Our World Our People withdrawn due to curriculum duplication, not politics – Adutwum’s spokesperson
The spokesperson for former Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has rejected claims that the withdrawal of Our World Our People from Ghana’s primary school curriculum was politically motivated.
Former Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum's spokesperson, Eric Yaw Opoku Mensah, has refuted assertions that the withdrawal of the Our World Our People curriculum from Ghana’s primary schools was motivated by politics. Mensah stated that claiming the subject was removed because it promoted the ideology or interests of a specific political party is "factually inaccurate".
The decision to withdraw Our World Our People, according to Mensah, stemmed from a curriculum review that detected significant duplication and redundancy within the subject, particularly in the area of Religious and Moral Education (RME). There were many overlapping sub-strands and focal areas, which rendered it unnecessary to continue teaching the content as a standalone subject.
Mensah emphasized that the withdrawal was not an attempt to control the projection of any political party's interests or ideology. He also dismissed claims that the timely implementation of the basic school curriculum had been impeded due to a shortage of textbooks. Records from the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service procurement units, he pointed out, confirm that 13,922,851 textbooks had been distributed to schools via regional and district education offices.
Mensah implored stakeholders to confirm such claims with the relevant institutions before disseminating them publicly. "Education policy must be debated based on evidence, professional judgment, and the best interests of learners and not misinformation or political convenience," he stressed. He further urged education sector authorities to use greater caution when commenting on policy decisions, warning that misleading information could damage public trust in the education system.
Mensah reiterated that the details of the Our World Our People withdrawal are documented in a letter from the Ghana Education Service notifying the decision to remove the subject from the primary curriculum. He maintained that education policy discussions should concentrate on enhancing learning outcomes and ensuring curriculum decisions align with the best interests of Ghanaian students.
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