I was at my work place when one of my secondary school teacher came in for some inquiries.

I finish secondary school about 15 years back and this teacher was already there before I entered JSS 1 and from my findings, he is still working there.

Now to the main issue... He came for some financial advice and so he provided me with his details. Currently his salary is about 125,000 and I heard he's now the vice principal academics of the school.

I was really heartbroken. How can someone sacrifice more than 20 years of his life building up leaders of tomorrow only to still be earning less than 200k. This is not good at all.

With this type of poor financial payment to teachers, it's obvious we can't be having serious minded individuals to take up the teaching profession.

From what everyone knows, teachers don't have a clear path to career growth. The highest one can get is to be a principal and the package that comes with that position will definitely be less than 300k.

Nawa o

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Now what am thinking is....

Let govt officially create a career path for teachers/lecturers. Even though some of them are already doing it. But let it be official now.

Let govt and teachers council and NUC make it mandatory that lecturers should only be employed from secondary school teachers and secondary school teachers should only be employed from primary and nursery school teachers.

This is how it will work.

Let's say a graduate(BSc, B.Ed, NCE) starts his or her teaching career as a primary or nursery school teacher. From there the teacher aquires more qualification and progress to secondary. Then from secondary, the teacher probably gets a master's or more degree, then during recruitment of lecturer whether private or public, the candidates that will apply are those who are secondary school teachers with the necessary qualifications.

If the university is looking for professionals from industries, let those set of lecturer be visiting lecturers.

Rich4god:
Now what am thinking is....

Let govt officially create a career path for teachers/lecturers. Even though some of them are already doing it. But let it be official now.

Still typing

I was thinking you were thinking of upgrading him financially only for you to start talking about government. You ended up not saying anything tangible about helping your secondary school teacher.

See this OP!😏

Some PRIVATE Schools Principals receive 35K salary! 😕😒

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With this in place, teachers can actually have a career and have proper growth education wise and financially.

This will help mitigate the issue where teachers will be teaching in primary and secondary for years without any significant changes in their financial life.

Like I said earlier, some teachers through their own personal efforts moved from secondary school teacher to university lecturer. But it will be better if govt creates a career path for them. This will encourage better hands to enter the teaching profession as the path will be promising for them.

Tp u no roger the man,lunch u no buy for am.. U come here the write vision 2050 ..na 3rd party vendor give u result from d secondary school?

The pay is fair enough for an old school teacher.
It's up to him to advance his career.
Note that he still earns from other gigs like home lesson teacher and others

Rich4god:
Continued...

Now what am thinking is....

Let govt officially create a career path for teachers/lecturers. Even though some of them are already doing it. But let it be official now.

Let govt and teachers council and NUC make it mandatory that lecturers should only be employed from secondary school teachers and secondary school teachers should only be employed from primary and nursery school teachers.

This is how it will work.

Let's say a graduate(BSc, B.Ed, NCE) starts his or her teaching career as a primary or nursery school teacher. From there the teacher aquires more qualification and progress to secondary. Then from secondary, the teacher probably gets a master's or more degree, then during recruitment of lecturer whether private or public, the candidates that will apply are those who are secondary school teachers with the necessary qualifications.

If the university is looking for professionals from industries, let those set of lecturer be visiting lecturers.

What you are saying has bad long-term implications as so many field would be left empty

Truth is if you want teachers to earn more there is only two solutions

1) higher taxes... Most school all over the world are funded by property tax

2) high school fees this is clear to understand


But for me the best model is what Peter obi did in Anambra... That's the best model for public health and education sector... It's just fantastic

But I would like to add a bit of what ameachi did in rivers state first then apply Obi principles... Once you add this two... Trust me the results would be wonderful

DonBenny77:
The pay is fair enough for an old school teacher.
It's up to him to advance his career.
Note that he still earns from other gigs like home lesson teacher and others

For someone to have worked for more than 20 years... At least the salary should be like 300k+

If na business him do for that long, him for don blow.

Bluntguy:

I was thinking you were thinking of upgrading him financially only for you to start talking about government. You ended up not saying anything tangible about helping your secondary school teacher.

Our old students association have been in constant touch with the school helping out in the best way we can, but I never for once imagined that the salary of a teacher who have stayed that long will still be at that range.

Life is a choice... He owed it to himself to have upgraded himself and moved higher.

mrvitalis:

What you are saying has bad long-term implications as so many field would be left empty

Truth is if you want teachers to earn more there is only two solutions

1) higher taxes... Most school all over the world are funded by property tax

2) high school fees this is clear to understand


But for me the best model is what Peter obi did in Anambra... That's the best model for public health and education sector... It's just fantastic

But I would like to add a bit of what ameachi did in rivers state first then apply Obi principles... Once you add this two... Trust me the results would be wonderful

What did Peter Obi and Amaechi did?

Rich4god:
I was at my work place when one of my secondary school teacher came in for some inquiries.

I finish secondary school about 15 years back and this teacher was already there before I entered JSS 1 and from my findings, he is still working there.

Now to the main issue... He came for some financial advice and so he provided me with his details. Currently his salary is about 125,000 and I heard he's now the vice principal academics of the school.

I was really heartbroken. How can someone sacrifice more than 20 years of his life building up leaders of tomorrow only to still be earning less than 200k. This is not good at all.

With this type of poor financial payment to teachers, it's obvious we can't be having serious minded individuals to take up the teaching profession.

