{"id":45314,"date":"2014-09-06T12:30:39","date_gmt":"2014-09-06T12:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=45314"},"modified":"2014-09-06T15:59:04","modified_gmt":"2014-09-06T15:59:04","slug":"reduce-subjects-studied-in-primary-schools-nagrat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/09\/reduce-subjects-studied-in-primary-schools-nagrat\/","title":{"rendered":"Reduce subjects studied in primary schools  &#8211; NAGRAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The \u00a0National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) is advocating for a reduction in the number of subjects studied in basic schools.<\/p>\n<p>According to the association, the number of subjects pupils are made to study &#8220;are too much,&#8221; and this significantly limits the pupils&#8217; ability to study effectively.<\/p>\n<p>Vice-President of NAGRAT, Eric\u00a0Angel Karbonu\u00a0on <strong>Citi FM&#8217;s \u00a0Big Issue,<\/strong> said pupils in the country\u2019s primary schools \u201chave limited contact with literacy and numeracy,\u201d which he said are the \u201cfundamentals and the basis for understanding other subjects.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI agree with people who say that the number of subjects we do in the basic schools is too much.\u00a0How many periods are allotted to reading on the kids\u2019 timetable from class 1 to class 6?&#8221; he asked.<\/p>\n<p>Karbonu \u00a0explained that\u00a0\u201cwhen you bring a lot of specific subjects, it reduces your contact time with literacy and numeracy at the basic level.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;D3NPzvBnIt7dvFdEMz5FDzJP8V2ESV6K&#8221;]The country&#8217;s educational sector has come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks following the news that\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/08\/25\/over-7000-students-fail-2014-wassce\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">only\u00a028.11 per cent of students\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span>who sat the\u00a0May\/June 2014 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) made grades A1 to C6 in six of the eight subjects.<\/p>\n<p>A report carried out by the Assessment Services Unit (ASU) commissioned by the Ghana Education Service (GES) also\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/09\/02\/98-of-class-2-pupils-cant-read-english\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">revealed that 98 percent of primary two pupils in basic schools can neither read nor understand<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0English or any Ghanaian language properly.<\/p>\n<p>The NAGRAT vice-president admitted that Ghana&#8217;s educational sector is facing serious challenges saying,\u00a0\u201cit is a great concern&#8230;it is quite a very worrying situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He was of the opinion that priority should be given to equipping pupils with literacy and numeracy which will \u201cstrengthen them to understand concepts in other subjects.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Karbonu further recommended that a lot of time should be allotted to improving pupils\u2019 ability to read which will consequently improve education standards in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf kids do not get their reading skills at the early stage, they are lost in the race of studying.\u00a0In reading class, you need to have time and it will have to occur very frequently for the children to come to terms with the various words.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Karbonu however\u00a0blamed the size of the classes for the decline in the quality of education in the country adding that\u00a0teachers are unable to identify and correct individual mistakes in the pronunciation of words in classes with a large number of pupils.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTeachers have difficulty coming to terms with the specific and special needs of students in a huge class. 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