When the major cause of falling standard in education is mentioned in Nigeria, we often point to lack of funds and it baffles me that even professors, academicians and teachers always rush to point to under-funding as the major cause. A closer look and experience over the years have made me come to the conclusion that under-funding is CERTAINLY not even the top three causes of falling standards in education.
Putting more money into the system without first of all cleaning it up is like putting more and more fuel into a leaking tank as it will eventually leak out bring u to the same point of emptiness.
Here are my perceived causes of falling education standard:
1. Corruption: this comes in various forms ranging from;
- employment of unqualified teachers
- lecturers lecturing in many and as such not been able to lecture their students very well. How can NUC claim not to know when one lecturer is lecturing in up to 7 universities? How can such a person deliver?
- ghost teachers in the system. If properly investigated we will discover that not up to 75% of the people on government payroll really exist and or are truly working.
2. Poor Supervision: the major difference between public and private schools is in their supervision. While private school owners will insist on having value for their money so as to keep the schools running and attractive to more pEople, most public school teachers and lecturers are not properly checked and as such they miss classes, lectures, and even teach rubbish without anybody bringing them to book. You see NUC accreditation teams visiting schools only to get fat envelopes without doing the check and balances they are meant to do. Even secondary and primary schools are not left out because those who are suppose to supervise and monitor them from the ministry give prior notice before coming and only care about the gifts they will get from the schools.
3. Lack of qualified and passionate teachers: teachers are a key to educational development. Let me be quick to point out here that the lack of good teachers is not entirely due to the poor remuneration of teachers but because in most cases, employment is done based on bases of godfather and not merit.
4. Misplaced priorities: in a bid to embezzle money, many state governors bring in fraudulent programs that weaken the system. For example, how can you explain that a government can feed students and at the same time some of the students in these schools are receiving classes outside and a staying like 70 in a class?

Way forward
To overcome this ugly trend and set our education system on track, we must do the following:
1. Properly supervise and monitor our schools to ensure that teachers and lecturers perform their duties.
2. Get rid of unqualified and in-passionate teachers in the system and bring in those who are qualified and passionate about teaching.
3. Get rid of ghost workers thereby saving money that can be plowed back into the system to make it better.

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BRO YOUR POINTS ARE VALID. Everyone would agree that nigerians got good plans for this country. We are innovative and creative but there's no enabling environment to develop these plans into reality. For instance, this list you've compiled how are you gonna take it to the minister ov education?


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Lack of qualified and passionate teachers: teachers are a key to educational development. Let me be quick to point out here that the lack of good teachers is not entirely due to the poor remuneration of teachers but because in most cases, employment is done based on bases of godfather and not merit. Integration-Architecture-Designer exam questions

Teaching in multiple schools does not make a teacher less effective

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Teaching in multiple schools does not make a teacher less effective

Unfortunately it does. You are exposed to different environments with different people. You learn new ideas and skills when you do such

Ghost teachers in the system. If properly investigated we will discover that not up to 75% of the people on government payroll really exist and or are truly working. 500-901 dumps

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