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Minister cautions students against
practising occultism in schools
Accra, July 8, GNA - Mrs Angelina Baiden-Amissah, a Deputy
Minister for Education, Science and Sports, has advised
students to discard the notion that the practice of
occultism in schools would help them achieve academic
excellence.
She said one could achieve academic excellence only through
extensive studies and discipline.
Mrs Baiden-Amissah made these remarks at the maiden Speech
and Prize-Giving Day of the Kinbu Secondary/Technical School
in Accra on Saturday.
The Day was on the theme: "Strategies of making Technical
and Vocational Education relevant to the Ghanaian economy".
She said government would continue to place emphasis on the
study of technical and vocational subjects in schools so
that graduates would be equipped with job-oriented skills.
The Deputy Minister, a former Assistant Headmistress of the
school, said the current labour market was looking for
trained and competent craftsmen and women as well as
technicians and engineers and that it was industries and
institutions manned by skilled workers that produce goods of
high quality and also provided efficient services.
Mrs Baiden-Amissah said the realization of the national
dream of Ghana becoming the gateway to West Africa and
indeed the success of the Industrial Free Zone initiative
would depend to a large extent on the availability of a
cadre of well-trained and skilled men and women who could be
relied upon to undertake the many technical and vocational
jobs for the effective implementation of the development
programmes.
She urged the trainees of the institution to work hard to
acquire the relevant knowledge and skills needed to promote
the future of their well-being.
Mrs Baiden-Amissah also asked them to respect the school
authorities and abide by all the school's regulations.
The Deputy Minister said by adopting such virtues they would
have set the stage to lead disciplined adult lives.
Professor Ralph Asabre, Principal of the Accra Polytechnic,
urged parents to take active interest in the education of
their children through regular supervision and provide them
with proper guidance so that they would grow to become
useful citizens.
He also urged the students to desist from indulging in
nefarious activities, which would ruin their lives but
rather concentrate on their education.
Madam Comfort Kissiedu, Headmistress, warned the students
against lateness and absenteeism, which was gaining
ascendancy in the school.
She also advised them to be respectful and take their
lessons seriously.
GNA
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