The 2014 National Best Teacher, Yahaya Mumuni, is appealing to the government to re-deploy all non-professional teachers whose appointments have been terminated.<\/p>\n
He pointed out that the education sector lacks adequate teachers to teach the increasing number of students therefore, the decision to sack all pupil teachers is unwise.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe still have loopholes in the Ghana Education Service; we still need a lot of teachers so how then do we turn around to say that non-professional teachers should go home and rest?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”fHJnojclrV0T56jYGFdRTt9NWWtwK3Ia”]In September this year, the Ghana Education Service (GES) announced the termination of the appointment of all pupil teachers<\/strong><\/span><\/a> across the country due to the failure of the affected teachers to upgrade themselves.<\/p>\n But addressing the gathering after receiving his award, the 36-year-old Mumuni who is a teacher at the Kanton Senior High School at Tumu in the Upper West Region urged government to re-deploy the sacked pupil teachers.<\/p>\n He asked, \u201cIs it really possible to deploy teachers from Greater Accra and Ashanti Region to my village like Walembele? Try as government may, it cannot do all that.\u201d<\/p>\n The decision forms part of the GES\u2019 resolve to halt the falling standards of education in Ghana which has become a major concern for many.<\/p>\n Results<\/strong><\/span><\/a> being churned out by students in both the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)\u00a0have been poor in recent years.<\/p>\n A recent GES survey revealed that 98% of class 2 pupils could read and understand the English language<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n The Education Ministry and other stakeholders in the sector have given the assurance they are working to resolve all challenges<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n One of the measures is to ensure only qualified and professional teachers are employed to teach.<\/p>\n According to Yahya Mumuni, it is impossible to transfer teachers from urban centers to teach in remote villages; adding that, it is therefore imperative to allow the pupil teachers to help in such areas.<\/span><\/p>\n Mr. Mumuni said it is uninspiring to hear from the GES that some teachers will be withdrawn or fired.<\/span><\/p>\n He was crowned the 2014 National Best Teacher at an awards ceremony which was held at Cape Coast in the Central Region.<\/p>\n It was attended by the Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, Education Minister, Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang and her two deputies.<\/p>\n The event which coincided with the World Teachers Day Celebrations was also used to award about 4,000 teachers across the country.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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