Normally, what do we call education? Education is the art of bestowing or
imparting knowledge, skills, fact, ideas on someone either formally or
informal. Today in Nigeria, reverse is the case where we have a lot of
misconception and fallacy in our education system. When the government of a
country is corrupt, what do we expect from the followers and citizen of the
country? We have some lectures, teachers and professors that are not qualified
to impart knowledge to the student neither did they have quality education.
The situation of Nigeria education is getting worse everyday,
student becomes the product of their teachers or lecturers. Nigerian schools
are not helping education situation, both the private school and the public
schools are not helping the matter. The main reason why schools are created is
not for profit making but it has been the other of the day for schools to make
huge profit from their student and are not consign about inculcating adequate
knowledge to their students. The founder of a school often employ unqualified
teachers, lack of serene environment for learning, irrelevant textbooks, lack
of good facilities, over population and lack of enough classrooms for learning.
The parents also are not helping the situation, they look
for a quantity or less in value schools rather than quality schools for their
ward and they are not concern with quality education. Let takes a look at our
secondary schools for example, the junior secondary school, west Africa
examination council (Waec) it is a pity that at this level parent still bribe
teachers to help their wards in passing the examination.
What of the internal examination? When a child is not good
in a subject the teachers are meant to teach the child very well and inform the
parent about it but instead the teacher will collect money from the wards
parent and pass the ward excellently in the examination. It is also not the
fault of the teachers because they need to safeguard their work or for the
phobia of losing their job if there student fails.
What is the essence of senior school living certificate
which includes the West African Examination Council and National Examination
Council which is full of plagiarism. Should we discuss about the schools
authority bribing the supervisors or the external invigilators, students bribing
the teachers, parent bribing the teachers on behalf of their ward or the
teachers writing the answer to the question for the students, all this because
of success.
The tertiary or higher institutions of learning are so worst
that some lecturers demand for money so that they can help some students in
having a good grade. What actually makes it worse is also the educational
background (primary and secondary) of students which is meant to be a solid
foundation has been destroyed through corruption, so what do we expect in
higher institution.
It is the right of the parents, teachers, lecturers and
government to ensure that all corruption practices are suppressed in the
Nigeria education sector so that the country will be able to provide highly
intellectuals students in the society and ensure National development.
No comments:
Post a comment
Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the comment writers only and does not exhibit the views of Bjay Ademola.