Should pregnant women in teacher training schools be suspended?

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Nyansasem 12 years ago

This shouldn't be a question; a pregnant lady should be allowed at cost to graduate. As long as the pregnant lady believes that she could take the exams, it shouldn't be anybody damn business to tell her what she should do or ...
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This shouldn't be a question; a pregnant lady should be allowed at cost to graduate. As long as the pregnant lady believes that she could take the exams, it shouldn't be anybody damn business to tell her what she should do or not.

I believe the said law was made to help pregnant women to come back to finish their education but not to punish them per se. Why did they change Winneba Teaching College to University. I believe it was meant to help certificate A teachers to upgrade themselves to help their students. So are they telling us that when a 35 yr old female enters into the training, she should not have sex or baby until she finishes with her course?

But that is what you get when you pick someone like Ablakwa to be a deputy Minister. The Minister and his deputy should have known that such law exist and should have cancelled it their very first day in office. Unfortunately, we are always putting square pegs in round holes.

Yes, the Minister of Education should abolish that stupid law.
Chimborazo 12 years ago

To me that law should be struck out as quick as possible. Being in teacher training mean you are matured know better. If a lady got pregnant while in school there is nothing wrong about it unless she can obtain her grade. So ...
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To me that law should be struck out as quick as possible. Being in teacher training mean you are matured know better. If a lady got pregnant while in school there is nothing wrong about it unless she can obtain her grade. So long as she can do better she should be allowed to continue. A question when a man is admitted into teacher trading and he turn to be a gay ackting lie a woman what the authority would do?
DAN 12 years ago

the FBI with the mexican police just arrest 1 of the most wanted men for having sex with little in the philipines

the FBI with the mexican police just arrest 1 of the most wanted men for having sex with little in the philipines
HolyGhost 12 years ago

'Should pregnant women in teacher training schools be suspended?' The Answer is NO, Big No, not even jss pupil should be stopped from taking their exams when pregnant, if there is a law stoppiing pregnant school girls from ta ...
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'Should pregnant women in teacher training schools be suspended?' The Answer is NO, Big No, not even jss pupil should be stopped from taking their exams when pregnant, if there is a law stoppiing pregnant school girls from taking their exams it should be cancel as soon as posible as it decriminate against womanhood
JUSTICE 12 years ago

THEY ARE MATURE ENOUGH TO MANAGE THEIR OWN LIVES. THEY SHOULD NOT BE SACKED FROM COLLEGE. WHAT ABOUT THE ALLOWANCES THEY HAVE RECEIVED? WHO WILL REPAY? THE MUST CONTINUE WITH THEIR PROGRAMS AFTERALL THEY ARE STILL PRODUCTIVE. ...
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THEY ARE MATURE ENOUGH TO MANAGE THEIR OWN LIVES. THEY SHOULD NOT BE SACKED FROM COLLEGE. WHAT ABOUT THE ALLOWANCES THEY HAVE RECEIVED? WHO WILL REPAY? THE MUST CONTINUE WITH THEIR PROGRAMS AFTERALL THEY ARE STILL PRODUCTIVE.HOW WILL THEY FEED THEIR CHILDREN? WE NEED MORE TEACHERS.
DAN 12 years ago

women have been getting pregnant for thousands of years,,whats new about it,,We are not talking about doing hard labor or working in mental hospital where they will get hurt..You come to ghana and you see children sucking on ...
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women have been getting pregnant for thousands of years,,whats new about it,,We are not talking about doing hard labor or working in mental hospital where they will get hurt..You come to ghana and you see children sucking on bare breast, Some usa states and cities you will be jail for public indecent...And you worry of a bump in somebodys belly>> if they are constant sick thats different
DAN 12 years ago

And will gov repay or suspend the fees?

And will gov repay or suspend the fees?
princewilly@ymail.com 12 years ago

A pregnant woman is driving down the street and gets into a fender bender, and is out cold for a week. When she awakens, she realizes that she is no longer pregnant.

"What happened to my baby!" she frantically asks the doc ...
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A pregnant woman is driving down the street and gets into a fender bender, and is out cold for a week. When she awakens, she realizes that she is no longer pregnant.

