@stylishnclassy: I believe Starland is a very good school. Its on Acme Road in Ogba. That's the school I went to myself, and I have nothing but admiration for the school.

Wow some people are messed up.

So because a child is counting from 1 to 100, that also means he or she must be able to count 1 to 50 backwards?

I am now beginning to understand the high level of functioning illiterates on nairaland!

Tsmith


Yes, overseas its not uncommon to see others who are less qualified, promoted over you.

There are many reasons for that, none of which have anything to do with the age at which you started school or what you learned there.

Its one of the things that come with being a black african immigrant?

The comments here are very funny.

Its clear to me that people don't even know what the test for genius is. Is it memory or comprehension? Who told you all that being able to read numbers 1 to 500 makes your child smart?

The world doesn't need more blind robots for creative, innovative thinkers.

creativity is genius, comprehension and articulation are the indicators of brilliance not rote memoriam of numbers.

You are crippling your children when instead of firing their imaginations you are burdening their brains to recall stuff they are actually meant to learn almost accidentally.

Education will continue to fail Nigerians. Smh!

My son that just moved to kg3 can do all that you just mentioned and many more including subtraction, 1-1000, naira and kobo etc. In fact I was forced to beat his junior brother going to kg2 that could not write beyond 50.
If a child can enter jss from pry 3 good by me.

hmm and i am here complaining that my son in KG One (2 yrs 2 mnths) is given homework every day to write '1' and 'A'. The boy sef will write up to three lines and start rebelling that he wants to play ball or watch cartoon. That is after staying from 8am till 4pm in school. My own challenge is how to get him do his homework every evening when he should be resting, sleeping or playing. I understand weekend homework but everyday.... Someone should help out here.

fine points

rote is the bane of afrika

thats why a lot of workers just follow procedures

no creativity or problem solving skills

onegig: They are over burdening the child. Don't be suprised most of what they teach these kids is route memorization and nothing else. A kid that can read from 1 to 100 would fail if you ask him to read just 50 to 1 backwards. Also most of then know 20 times 20 but just place three cups on one side of the table and another on the other side and ask them whats the total and see how dumb founded these kids would be.

A female maths teacher with a science background is needed to teach a year 8 student in Lekki. If you are a graduate and interested in this job please send your CV to jeshconcepts@gmail.com.

iukpe: My concern is not about my kid's school but rather at my kid's interest in learning. He is 3 yrs and 5 months old, and has no interest in identifying numbers or alphabets. However he can recite rhymes, say the numbers a bit above 1-10, he is very good with people's names but will not do anything when u ask him to. He will not concentrate when your trying to show him, he will shut his eyes and if you try to get him focus, he will cry. He also will not trace lines or connect dots or make meaningful progress to learning.

Ya bwoy is gwan be a footballer.....zeen!

tpia@:
Tsmith


Yes, overseas its not uncommon to see others who are less qualified, promoted over you.

There are many reasons for that, none of which have anything to do with the age at which you started school or what you learned there.

Its one of the things that come with being a black african immigrant?

Anyone can choose to play the race card if it suits them, but i for one choose to be objective and critcally analyse things. Qualification isnt by certifcates but rather good translation of experience and skills aka Deliverables/outputs.

Its the end that justifies the means; unfortunately they way we have been taught makes us good employees but not employers. You surely would find lots of Nigerians working in blue chips international companies, but how many entreprenuers and busniess starters do have? The few we sing like songs of priase; Dangote, Otedola, Adenuga. And to be realistic, they arent exactly ground breaking pioneers, but rather have the advantage of location, time and 'Know who' working to their advantages.

I studied entrepreneurial Studies for my Masters here in the UK, and its wasn’t surprising that I had a entrepreneurial streak in me, however location (Nigeria) and ways of teaching didn’t discover this and help me nurture it.

