Edusystem


Mathematics may not have shown us how to substrate sorrow and add happiness, but it does show us that to every problem, there is a solution. Brilliant, isn’t? Come to think of this: in a scenario when the problem couldn't be deciphered, or the people are ignorant of the problem, what will be the fate of the solution? It will definitely not be useful because it's not needful. That's the pinnacle of our quagmire. Our so-called leaders rather address them as rulers, are a dearth of the diagnostic capacity to x-ray our problems, hence the solution is far away from them. 

If there is a sector that should never have suffered neglect or setback, it’s the education sector. Alas! It's the most bedeviled and much-beleaguered sector in Nigeria. Its purpose is not known, hence the inevitability of the abuse. We've all had our own fair share of the toll of ASUU strike as students. We have seen right before our eyes how 3 years durational course took 5 years to complete. Worst still, on graduation, you have nothing to show other than a graphics designed hard paper. This may be the definition of education in Nigeria, it's not so in the outside world. Our mendacious rulers are blindfolded by their ignorance to see education as a means to drive our economy. Is it not worrisome and dishearten to see the government toying with the future of the country, I whimper…….

Schleicher said "If you really want to know how a country is going to do in the 21st century, don't count its oil reserves or gold mines, count its highly effective teachers, involved parents and committed students".......in a nutshell, its education. Today's learning outcomes at school are a powerful predictor for the wealth and social outcomes that counties will reap in the long run. 

Studies/Researches have shown countries with little in the way of natural resources--Finland, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong--have the best economy in the world because their education has strong outcomes and a high status, for the public at large has understood that the country must live by its knowledge and skills and these depend on the quality of education.

"When you don't have resources, you become resourceful" As evident in our case, oil resources have weakened our society and rendered the population useless. This will perpetuate unless they are used to build schools and a culture of lifelong learning. The only sustainable way to grow our way out is by giving more people the knowledge and skills to compete, collaborate and connect in a way that drives our country forward. This is the era of the intellectual-driven world.
                       


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