Promotion Question and Answers Part 7

36. How important is the morning assembly?

•  The morning assembly is the first point of contact between teachers and teachers, teachers and pupils, pupils and pupils. At this forum, many things are done in a way that moulds the characters of the children with the view of developing them into better citizen with the fear of God foremost and the respect for elders.
•  Prayers are said in the morning assembly with the view of Godliness and promoting religion. Also to seek God intervention to begins the day works.
•  Cleanliness and good hygiene is promoted by early morning inspection by the physical appearance of the children.eg. Inspection of nails, teeth, uniform, foot wear etc.
•  Very importance announcements is made on issues that affect both teachers and pupils
•  The spirit of patriotism is inculcated to the pupils by singing the national anthem and reciting the national pledge.
•  It instills in both teachers and pupils the sense of punctuality with the view curbing lateness to school.
•  The morning assembly warm and keep teachers and pupils alive for the day’s work and learning.
•  The Headmaster and teachers can see at a glance the total attendance of the school.
•  The morning assembly prepares pupils for leadership roles by conducting the assembly.
•  Pupils also pick up public speaking skills through announcement.

37. What are government strategies to promoting quality education in Ghana?
The government of Ghana is desirous with the promotion and development of quality education for all children of school going age. In this respect, the government has embarked on series of project and strategies with the view of achieving this vision. The following are some of the activities and projects government is putting in place;

•  The introduction of kindergarten in all basic schools in Ghana
•  The supply of free school uniforms to basic school children in deprive communities
•  The expansion of the school feeding program to many communities
•  The gradual elimination of schools under trees
•  The massive infrastructure development in the second cycle schools and tertiary institutions in Ghana
•  The upgrading of all teacher training colleges into diploma awarding institutions to produce qualified professional teacher to teach at the basic school level
•  The introduction and increment of the school capitation grand
•  The introduction of the single spine salary structure to motivate teachers
•  The establishment of the best teacher award the district, municipal, regional and national levels.
•  Establishment of ICT centre’s in all the ten region

38. Outline some of the procedures you will adopt as teacher to motivate pupils to learn.
The main focus of the teacher in the classroom is how best he/she can work to get his or her pupils interested in what is put across to them. As a professional teacher I will adopt the following strategies to make pupils develop keen interest lessons delivery.

•  Adequate preparation of the lesson plan and appropriate TLMs
•  Interesting introduction to all lessons
•  Creating a conducive atmosphere in the classroom for learning
•  Distribution of questions evenly to pupils in the class
•  Ensuring that the lesson delivery is learner centered/activity oriented
•  Evaluating the lesson at the end of the lesson
•  Rewarding pupils for good performance
•  Going on field trips or excursions
•  Inviting distinguish personnel as role models to deliver inspiring talks to pupils
•  Forming and encouraging students to join social clubs in the school

39. What are some of the challenges of the school feeding program?

•  Inadequate decent kitchen facilities/utensils
•  Lack of storage facilities
•  Lack of proper supervision
•  Late arrival of funds for smooth running of the program
•  Pilfering of food stuff on the part of the cooks
•  Corruption. Eg. Over invoicing
•  Unwholesome food stuff used in the preparation of the food in most schools

40. What is the importance of lesson notes to the teacher?
Lesson notes are bases to the class teacher’s output. Reasons for writing notes include the following:

•  It is served as a record of work done
•  It is served as a guide to the teacher
•  In the absence of the teacher, the note could be used by another teacher to teach the children
•  It helps the teacher to systematically and sequentially deliver his or her lesson
•  It guides the teacher to evaluate his pupils and he himself
•  It is a record to satisfy your professional role

41. What is the importance of team work?

•  It ensures discipline among members of the team
•  Targets set by the team are achieved
•  It promotes positive signs in the community
•  It promote unity and respect for each other/ good tone in the school
•  Self confidence is instilled through team work
•  It encourages hard work among members
•  Members of the team learn from each other

42. What is personality?

•  Personality is the character traits, attitudes and behavior of a person that makes him or her unique.

43. Mention three factors that affect personality.

•  Environment
•  Heredity

44. What is a policy?

•  A policy is a set of plans or actions that are agreed by government or an organization.

45. What is a programme?

•  A programme is a plan of activities for achieving something.

46. What is the meaning of the acronymBRICS?

•  The BRICS countries are: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
•  They are countries that are highly populated with resilient economies.

47. What is self concept?

•  Self concept is your own perception of what you think you are
• 48. The environment and generic, which one affects the child most in education?
•  The environment.

49. What are generic skills?

•  Writing skills
•  Listening skills
•  Reading
•  Speaking skills