tensor777:

Kobojunkie why not excuse yourself from this thread if you have nothing constructive to add. Just nitpicking as usual at another person's posts whilst completely the wider point F Stranger made.
In other words the system still produces writers, scientists and engineers in large numbers who excel in their chosen professions.

tensor777:

Kobojunkie why not excuse yourself from this thread if you have nothing constructive to add. 

isale_gan2:

Not a fan.  Always sounds like she hates Nigeria and black people.  I don't read her posts.

misaac:

I'm just wondering, is it totally right to say we have produced those guys? Are you sure these guys would be who they are now if they had not left Nigeria? If Nigeria was so good, why did they have to leave? Could it be because something was/is lacking?

misaac:

I'm just wondering, is it totally right to say we have produced those guys? Are you sure these guys would be who they are now if they had not left Nigeria? If Nigeria was so good, why did they have to leave? Could it be because something was/is lacking?

fstranger1:

How can a Nigerian hate the system so much?

Jenifa_:

we are all Nigerians here so why can't we criticize things when we see a problem?
The nigerian public school system is horrible depending on your experience. But to me, majority of students don't get quality education.

many of the "successful" people mentioned here went to private or religious schools. Or they went to federal schools. Many got part of their education abroad. etc. That's what kobojunkie is trying to point out. Or they were exceptional students in their schools.

now if we talk about some of the typical public schools in lagos for example:
ayetoro
Eva Adelaja
Gbagada
Ijeshatedo
Itire community
Obele community
Omole
. . .and many more.

etc . Now you don't want to wish these secondary schools on your kids or grandkids. lol

Jenifa_:

your sister must be very smart. And Eva Adelaja is actually one of the better ones on the list.

Jenifa_:

your sister must be very smart. And Eva Adelaja is actually one of the better ones on the list.

fstranger1:

Look i know everything about Eva Adelaja and me sef I went to really shitty schools and not to brag, i am not doing badly!


Kobo is just too corrosive for my liking!

Jenifa_:

I don't think you went to a shitty school if you went to a federal school. lol
and of course I went to a shittier school than Eva Adelaja but I am not doing badly. But I know for a fact that I can't say the same for majority of my classmates back then and I know it's not their fault. that's the point

like I said, gbagada girls is one of the better one on the list actually.

Jenifa_:

so why did you post it?
you could have just said that you knew somebody. I will delete it if you delete Ileke-idi's personal pictures from your computer 

at least it was a state school. Mine was a local government school 
Tensor went to a federal school I think. I thought it was you

Jenifa_:

thank your lucky stars i'm a nice person.

SEFAGO:



However, like fstranger said you are prolly a fake nigerian or an oyibo for that matter

SEFAGO:

Wow na wa, school dey lagos no be small, what are all these schools. Never heard of them b4

Jenifa_:

thank u thank u 

I'm Latvian. I already told fstranger abt that. just interested in Nigeria for a private reason 


the type of public schools majority of Lagos students in the system actually attend.
Did I answer your question?

Jenifa_:

which one is morocco in lagos?

SEFAGO:

Yeah to be honest I had already seen kobojunkies point but its fun to insult her haha. Everyone on nairaland does. However, if she goes missing most of us will be start making threads about where is she? Isnt Nairaland, one big cute family?

I agree that there are tons of really crappy secondary schools but to be honest you can still comeout of these schools unscathed (LOL maybe not come to think of it) Interesting, I had a friend who wanted to set up a teach for America type program in Nigeria, but i told him it would not work anyways though its a wonderful idea. I am a big fan of education in general and what would make me happy is the chance to have an impact on the Nigerian educational sector (cough cough Minister of Finance 2031) but hopefully things will be better then and no child will be left behind.

Nigerian schools are not that bad the have trained some of the best of us. What can I say, I am a proud product of the Nigerian system myself and I would not trade it for secondary school in Eton, Andover or Le Rosey, _{but would definitely try to send my kids to one of these schools} .

Population in Nigeria is over 150 million. Median age is 19yrs!!! (compared to 36yrs in USA, 42 yrs in Finland)
So majority of Nigerians are actually youths. Shouldn't their education be where the priority shld be?

this is directed at sefago's question about the many schools in Lagos. The schools aren't even enough. Kobo already made a post about millions of kids who are not getting any education at all (although this is nation wide. not lagos specifically).

SEFAGO:

Yeah, I know- just that I had never heard of those schools. In my younger days the schools I heard of were Greensprings, BIS, loyola, olashore, adesoye, and AIS e.t.c the school for rich kids until I went to a secondary  school on the mainland where i discovered that there were other people in Nigeria apart from rich kids. Most of us live in a bubble though you know.

However, I miss Nigeria so much remembering secondary school back home. Funny I hated it so much then. Fela grabbed the true meaning of all Nigerians who are abroad except kobojunkie haha:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK43iAg9p1w

SEFAGO:


I agree that there are tons of really crappy secondary schools [b]but to be honest you can still comeout of these schools unscathed (LOL maybe not come to think of it)

Nigerian schools are not that bad the have trained some of the best of us. What can I say, I am a proud product of the Nigerian system myself and I would not trade it for secondary school in Eton, Andover or Le Rosey, _{but would definitely try to send my kids to one of these schools} .

Yeah, I know- just that I had never heard of those schools. In my younger days the schools I heard of were Greensprings, BIS, loyola, olashore, adesoye, and AIS e.t.c the school for rich kids until I went to a secondary  school on the mainland where i discovered that there were other people in Nigeria apart from rich kids. Most of us live in a bubble though you know.