Knowledge without application amounts to nothing IMO. Our syllabus is over saturated, why learn what you would never make use of? I wasn’t a further maths student yet was forced to learn frustum, almighty formulas etc. For Pete’s sake why would I need to calculate volume of a bucket when its stated clearly on the side? I think there are loads of stuff we could do without and leave to the specialist in that field not force kids to take on a junk load of info.

That been said, there is always a flip side to a coin; just recently I was reading that the UK was looking to mirror the curriculum of India and some other developing countries, after realising that students are not been challenged enough academically. So really its about find a good midway ground, without losing sight of the creative juices.

teemilo: The comments here are very funny.

Its clear to me that people don't even know what the test for genius is. Is it memory or comprehension? Who told you all that being able to read numbers 1 to 500 makes your child smart?

The world doesn't need more blind robots for creative, innovative thinkers.

creativity is genius, comprehension and articulation are the indicators of brilliance not rote memoriam of numbers.

You are crippling your children when instead of firing their imaginations you are burdening their brains to recall stuff they are actually meant to learn almost accidentally.

Education will continue to fail Nigerians. Smh!

Thank you for the highlighted. I prefer firing their imaginations. And, not listening to their recitation from 1-100 etc. I bring on the puzzle games etc and ask them questions...

Let's bring Education back to school.... Oops! You need to read this e-book, I've got on #EducationReform.

This has turned into a discussion on teaching methods. British based curriculum teaches based on rote system while American based curriculum teaches based on problem solving. If you do not like how they are teaching your child, either change the school or teach him yourself. As parents, we should not abdicate our responsiblities.

comprende:

@tpia

Thanks for your thinly veiled insult. I'll just let it slide...and wait for reasonable contributions from parents who have proper suggestions and insight.

WOW! 100 LIKES..OMO PEEPS BAD O!

tsmith:


but i for one choose to be objective and critcally analyse things.

ok then, good luck with that.

blank: This has turned into a discussion on teaching methods. British based curriculum teaches based on rote system while American based curriculum teaches based on problem solving. If you do not like how they are teaching your child, either change the school or teach him yourself. As parents, we should not abdicate our responsiblities.

no, the op wants people to support his myopic and gang/cult mentality.

hence the presence of so many illiterate touts on the thread.

tpia@:
Tsmith


Yes, overseas its not uncommon to see others who are less qualified, promoted over you.

There are many reasons for that, none of which have anything to do with the age at which you started school or what you learned there.

Its one of the things that come with being a black african immigrant?

Madam, With all due respect you are ABSOLUTELY wrong with this one.

It has nothing to do with being a black african immigrant, I bet if that had anything to do in the grand scheme of things then people like chuka umunna should not even be able to hold sway in British politics irrespective of place of birth but simply on the onus of being a child of a black african immigrant.

I dont think its entirely right to saddle 2-4 year old kids with such 'enormous' learning. At that stage of their life they should be more into activities that would encourage them to express themselves and interact with each other.

At the end of the day, what is the point of amassing such knowledge that cannot be practically applied? Or how else do you think people end up cramming stuffs just for the purpose of exam but ask them about a course they spent 4-5 years studying and they are moping like a robot.

Once again madam TPia, I think you should consider the points raised here, everyone cannot be wrong and everyone cannot be right but I think its fair enough to say kids should be kids.They will be what they will be, some will be late bloomers,some early bloomers irrespective of what its important to respect their individuality and let them grow at their own pace.

If your child can do that, you should be happy you have an intelligent child. If possible, let him learn CALCULUS sef. You should be very proud that your son is above average.

The posts speak for themselves.

Aunty tpia!!! Old age thingz

It is strongly to my mind that early child education should be concerned with discovering a child's talent,gift,interest and area of comperative strength,then developing,encouraging and stimulating the child in that line,instead of pre-loading the mind with data that the child would eventually learn along the way.This discovery would enable a focused carreer development plan for the child,in which case the child may be spared the burden of cramming what he may never need but rather helped to develop his God given talent and fulfil his purpose on earth.

