{"id":453150,"date":"2011-07-04T11:33:52","date_gmt":"2011-07-04T11:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/04\/quality-shortages-and-concerns-of-teachers\/"},"modified":"2011-07-04T11:33:52","modified_gmt":"2011-07-04T11:33:52","slug":"quality-shortages-and-concerns-of-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/04\/quality-shortages-and-concerns-of-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality, Shortages, and Concerns of Teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Catherine Sasman<\/p>\n

28 June 2011<\/p>\n

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AVAILABLE figures point out that the majority of teachers have Grade 12 with at least three years’ tertiary education.<\/p>\n

“So, who is fooling who?” questioned Minister of Education Abraham Iyambo, in obvious reference to the less than satisfactory performance of most schools.<\/p>\n

What is lacking, however, is specialised training of teachers, which limit the implementation of inclusive training, he said.<\/p>\n

Few teachers have specialised training, and none have formal training for multigrade teaching. This means that there is a lack of skills to pitch lessons at different grades, while many teachers generally struggle with classroom management.<\/p>\n

And as the curriculum has changed over the years, some teaching qualifications have become redundant and retraining has become essential.<\/p>\n

A shortage of teachers in the fields of accounting, mathematics, languages, computer studies and geography has been identified.<\/p>\n

To compound matters, the implementation of automatic promotion – where pupils are transferred to higher grades without having achieved basic competencies – result in teachers struggling to cope with low and high achievers at once.<\/p>\n

This is an area that will receive considerable attention at the conference, as it is viewed as a contributing factor to high failure and dropout rates.<\/p>\n

The highest dropout rates are experienced in Grades 5, 8 and 10.<\/p>\n

The highest failure rate since 1994 was experienced in Grade 10.<\/p>\n

In 1994, with a pass requirement of 20 marks, there was a 49 per cent pass rate.<\/p>\n

In 2010, the pass rate in Grade 10 was 51,2 per cent, with a 23-mark pass requirement, which has been in operation for the last 10 years.<\/p>\n

Only about 12 per cent of pupils on average proceed to tertiary education, although an upward trend in these intakes has been experienced at a steady pace with increased investments.<\/p>\n

But this increase at tertiary level means that more institutions of higher learning would be required; at the moment, these institutions do not have the capacity to cope.<\/p>\n

Iyambo said a symbiotic relationship is required between the ministry and the regional councils if the system is to cope with the educational requirements.<\/p>\n

He said the process has already begun with the appointment of people on the ground who are “close to the action”.<\/p>\n

“We cannot allow the process to fail,” he stressed.<\/p>\n

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