The District Chief Executive for Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese (A.A.K.), Madam Aba Edusah has emphasized that teachers and other educational workers have very important roles to play if the government's education reforms is to succeed.She said no education reform will succeed without the active participation of teachers in particular and other educational workers generally.
Madam Aba Edusah was speaking at the District Best Teacher Award ceremony at Aggrey Memorial Zion Senior High School at Brafoyaw in the A.A.K. District on 28th August 2009. Thirty-one teachers and non-teaching staff of the Ghana Education Service were honoured for their achievements and contributions to the development of education in the district.
The colourful occasion attracted a large number of people including Regional Managers of Educational Units, District Directors of Education in the Central Region, heads of department, teachers, students and traditional leaders.
The DCE said the government was aware of the numerous challenges of the education sector, particularly the inadequate infrastructure and low moral among teachers and gave the assurance that government would tackle them decisively and adequately motivate teachers.
She indicated that the District Assembly would play its role to raise the standard of education in the district and entreated teachers to avail themselves to the numerous opportunities to enhance their status, moral and professionalism to be able to surmount the challenges of the new education reforms.
Madam Edusah, however, cautioned teachers not to upgrade themselves academically and professionally at the expense of their pupils and students.
The District Director of Education, Miss Araba Neizer congratulated the awardees and tasked them to serve as role models in their school communities.
She said the new education reforms will succeed only when teachers were able to translate policies and objectives into measurable results and admonished teachers to produce students who do not only commit facts to memory to be reproduced during exams but also students who would be able to think and solve problems.
Miss Neizer noted that teachers were not motivated enough to give their best. She suggested to the government to come out with a policy that will have holistic view of teachers' conditions of service. She also called on District Assemblies to undertake annual appraisal of schools and teachers and institute awards for outstanding achievement in education.
The District Director expressed appreciation to Plan Ghana for their contribution towards education delivery in the district for the past 17 years and for providing all the items for presentation to the awardees. The items were 14 pieces of 21" colour TV sets, 11 gas cylinders and burners and six ghetto blasters.
The Mankessim Programme Area Manager of Plan Ghana, Mr. Sulemana Gbana said the theme for the day, "The Role of the Motivated Teacher in the new Education Reforms" perfectly explains the kind of teachers Ghana needs to be able to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by the year 2015.
He said Plan Ghana appreciates the important role the dedicated teacher plays in the education of children for the achievement of the objectives of the new education reforms, and added that it was for this reason that the Organization supported GES to organise the function.
Mr. Gbana urged teachers in the district to see the occasion as one for all teachers and advised them to be proud of the recognition accorded them.
He said it was important to be motivated with material awards but was quick to add that the best motivating factor for teachers should be the performance of one's students. He appealed to Ghana Education Service to make conscious efforts to involve children in selection of best teachers since they were the direct beneficiaries of teachers' services.
F.A. Ebow Taylor
A.A.K. District Information Officer
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