From the little i understand about synaptogenesis and synaptic pruning, it would be beneficial to the child if s/he is exposed to a wide range of educational stuff at such tender age.I'd leave my child there if i were you.

♍Ɣ nephew just turned 6 this month. And I got him a book "MY FIRST ENCYCLOPEDIA Body" he pronounced the word without help from anyone. That's Ђδω fast kids are growing now. He reads fluently, actually he started reading b4 he turned 4. I'm sometimes scared when I assist him with his homework. But my consolation is that he actually knows what he's being taught. So all we can do is guide Dem the much we can @ home.

tpia@:
Tsmith


Yes, overseas its not uncommon to see others who are less qualified, promoted over you.

There are many reasons for that, none of which have anything to do with the age at which you started school or what you learned there.

Its one of the things that come with being a black african immigrant?

You are extremely myopic and lack logical thinking.
Dont white peeps also work under these same white manager? tell me.. (experience is supreme. What post do you think mark zuckerberg will fill if he decides to work for an organization. oh you expect him to be your clerk because you have a phd and he has no degree right? he will most likely be the ceo because he has al the experience.)
I get annoyed when blacks cover up all their weaknesses and instead play in racism in every irrelevent issue.
**You try making sensible posts but end up appearing like a troll

nicelicious :
♍Ɣ nephew just turned 6 this month. And I got him a book "MY FIRST ENCYCLOPEDIA Body" he pronounced the word without help from anyone. That's Ђδω fast kids are growing now. He reads fluently, actually he started reading b4 he turned 4. I'm sometimes scared when I assist him with his homework. But my consolation is that he actually knows what he's being taught. So all we can do is guide Dem the much we can @ home.

All this is greek to the op and his likes.

@Tpia, I don't know, can I take you out, like on a date? I'd like to go on a date with you. What say you?

tpia@:
Wow some people are messed up.

So because a child is counting from 1 to 100, that also means he or she must be able to count 1 to 50 backwards?

I am now beginning to understand the high level of functioning illiterates on nairaland!

shows how deluded you can be sometimes. You should state your points instead of resorting to abuses and such. Asking a kid to read in reverse is to test their skills and see if they are just cramming or actually studying.

@OP, i feel your worry. I was in the same shoe sometime back, didnt like the way the school was overloading my son. When he finished nur 2 last term, i made up my mind to change the school. fortunately saw a school not too far from the former school but smaller. I love thier teaching methods!! they do not overburden them and they have fun ways of teaching ! my son comes home from school happy everyday and is always happy to go to school. Look around, I'm sure you will find a school you are comfortable with. He is your child, trust your instincts. All the best!!!

Hummmm, I read thru and I am amazed at peoples ignorance, people talk as if they are professionals in a field meanwhile they are plain ignorant, A child who can read 1 to 50 should very much be able to read 20 to 1 backward. it means the child actually understands the concept of this nos not just memorizing their names, also part of really understanding the concept of numbers is associating this numbers to quantities for example a child who reads 1 to 50 should be able to associate number 12 for example to 12 mangoes or 12 trees, he should understand that with each increase in number of 1 the quantities too is increasing in corresponding order, so also is in increase of 2, ie 2, 4, 6, 8. I can categorically say it that your childs sch is overdoing it, and they are not really teaching your child the main foundation he needs to build other learning block on. Another note hear it is note thru the british system teaches on rote learning that is absolutely false.

Teemilo is right: creativity is genius, comprehension and articulation are the indicators of brilliance not rote memoriam of numbers.

Also been able to read at 6 is even late, the standard for reading is latest by 5, ideally it is between 4 and 5, but reading with real comprehension is by 5, we learn to speak before we learn to write so also ideally we learn to read before we comprehend what we read.
Comprende: I hope this is not too much jargon.

