Teachers’ strike: Abosamso queenmother, assemblyman take over classroom
The Queen Mother of Abosamso in the Bosome Freho District of the Ashanti Region, Nana Akosua Nkyekyerenkye III, has stepped into the classroom alongside the Assembly Member for the area, Francis Opoku, to keep students learning amid the ongoing nationwide teachers’ strike.
In the Bosome Freho District of the Ashanti Region, the Queenmother of Abosamso, Nana Akosua Nkyekyerenkye III, and Assembly Member Francis Opoku have taken on the role of educators for five consecutive days to maintain instruction during the ongoing teachers' strike. The pair, along with members of a local education committee, alternated teaching students and helping them with their coursework from Monday to Friday.
The strike, which has kept teachers away from the classroom, threatened to disrupt learning for the community's students. To prevent this, the initiative aimed to keep students engaged and focused on their studies instead of remaining at home. Francis Opoku addressed the students, urging them not to lose hope as the teachers are on strike but to remain serious about their studies, review lessons taught by regular educators, and stay focused while negotiations for a resolution to the strike continue.
Nana Akosua Nkyekyerenkye III, Francis Opoku, and the committee members have received appreciation from the students for their intervention, which has allowed learning to continue despite the strike's disruption. The initiative demonstrates the significant role community leaders can play in safeguarding educational opportunities when formal education is disrupted.
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