General News of Wednesday, 17 April 2019Source: 3news.comNaCCA explains ‘projection’ of J.B. Danquah in new curriculum for schoolsDr. Kwame Nkrumah (L) and Dr. J.B. Danquah were members of the famous ‘Big Six’The National Council for Curriculum & Assessment (NaCCA) has mounted strong defence for the prominence given Dr. J. B. Danquah over Ghana’s first president Dr. Kwame Nkrumah in the newly developed curriculum for primary schools. Prince H. Armah said it has no interest in skewing Ghana’s political history, insisting claims that J.B. is unduly being amplified over others are “unfortunate”. It is therefore important for our young learners to appreciate the chronology of the events of our political history,” NaCCA explained. “At the JHS and SHS levels, the history curriculum will highlight further details on the independence and post-independence political activities.

Source: GhanaWeb April 17, 2019 09:00 UTC