Thank you hob200. I did my whole nursery and primary and part of secondary in the UK and I can assure anyone, we were not just memorising stuff. I came to nigeria in secondary school and carried first position three times in a row although my maths wasn't ever very good I got As in other subjects because I didn't just cram. In jand We played and you were encouraged to be as creative as possible. On the question of counting backwards, I remember us being told to count backwards one by one in class in order for the teacher to be certain we actually understood.

@op my advise is that you and your wife spend time going through his schoolwork at home find out if he can really cope or not. Teach him, make it fun, count balls or point at stuff and talk about them buy plastercine and make stuff with it together and buy paints so he can have an outlet for his creativity to make up for whatever he might not be getting from monday to friday. I'm no education expert but my grades in the subjects that my mum spent time doing with me at home were always better.

Changing school may and may not be the answer.

hob200: Hummmm, I read thru and I am amazed at peoples ignorance, people talk as if they are professionals in a field meanwhile they are plain ignorant, A child who can read 1 to 50 should very much be able to read 20 to 1 backward. it means the child actually understands the concept of this nos not just memorizing their names, also part of really understanding the concept of numbers is associating this numbers to quantities for example a child who reads 1 to 50 should be able to associate number 12 for example to 12 mangoes or 12 trees, he should understand that with each increase in number of 1 the quantities too is increasing in corresponding order, so also is in increase of 2, ie 2, 4, 6, 8. I can categorically say it that your childs sch is overdoing it, and they are not really teaching your child the main foundation he needs to build other learning block on. Another note hear it is note thru the british system teaches on rote learning that is absolutely false.

Teemilo is right: creativity is genius, comprehension and articulation are the indicators of brilliance not rote memoriam of numbers.

Also been able to read at 6 is even late, the standard for reading is latest by 5, ideally it is between 4 and 5, but reading with real comprehension is by 5, we learn to speak before we learn to write so also ideally we learn to read before we comprehend what we read.
Comprende: I hope this is not too much jargon.

nicelicious :
♍Ɣ nephew just turned 6 this month. And I got him a book "MY FIRST ENCYCLOPEDIA Body" he pronounced the word without help from anyone. That's Ђδω fast kids are growing now. He reads fluently, actually he started reading b4 he turned 4. I'm sometimes scared when I assist him with his homework. But my consolation is that he actually knows what he's being taught. So all we can do is guide Dem the much we can @ home.

Not sure what kids in nigeria are doing, but kids overseas have access to various gadgets in the classroom and at home. Its very commonplace to see children playing with phones, ipads, computers, etc, so education ideally has to keep up with technology.

The opon imo concept is one of the few attempts i've heard of which tries to do this.

Very well put. There are quite a numbers of parents who do not always understand how children develop. Parents need to do more of their own investigations into the EYFS, its statutory framework and guidelines. I am of the train of thought that with early years there is not set speed at which a child will develop, only guidelines.

What use is learning if you just become a processor of information, but don't understand it, or how to apply it. And there in lies an issue I feel in the early years in some schools here in Nigeria. Push push push, rather than letting a child develop naturally and be a child how is happy to learn. It is all in the teaching methodology that will help a child become an avid and interested learner.

hob200: I am an educationist and I run a school and i can tell you categorically they are over doing it. That time between the age of 0-6 is meant for children to learn thru play, they need to learn sensorial abilities, develop their physical and social life and try to understand the world we leave in not burden them with so much numbers and alphabet. Research has shown that it is wrong to do that to a child. If you need more clarification just ask I will be willing to give you base on a professional point of view.

Dnt be surprised that it might nt be the teacher's fault cos we'v seen cases of parents comparing kids wt their neighbour's kids during P.T.A meetings,so atimes it makes the teacher to over teach.besides,if it's nt affecting your son..y nt leave him in dt school cos no KNOWLEDGE is a waste..bt if u are determined to change his sch,all well and good!#my opinion#sir.tnx.