Calls For Re-Introduction of

Calls  for  re-introduction of “O” and “A” levels educational system;

Legitimate but not curative

Castle,the 20th century philosopher accented that “education is what

happens to us from the day we emerge from the womb, to the day we

enter the tomb”.The above reinforced the motion of ‘education’ being a

process, and as a process it changes with respect to society’s

aspiration, goals/target

Since formal education  was introduced in 1529 through the castle

school system, there have been a plethora of  Educational reforms,

Educational ordinances, Accelerated Development Plans, Educational

Acts, and Educational Review Committee all boiled with the common

interest of ensuring a quality and transparent educational system,

which would meet the imediate needs of society.

The current education  system (based on the 1974 Dzobo committee

report ) saw the cessation of the 1951 ADP, and by extension the 1961

ADP, which rooted the foundation for the GCE Ordinary level and GCE

Advance level.

It is an open secret that, the ‘O’ level and ‘A’ level system was

undoubtedly riddled with numerous challenges not limited to Inadequate

infrastructures, Less emphasis on Mathematics and Science, Teacher

deficit,  and the fact that the curriculum was purely academic.

There is no perfect educational system in the  the world but it the

proactive management of the educational challenges that makes the

system effective and efficient

The current education system is still  burdened with challenges

highlighted some 56years ago .

Issues of access and participation of pupils, quality of teaching and

learning, educational infrastructures, management and supervision of

staff, recruitment and selection of staffs, and teacher-deficit in

rural communities need a strong will of Government and other

stakeholders to be addressed and until the above are clearly

segregated and accordingly addressed, reverting to ‘ O’ and ‘A’ level

system would be waste.

Desmond Allotey-Pappoe

M. Ed (Edu Adm & Mgt)

Teacher, Edu-blogger, Edu-researcher.

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