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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