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Schools In Nigeria, A Blessing Or A Curse by lacemose(m): 3:17pm On Mar 04, 2017 |
I believe 99% of Nigerians you ask this question will go for the former. I can also bet that they will be at a loss as to why one "in his right senses" will ask such a question. I remember attending a seminar in school last year, where one Mr. Smart Alozie spoke at length about our damning educational system. He outlined that the negatives greatly surpass the positives. I remember him saying;"I have come to annoy students",he had said this to prompt us towards positive awakening of our inner potentials and gifts that have been long colonised and butchered by our excessive overzealousness towards school. Before I proceed,allow me to differentiate between school and education,as I believe that this difference is what we Nigerians have failed to recognise. School is a formal establishment where people come to learn one thing or the other. I know you were expecting the cliche line;"from the Longman dictionary,'School' is...." naah,quite frankly I don't care much for such unnecessary formality. Education is the all-round INTELLECTUAL development of a person usually through a series of spontaneous and/or induced experiences. Its also the process of imparting knowledge,skill and judgement to a person. If you were not so hindered by your basic Nigerian ideology, you might see the difference. However,I will point it out all the same. In school,you learn lots of things,in theory and practical. But what I really despise about school is the pressure they put on you,the degree of urgency they give to everything and their (officials) incredible show of lack of direction. Before I stray,lemme go back and address the difference between school and education. In school you are trained to be "proficient" in a certain field, therefore,you only get partial or unbalanced education. But education itself like I mentioned before,is an all-round ... read more @ www.sundayjoe.com/2017/03/schools-in-nigeria-blessing-or-curse.html?m=1 |
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