15th November, 2010
An educationist, Mrs. Susan Oyemade, has advised the federal government to maintain effective education policy to correct the anomaly in the nation’s education sector.
The veteran teacher made this known at a conference on Nigerian education at the Excellence in Leadership Conference organised by Daystar Christian Centre (DCC), Lagos.
Mrs. Oyemade, who began her teaching career in 1963, said a lot has changed in the educational landscape of the country.
According to her, the problems plaguing the education sector today ranges from improper funding of public schools, archaic education policy, poor facilities in secondary schools and obsolete curriculum in most institutions.
Other problems she highlighted are cultism, poor quality of teachers, poor teaching quality, social ills, examination malpractices and immorality.
Oyemade also urged the government to provide adequate funding for primary, secondary and tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
She suggested that government at all levels should put mechanisms in place to monitor schools and ensure strict compliance with standards.
“For the government to change the nation’s education, it must embark on the continuous maintenance of schools and constant and proper training of teachers. The right person must also be appointed to head the Ministry of Education,†she stated.
The veteran educator described parents as primary educators, adding that the foundation for good education begins at home.
She advised parents to pay attention to the upbringing of their wards and cooperate with teachers to give children total education.
Reminiscing on the education system in the early 60s, when she started teaching, Oyemade said: ”the facilities were strong, curricula rich and relevant, and teachers were well paid regularly, and thus devoted. All these are history in Nigeria today.”
—Ayodeji Adesina
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