WHERE ARE THE COMPUTERS?

Anytime I lift up my head to check the time table of my class and I see I.C.T. as part of the subjects, a feeling of guilt runs through me. The sad thing is that my concerns are wide spread across the entire country.

I do not know of any institution today that works without computers today. Computers have certainly come to stay. It is sad however to note that most schools in Ghana especially government schools teach ICT without computers and I just don't get it!

In rural areas, it is more serious. Some communities do not even have electricity let alone computers. My own community was connected to electricity on 24th November 2020. This means my school can now think of procuring computers after it's 70 years of existence.

The urgent need for computers in our schools cannot be overemphasized. Teachers are struggling teach ICT without computers. Students are also struggling to understand how computers work without ever using a computer.

This situation can be likened to a medical student studying medicine without ever seeing a patient. We can't simply learn ICT without computers.

As teachers there isn't much we can do to help the situation than to continue to teach without computers.

Until we see computers in our schools, I will like to take this opportunity to congratulate all teachers teaching ICT without computers for their hard work. To the students, I say don't give up, continue to work harder and harder.

The writer : Edinam Ahiably-kumordjie predahku@gmail.com

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