KunleBoye:
Ehen, he don start

Noooo! what the country need now is science not religion we are in the 21 century for heavens sake how will religion help us match toe to toe with other developed nations. We run to them for help whenever we are in trouble why is this religion not solving our problems. The US refused us arms, Ebola drugs, etc because we do not have the capability to manufacture. Mr President, religion should take a back seat in this vehicle called Nigeria and let science be the driver please.

sweetgala:


Do not lie , nobody ever made IRS compulsory, every student in a circular non denominational school was given the choice of IRS or CRK

When you sleep tonight know that God sees your heart and you would be so judged

I have no need to lie. I am telling my own story as it is. It's a pity it offends you. It was COMPULSORY and yes, I also learnt Arabic. I still remember some of the alphabets. We studied about 21 subjects in JS1 then; subjects such as Typing, Shorthand, History, Geography, Civic education etc. before the 6-3-3-4 system came into force. But not long after that, there was a new government and a new policy that made it optional, and also optional for Muslims to study CRK.
The aim of Federal schools then was to integrate both religions and all tribes. Like I said in my earlier post, I hope its for a good motive.

You are quick to claim that I will be judged, when you have already passed your own judgement lol.

Noooo! what the country need now is science not religion we are in the 21 century for heavens sake how will religion help us match toe to toe with other developed nations. We run to them for help whenever we are in trouble why is this religion not solving our problems. The US refused us arms, Ebola drugs, etc because we do not have the capability to manufacture. Mr President, religion should take a back seat in this vehicle called Nigeria and let science be the driver please.

Sweetlemon:


Oh ok. So it's true both religions were compulsory then

@Ohzee what EXACTLY is your problem if Muslims were made to recite Christian prayers as well?

Read my earlier posts. I said I hope the motives are as good as they were then.

^ JSS is the 6334 system.

if you were in JS1, that means you were in 6334.

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http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/daily/index.php/news-menu/news/61513-buhari-urges-inclusion-of-islamic-books-in-school-curriculum
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Is that why we are here on his page?

***Singing***

#AbegSecondBaseJare

tpiander:
^ JSS is the 6334 system.

if you were in JS1, that means you were in 6334.

I used JSS1 here for clarity's sake. I was in the second set that switched to 6-3-3-4 and spent an extra year. It wasn't funny then. The problem we have now in Nigeria is that there is a lot of religious and tribal insensitivity. There is also a lot of mutual suspicion. Our leaders need to be careful. Nigeria of today is very very different from 1984.

ohzee:


I have no need to lie. I am telling my own story as it is. It's a pity it offends you. It was COMPULSORY and yes, I also learnt Arabic. I still remember some of the alphabets. We studied about 21 subjects in JS1 then; subjects such as Typing, Shorthand, History, Geography, Civic education etc. before the 6-3-3-4 system came into force. But not long after that, there was a new government and a new policy that made it optional, and also optional for Muslims to study CRK.
The aim of Federal schools then was to integrate both religions and all tribes. Like I said in my earlier post, I hope its for a good motive.

You are quick to claim that I will be judged, when you have already passed your own judgement lol.

I fail to believe your singular story which i've never come across anywhere else, I guess you were the only student in your school

sweetgala:


If you are not stupid how can you assume it would be made compulsory , is CRK compulsory in schools or are you forced to read the bible or Koran in school

Must u resort to insults in order to make your points heard??
NL - a place where spineless individuals run their loose tongues. SMH

sweetgala:


I fail to believe your singular story which i've never come across anywhere else, I guess you were the only student in your school

You are free to believe what you like. Its a free country. I attended FGGC Benin, finished 1989. I studied 21 subjects in Class 1 (later changed to JSS1) because we were migrated to 6-3-3-4 system the following year. Those subjects included IRK, CRK, Typing, Shorthand, History, Geography, Civic Education etc.
Like I said earlier, I hope the motive is good. Nigeria is too volatile now to make such a subject compulsory simply because they are Federal Schools. This is not 1984.

I have no need to tell lies. I am not a politician.

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bakila:

Hahahaha, the fool has disclosed his illness.
Did this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dechristianization_of_France_during_the_French_Revolution work? Nop. Boko HARAMIST like you will fail woefully.

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SenJoe:
I actually saw this coming.

what did u see coming? So u ve suddenly turned urself into a blind pastor who cant even see his future not to talk of someone else's future.
Abeg wen will u stop reasoning like a rodent. The directive only bind on d muslims in the schools not inclusive of christians...
Pls wen next u come across things like this and u are confused as i know u would, kindly find someone who is not as myopic as u to interprete for u b4 making any comment so that u wont get derailed again.

A lot of the posters on the first page of this thread are shameful human beings.

I attended a federal government college and in jss1 we were made to do Arabic as a compulsory subject alongside yoruba and hausa so what exactly is the outcry i see here for


From the content of the topic,the president only recommended books for those studying IRS

I weep for most people on here sha

Any attempt by buhari to impose islam on Nigeria’s education shall fail. Everyday this man is committing new blunder. Yesterday, he assured Nigerians living in diaspora to remain in another man's land so as not to contribute more to unemployment. What kind of President is this? If he's not capable of running the affairs of dis nation, let him take a bow.

