To ensure that students in Junior High Schools can read and write by the end of the school year, the Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has stated that the government wants to implement steps to decrease the elective courses of Junior High School pupils.
According to him, the choice of numerous things to be done in school is concerned and undesirable to pupils who cannot read or write rather than concentrating upon literacy and skills courses.
Thus, the country’s existing educational system does not favor “weak” or poor children and must be overhauled.
Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum questioned, “Why is that student who cannot read being offered additional courses? There will be interventions for those who cannot read or cannot write. Their elective courses will be reduced consequently”.
Dr. Adutwum remarked that the choice of offering more courses to pupils who cannot read or write additional expected to study would not be beneficial.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Ben-Dave Nana Osei-Bonsu