Blend 3-year and 4-year SHS system – Prof. Yankah

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Odikro 8 years ago

You can not apply different standards to different schools because this is contradictory to government policy of reserving a percentage of slots for the students in a local area. The 3-year SHS is simply inadequate. Academici ...
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You can not apply different standards to different schools because this is contradictory to government policy of reserving a percentage of slots for the students in a local area. The 3-year SHS is simply inadequate. Academicians should call a spade a spade. The 3-year is one of Mahama's several stupidities.
sanjay - Abu Dhabi 8 years ago

as you can see what mahama is doing in Ghana by your self, i wont talk much, vote mahama for peace and develoment

as you can see what mahama is doing in Ghana by your self, i wont talk much, vote mahama for peace and develoment
Wisdom 8 years ago

The basic schools and not strong enough hence the problem of duration.
The foundation of our pupils from the primary schools are poor and affects the higher institutions too. Whether 3 or 4 years, most students complete Univ ...
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The basic schools and not strong enough hence the problem of duration.
The foundation of our pupils from the primary schools are poor and affects the higher institutions too. Whether 3 or 4 years, most students complete University knowing "nothing".
Obuamah 8 years ago

All over the world the period students stay in school is being reduced. Younger persons are becoming smarter doing better these days in most civilized countries. If it is duration that boosts performance, then let the student ...
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All over the world the period students stay in school is being reduced. Younger persons are becoming smarter doing better these days in most civilized countries. If it is duration that boosts performance, then let the students stay in school for 5 or 6 years so they can all perform wonders. The 3 year duration is the norm all over West Africa, Africa, and in most civilized and progressive countries all over the world for that matter. Are we that dumb that we cannot do it? And what at all does that blending mean? I think there must be other compelling factors which our lazy professors must sit up and identify for us to address. As for the issue of leakages, it was worse in the 1970s through to the 1990s during the O and A level days. We were in school those days and the so called super schools always had appor, super mock and all the spoonfeeding and cheating schemes. The only difference now is because social media has changed the land scape, making more visible, and thus exposing the cancker. Ask all those professors, if only they have the fear of God in them and will be sincere, whether most of them never got appor. Please spare us the constant unproductive noise!!!
Rob 8 years ago

The point is that there needs to be some flexibility. Otherwise you end up with the stupidity that you have now. All these pre-universityies cropping up because of the failure of the main system.

The point is that there needs to be some flexibility. Otherwise you end up with the stupidity that you have now. All these pre-universityies cropping up because of the failure of the main system.
Kofi 8 years ago

True that Obuamah you are lost on the suggestion. Your posting exposes your stupidity and comprehension of the suggestion made by the professor. If they are lazy then what about you who still stick to stupid arguments.

True that Obuamah you are lost on the suggestion. Your posting exposes your stupidity and comprehension of the suggestion made by the professor. If they are lazy then what about you who still stick to stupid arguments.
GEE 8 years ago

Please don't rubbish the profs.statement because there is some positives in it.i.m a product of the common entrance,middle school leavers cert.Also the GCE(O&A)as well as the preliminary university entrance.Talk about the Tea ...
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Please don't rubbish the profs.statement because there is some positives in it.i.m a product of the common entrance,middle school leavers cert.Also the GCE(O&A)as well as the preliminary university entrance.Talk about the Teacher Training Certificate 4yr for non GCE holders and 3yrs for GCE holders not forgetting the june and november WAEC Exams.All these were available to meet the progressive needs of individuals without much left behinds.Don't also forget that products of these systmes were as well good.
CORNEY 8 years ago

I don't know if these so called professors have their brains twisted.
How on earth any right minded person will say something like this,is he on drugs or what?
While people are moving forward some are telling us to go back ...
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I don't know if these so called professors have their brains twisted.
How on earth any right minded person will say something like this,is he on drugs or what?
While people are moving forward some are telling us to go backward.
If they don't have anything to talk about they come out with controversy.
Professor Tetteh 8 years ago

Professor Yankah who was a Professor when I was in college provided no details of his "blend". It is a good topic to talk about. Here is what you do in a 4 year system that reduces stress and allows Professor Yankah's "flye ...
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Professor Yankah who was a Professor when I was in college provided no details of his "blend". It is a good topic to talk about. Here is what you do in a 4 year system that reduces stress and allows Professor Yankah's "flyers" to fly and at the same time lets the slow walkers take their time and also graduate: you encourage the "flyers" to take Advanced Placement courses that enable them to get college credit whilst in High school. It also helps those wanting to go into the sciences where a lot of prerequisites are needed, to clear those prerequisites faster. I can provide details if needed. Thanks. Long Live Ghana!!
Ike 8 years ago

Our leaders should stop messing up with our education system. If travel Europe or America they mess with education it stay the same regardless they have a new president. Aaah gh what's wrong with our leaders?

Our leaders should stop messing up with our education system. If travel Europe or America they mess with education it stay the same regardless they have a new president. Aaah gh what's wrong with our leaders?
Kpenyigba Kwesi 8 years ago

Our leaders should not messed with our education system.We should consider the old system of 3 years for Juniour School (JS) and 4 years for Seniour School(SS). The present JHS and SHS is not appropriate.