"What happened to my baby!" she frantically asks the doctor.

"Ma'am, you had twins!" the doctor replies. " A healthy boy and a girl. Your Uncle Jack came in and named them."

"Oh no, the woman says. "Not Uncle Jack! He's an idiot!"

She asks the doctor, "Well, what's the girl's name?"

"Denise."

"Wow," the woman says, "that's not such a bad name--I like it! What's the boy's name?"

"Denephew."
Ngariba 12 years ago

This outmoded principle of disciplining teachers must stop with immediate effect!. why would a principle wants to control a matured citizen? she has the right to decide when and where to give birth. how many of the lecturers ...
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This outmoded principle of disciplining teachers must stop with immediate effect!. why would a principle wants to control a matured citizen? she has the right to decide when and where to give birth. how many of the lecturers at the colleges can boast of not harvesting the girls or being a pre to them?. is it not good for those who are married while in college to give birth rather than refusing them and causing abortions and ungodly acts? wake up GES.
NANA - TEMA 12 years ago

Amazing! How my countrymen can blindly argue and ignorantly criticize genuine and protective statutes of our state. Are we calling for the flood gates to be opened for more pregnancies and pregnancy related activities is our ...
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Amazing! How my countrymen can blindly argue and ignorantly criticize genuine and protective statutes of our state. Are we calling for the flood gates to be opened for more pregnancies and pregnancy related activities is our Training Institutions? Let's not forget, the distinction between TRAINING and EDUCATION. For lack of knowledge.....

DR. Fosu - USA 12 years ago

How do they get pregnant? Is their priority on training or procreation? One at a time. For those who are advocating for them to be permitted... "Should sexual intercourse also be permitted among all Trainees?" How can pregnan ...
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How do they get pregnant? Is their priority on training or procreation? One at a time. For those who are advocating for them to be permitted... "Should sexual intercourse also be permitted among all Trainees?" How can pregnant trainees cope with training and focused ANC without compromising one? We should as well advocate for pregnant recruits (military, police, prison...etc) to complete their training too. Getting pregnant during training is an act of indiscipline!!!
Pastor Oluwa 12 years ago

Training emphasizes AFFECTIVE and PSYCOMOTOR development whiles general education focus more on COGNITIVE aspect. The pregnant trainees have already failed in their AFFECTIVE development by going contrary to training regulati ...
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Training emphasizes AFFECTIVE and PSYCOMOTOR development whiles general education focus more on COGNITIVE aspect. The pregnant trainees have already failed in their AFFECTIVE development by going contrary to training regulation. They should consider themselves fortunate for not being sacked by school authorities.
Artillery 12 years ago

Being pregnant is a 'life choice' by the students and they are aware of the consequencies so they should be barred from taking the exams if that is what the law says. If they (as future teachers) cannot be disciplined enough ...
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Being pregnant is a 'life choice' by the students and they are aware of the consequencies so they should be barred from taking the exams if that is what the law says. If they (as future teachers) cannot be disciplined enough to use protection during their sexual escapades or keep their libido in control for until they graduate then I totally agree that they should not be given the opportunity to take the exams.
Lopper - Canada 12 years ago

I am glad to realize that there are few brave conservatives in my country to help fight, defend and protect our state institutions (formal and informal) from the onslaught waged by self-destructors blindly swallowing western ...
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I am glad to realize that there are few brave conservatives in my country to help fight, defend and protect our state institutions (formal and informal) from the onslaught waged by self-destructors blindly swallowing western cultures cork, hook and sinker. GODS BLESS YOU ALL!!!!!
Principal useless application of law 12 years ago

This is a simple case, that law was teacher training colleges and not for colleges of education which are now tertiary institutions.

