Prospects Of Educated Children Transcends Borders — Hohoe MCE

Mr Daniel Noble Awume, Hohoe Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), has underscored the benefits of good and quality education.He said the pupils, students, their parents, the community, and the nation benefited from quality education.Mr Awume said there was therefore the need for parents and stakeholders to ensure that the current generation received the best education since it was the surest way to their bright future.Mr Awume, speaking at Gbi-Wegbe during the maiden speech and prize giving day and reopening of a computer laboratory of Gbi-Wegbe E.P Basic Schools, said the awards were not just for recognising the recipients who had excelled in various areas of endeavour and to showcase the importance of developing and holding onto values of life.He said the Municipality had made lots of strides in education delivery at the basic level adding that, there were 79 Kindergartens, 80 Primary Schools, 45 Junior High Schools, six Senior High Schools and still counting.“There are also 4,755 Kindergarten pupils, 16,575 Primary pupils and 7,063 JHS students being adequately supported and prepared towards the human capital need of the state,” he said.Mr Awume said there were over 1,881 teachers who despite the myriad of challenges confronting them, were still committed to facilitating the learning of pupils in the Municipality.He said the teachers had to cope with inadequate teaching and learning materials, lack of basic amenities in certain hard-to-reach communities, for the academic, mental, and psychological development of pupils.Mr Awume said the Municipality was still confronted with challenges such as inadequate teachers, classroom blocks, learning aids and teacher attrition with its attendant indiscipline on the part of some teachers still persisted.He admonished the students to note that their dreams, aspirations, and goals for the future would be formed by the close of day and should let discipline, respect, dedication to their class work and good virtues be the daily watchword and comfort.Mr Awume noted that the Assembly, under its objective of promoting inclusive basic education and in collaboration with its partners, had so far provided more than 1,000 mono and dual desks to some schools.He said the assembly had also undertaken some activities such as constructing classroom blocks, monitoring schools, undertook training and development of teachers noting that the efforts would contribute immensely towards performance improvement in schools.Togbe Keh XII, Divisional Chief of Gbi Wegbe, also urged parents to make sure their children received a quality education and students should also put up their best and take their studies seriously.He commended the organisers and benevolent individuals and groups for their initiative and asked them to ensure its continuity to empower and encourage students, teachers, and stakeholders to continue to do more.Students, teachers, community members, stakeholders and benevolent individuals were recognised during the event themed: “Achieving quality education, the role of the teacher, parent and learner.”