The Parliamentary Candidate of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the La Dadekotopon Constituency, Dr Joseph Gerald Tetteh Nyanyofio, has advised parents and teachers to desist from comparing and discriminating amongst pupils under their care, noting that, it could prove detrimental and leave indelible scars on their self-concept.

Citing the likes of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Dr. Ako Adjei, Kwegir Aggrey, Nii Anyetei Kwakwranya, among other luminaries in the country's political history, he encouraged parents and teachers not to take the foundational stage of their wards' education for granted.

He noted that pre-school and basic level constitute the foundation laying stage of education in all nations, as it contributes more significantly to the intellectual development of a child than any other level of education.

He shared an account of his early days in school, when he was despised by families and some teachers for his rather unimpressive academic performance, only for a turnaround at the basic level through to tertiary level, culminating in a PhD.

He shared this on the occasion of World Teachers' Day Celebration.

He also encouraged parents to invest equally in their children's education, noting that each child is endowed with a unique set of talents that ought to be unearthed, nurtured, and harnessed for national development.

He further encouraged children to be patriotic, disciplined, honest, hardworking, and above all, confident to embrace all the challenges of their academic life.

"Be courageous enough to dream bigger than you can even achieve," he charged them.

He was optimistic about the nation's future prospects, stating that "if all sectors of our national life fail, but our education system is on track, we shall recover and succeed. On the other hand, if all systems of our state architecture are working, and our education system fails, Ghana cannot survive"

He observed "the future of this nation will be determined, not only by what happens at the Ministry of Finance and other key sector ministries, or the University of Ghana and other leading tertiary institutions in the country, but also, what happens in every basic school across the nation.