Our leaders should not messed with our education system.We should consider the old system of 3 years for Juniour School (JS) and 4 years for Seniour School(SS). The present JHS and SHS is not appropriate.
Kofi Amoah 8 years ago

What is the sense in governments changing the duration for our SSS? When the new system was being designed, didn't our leaders know the duration necessary for SSS? USA's high schools. equivalent to Ghana's SSS, have been 4-ye ...
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What is the sense in governments changing the duration for our SSS? When the new system was being designed, didn't our leaders know the duration necessary for SSS? USA's high schools. equivalent to Ghana's SSS, have been 4-year programs for ccenturies. Ghanaian leaders will do such stupid things for political gains, but more so to amass wealth, jeopardising the very lives of our childre. How stupid can we be?
Ike 8 years ago

If u travel to Europe or America they don't mess up with education system regardless they elect a new president or not it stays the same. Ghana leaders should stop messing up with our edcation system.they come up with this st ...
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If u travel to Europe or America they don't mess up with education system regardless they elect a new president or not it stays the same. Ghana leaders should stop messing up with our edcation system.they come up with this stupid saying new king new law so they do what ever they want even though it would mess things up.ghana leaders pls grow up and stop being selfish and self centered.
Rob 8 years ago

This is so obvious. The British were smart with the middle school system. If you were smart enough, you passed the common entrance and went on to secondary school. If not, you try in your 3rd year. It is the same concept ...
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This is so obvious. The British were smart with the middle school system. If you were smart enough, you passed the common entrance and went on to secondary school. If not, you try in your 3rd year. It is the same concept here. Not all students advance at the same rate. The flexibility is what is needed.
GEE 8 years ago

Rob,i solidly agree with you.This is what ghana did and made us leaders in african education.We need to revisit those era.

Rob,i solidly agree with you.This is what ghana did and made us leaders in african education.We need to revisit those era.
Kwame Mensah 8 years ago

I posit for the 4 years in that the 3 years put unnecessary pressure on the children because they spend only about 21/2 years in school. They are not able to complete the syllabi hence the agitation to buy examination questio ...
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I posit for the 4 years in that the 3 years put unnecessary pressure on the children because they spend only about 21/2 years in school. They are not able to complete the syllabi hence the agitation to buy examination questions to boost performance
Kwame 8 years ago

This matter by Professor Yankah is like saying that because a woman is tall she can deliver a child after nine months, thus the shorter woman should be forced to deliver after twelve months. So imagine if this suggestion is t ...
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This matter by Professor Yankah is like saying that because a woman is tall she can deliver a child after nine months, thus the shorter woman should be forced to deliver after twelve months. So imagine if this suggestion is to be put into practice. A child from the village school will be told to spend 4years in the classroom and a child from the city will be told to spend three years in the classroom. Thus it will also mean that if the two are to go to seek employment the one from the city will be on probation for 6 months and the one from the village 1 year. A parent in the village who is poor will be forced to pay school fees for four years, while those in the city will pay three years school fees. I hope they are even going to suggest that people from some regions in Ghana should be paid less than their counterparts from others. There should not be an apartheid policy in education.
Yaw 8 years ago

You enter the university when you are ready -- we have four years for everyone but you can enter before the four years upon passing a university entrance exam.

You enter the university when you are ready -- we have four years for everyone but you can enter before the four years upon passing a university entrance exam.
OPPONG CHARLES 8 years ago

Students are admitted in SHS ONE (1) in Oct/NOV. They start writing WASSCE in March/April when they are in SHS three (3). If you consider the number of days they spend from SHS one (1) to SHS three (3) you will find out that ...
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Students are admitted in SHS ONE (1) in Oct/NOV. They start writing WASSCE in March/April when they are in SHS three (3). If you consider the number of days they spend from SHS one (1) to SHS three (3) you will find out that our students spend only two years in SHS.

Thanks
Kofi Ntim 8 years ago

It's clear that JJ was trying to copy the USA educational system where elementary school is 6 years, middle school(JSS in Ghana) is 3years), high school(SSS in Ghana)and 4 years of Coolege/University. USA which has all the be ...
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It's clear that JJ was trying to copy the USA educational system where elementary school is 6 years, middle school(JSS in Ghana) is 3years), high school(SSS in Ghana)and 4 years of Coolege/University. USA which has all the better resources for education, maintains this system while Ghana with mediocre educational reosurces slashed the duration by one year. How can a developing country students spend less duration in school than those in the developed world? This is the reasoin we have a lot of so-called graduates around who don't know anything. They can't speak any meaningful English Language, neither can they display any speck of emotional intelligence. An O level drop out is better than a University graduate under the SSS program. Just get a high schhol student in USA or UK to debate with these SSS- Univeristy graduates and judge for yourself. It will soon come to a time when the developed world will no longer accept our students in their Universities simply because they are half baked educationally. Also because they are aware of our cheating in exams (apor)so don't trust us. Tweaaaaaaaa!
NANA USA 8 years ago

Let's go to the 4yr system from time immemorial the 4yr grads even from the teacher colleges are better than the 3yr grads.The 3yr is producing poor quality of teachers ,and what have you.

