Question

Personnel not facilities in the bane of quality public primary education

Answer 1

Answer:

The Ghanaian example has shown that the issue of "personnel not facilities being the bane of quality public primary education" is very much debatable.  Ab initio, the two contributors are important in the delivery of quality public primary education.  Therefore, I will allocate the importance and the bane of quality education 50/50 to each of these aspects of education delivery.

Educational success cannot be achieved without the personnel being themselves of the highest quality, not only in terms of learning, but also in moral and ethical character formation and standing.  This is important because education cannot be received without someone imparting it, and even some other persons helping the teachers to impart the desired knowledge and learning.  A teacher or support staff who is morally depraved cannot impart quality education, especially at the primary level with pupils in their formative and tender years.

In the same light, nobody can expect the personnel to deliver quality education in a vacuum.  The infrastructure or facilities are key in the delivery of quality education by quality personnel.  These facilities are all-embracing and include many of the teaching aids required for successful education delivery, including the remuneration of the personnel.  This makes this subject intricately intertwined.  One cannot discuss an aspect without touching the other.  The two must be effectively balanced in order to produce good results.

Explanation:

Pupils at the primary education level need teachers who will bear witness to what they teach and not just talkers.  Good example teaches better than words.  In the same way, good learning and teaching facilities aid in learning.  That is why they are called learning aids.  Education should not only be informative but should equally be "performative."