I came across this piece & I think it's worth sharing...

Bgcentz:
who doesn't hate Nigerian school system?
na like "educational prison"

Lol

concordetz:
THERE IS NO RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWER IN A STUDENT CENTERED CLASSROOM



Teacher –Students interaction is a multiple perspective learning strategy based on a given situation
or phenomenon involving thinking and
reasoning skill development
This based on flexibility , as teacher-students
compare and contrast various possibilities in order to draw conclusions. Students draw from their background knowledge
and experience as they try to solve a puzzle. Thus, they continually imbibe new
knowledge into existing knowledge, thereby creating a personal memory bank of resources
which will serve as a base for the coming knowledge.
The
students relate the given problem with their environment through
connections and associations to get clues to solve the given a subject matter..They learn to support their
outcome with facts and reasonable arguments.
All sorts of information are collated,
analyzed and synthesized in order to
draw conclusions and make necessary evaluations
and conclusions. There is growth in critical thinking and creativity needed during the process of comparing and
contrasting different ideas and contexts.
The Student needs to personally reflect deeply
in order to organize and understand the wider
world. As they gather insights they
think through a problem, investigation or activity, and draw conclusion that allow them to go beyond the simple
accession of facts and information by learning how to see implications and apply
them in other problems.
Communication
and Social skill Development
Learners must learn to collaborate on tasks
effectively by sharing ideas and so must learn to relate with others to evaluate their contributions in a socially
acceptable manner. This is essential to achieve in the real world, since they
will always be exposed to a variety of experiences in which they will have to
navigate among others' views and information.
Students learn how to express their
ideas and findings which become self-assessment
activity, leading them to gain more
insight into how well or poorly the given task is understood.
Traditional assessment is based on pen-and-paper
tests whereby learners demonstrate or reproduce knowledge in the form of short
responses and multiple-choice selection, which often inspire little personal
engagement or development. Constructivist assessment engages the learner'
initiative and personal investment through journals; magazines and writings;
research work, physical models, and artistic representations. This engages the
creative instincts to develop his ability to express knowledge through
different forms. The learner is also more likely to retain and transfer the new
knowledge; and adapt to real world. environment
Constructivism recognizes and
validates the learner point of view, so that rather than being right or wrong
he reevaluates and readjusts his knowledge and understanding. That way
confidence and self esteem is generated; which in turn motivate the learner, to
tackle more complex tasks and problems.

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Nicely said!

kjsun15:
Tell the leaders! They failed to do the right thing at most times.

GloriaNinja:
NIGERIA'S SCHOOL SYSTEM IS THE SHITTIEST ON EARTH...VERY SHITTY TO THE CORE, MORE SHITTY THAN SHIT ITSELF.

Honestly It's annoying!

I came across this piece on facebook and I think it's worth sharing...

Samuel Abatan

REASONS I HATE THE NIGERIA SCHOOL SYSTEM

1.IT KILLS CREATIVITY
We were made to believe that there is only one gate to the market, majority of the teachers will tell you to write only what he/she teaches you & anything outside that will amount to nothing but ZERO. if you try going extra mile by writing what you discovered based on your personal research, then you are on your own!
No room for creativity at all. The only way to be a creator is to think different from the crowd. How can we do this when we have been trained by school that there is always one solution to any problem?
2. IT IS A TIME WASTER
Strike action has become a normal protocol that must be observed by majority of our schools. Hardly can a school finish a semester without Having to go on strike due to issues ranging from nonpayment of salaries, unfulfilled government promises, poor management decision, and the likes...
The adverse effects of strike cannot be over emphasized as it results In unnecessary delay...
Let's not forget the long ASUU STRIKE, LAUTECH strike that lasted for almost 2 years.
3. THE SYSTEM IS TOO POROUS
Our education system is just too porous at the moment! Anything goes... The system is too porous to the extent that even "drop outs" are now teaching in our schools. In fact, the easiest job to get in Nigeria now is TEACHING. Once you can speak a little grammar (Eboobu) and stand before crowd you're good to go... WTF!
Also, The system is so weak that Students sitting for exams like JAMB, WAEC, NECO, etc are already loaded with expo even before the paper commences. Who's supplying them?
How can a student who earned his/her grades via Expo become a "game changer" after graduation?? Never!
4. IT IS PRIMITIVE
The world system is not static-it changes day by day, but it's very unfortunate that many of the reading materials used in our schools are obsolete. How will someone be using a material that was last revised 10 years ago. Which way na?
5. TOO MANY SQUARE PEG IN ROUND HOLES
If our education is gonna rise again, then the team involved in recruiting teachers should "up their game" in this aspect...
Recruitment according to Collins (2001) is "getting the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, and the right people in the right seats"
Majority of our teachers today are teaching "strange subjects" I.e subject they know little or nothing about. Can you imagine someone who knows nothing about computer teaching students Information Technology. Will such teacher deliver effectively? No o! You can't give what you don't have...
6. WE WORSHIP CERTIFICATE & GOOD GRADES
In Nigeria, we love Worshipping grades & certificates... whether you understand what you were taught in school or not that concerns no one...
At the expense of getting good grades many students that cannot bribe will engage in the "LA cram la pour" system. Instead of reading to understand, majority will just "read for passing sake". That is not education! The real education is not about what you have inside the paper (certificate), but the one you have upstairs (Sabificate)
Your certificate is useless if you cannot solve problem in real life.
Year in year out, our schools produces A lot of graduates, but how many problem solvers has the system produced so far??
While Nigeria focuses on producing Certificate owners, advanced countries like America, Japan, China, etc focus on building Quality men via a sound education system.
Go and check the list of the greatest inventors of all time, how many Nigerians are there??
.................
So, in a nutshell... I'm imploring All the stakeholders in the Nigerian Education sector (Students, parents, teachers, school management, government, etc) to arise and do the needful.
THANKS & GOD BLESS NIGERIA
#NigerianEducationSector
#ILoveNigeria
#GodblessNigeria
#June24IsMyBirthday

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