Maths camp begins August 16

August 12, 2009

THIS year’s Mathematics Camp for basic and second cycle school students will be held from August 16 to September 12, 2009.
The residential camp, which is organised by Megasa Mathematics Academic at Lashibi, a Ghana Education Service recognised academy, involves an intensive morning, afternoon and evening sessions.
The event, which would be facilitated by Prof. S.E. Anku and his team, would cover mathematics concepts, practical activities and problem solving.
“Mathematics seems to be very difficult and traumatising for many students, but that should not be the case,” Prof. Anku told the Daily Graphic, and expressed concern about the 135,000 students who failed in mathematics last year.
He said the students shouldn’t have failed because mathematics was very easy, and that the Megasa Mathematics Academy wanted to expose students in the country to how easy the subject area was to avoid such failures.
He indicated that the yearly mathematics camps were to enable students to experience practical mathematics where the subject was made relevant to real life.
Prof. Anku said it was mathematics or education in general that ensured the efficiency of science, engineering and technology, and that countries such as Singapore and Malaysia began with the fixing of their education.
“When we give quality education, we can develop our economy and take care of health,” he said, and expressed concern about lip-service paid to education.
He believed that after the 14-day camp, the perception of students about mathematics would change.