Let's go to the 4yr system from time immemorial the 4yr grads even from the teacher colleges are better than the 3yr grads.The 3yr is producing poor quality of teachers ,and what have you.
Nana Adjoa 8 years ago

The next government should bring back the 4 years of SHS. I'm a product of Common entrance, 'O' and 'A' levels and I'm proud of my academic and social status. There was time to study ever subject in the first 3 years before y ...
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The next government should bring back the 4 years of SHS. I'm a product of Common entrance, 'O' and 'A' levels and I'm proud of my academic and social status. There was time to study ever subject in the first 3 years before you choose your subjects for the 'O' level. Now ask a Tertiary student where Canada is, 8 out of 10 will not know. The 3 years is inadequate. Its really 2 and half years. The first year starts towards the end and f Nov and the WASSCE also starts in April and ends in May
Ghanaman 8 years ago

I'm a product of the 3 years system and I'm proud of it as well. Not knowing where Canada is doesn't mean a person isn't knowledgeable. I've been in the US many years and folks don't know where Ghana is; these are folks that ...
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I'm a product of the 3 years system and I'm proud of it as well. Not knowing where Canada is doesn't mean a person isn't knowledgeable. I've been in the US many years and folks don't know where Ghana is; these are folks that are educated. So, that yardstick doesn't really work.
Rob 8 years ago

How did you fare competing at an American university. Did you become an educated professional in the US?

How did you fare competing at an American university. Did you become an educated professional in the US?
Sammy 8 years ago

Rob,
He don't have to answer you question because I came here and hold two MBA's and hold doctoral degree as well in US system with 4.0. Working as a consultant and at the same time an Associate Professor as well.

Rob,
He don't have to answer you question because I came here and hold two MBA's and hold doctoral degree as well in US system with 4.0. Working as a consultant and at the same time an Associate Professor as well.
Ghanaman 8 years ago

Yes, I did compete well in the US and achieved the highest level of education in my field from a top US university.

Yes, I did compete well in the US and achieved the highest level of education in my field from a top US university.
Ghanaman 8 years ago

The 3 years is enough if implemented well. I'm a product of the 3 year system and I'm proud of my achievements: thanks be to God. I've been able to compete with people from all over the world at the world's best universities. ...
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The 3 years is enough if implemented well. I'm a product of the 3 year system and I'm proud of my achievements: thanks be to God. I've been able to compete with people from all over the world at the world's best universities. I've been able to get to the highest level in my field. In my opinion, things that I found to be helpful were good teachers, good headmasters, good supervision by parents/guardians and above all my faith/belief in a higher power (God).

Also, as a disclaimer I didn't attend any preparatory or international basic schools. I attended the "syto" and even had my primary education in a typical village.
Ato Kwamina 8 years ago

lt could be four years generally with an allowance for common entrance system into the world of work and higher education. This will enable smart students write earlier than the four years. It could potentially make students ...
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lt could be four years generally with an allowance for common entrance system into the world of work and higher education. This will enable smart students write earlier than the four years. It could potentially make students ambitious if they want to complete school early. The current three years is skewed only to fast learners but disadvantageous to slow learners. Lets create the balance.
MUSHROOM UNIVERSITY 8 years ago

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JM 8 years ago

Please prof let it be so as it is.

Please prof let it be so as it is.
NPP KWASEAFUO PARTY. NPP JIMIFUO KUO 8 years ago

How can you blend these two streams? We either go with 3 or with 4, not both.

The proposal is stupid and incongruous.

How can you blend these two streams? We either go with 3 or with 4, not both.

The proposal is stupid and incongruous.
sa ad 8 years ago

Evidence show the four years of shs was better and hence reversing it to three years was just one of those Machiavellian tactics to reduce the number of people who assess higher education in Ghana...higher illiteracy in Ghana ...
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Evidence show the four years of shs was better and hence reversing it to three years was just one of those Machiavellian tactics to reduce the number of people who assess higher education in Ghana...higher illiteracy in Ghana favours ndc so they will continue to widen it. Ghana will produce semi literates who are more dangerous than the full illiterates... Change must come...
sanderxphilips 8 years ago

I disagree with the professor. students are computer selected so how can the policy favour graded schools! I know people who came out of mfantsipim with low passes after 3years. so please come again next time

I disagree with the professor. students are computer selected so how can the policy favour graded schools! I know people who came out of mfantsipim with low passes after 3years. so please come again next time
Adjei 8 years ago

The reluctance of sending girls to school was one of the many ills cured by the new BECE SHS system Have you folks soon forgotten that side of the argument so soon.

The reluctance of sending girls to school was one of the many ills cured by the new BECE SHS system Have you folks soon forgotten that side of the argument so soon.

Blend 3-year and 4-year SHS system – Prof. Yankah

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