A section of pupil in class, INSET: Nana Ofei Aboagye Agyeman II, Senchihene.
The Senchihene, Nana Ofei Aboagye Agyeman II, has put in place measures to curb fallen educational standards in the Senchi Circuit.
The chief, who was installed a few months ago, told DAILY GUIDE that his main concern was to develop his area through three thematic areas—education, health and economic empowerment.
He said on realising that the standards of education had fallen in the area, he decided to work with the Asuogyaman District Education Directorate to reverse the trend.
Vacation classes are therefore currently ongoing for the 101 JHS three pupils of the Senchi Methodist and Roman Catholic (RC) Schools.
Nana Ofei Aboagye said with quality education the area could boast of quality human resource.
He therefore called on all to help improve the educational standards in the area to ensure a brighter future for their children.
According to the Deputy Director of Education in charge of monitoring and supervision, Prosper Yekple, in 2014, 62% of pupils at Senchi Methodist passed while 32% from the RC JHS passed.
He said both the education directorate and teachers, through the initiative of the Senchihene, therefore sought to find a solution to the problem.
To this end, a schools performance appraisal meeting was held to identify factors responsible for the mass failure, he added.
Prosper Yekple said at least five key factors—lack of parental supervision, children fending for themselves, poverty, child labourers engaged in trading activities at the ferry site and truancy—were identified.
The chief subsequently decided to organise extra classes and motivate both teachers and students by providing lunch for them during the classes.
The classes are currently running concurrently in all the seven circuits of the Asuogyaman District.
Yekple observed that most students across the country fail Mathematics and Science because of ineffective teaching methods and students’ perception that the subjects are difficult.
He added that students are also failing English Language due to the short forms of text messaging and advised students and teachers to adopt new methods of teaching and learning and stop using short-hand messaging in order to get used to correct spellings.
The Senchi Circuit Supervisor, Lydia Donkor, called for more concerted efforts on the part of all stakeholders to ensure a paradigm shift.
From Rocklyn Antonio, Senchi
Via: -Daily Guide
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