Prof. Sitsofe expresses worry over many subjects at basic education

President of the Ghana Mathematics Society, Prof. Sitsofe Ankun has expressed worry about the number of courses taught at the basic level. This he said leaves pupils with little or no time to put to practice what they learnt in the classroom. Prof. Sitsofe suggested the general review of the curricular to suit the geographical location of schools where pupils can readily find time to rehearse what they are taught when school is not in session. The President of the Ghana Mathematics Society was speaking on Joy Fm at the weekends. Basic Education in Ghana, which is free and compulsory, lasts 11 years. Pupils between ages of four to fifteen years are mandated to learn at least 10 to 12 subjects. These include English Language, Ghanaian Language and Culture, Social Studies, Integrated Science, Mathematics, Basic, Design and Technology, Information and Communication Technology, French, Religious and Moral Education. In a responding, deputy Minister of Education, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa indicated that the professor’s situational analysis of Ghana education reflected exactly that of the sector Minister, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang, who has already tasked a committee to review the system. He disclosed that the ministry is recommending a drastic reduction in the number of subjects studied at basic schools to not more than five subjects. According to Mr. Ablakwa, the Ministry considers the current curricular at the basic level to be “too high.”

 

 

 

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