The system of
education in Nigeria today is sooo pathetic. The initial goal of education in
Nigeria includes;
·
to develop an individual into
a sound and effective citizen and,
·
to fully integrate an
individual into a community
But today, we’ve all transformed that
into… acquiring certificates. People in school these days all fight to get a
good grade just so their results would be okay and hence get a good job, its so
bad that this extends to even the junior secondary schools…these little
children of 12 to 15 years go up to the extent of paying for ‘expo’ during
examinations just so they could pass. So where is the problem coming from? Is
it the teachers, The parents, The Government, Or the system of education in
general…Some of my lecturers use to say, with the equivalence of a primary
school certificate back then, you could either become a teacher, get a good job
or open up a business. But these days we have graduates from tertiary institutions
who cannot even defend their certificates or even speak correct English … like
I said…pathetic.
What has changed between then and now?
How come the same country with the same goals or even better ones is finding it
difficult to achieve what it used to?...to be continued.
