Sunday Okobi
An educationist and the convener of The Effective Teacher, a teacher training and school support outfit, Mr. Sylvester Anoma, has developed techniques to help Nigerian teachers regain their passion and enthusiasm for teaching, as well as the impartation of values in their students.
Anoma, who decried the ostensible lack of motivation in some teachers for their jobs due to socio-economic and other situations in the country, noted that his recent work has developed time-tested principles capable of turning any teacher from being ordinary to irresistible.
The University of Benin, English and Literature alumnus, while chatting with THISDAY recently on his latest book: ‘Secrets of an Irresistible Teacher’, among other collections of works and poetry, also regretted the effect of insecurity on the educational system in the country, saying, “learning can only take place in a safe and conducive atmosphere.
Sidney Thomas | 4/30/2021, 2 p.m. Sidney Thomas Courtesy Photo/BCPS
A tweet I saw asking teachers to share one book they would recommend for new teachers jolted me back to my first year of teaching in 2008. My school gave me a copy of The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher by Harry and Rosemary Wong, told me to read it, and then released me into the classroom to figure out how to be an effective teacher.
The book was my only âsupportâ that year. Whenever I asked for additional help to become a better teacher, I was told to go back to that book. Yet, even after rereading it, I still struggled.