Mrs Golda Nunoo, Mother of four children, all with special needs, has been rescued from a suicide attempt by members of a support group she belongs to. Mrs Nunoo made a frantic call to one of the members of the Special Mothers Group Madam Linda Clarke amidst tears that someone in her neighborhood has been … Read more
Associate Professor at the Department of Nutrition and Food science at the University of Ghana, Professor Esther O. Sakyi-Dawson, has called for a transformation in Ghana’s educational system to inspire change in the country’s state of affairs. According to her, Ghana is currently producing graduates who despite the number of years they spend in school, … Read more
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the United States Agency for Internaltional Development (USAID), has donated some devices and basic screening materials to support inclusive education in Ghana. The $100,000 equipment was donated to enhance the various regional Assessment Centers across the country to help them function effectively. The items include hearing aids, clutches, complete … Read more
Very early in life, I noticed a connection between questioning and change – between asking why? Why not? How do you know? and the project of societal renewal. Evidently, questioning is a product of discontent, of lack of satisfaction with the way things are, with the status quo and a desire for how things should … Read more
“In problem-solving education, people develop their power to perceive critically the way they exist in the world with which and in which they find themselves; they come to see the world not as a static reality, but as a reality in progress, in transformation” (Paulo Freire). IT IS ABOUT QUALITY EDUCATION One of the major … Read more
It is an indisputable fact that the only vehicle that can lead us to achieve our dreams, goals and aspirations in life is INVESTMENT. Indeed, many a youth have come to understand that investment has a vitally inevitable role in achieving success. In my view, the understanding of the term and its application is skewed … Read more
Dr. John Gatsi, a senior lecturer at the University of the Cape Coast (UCC), has asked heads of basic schools to avoid assigning teachers with weak capacities in Mathematics and English Language to teach the subjects. He observed that such teachers rather worsen the confidence and interest of the pupils in the subjects, thereby imbuing … Read more