Prof Samuel K. Adjepong, Principal of the Methodist Education College, has called for Moral and Citizenship education to be the umbrella of the new education reforms "if we are to see a positive change in attitudes and behaviour in the country".
"To this end we must have a curriculum that gives holistic education to the children and their teachers".
Prof Adjepong was speaking at the 38th anniversary celebrations and Speech and Prize Giving Day of Akyem Swedru Senior High School.
He said a brilliant mathematician or economist who is undisciplined, unpatriotic, immoral, and irresponsible, corrupt, proud and has no respect for fellow human beings was a liability and not an asset to the country. "Our educational system must produce no such products".
Prof Adjepong called for an educational system that could transform 'our minds, hearts and wills" and said that answer lay in holistic education.
He said in order for holistic education to produce the best results, all stakeholders in human development should play their roles, "the school, the home and the society with good leadership should discharge their responsibilities dispassionately and with commitment".
Prof Adjepong said in holistic education, the teacher was seen as a friend, a mentor and a facilitator adding that for teachers to put in their best they needed to be highly motivated.
He urged the government to come out with attractive conditions of service for teachers to help attract the best brains.
He said apart from good incentive to teachers, the approach to the Teacher Education Curriculum should itself be holistic.
Very Reverend Abraham Osei Donkor, Headmaster of the school, said students' lifestyles and attitude had improved tremendously.
He said the school in 2007 recorded 90 percent passes as against 85 percent achieved in 2006.
Rev Donkor said the school now had a large number of its students entering into the universities and other tertiary institutions.
In sports, he said in 2007 the boys volleyball team won the Taylor sponsored volleyball championship in Koforidua by beating Akyem Ayirebi Secondary School 2-0 in the final match.
In the same year the girls also won the championship at Akyem Oda and placed second when New Juaben Secondary/ Commercial beat them 3-2 in Koforidua.
The headmaster said this year the girls' volleyball team beat Akyem State College 2-0 to win the championship.
Rev Donkor mentioned congestion at the girls' dormitory, inadequate staff accommodation and water as some of the problems facing the school.