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04.01.2012 Feature Article

Narcissism in the interpretations of WASSCE - SSCE...” Inhuman”

Narcissism in the interpretations of WASSCE - SSCE... Inhuman
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There has been vast ignorance in our society, which persistently holds back the progress of our nation, and yet, anticipates only Presidents to pull it forward. This guarantees standstill in governments' performance and will always lead to dissatisfaction in every president ever to inherit the seat of our nation.

As we are all doubt aware, education has been the spine of our nation's development, through socialization, by means of creating awareness in uneducated persons, exploitation in the id, ego, and super egoism which framework democracy in terms of civility, dynamism and justification, and also acquisition of skills, which are embraced in systematic approach to the tertiary level.

Deprivations to such opportunities devastate the welfare of our nation and individuals at large.

Everybody can bear with me or by statistics that, most candidates who enter into tertiary institutions or related; sometimes with lower grades, astoundingly, performs better than those with higher ones. It is real and 100% true and that if statistics is to be correlated, it can be ascertained that most students who scores aggregate 6 into secondary school or tertiary institutions declines to 15 or lesser and vice versa. This might be outstanding to the one time assessment by WAEC, which does not favour students, at the countenance of illness, but paves way for the “ aphor “. This and thus adicts with Pavlov's law of learning, which constitutes, continual participation, concentration, understanding, and repetition, since the candidates have to wait for some time and re-write. Assessments should be of 65% Cumulative and 35% exams with vigilance and security in the accumulation.

With the above delineate, being partial in recruitment, as been elucidation in WASSCE – SSCE, is tantamount to setting a trap to ensnare one's own self, since we all constitute the facet to build a nation. Additionally, should you raise a reasonable point, and Ghanaians not understanding you, is as a result of their educational background which in turn obliterates nation's progress.

. There has been preconceived notion in the interpretation of WASSCE results, which baffles us as youth, as if we are being deprived, to reach the level of our heads, due to future competition. The interpretation, as below, raises many questions, which follows;

A1 – 1
B2 – 2
B3 – 3 then
C4, C5, C6 – 4 also
D7 - 5
E8 – 6 and some institutions does not recognized it
F9 - fail

Now

1. If C4, C5, C6 are calculated the same, then what was the necessity of their differentiation? 2. If C4, C5, C6 equals 4, why not B2, B3 equals 2…………..bias!!! 3. If the SSCE was not good and has been abolished, why then should we compare the WASSCE to it, and not have it own means of acceptance. 4. If we should be justice, SSCE was from A – F thus from 1 – 6 inclusive of F, but would exceeds 6 if F9 is taken into consideration. 5. Also why E8 attached to F9 being failure. To make justification to the version of WASSCE, Points should be considered in their interpretation, and reception into Tertiary institutions, for true impact in our nation's development. This also brings about a new step from the SSCE as followed.

A1 - 1
B2 - 1.5 or B+
B3 - 2 or B
C4 - 2.3 or C++
C5 - 2.6 or C+
C6 - 3 or C
D7 - 4 or D
E8 - 5 or E
F9 - 6 or F fail

This will leave the best 6 subjects result, with a whole number, or a decimal, which must be regarded during the admission requirements. Eg Admission with WASSCE should be 18.5 (18+) or (18++) for 18.8. The (++) or (+) refers to whether decimal is above or below 5, thus giving it a newly and true lift, from SSCE.

This will boost up students, not to accept inferiority complex, in the strive to achieve their potentialities, and equal opportunities.

I am consequently appealing the noble Government and the Ministry of education, to look into this, prior to my third paragraph above, to ensure truthiness and justification in education and the nation at large

Columned by
Eduku Korora Owura, GRNA.
Nawule – Western Region
0203336545
[email protected]

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