Don’t allow monetary gains undermine classroom performance, teachers urged

     Obuasi (Ash), Oct 22, GNA - Mr Johnny Owusu-Boadi, the Obuasi Municipal Director of Education, has called on teachers to avoid allowing monetary gains to undermine their performance in the classroom.       Mr Owusu-Boadi, said it was important for “the teachers have to work hard for the progress of the pupils under their care”.       Opening a day’s orientation workshop for the newly posted teachers to the Municipality, Mr Owusu-Boadi said the Municipality had a track record to maintain in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).       At the event organized by the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) with support of the Municipal Education Directorate (MED), he said “since 2004 except 2008, Obuasi had been first in the national ranking of the BECE and that you are here to work to maintain the first position and also improve the percentage score”.      The Municipal Director urged them to make judicious use of the pupils’ instructional hours saying the ban on the use of mobile phones during instructional hours in the Municipality was still in force.      He advised the new teachers not to rush into improving or upgrading their academic and professional qualification at the expense of the pupils.      Mr Emmanuel Kwame Boateng – Marfo, the Municipal GNAT Secretary, said from a humble beginning as an organization of mostly primary school teachers, the GNAT now had majority of teachers in the public and private educational institutions with an estimated strength of over 150,000.       He said the institution of in-service training for teachers and the creation of economic services such as teachers fund were some of the achievements of the Association.       Topics discussed at the workshop included the importance of GNAT the youth and GNAT, women’s desk, promotions and transfers in the teaching service.     GNA  ... Read Full Story