An association of tertiary students from Ketu North District
in the Volta Region is calling on teachers in to show more commitments to teaching
by improving their relationships with their pupils.
The Ho Polytechnic Chapter of the Association; Ketu North
Students Union (KENSU) observed a less cordial relationship between teachers
and pupils in the Ketu North District. A situation the group said is worrying
since most pupils have difficulties approaching their teachers with
issues.
According to the group, pupils' ability to learn depends not
just on the quality of their textbooks and teachers, but also on the strength
of their relationships with their teachers.
The president of the
group Master Emmanuel Kpogo, said the most powerful force in education is the
special connection between teachers and pupils.
He explained that pupils spend majority of their time in
school therefore it behooves on teachers to see to the social, emotional and
academic growth of the children.
Master Emmanuel Kpogo insisted that ‘’triggering the
student’s desire to learn, and guiding it in the right direction by closer
interactions would make teachers know pupils, appeal to their interests, and
guide them in achieving their goals in life’’.
The group made the after an educational outreach in the
district; supported by the Member of Parliament for the area Hon James Klutse
Avedzi and the District Assembly.
The project since its inception three years ago sought to
engage stakeholders in discussing challenges facing education in the district
and the way forward.
As part of this year’s outreach, the tertiary students under
supervision of the district education directorate spent better part of their
holidays teaching and mentoring pupils of basic schools in the district.
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