{"id":773295,"date":"2019-12-29T16:43:29","date_gmt":"2019-12-29T16:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/29\/ghanas-dancing-teacher-gets-kids-to-love-maths-through-dance-video\/"},"modified":"2019-12-29T16:43:29","modified_gmt":"2019-12-29T16:43:29","slug":"ghanas-dancing-teacher-gets-kids-to-love-maths-through-dance-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/29\/ghanas-dancing-teacher-gets-kids-to-love-maths-through-dance-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana\u2019s dancing teacher gets kids to love maths through dance [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n                    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"td_youtube_player\" width=\"600\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o1laGAbAAQU?enablejsapi=1&#038;feature=oembed&#038;wmode=opaque&#038;vq=hd720\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1010\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o1laGAbAAQU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ghana\u2019s dancing teacher, Percy Jackson, became a social media sensation when he started posting videos online of him dancing with his pupils.<\/p>\n<p>Percy Sackey, as he is known in real life, teaches creative arts, ICT (Information and communications technology) and maths to children at Twenedurase Presby Primary school in the city of Kwahu Obo, in the country\u2019s eastern region. \u201cI use dance to make learning easier and school more attractive,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n<p>For the dance-mad young man, it makes sense to use this key part of Ghanaian culture: \u201cWhen we go to church, we are dancing, when we go to a funeral, we are dancing, even in bed we are dancing, because it\u2019s part of us. So what is wrong when we use it as a tool in class?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Sackey shows RTD how his methods work to win the children\u2019s trust and create happy associations with learning. The teacher engages with children on the way to school, teaches dance moves to the football team and gives his pupils a maths lesson they will never forget. He also gets the children to learn the region\u2019s traditional dances so they are connected to their heritage.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Jackson keeps up with his passion outside of school hours, as he takes up dance challenges, films new videos and even attends a splendid royal funeral. For his mother, her boisterous baby boy has fulfilled his promise. As for Percy, he now wants to take his dance crusade worldwide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana\u2019s dancing teacher, Percy Jackson, became a social media sensation when he started posting videos online of him dancing with his pupils. 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