A concerned mother addressed a critical issue on her TikTok page about an oddity she discovered in her 6-year-old daughter’s Creative Arts Textbook.
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In a world where dynamism is always welcomed in all aspects of life, music has been added to the Creative Arts, Primary Syllabus, but there’s a certain part where authors choose to write some lyrics for the students to learn and assess them together with their facilitators.
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Miss Jessica, with the username (jesse_ruth), disclosed that she decided to take her daughter’s Creative Arts Text, published by Perfect Series, to see the content of what her 6-year-old daughter, who’ll be turning 7 soon, is reading. She saw content that surprised her.
According to the video, she found a topic where the students will be reading about Music genres, High-Life Music, Afrobeats, Raggae, and Hip-Hop. She flipped to the Afrobeats side and saw a song lyric her daughter will learn.
The song is “Johnny” by Nigerian songstress, Yemi Alade, and “Come and see my Moda” by MzVee and Yemi Alade. The full lyrics were a sub-topic, and Jessica was baffled because the lyrics are too heavy and unpleasant for pupils in Primary 3.
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The Literal meaning of the song is about a young lady who was chasing her lover, Johnny, who was roaming about in their vicinity, jumping from one girl to another and having his way with them by promising them Heaven on Earth.
The second song is about a lady telling an old man who woed him to come and see her mother before they get into a relationship.
The Major question her viewing audience is asking is, what is the Ghana Education Service doing about it?
In Ghana, before a book is published for pupils to purchase, an independent body, the National Council for Curriculum Assessment, NaCCA, will have to review all the contents in the book to see if it meets the standards put in place and won’t have any negative effect on the pupils who are the recipients of the product.
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The masses are confused as to whether the book was approved by the GES and NaCCA, or whether heads of some schools approve any book for their selfish gains.
Right-thinking members of the society are requesting the removal of this content and replacing it with inspirational songs and music with African heritage to teach the kids more about living a good life, being a patriotic citizen, and knowing more about African History.
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