This is a simple case, that law was teacher training colleges and not for colleges of education which are now tertiary institutions.
NANA - TEMA 12 years ago

That was what somebody did thinking by merely changing names other things will also change. Whether tertiary or quaternary institutions... Are the colleges of education no longer training teachers? The name is only generic... ...
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That was what somebody did thinking by merely changing names other things will also change. Whether tertiary or quaternary institutions... Are the colleges of education no longer training teachers? The name is only generic.....Rural Health Training Sch. in Kintampo now College of Health, Kintampo is still training health workers.
Paul Amuna 12 years ago

Expulsion from sitting exams just because a woman is pregnant is primitive, outmoded, outdated and a complete nonsense!! By the way, should the man who made the lady pregnant (who might well be a fellow student also taking th ...
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Expulsion from sitting exams just because a woman is pregnant is primitive, outmoded, outdated and a complete nonsense!! By the way, should the man who made the lady pregnant (who might well be a fellow student also taking the same exams or a tutor involved in conducting that very exam) be allowed to partake of any exams too?

When will our educational authorities realise that such violations of the rights of individuals in this manner is wholly unacceptable.

Indeed I have recently had pregnant students taking undergraduate exams in my department and the faculty had absolutely no QUALMS ABOUT THEM TAKING EXAMS!!! I have had to call am ambulance to take a student taking exams and experiencing an acute asthmatic attack. Should we have excluded her because she was a known asthmatic? By the way after receiving treatment at the hospital, she was well enough to sit for and compete her next exam.

The educational authorities in Ghana need to be confronted in a serious manner about what they deem a matter of discipline but in the 21st century is tantamount to abuse of their authority and a violation of the right of the individual. the minister for Children, Gender and Social Welfare should take this matter up in my view.
J H New York 12 years ago

Those are some of the reasons why we find ourselves where we are after 56 yrs of independence as globe trotter beggar nation.B'cos we have a lot of academically qualified(degrees) CE/Officers and Heads of Institutions who re ...
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Those are some of the reasons why we find ourselves where we are after 56 yrs of independence as globe trotter beggar nation.B'cos we have a lot of academically qualified(degrees) CE/Officers and Heads of Institutions who refuse to think about issues and therefore relegate reasons and common sense to the backckground.They're there just to receive salaries at the end of the month devoid of plans for the way forward for the corporate entity or Institution which he/she was/is the head.
Therefore,we should not always give the Chance to the one who holds the higher academic qualifications.For intance, you don't need to be a Police officer before you could be appointed as IGP.It's an advantage though.Any honest,sincere,and experienced administrator could hold such positions.
And likewise,you don't need to be a medical Dr to be the CEO at hospital Center.And you don't need to have an Educational background to be the head of an Institution.
While some positions req
uire a professional in the subject with administrative experience,others need more of admin experience and knowledge of how the old ways work to make progressive and efficient changes to enhance the way forward.So it's should not always be,the higher the qualification the better. No.That's the reason why we have a lot of non performance PhD s. sorry guys.
Jessie 12 years ago

This isn't the first time. A trainee nurse in a public nursing training institution cannot get pregnant while in school because if you do, you will asked to defer your studies and only return after delivery whereas in some pr ...
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This isn't the first time. A trainee nurse in a public nursing training institution cannot get pregnant while in school because if you do, you will asked to defer your studies and only return after delivery whereas in some private institutions, it isn't so. I'm not surprised trainee teachers are facing a similar problem.
Dagbandow 12 years ago

The writer have only scratched the surface of the matter. How will a pregnant Teacher trainee look like standing in front of a class? What role model will she serve to girls in the class who may be aspiring to become teachers ...
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The writer have only scratched the surface of the matter. How will a pregnant Teacher trainee look like standing in front of a class? What role model will she serve to girls in the class who may be aspiring to become teachers? Will she start her maternity leave upon receiving her first appointment letter?

OBINNA 12 years ago

If Teacher Training programs in Ghana are meant for students from high schools, these students are matured females. Some could be married and ready to start their families. How on earth can such a ridiculous clause exist in t ...
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If Teacher Training programs in Ghana are meant for students from high schools, these students are matured females. Some could be married and ready to start their families. How on earth can such a ridiculous clause exist in the Teachers Educational Manual. Shouldn't women be given the same rights as Men in Ghana? The Ministry of Education should re-visit the Constitution of the Republic.

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