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Form 3 student stabs maths teacher to death with compass

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When the news broke that a  form 3 student had stabbed his maths teacher to death with a compass, many wondered how such a thing could occur. The sad incident happened during a maths class lesson. According to sources, the 15-year-old form 3 student had pre-planned to harm the teacher. Following some misunderstandings in earlier encounters, he vowed to kill the teacher. READ:  BECE Candidates Excited: No Cut-Off Point for SHS- GES Students in school today are becoming violent and aggressive in an attempt to have their way when teachers begin to be firm with tules and regulations governing conduct and behaviours acceptable within the school environment. This sad event occurred in  Cameroon in a Government High School in Nkolbisson. The news was first shared on twitter and read  “So this young Secondary school Maths teacher, Mr Ndjomi Tchakounté Maurice, was stabbed to death in class today by a student. I can’t even begin to imagine the pain of his family and loved

Free SHS: WAEC must not drop the WASSCE 2020 question standard

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As the 2020 WASSCE gets closer, for the first batch of the Free SHS students, WAEC must not drop the WASSCE 2020 question standards and its total quality standards. WAEC has made a name for its self as an examining body that does not drop the quality standards of its examinations no matter the prevailing government policies on education. This is commendable for the independent examining body. The WASSCE 2020 examination to be written by the first batch of Free SHS students must meet the same standards if we are to fairly access the quality of students’ performance and the policy implemented by the Akuffo Addo government after the examination. MUST-READ:  2020 WASSCE Failure Rate- Boom for remedial schools, apprenticeship foreseen The government of Ghana has in the past three months has continuously put in place very proactive measures aimed at helping students in their final year excel in the examination. These control measures are worth the effort however, the