St. Louis College of Education holds 12th graduation

The St. Louis College of Education has held its 12th graduation for 263 newly trained teachers on the theme, ‘Teaching: A Discipline that Transcends Mere Employment’.

Addressing the graduands, the Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr John Alexander Ackon, said the greatness of men and women was measured by their ability to bring about changes that impacted positively on the lives of many people. 

He said it was unfortunate that some teachers, who were supposed to supervise students to ensure that they did not engage in examination malpractices, were the same who helped them to cheat.

Developing education      

The minister emphasised government’s commitment to the development of education at all levesl acress the country through the provision of infrastructure and equipment.

He said the teacher’s professional duties may extend beyond formal teaching, and added that the teacher must use the requisite skills to differentiate the learning abilities of students, in order to meet their needs.    

A former Principal of the College, Madam Georgina Darling Ofori, who was the guest speaker, observed that some individuals who entered academic institutions to be trained as teachers did so with varied reasons, pointing out that some entered the profession by “accident” after other avenues proved unsatisfactory.

She, however, said irrespective of their motives and circumstances in becoming teachers, they should be encouraged to pursue their profession and appreciate the fact that they had been entrusted with a noble responsibility of equipping society’s generation with knowledge, skills, ideas and values.

Major problem

In her welcome address, the Principal of the college, Dame (Mrs) Comfort Boakye-Mensah, mentioned lack of accommodation for both teachers and students as a major problem facing the college, and therefore called on individuals, organisations and the government to help solve the problem. 

Mrs Boakye-Mensah expressed her appreciation to the government for providing the college with a bus and other facilities.

Out of the total number of graduating students, three obtained first class honours, 61 received second class upper, 116 scored second class lower, while 79 obtained third class with three having pass.

Miss Doris Arthur was adjudged the overall best student.