Secondary, technical education require optimum attention - Anthony-Krueger
A former Head of Mathematics and Science departments, University of Cape Coast, Dr Christian Anthony-Krueger, has identified a number of challenges confronting the educational sector in the country and says lack of serious commitment to secondary and technical education is stifling the industry and deepening the unemployment situation.
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He made the statement at the 22nd anniversary and first speech and prize-giving day of the Dabala Senior High Technical School in the South Tongu District.
The celebration was on the theme: “Striving for Quality Senior High Technical Education in Less Endowed Schools — Role of Stakeholders”.
Dr Anthony-Krueger said problems of inadequate and poor infrastructure, inadequate and low quality teachers, lack of books and teaching aids and large class sizes continued to plague technical education, and added that frequent industrial actions by teachers and riotous behaviour of students were also a problem.
He, therefore, appealed for an end to the politicisation of education to enable the sector to produce creative,curious and analytical-minded students.
The Volta Regional Director of Education, Mr Emmanuel Keteku, said students and teachers alone could not be blamed for the decline in educational standards and urged all, including parents, to wake up.
The headmaster of the school, Mr Simon Addae-Conutsey, lamented the poor infrastructural challenges of the school and mentioned lack of classrooms, bungalows for teachers, assembly and dining halls, an administration block, a library and laboratory as some of the problems of the school.
Mr Addae-Conutsey said the school, with a population of 987 students, excelled in both academic and extracurricular activities.
Mr Alfred Agbesi Woyome, a businessman who hails from the area, urged all stakeholders of the school to mobilise resources to provide staff bungalows, a dining hall and dormitory block ahead of the school’s 25th anniversary.
The senior prefect , Master Francis Vigbedor, appealed to the authorities to consider turning the school into a boarding school to improve teaching and discipline.
Deserving students, staff and other stakeholders were honoured for their hard work.
A GH¢35,000 double cabin Pick-up was presented to the school by its Parent Teacher Association.
Source: GNA