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The new education reforms expected to be rolled out next month September 2007 may suffer hitches, according to some stakeholders.
The second major education reforms to be carried out in Ghana in twenty years by the NPP administration may not have a smooth take off.
The new system of education is expected to focus on science, technology and vocational skills, but problems such as lack of classroom blocks, equipment and teachers have been identified as possible challenges that could stand in the way of a successful implementation.
The National Association of Graduate Teachers, (NAGRAT), have expressed concerns about the manner in which the programme was planned and is about to be implemented.
Speaking to Joy News on Thursday, Mr. Angel Carbonu, the Greater Accra Regional chairman of NAGRAT, said there are not sufficient classrooms and textbooks to make the programme successful.
He also said, teachers and parents are both ill-prepared for the programme.
Mr. Carbonu said, Ghanaian teachers are generally ill-motivated and as such cannot make the reform succeed. Adding that teachers have no knowledge of the syllabus and therefore are ill prepared to teach.
He disclosed further that, some schools have shelved the time-table for the next term because they are not sure of what they would be doing.
He also expressed what parents feared. According to Mr. Carbonu, parents are at a loss as to what programmes will be appropriate for their children and they are not aware of the science and technology component of the programme as well as the vocational component.
Besides, he said parents are not sure if they would have to pay some extra cost for the programmes.
He said that NAGRAT was not informed of the planning and implementation of the programme, and suggested that all stakeholders should be involved in discussions to review the programme so that any future fall-outs can be handled.
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