Education is define as the development of the body and the mind physically and mentally. However, the education of a child is very Vital and it cut acrosses primary education, secondary education, and university education. It also involve vocational and technical training. In the olden days,our educational system was highly respected, and its tenets was highly regarded. Those who were teachers were highly respected because of their impacts in the society, every child's dream then was to be a teacher, because a teacher was like a small god. The was that cordial relationship that existed between the parent and the institution of learning. but now the reverse is the case in our educational sector.
In Nigeria, our educational system is in a great mess, the United Nations have rank Nigeria very low in terms of education Nigeria is known as the giant of Africa, yet this giant of Africa is not at the apex when it comes to education.
Education is the bedrock of any meaningful development. In Africa, many countries are known globally for their high educational standard, countries like Ghana have upgrade their educational system, such that each major street in Ghana has its university, but this is one of the countries that once depended on Nigeria for foreign aids. Another country to point out is South Africa. In south Africa teachers earn twice more than what a Nigerian teacher earns, it should be noted that South Africans have easy access to education abroad than a Nigerian.
The facts that we are now facing a serious problem as a result of the falling standard of our education in Nigeria cannot be disputed. The are several actions, policies, decisions that are put up by government and individuals have contributed to our fallen standard of education. Charity the say begins at home , one of the Nigeria education greatest problem is the greedy and selfish attitude of the teachers, headmasters , principals and head teachers. For instance, in some state the free and compulsory education policy has been implemented, but this teachers still charge the students for one thing or the
other in order to get more money, even though salaries are being paid .
The say examination is the true test of knowledge, but I may disagree with this fact, examination malpractice is rampant in Nigeria, for instance a final year students of a university was discovered of not being able to read and write, but he latter disclosed that his success through exams were examination malpractice. The are some instances where students will pass their Jamb with high marks, but making its in UTME exams becomes a problem. God fatherism and nepotism is another threat to our educational sector.many people are denied admissions and scholarships because of failure to to have a godfather or what people call connection. in the other hand, many have have been awarded degrees, scholarships, certificate etc which they do not deserve, but because of the influence of their godfather. Must we close our eyes to see all this cankerworm listed above to destroyed our pride, if the answer is no then we and the government of have a vast role to play in other to stop the further damage in our educational system. My candid suggestion on this matter is that government should invest more in our educational system, check and balance should be promoted, and above all Moral and Citizenship education should should be taught in our schools.
In Nigeria, our educational system is in a great mess, the United Nations have rank Nigeria very low in terms of education Nigeria is known as the giant of Africa, yet this giant of Africa is not at the apex when it comes to education.
Education is the bedrock of any meaningful development. In Africa, many countries are known globally for their high educational standard, countries like Ghana have upgrade their educational system, such that each major street in Ghana has its university, but this is one of the countries that once depended on Nigeria for foreign aids. Another country to point out is South Africa. In south Africa teachers earn twice more than what a Nigerian teacher earns, it should be noted that South Africans have easy access to education abroad than a Nigerian.
The facts that we are now facing a serious problem as a result of the falling standard of our education in Nigeria cannot be disputed. The are several actions, policies, decisions that are put up by government and individuals have contributed to our fallen standard of education. Charity the say begins at home , one of the Nigeria education greatest problem is the greedy and selfish attitude of the teachers, headmasters , principals and head teachers. For instance, in some state the free and compulsory education policy has been implemented, but this teachers still charge the students for one thing or the
other in order to get more money, even though salaries are being paid .
The say examination is the true test of knowledge, but I may disagree with this fact, examination malpractice is rampant in Nigeria, for instance a final year students of a university was discovered of not being able to read and write, but he latter disclosed that his success through exams were examination malpractice. The are some instances where students will pass their Jamb with high marks, but making its in UTME exams becomes a problem. God fatherism and nepotism is another threat to our educational sector.many people are denied admissions and scholarships because of failure to to have a godfather or what people call connection. in the other hand, many have have been awarded degrees, scholarships, certificate etc which they do not deserve, but because of the influence of their godfather. Must we close our eyes to see all this cankerworm listed above to destroyed our pride, if the answer is no then we and the government of have a vast role to play in other to stop the further damage in our educational system. My candid suggestion on this matter is that government should invest more in our educational system, check and balance should be promoted, and above all Moral and Citizenship education should should be taught in our schools.
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