HOW ARE WE LEARNING? Education has existed in various forms since early recorded history. Man has demonstrated the need to pass down traditions, culture, know-how, legends, rituals, songs and the like to his offspring. What has changed over time is the methods of education, the tools used in its delivery and the breadth of possibilities. We live in a digital age where toddlers operate iPads and smart phones with ease; one where students can take pictures of boards and convert to text rather than take physical notes and one where young people are bold enough to question the status quo. We have access to the internet and a plethora of information at the click of a button, yet our methods of delivering education in Nigeria have failed to reflect these advancements. Libraries globally are going digital, students are moving away from a dependence on paper and schools are leveraging technology to deliver lessons but this is scarcely the case here. Students are the products of their teachers and where these teachers cannot pass basic tests, one must wonder what the expectations should be of students. We depend on inadequately trained, poorly remunerated and obsolete teachers to train our students. Many teachers enter the teaching profession because they have no other place to go. Their motivation is hinged on their need to make a living rather than a passion to impact young minds, which explains why selling handouts and offering revision kits become the high points of the school year.
Posted on: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 06:21:34 +0000
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