THE Provost of College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Dr Dr Daniel Buor, says Religious and Moral Education (RME) should be made examinable at the basic level in order for pupils to take moral issues seriously.
He also stressed the need for teachers to cultivate sound and healthy moral lifestyles to be in the position to mould students to acquire knowledge and skills that would make them live fulfilling lives.
Prof. Buor noted that the effective and efficient moulding of students would give them the fillip, vitality and the confidence to fully participate in political processes, as well as making them appreciate their rights and responsibilities.
This, he said, would empower students to use the appropriate channels to seek redress when the need arose to enhance the democratic dispensations in the country.
Addressing a cross-section of the public during the Golden Jubilee celebration of Atwima Manhyia D/A Junior High School, Prof. Buor pointed out that formal education “is the harmonious development of the physical, mental and spiritual forces of a person to fit him into society”.
“To be able to do this, parents, teachers, religious and community leaders must be role models,” he stressed, adding, “teachers have a Herculean task of training children for them to acquire knowledge and also live a sound and healthy moral life”.
As part of the Golden Jubilee celebration, the “Prof. Buor awards ceremony instituted last year to award hardworking teachers and students of the school, was also held.
In all, six students and four teachers who distinguished themselves during the last academic year, received awards in the form of books, cash and citations.
Commending the award winners, Prof. Buor said the present generation was in a knowledge-based era, an urged the youth to explore all avenues that would make them become proficient in all their endeavours.
This, he said, would empower them to acquire the requisite skills for them to contribute meaningfully towards societal development.
Prof. Buor pointed out that nations that had advanced in knowledge were not only conquering most material problems that confronted them, but were also overcoming poverty, unemployment, low maternal mortality ratio, infant and child mortality, as well as ethnic conflicts, superstitious beliefs that undermined sustainable socio-economic development, environmental degradation, among others.
He also advised the youth to be God-fearing and be respectful to their elders to enable them to have the peace, direction and guidance to explore their potential.
He pointed out that in spite of the feat of the industrialised nations, they are not free from child disobedience because they do not only practise homosexuality and lesbianism, but also indulge in social vices that undermine their development.
In her welcoming address, the Headmistress of the school, Mrs Hannah Asantewaah, commended Prof. Buor for his immense contribution and inspiration to both pupils and teachers in the school.
She said institution of the award scheme had brought a sense of healthy competition among pupils and the teachers.
This, she said, was enhancing academic work and, therefore, appealed to the public to initiate programmes that would encourage pupils to focus on their academic work.
The Chief Executive of Kessben Group of Companies, Mr Kwabena Kesse, who chaired the programme, gave an assurance to contribute to the accelerated development of the school.
He, therefore, urged the pupils to manage their time well to enable them to build their potential and acquire the requisite skills that would make them support sustainable socio-esconomic development in future.
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