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WhatsApp affecting discipline among students – GES

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  • STRAIGHT TALK 8 years ago

    ban cell phones in schools.

  • Talk Some 8 years ago

    Ban ban ban has become the motto of today. Our leaders/elders are so bankrupt of ideas that they 1st they say is "ban" . Aren't there already approved gadgets for schools and when they can be used? Common phone you couldn't m ...
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  • leso 8 years ago

    Hey masa does that mean if something I wrong it should not be addressed?
    If de leaders are not should we allow de young once to become like dem?
    Say gud is gud and bad is bad.

  • OLD SOLDIER 8 years ago

    AUTHOR: CLOSE OBSERVER-------- Stupid people are dominating our leadership positions. NDC does not believe that Ghanaians are suffering. Ghanaians will therefore not see the end of their problems until the USELESS NDC governm ...
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  • Kanawu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8 years ago

    THE GES SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT PARENTAL CONTROL INSTEAD OF BEING PRIMITIVE BY ATTACKING WHATSAPP.

  • Sinclear 8 years ago

    must wake up and stop violently opposing progress in life

  • Neutral Zone 8 years ago

    Really!!! How about his shortcomings or....

  • Talk Some 8 years ago

    Only in Ghana do our "leaders" jump to blame external situations for failures. Seeing internet access as a reason for is really vague with no basis and no data to prove. Look at the population of our students versus how many ...
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  • Photosy 8 years ago

    Sorry Mr Kor, you know your country men are the worst indiscipline Homo sapiens I have seen, lawless, irresponsible and reckless in all areas. For the records you have spoken, forget it, nobody listened.

  • voice of the voiceless 8 years ago

    Lazy journalism, is Wa in the U/E/R? Wa is in the Upper West Region and n regional capital. Ghanaweb, i think u pple can do beta. Poor grammar n misinformation has become ur byword.

  • OWUO MENSAH 8 years ago

    Kor don't complain otherwise Prof Gadzekpo and the people of Ghana will demonstrate against you. You are to teach theories. You are not required now to talk about discipline in Ghana. Just do that. hahaha

  • polobolo 8 years ago

    Owuo Mensah tiwui. The context is different bro. If you lack understanding do not comment please

  • WhenIdiotsRule 8 years ago

    Every child should have a phone, to do whatever they want with it. It's called FREEDOM !

  • Ament 8 years ago

    This is false. Are we serious?

  • Humility 8 years ago

    I think Ghanaians should be looking out for practices that will lead our younger folks to a better future. I get angry when people tend to politicize every move by leaders to put up measures to curb certain happenings. It is ...
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  • yaa 8 years ago

    Hmmmm our country Ghana going to a different direction of the seviliazation youth don't respect leaders are lies.phone must be ban if not yam phone ......

  • Simon 8 years ago

    the phones are bought by the children themselves even at the Junior high school and they are not by their parents rather

  • TRUMP: THE WINDBAG-MONEYBAG 8 years ago

    We will forever remain poor and under-develop because we don't even know why we remain poor and underdeveloped.

    Fucking country fool of fucking fools.

  • VOICE 8 years ago

    His own shadow.what these animals fear
    Social network.

  • asem 8 years ago

    the students have to discipline themselves

  • Mosi 8 years ago

    Train the children the way go. How come children in some other parts of the world who have more access to mobile phones basically do ok

  • Kaakamotobi 8 years ago

    Pay the teachers well and on time to sacrifice and spend time to research and teach the students very well and stop all these excuses to distract and throw dust at the public.

  • Ben 8 years ago

    Times are changing and we cannot get stuck in the era where kids are whipped for not paying attention or being late. Our mentality should change. Banning this app will not change anything but will encourage students to go und ...
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  • Kwame Philly 8 years ago

    Encourage the use of Cell Phones and tablets in basic schools and beyond
    Ghana’s Ministry of Education and pre-university schools are becoming Luddites! We are erecting technology barriers around schools! Curiously, many i ...
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  • Honestman 8 years ago

    WA is not in Upper East Region, WA is the CAPITAL of Upper West Region. This is the kind of journalist we have in the system

  • Nana Obiri 8 years ago

    You need to concentrate on providing quality of education and stop focusing on useless stuff.

  • mosquitoe 8 years ago

    we are getting into e worst stage of life that a teacher cannot beat a student that have result into this..

  • Wisdam kwakuvi 8 years ago

    GES says what? What's what? They only speak theories. Is GES not aware that this Chinese are now invading Ghana with GAMBLING GAME MACHINES which in the Eastern Region of Ghana making it difficult for children in JHS to stay ...
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  • Ishaq 8 years ago

    Indiscipline was there long before whatsapp came into being...typical of African leaders,always trying to blame it something when they fail in carrying out their responsibilities.

  • Alemiya Jacob 8 years ago

    The educationist is right. Mobile phone contributes about 70percent to students poor performance, especially senior high school students. The head shd band phone using by students in our shs.

  • Amaytus Degpuuri 8 years ago

    Yes real and true Teacher's should ban phones in school.