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Ghana: You Have No Excuse Not to Send Children to School
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Accra Mail (Accra)
27 March 2008
Posted to the web 27 March 2008
Frank Asiedu
Accra
The Deputy Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mr. Frank Agyekum has said parents and guardians in Ghana have no reason not to take their children to school, since school fees at public schools at the basic level have been abolished.
The Deputy Minister said the free school feeding programme and the free bussing of pupils to school are measures being taking by government to encourage parents and guardians to send their children to schools.
Mr. Agyekum was speaking at the 78th Annual Speech and Prize-Giving Day Celebrations of St. Augustine's College, Cape Coast under the theme of "Teacher and Parent Partnership in the new educational reform to achieve academic and moral excellence."
The Deputy Minister said, the fact that parents will not have to give their children money to buy food because they will be fed in school or take transport because they can run the Metro Mass Transit to school coupled with the Capitation Grant means that parents are able to save money. These he said are monies in the pockets of Ghanaians and an indication of government's commitment to lessen the burden of Ghanaians as well as making life better for everybody.
On the role of teachers and parents in the new educational system, Mr. Agyekum said, it is very unfortunate that traditionally education has been entrusted to educators and other professionals in the teaching field only, adding that the recognition of importance of partnership between parents and teachers is a tacit acknowledgement that two heads are better than one.
It is accepted that the central figures in fostering the development of a child's potential are the role of adults in the child's world and there are perhaps, no bigger influence than parents and teachers. Teachers and parents constitute the two most important stakeholders in a child's formation and life. Mr. Agyekum said, if teachers and parents remain in partnership, it will lead to improved academic performance on the part of students which will invariably breed increased academic motivation as well as reduce the drop-out rates for students.
The Deputy Minister urged parents not to leave the education of their wards solely in the hands of teachers but to take keen interest in the developments concerning their children's education.
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He said research has consistently shown that partnership between parents and teachers is critical for success at the educational level and it is thus essential that teachers and parents work towards sustaining the relationship.
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