Opinion
The Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipal Cultural Co-ordinator of the Ghana Education Service, Mr Desmond Ali-Alhassan Gasanga, has called on Ghanaians to recognise, preserve and uphold their cultural heritage.
Mr Gasanga was speaking at the sixth graduation ceremony of the Mother’s Voice School at Sakumono, Tema, on the theme: “Enhancing quality education, the way forward.’’ In all, 20 pupils graduated from pre-school to Primary One.
He noted that quality and excellent education could not be achieved without the effective teaching and learning of Ghanaian languages, music, dance and drama in our schools.
“It is unfortunate that these aspects that define us as a people are downgraded and ignored”, he said.
Mr Gasanga advised parents not to speak English with their children at home always explaining that such a practice could dissuade them from acknowledging and preserving their culture and identity.
He noted that through the teaching of music, dance and drama which were grouped under the performing arts, the country could produce creative writers and artistes who would help develop the creative industry for the benefit of the nation.
He explained that the National Literacy Acceleration Programme (NALAP) was introduced into the educational system because it was realised that pupils learnt English faster if they were taught concepts in their mother tongues or local languages.
He blamed the low performance of students on the attitude of some teachers and entreated school authorities to help improve the efficiency of teachers by upgrading their skills coupled with supervision, monitoring and inspection of teachers’ work.
The Chairman of the school’s Parent Teacher Association (PTA), Rev. Jonathan Kofi Osei, expressed dissatisfaction at the misplacement of priorities by some parents and appealed to them to invest in their children to enable them to become responsible citizens.
The Headmistress of the school, Mrs Sarah Owusu-Ansah, expressed concern over the negative attitude of some parents towards their children’s education and pleaded with them to assist the children at home, monitor and thoroughly inspect their work daily.
She said with effective collaboration between parents and teachers, every child’s dream would materialise.
The Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipal Cultural Co-ordinator of the Ghana Education Service, Mr Desmond Ali-Alhassan Gasanga, has called on Ghanaians to recognise, preserve and uphold their cultural heritage.
Mr Gasanga was speaking at the sixth graduation ceremony of the Mother’s Voice School at Sakumono, Tema, on the theme: “Enhancing quality education, the way forward.’’ In all, 20 pupils graduated from pre-school to Primary One.
He noted that quality and excellent education could not be achieved without the effective teaching and learning of Ghanaian languages, music, dance and drama in our schools.
“It is unfortunate that these aspects that define us as a people are downgraded and ignored”, he said.
Mr Gasanga advised parents not to speak English with their children at home always explaining that such a practice could dissuade them from acknowledging and preserving their culture and identity.
He noted that through the teaching of music, dance and drama which were grouped under the performing arts, the country could produce creative writers and artistes who would help develop the creative industry for the benefit of the nation.
He explained that the National Literacy Acceleration Programme (NALAP) was introduced into the educational system because it was realised that pupils learnt English faster if they were taught concepts in their mother tongues or local languages.
He blamed the low performance of students on the attitude of some teachers and entreated school authorities to help improve the efficiency of teachers by upgrading their skills coupled with supervision, monitoring and inspection of teachers’ work.
The Chairman of the school’s Parent Teacher Association (PTA), Rev. Jonathan Kofi Osei, expressed dissatisfaction at the misplacement of priorities by some parents and appealed to them to invest in their children to enable them to become responsible citizens.
The Headmistress of the school, Mrs Sarah Owusu-Ansah, expressed concern over the negative attitude of some parents towards their children’s education and pleaded with them to assist the children at home, monitor and thoroughly inspect their work daily.
She said with effective collaboration between parents and teachers, every child’s dream would materialise.