When on earth will nigerians stop thinking this way,afterall,what make u thinks PMB will islamize Nigerians through a book,haba,this man is only trying to upgrade the curriculum that's all,to be blunt we are the ones making things hard on ourselves.

ohzee:


I used JSS1 here for clarity's sake. I was in the second set that switched to 6-3-3-4 and spent an extra year. It wasn't funny then. The problem we have now in Nigeria is that there is a lot of religious and tribal insensitivity. There is also a lot of mutual suspicion. Our leaders need to be careful. Nigeria of today is very very different from 1984.

Are you saying in your school, you started with Class 1 (different curriculum) and then switched to JS2 the following year?

I have never heard of such.

A lot of technical and computer skills and classes were introduced into the schools at that time (or were supposed to have been introduced).

And the type of scenario you just described, was what was specifically prevented. There was to be absolutely no mixing at all. You either started with the system or you didn't.


of course I'm open to correction if wrong?

or do you mean 6334 started a year before your set?

ohzee:


Read my earlier posts. I said I hope the motives are as good as they were then.

I have seen your more mature responses as you're now talking like someone your age because your first comments were very biased and accusing. You may not realize it but it is.

ohzee:


You are free to believe what you like. Its a free country. I attended FGGC Benin, finished 1989. I studied 21 subjects in Class 1 (later changed to JSS1) because we were migrated to 6-3-3-4 system the following year.

that's strange but maybe the schools had different schedules.

ohzee:


Yes I am in my forties and an "old" woman as you say. And yes it was compulsory to study it. I schooled in Benin. I hope I have answered your questions. If you read my earlier comments I said I hope the motive is ok. I attended a Federal School and the motive then was to expose children to both religions; I guess. I have a lot of Muslim friends from my secondary school days and of course friends from every tribe. I was reacting to uninformed posts here that it wasn't COMPULSORY.
Like I said I pray its for the right reasons. When IRK was dropped, CRK was no longer compulsory for Muslims.

I did jss1 in 2001at FGC Lagos and Arabic was a compulsory subject and so was Hausa, igbo and yoruba language for everybody......I remember Arabic was actually quite fun and simple for me sef as an igbo boy compared to other compulsory languages we did such as french and hausa

ERODEDEAST:
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ppffff

Statistics from nairaland based on comprehension, judgement, and comments express why most of our youths are unemployable.

TeamSimple:
Statistics from nairaland based on comprehension, judgement, and comments express why most of our youths are unemployable.

saying someone is unemployable shows you probably bought your qualifications, or else were given a free ride.

an educated person doesn't talk like that.

tpiander:



saying someone is unemployable shows you probably bought your qualifications.

an educated person doesn't talk like that.

How should I talk? Just take a look @ the comments coming from our youths. How does URGING of Islamic text books for IRS students in federal schools equate Islamization of the country? It's never a compulsory subject not even for muslim students. And mind you I used MOST not all,so am not refering to anyone in particular. Soory if you feel affected.

tpiander:




Are you saying in your school, you started with Class 1 (different curriculum) and then switched to JS2 the following year?

I have never heard of such.

A lot of technical and computer skills and classes were introduced into the schools at that time (or were supposed to have been introduced).

And the type of scenario you just described, was what was specifically prevented. There was to be absolutely no mixing at all. You either started with the system or you didn't.


of course I'm open to correction if wrong?

YES we were switched to the new system. Like I said it was painful to spend 6 years instead of 5. Many tried to beat the system by writing GCE before the newly-introduced SSCE so that they could go to UNI early. It worked for some, but didn't for others. The Minister of Education then (in my SS3) was Jibril Aminu.
Those subjects I talked about were combined into Business Studies (Typing, Shorthand and Business Method), Social Studies (History, Geography and Civic Education) etc.
However, all that is in the past now.

were is osbanjo? he was supposed to checkmate Baba but e b lyk say yawa Don gass. introduce Christian books into federal schools too!

I strongly represented the sidelined 5%.. #Shikina

ohzee:


YES we were switched to the new system. Like I said it was painful to spend 6 years instead of 5. Many tried to beat the system by writing GCE before the newly-introduced SSCE so that they could go to UNI early. It worked for some, but didn't for others. The Minister of Education then (in my SS3) was Jibril Aminu.
Those subjects I talked about were combined into Business Studies (Typing, Shorthand and Business Method), Social Studies (History, Geography and Civic Education) etc.
However, all that is in the past now.

true.

i think most students who went to federal govt colleges, enjoyed it there nonetheless (not speaking from personal experience). Like I pointed out earlier, those are considered elite schools.

the transition to 6334 was probably more pronounced because you were the pioneer set.

the older system before the one which preceded 6334, was also 6 years in secondary school.

The process of islamization of Nigeria has just commenced.

Much ado about nothing....

I don't know why this got to FP.

Islamic Religious Studies and Christian Religious has always been courses in Nigeria Secondary Schools, I studied CRK in SS1, due to my curiosity, had IRK been in the menu, I would have studied it as well.

Innodon:
This is just the beginning

yep,the beginning of brotherly understanding and demystiification of alfas and llying clerics