Teachers urged to empower students to develop reflective thinking

January 27, 2011
Sekondi, Jan 27, GNA — A three-day teacher training workshop on Project Citizen has ended at Sekondi with a call on teachers to inculcate in their students the values of participatory skills in public policy, critical thinking and effective communication skills.

It was held on the theme:"Towards effective implementation of Project Citizen Ghana", organized by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) and funded by Hanns Seidel Foundation, a German non-governmental organization.

The Western Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education, Mr. Kusi Aboraah, appealed to the participants to be committed to imparting knowledge into their students that would enlighten them to develop participatory and intellectual skills.

The Project Coordinator of the Project Citizen Ghana, Mrs Fanny Kumah, said the project started in 2006 in Ghana, which aimed at equipping students with the ideals of governance to enable them develop democratic tenets for an accelerated development.

This, she said, would help students grow up as informed citizens who would vote on national issues based on objective analysis of issues rather than sheer propaganda mechanization of political parties.

Ms Marian Kusi Aboraah, a participant, said she had been educated on how to develop public policy and given insight on strategies that could solve community problems without necessarily waiting for government intervention.

She said her group for instance identified improper waste disposal in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis and how to manage them to ensure sound environment.

GNA