The Upper East Regional Educational Directorate has bemoaned the poor performance of\u00a0\u00a0candidates who write the Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE)\u00a0in the region, attributing it to the lack of effective contribution from teachers.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the African Union day of the African Child, held in Bolga Tanga was organized by the department of children on the theme \u2018A child-friendly, quality, free and compulsory education for all children in Africa\u2019 <\/i>Mr. Emmanuel Zumakpe, told Citi News<\/b>, that the lack of effective supervision is the cause of\u00a0 failure.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany of our teachers are not committed and that is a problem. The other issue is the abdication of responsibility by parents to teachers, and finally, the children themselves; many of them, when they register, they don\u2019t come to the school again,\u201d he complained.<\/p>\n
He went on to say, \u201cSupervision is a very serious issue. It\u2019s interesting that even directors don\u2019t have vehicles. The last time that we were supplied with motorbikes for monitoring was 4 years ago. We don\u2019t have enough motorbikes to go around. Many of the supervisors are using their own motorbike and we don\u2019t even give them money for maintenance. It impedes effective monitoring.\u201d<\/p>\n
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By: Ewurabena Hagan\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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