‘Qualified Teachers Central to Quality Education’
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- 01 May 2023
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It is nothing short of a fact, nor is it simple that countries making advancements in developments, both infrastructural and human, are succeeding because their education systems are thriving.
With Liberia being among the countries still struggling to ensure there is advancement and improvement in its education sector, Isaac Doe did not fall short of joining many voices who believe that there can be “no quality education without qualified instructors.”
In his delivery of the keynote address over the weekend at the graduation ceremonies of the Liberia Cooperative Standard Education School System (LICOSESS) in Kakata, Margibi County, Doe noted with emphasis that there is no quality education system anywhere in the world-over without well trained, competent and qualified teachers.
Doe is the deputy minister for youth development at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, and he spoke to his audience on the theme “Being an agent of change and making your worth count.”
He said for one to be an agent of change and ensure that his or her worth counts, it is not by blaming other people or complaining about the faults but standing up and taking up a challenge to contribute to something positive for the betterment of society.
“Dr. John Esau, a popular American advisor who is popularly featured in the media, referred to an agent of change as “someone who looks around and refuses to focus on what someone else should do or simply unhappy about the way things are, but a person who wants to make things better.”
Doe was specific when he told the 73 graduates that if their selection of a career in the education sector is about fast money making or harmful exploits against students, then, they have misplaced their choice, each.
“I am very sure you want to make Liberia better, especially from the angle of education. Today, as you graduate, I am sure you have known the task ahead. The tremendous responsibility that lies ahead of you needs no overemphasis. It is no secret that Liberia as a country has too much to be done in its education sector,” he admonished.
He encouraged them to consider themselves as beacons of hope, noting that the perception suggesting that the education system of Liberia is a mess is only an opinion and can be thwarted by good and quality service delivery by teachers. Read More…
