Is school a scam?
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I watched a talk on Nigerian Television Authority on the 2024 Universities Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
It was quite refreshing watching a past
Principal of King's College, Professor Oloyede, the Registrar of JAMB and the Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Technology Akure.So many issues were raised. The one that really got my attention was the response of the VC of FUTA, to the question of why there were more female candidates than male candidates in the 2024, UTME?
The lady's response was that more males than females believe the notion that school is a scam.
In my time in primary school, handicraft and sports were very much parts of the school curriculum.
These days, the primary schools hardly have handicraft and the private schools lack the space for meaningful sports.
The introduction of 6334 was meant to infuse technology into the school curriculum with those who are unable to make it to senior secondary school, trying their hands in technical colleges.
So far, their are neither meaningful Introductory technology lessons nor are there technical schools.
As for sports, the practitioners find succour under the bridges and private academies.
In a way, it robs government of participation in sports development resulting in many of the athletes seeing themselves as commodities looking for highest bidders. Do not be surprised seeing them in foreign colours.
It is alarming that majority of our populace go through school without meaningful physical education.
The consequences are legion and it includes weak social interaction skills.
In the matter of our tertiary schools, one course that is a hotcake is Information Technology.
It is the future. Internet scam and scammers are all part of the deal.
Why then is school seen as a scam? The Internet scammers learn about IT.
Well I believe that our school curriculum is in need of repackaging.
Entrepreneurial studies should cut across board in the form.of General Studies.
The tertiary Institutions should also invest in sports as a way of helping their graduates become professionals.
This way, school would no longer be seen as a scam especially where the certificate is not a sign of proficiency but a meal ticket.
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Yes I totally agree with you Mr Emelifeonwu that our academic system needs repackaging because what we have today in Educational system is highly disjointed and disorganized.
ReplyDeleteIs it not very disturbing that most of our graduates cannot defend their so called First degrees Certificates.
It is also very ironical that candidates who apply to pursue educational courses in Nigerian universities vith a view to become future teachers in Nigeria schools requires low JAMB scores to gain admission whereas the candidates aspiring for professional discipline are expected to to hit high marks even above 300 as a precondition to study Medicine, Law, Engineering, Computer technology etc
Now how could low scored candidates impart knowledge to high score ones with 300 marks and above.
Thanks a lot, Sir.
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