Govt's efforts at raising education standards...STUDENTS URGED TO BE DISCIPLINED (PAGE 11, DEC 30)

THE government’s determination to raise standards of education cannot be achieved without discipline on the part of students, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Dr Joyce Aryee has stated.
She said discipline was a precondition for effective learning and that tackling indiscipline which had become rampant of late in schools, was as much part of improving the performance of students as good teaching.
Addressing the annual carols and awards day of the Komenda Senior High Secondary and Technical School at Komenda, Dr Aryee said education was about values as well as knowledge and skills.
Dr Aryee said values such as respect for others and for authority, courtesy and consideration were the foundations of any civilised society.
The Chief Executive Officer said many teachers left the profession because of inadequate remuneration, but research had also indicated that about 45 per cent of teachers did so because of indiscipline among students.
She said teachers, headteachers and other school staff deserved respect and that there could never be any justification for subjecting them to either verbal or physical assault.
Dr Aryee said restoring respect for authority in schools meant a sustained drive to strengthen school discipline.
She described neglecting responsibility for discipline as criminal, and called on all stakeholders, especially parents, to live up to their responsibilities by ensuring that their children were disciplined.
Dr Aryee advised students to obey school rules and regulations to ensure their success in life.
The headmaster of the school, Mr David N. Bonney, urged parents to take active interest in the progress of their wards by giving them the necessary support and providing their needs.
Mr Bonney called on the government to provide the needed infrastructure to improve teaching and learning.