Former Rector of Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Prof. Stephen Addai, has expressed deep concern over what he describes as Ghana’s reactive approach to national issues, especially those related to education.
Speaking on the For God and Country show on Sompa 106.5 FM, he said many of today’s challenges at the senior high school level stem from a broken basic education system.
According to him, “Where these children are coming from, the basic schools have been destroyed. The teachers are not teaching, the students are not learning, and there is no system that disciplines teachers who fail to deliver. That is why the BECE is filled with so much ‘APO’.”
Prof. Addai argued that because the foundation of education, the BECE level, is unstable, students do not enter senior high school with their true academic strength.
He also criticised the overcrowding in secondary schools, which he said has worsened under the double-track system. With large class sizes and limited teaching staff, he questioned how effective teaching and learning can take place.
Prof. Addai further alleged that some SHS teachers deliberately refuse to complete the syllabus because they expect students to pay for extra tuition. “Children who cannot afford the fees for these extra classes miss a lot,” he said, adding that such practices deepen inequality and undermine quality education.
