Ohemaa Mercy has weighed in on the long-running debate over discipline in Ghanaian schools, calling for corporal punishment to be brought back.
The gospel singer made her position known during an interview with George Quaye on Joy Prime. She argued that removing the cane from schools has made it harder for teachers to maintain discipline among students.
Having worked as a teacher herself, Ohemaa Mercy said she had seen first-hand how the fear of punishment could influence students’ attitude towards their education.
She recalled that some students took their lessons more seriously because they knew they could be punished for poor performance or failure to pay attention.
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“For me, it is a big problem because students become attentive when they know there is a cane. When there is no cane, it means there is no discipline.
“Stopping caning in schools, for me, was not the best decision. It should be reintroduced. Some of us had to force ourselves to learn English because we knew our English teacher would cane us if we failed to get the right words,” she said.
Ohemaa Mercy also revisited her own experience as a teacher, admitting that she was known for being particularly strict with students who refused to follow instructions.
She said her former students may still remember her largely because of the disciplinary measures she used in the classroom.
“The one thing they will remember me for is that I used to cane them a lot. I was really caning because the children were very stubborn,” Ohemaa Mercy further stated.
Below is a video of her statement.
Ohemaa Mercy argues that the ban on caning students is contributing to a rise in indiscipline in schools. Do you agree?
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