Mrs. Sabina Dosu, is the National Best Teacher 2019; She received a Three Bedroom House
The objective of the scheme is to motivate teachers for higher performance and restore the respect the profession should enjoy.
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Mrs. Sabina Dosu of St. Dominic Roman Catholic Basic School was the Winner of this year’s 'Ghana Teacher Prize' held on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at the Paa Joe Stadium, Kumasi.
She took home a three Bedroom House made available by the SIC Insurance Company and other assorted items.
Mrs. Phillipa Darko, a teacher of the State Experimental School also received a 4X4 pickup as the 1st runner up whiles Mrs. Christiana Ogbadiri was awarded a Saloon Car as the 2nd Runner up. Other category Awards like Fridges, Laptops, Flat Screens and various items were given out to inspiring teachers on the day.
The objective of the scheme; the 25th National Best Teacher Award which was renamed as 'Ghana Teacher Prize" is to motivate teachers for higher performance and restore the respect the profession should enjoy. It further aims at retaining qualified teachers and improves their work performance and overall effectiveness in the classroom.
Applicants for the Ghana Teacher Prize are judged on a rigorous set of criteria to identify an extraordinary teacher who made an outstanding contribution to the profession within the year. The Award is open to current working teachers of both the private and public sector who teach children that are in compulsory schooling. Teachers on voluntary teaching service are also eligible as the prize is open to teachers in every school at the pre-tertiary level.
This year’s, themed “Young Teacher: the Future of the Profession” was graced by the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, the Minister of Education, Hon. Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, the Ashanti Regional Minister, Hon Simon-Osei Mensah and distinguished stakeholders in the Teaching field.
The Vice President speaking at the all-female champions event fortified the male teachers to keep on working hard for next year and congratulated the various nurturers nationwide for their effort in shaping the future leaders of the Nation.
“It is often said that ‘if you can read, thank a teacher.’ That is indeed true. But let me add this: ‘if you can think, thank a teacher’. I say this because our teachers do not just teach us to read and to do multiplication tables. They challenge and inspire us, help us to explore and maximize our abilities and talents, and bring out the potential in us.
Indeed, beyond the classroom, teachers are the pillar of many of our communities, doubling up in times past as the chief letter writer, the letter reader, the interpreter, the catechist and the counselor whose words carry their weight in gold.
“I salute our gallant teachers, who in many instances work under challenging conditions. This nation is grateful, and we will not forget you. We must, and will, continue to strive to make your lives better and more dignified.”
“I will want to congratulate all our female teachers (the three finalist). They have done an excellent job. May you continue to help our children. God Bless you” he said.
Mrs. Sabina revealed much excitement after been adjudged the best Ghanaian Teacher although she did not find it easy in so many years as a teacher.
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“I feel so happy for adjudging as the best. T has not been easy. It has been very challenging. This is a situation where whatever you say concerning your work, you need to provide an evidence to support. It has not been easy where we don’t take videos or photographs of the things we do in the class. Coming this far has been God’s intervention, I believe, even looking for the evidence alone was a hectic thing for us but we have come this far”
“I have seen that hard work pays today, so I am telling my colleague teachers to do the job with all their heart and have in mind that they are rather enhancing the destiny of other kids so they should take the work seriously and we believe that they will get the required blessings,” she said.
