insincere excuse to avoid shame and embarrassment blaming it on poor reading habits and social media language while they know it was deliberately or intentional scheme to fail students on both maths and English to fool Ghanai ...
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  • GODFREY METUANGHAN 2 days ago

    It's the examine body that is to blame. WAEC has virtually turned their exams to multiple choice questions that means less reading and less mastery of the subjects on the part of students and that results to poor grasp of the ...
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  • Kwesi 2 days ago

    TOO MUCH TWE LIKE MTN EVERY WHERE YOU GO

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  • Kofi 2 days ago

    They will blame everyone but themselves

  • Bawumia 2 days ago

    My son got,
    Science A1
    Social studies D7
    Mathematics B2
    English B3
    Economics A1
    CRS A1
    Geography B2
    Lit in Eng. E8

    Has he done well?
    And what
    Program should he offer in which school?
    Help me take a good decisio ...
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  • Kofi Akwetey 2 days ago

    Seems your son scored aggregate 10. That's an excellent score. He should aim for an elite high school.

  • Fela 1 day ago

    Don't ask people's opinions on what programme your son should pursue.
    The choice is his. Allow him to make his own decision

  • Esi 1 day ago

    His interests is paramount

  • MOG 1 day ago

    WAEC Ehuuuuu!!!

  • COMMENT 1 day ago

    THE GOVERNMENT MUST PAY THE TEACHERS.
    Teachers don't have to go on demonstration to demand the payment of their salaries.
    On-time payment of salaries makes teachers happy to teach well. Supervisors shall supervise well. St ...
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  • No Mercy 1 day ago

    Ghana Education System is very Poor.Universities in Ghana is useless.No Researching, No invention.Useless institution.We have a lot to improve our Country Ghana but, The System is very bad.This what our leaders brought us

  • Freedom and Justice 1 day ago

    It doesn't make sense to educate people in a foreign language; that mentally enslaves them and renders them inept.
    Children in all economically developed nations are taught and educated in their mother's tongue.
    Ghana s ...
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  • COMMENT 1 day ago

    DON'T BLAME THE STUDENTS .
    BLAME PRESIDENT MAHAMA .
    In this country where teachers are not paid and the unpaid teachers have to go on demonstration to demand their salary arrears, the poor performance of students sits on th ...
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