From what everyone knows, teachers don't have a clear path to career growth. The highest one can get is to be a principal and the package that comes with that position will definitely be less than 300k.

Kwantinue

What do you expect for a country that supports a certificate forger as president.

Okay

Rich4god:


For someone to have worked for more than 20 years... At least the salary should be like 300k+

If na business him do for that long, him for don blow.

Na the upgrade, evolving and packaging. Side gigs like tutorials, private lessons and writing books for pay more.
I no fit employ my high school introtech teacher to teach my kids in 2023
Parents go still complain of high school fee by private schools

Rich4god:


What did Peter Obi and Amaechi did?

That's what google is for... Can come and explain full educational policy of two governors for you here on nairaland na

Bluntguy:

I was thinking you were thinking of upgrading him financially only for you to start talking about government. You ended up not saying anything tangible about helping your secondary school teacher.

My dear people prefer to upgrade there class mate
Than teachers.
Teachers were so mean to us then as a student.
Teachers floggings no b here

DonBenny77:

Na the upgrade, evolving and packaging. Side gigs like tutorials, private lessons and writing books for pay more.
I no fit employ my high school introtech teacher to teach my kids in 2023
Parents go still complain of high school fee by private schools

Most won't upgrade because they know they aren't going far as a teacher. The once who upgrade are doing so because they are leaving the teaching profession.

Nigeria educational system it's so bleeped up

mrvitalis:

That's what google is for... Can come and explain full educational policy of two governors for you here on nairaland na

snippet...

Teachers rewards dey for heaven

Salary is suppose to be reward for labour, in a situation where the final output of the labour is 1.5-2.5 decades away, it is always harder to get money out of those getting the service. The parents of those children don't get anything in return in the short term from the fees they pay so it is largely a one-way traffic until the child works and earns. Even that period between training and employment is being widened by lack of opportunities and dysfunctional system.
It is well.

Blake755:
Teachers rewards dey for heaven

...if they catch you, especially ASUU.

Rich4god:
I was at my work place when one of my secondary school teacher came in for some inquiries.

I finish secondary school about 15 years back and this teacher was already there before I entered JSS 1 and from my findings, he is still working there.

Now to the main issue... He came for some financial advice and so he provided me with his details. Currently his salary is about 125,000 and I heard he's now the vice principal academics of the school.

I was really heartbroken. How can someone sacrifice more than 20 years of his life building up leaders of tomorrow only to still be earning less than 200k. This is not good at all.

With this type of poor financial payment to teachers, it's obvious we can't be having serious minded individuals to take up the teaching profession.

From what everyone knows, teachers don't have a clear path to career growth. The highest one can get is to be a principal and the package that comes with that position will definitely be less than 300k.

Online good sameritan tendency
Off line all man for himself tendency

Rich4god:
I was at my work place when one of my secondary school teacher came in for some inquiries.

I finish secondary school about 15 years back and this teacher was already there before I entered JSS 1 and from my findings, he is still working there.

Now to the main issue... He came for some financial advice and so he provided me with his details. Currently his salary is about 125,000 and I heard he's now the vice principal academics of the school.

I was really heartbroken. How can someone sacrifice more than 20 years of his life building up leaders of tomorrow only to still be earning less than 200k. This is not good at all.

With this type of poor financial payment to teachers, it's obvious we can't be having serious minded individuals to take up the teaching profession.

From what everyone knows, teachers don't have a clear path to career growth. The highest one can get is to be a principal and the package that comes with that position will definitely be less than 300k.

teaching should b added to modern slavery, private schools even worse

E pay make person dey ride bike or keke napep pass make e dey teach

EyeCumInPiss:
What do you expect for a country that supports a certificate forger as president.

but csu came out that he finished from there n many threads here have established d fact u can always get your replacement result from vendor

Please what’s it about all these things?
I don’t understand

We had to open all those things for an igbo boy in my shop before he calm down

Guy read n widen your knowledge n at d same time do away with hate so u can see things straight

There are some things u will say among learned people that will present u as dumb


Play opposition with sense

DonBenny77:

Na the upgrade, evolving and packaging. Side gigs like tutorials, private lessons and writing books for pay more.
I no fit employ my high school introtech teacher to teach my kids in 2023
Parents go still complain of high school fee by private schools

u think it’s that easy

I was once a teacher during my service year, see ehn students will not pay for any tutorial n as per private lesson how much u wan see

U want someone who his money dey finish before 20th of d month to write book?

With which money?

Oga let’s all agree teaching is modern slavery

mrvitalis:

What you are saying has bad long-term implications as so many field would be left empty

Truth is if you want teachers to earn more there is only two solutions

1) higher taxes... Most school all over the world are funded by property tax

2) high school fees this is clear to understand


But for me the best model is what Peter obi did in Anambra... That's the best model for public health and education sector... It's just fantastic

But I would like to add a bit of what ameachi did in rivers state first then apply Obi principles... Once you add this two... Trust me the results would be wonderful

Please tell us what Peter Obi did in Anambra.

I met my government class teacher somewhere in ikeja few months ago.. about 18yrs since I left secondary school.. he was trekking with a bell.. man Neva change. He was a gospel preacher . I called him and he couldn't recognise me.. until I made him remember everything way back. He almost cried.. Thanks to hubby. He's now working as a manager in a factory with good pay. I always smile at life and everything it offers