FOCUS By Fela Bank-Olemoh (FBO)
In my maiden piece, I opined that the singular most important factor for improving the educational outcomes in any nation are the teachers. We must acknowledge that the Teacher Challenge in Nigeria is multifaceted. In fact, the issues around Teacher Effectiveness, Quality and Development remain major concerns worldwide. To effectively engage them, we need well-thought-through large scale interventions that bring together all critical stakeholders.
According to the Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), there are about 2 million registered teachers in the country. The question is; How can we immediately deploy a nationwide, multi-level programme(s) that would effectively train and improve the competency level of at least 500,000 teachers in the short term while we train the rest over a mid to long term period? As I mentioned previously, Nigerian governments at federal and state levels as well as many private organizations are already enga
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FINDINGS have revealed many factors behind parents choice of primary and secondary education for their children and wards, in Lagos and Ogun States particularly.
While some parents prefer to enroll their children in high-profile schools with virtually necessary facilities and human resources for effective teaching and learning, majority patronise the low-cost schools.
However, the minimum standard for every primary school set by the Lagos State government, is that it should have at least nine classrooms and four special rooms, a fire extinguisher, a demarcated playground, a library, computer room, sick bay, a head teacher’s office and an hygienic environment.