₦airaland Forum

Onowu1979:
Sometimes I wonder how grown men/women like you reason. For your information, school fees were paid preceding COVID-19. If you still dont know, the school term has not been completed before the pandemic. There is nothing stopping the private school owners from giving out monthly palliative to their teachers/staff even if it is a quarter of their salaries. It might interest you to know that some of these schools if not most of them have since the month of June sent out SMS messages to parents to actually pay the third term school fees. It is not hearsay, I am a parent.

So did u pay for fees your kids didn't attend to ?
If yes u are part of the problem , if I should look at your first line I wouldn't have replied u , u wondering how I reason , did u think about the owner if the school premises is on rent ? He is
to pay upon no fees from kids , let's look at it from all corners , not only from teachers side of it , bar owners too should continue paying bar tenders too, abi is it not work or are they different from private teachers ?

Nova1988:
God punish all those bastard teachers.
They just want school to open because of money.
They are putting themselves before the children.
They are risking getting the deadly virus because of ordinary 30k abi 50k.
Im now convinced that Nigerian teachers are illiterates.
May Corona locate all them bitches

And u think u are educated with this kind of write up

Nothing will ever make me send my kids to school for now in this COVID-19 saga where govt cares less about providing adequate protective measures to prevent its spread. NO WAY!!!! To hell with ur protests..

fratermathy:
There is no doubt that there are genuine reasons why schools should be closed in Nigeria. In fact, I agree with many of the arguments that people have made to defend this. However, there are many factors that must be considered before we conclude the matter. I'll just itemise them:

1. Covid-19 has no cure or vaccine and even if one comes up tomorrow, it'll realistically take more than 3 years to reach up to 30% of the Nigerian population. Corona is here to stay. There's no future utopia where the virus magically disappears. It won't go away next year so postponing resumption of schools means postponing the inevitable. In fact, by next year, for instance, the cases may be in the millions in Nigeria. Will schools be closed forever? Or you think our insensitive government will perform some magic?

2. Social distancing doesn't work in Nigeria. I don't know about your location but in mine, people go about their normal lives and there's nothing anyone can do about it. The children are still playing with their mates every day. Parents go to work and markets and may likely import the virus to their homes.

3. Children still go to churches or mosques (which are open in most places). Religious and social gatherings are known super spreaders of the virus.

4. So far, children are nowhere near vulnerable as far as Covid-19 is concerned. While this argument can be upended, it is a strong factor nonetheless. Children are not so much in danger as their teachers and the teachers are mature enough to protect themselves adequately.

5. Students in public schools in remote and riverine areas are struggling and therefore may face certain learning challenges if they stay out of school for too long. Many may lose interest in schools altogether. I have been to these places and I know how averse they are to education. Many simply go to school because their mates are going. Should they stay home for long periods, they may likely never resume whenever schools open (which, going by the logic of some concerns, can take more than 2 years).

6. Private school teachers have not been paid for months because, unlike the public sector, they have to work before they are paid. Furthermore, many of them have been organising lessons for miserly wages (this also contradicts why schools should be closed). Indeed, many of those who want schools to remain closed have means of educating their children effectively, forgetting the fisherman's child in Oporoza who either goes to school or hunts for bait worms.

7. Once again, corona is here to stay. There are many workarounds that can be easily adopted to curtail populated classrooms. We must either accept the reality of Covid-19 or simply all remain at home - no markets, malls, churches, mosques, work etc because no one is better or worse than schools as far as the virus is concerned. If you can afford homeschooling or online learning for your children, you should definitely go for it. However, what is good for Bernard is not necessarily good for Benetutukayo and it is nobody's fault that we have an irresponsible government that can't provide adequate infrastructure for times like this.

I am a realist in matters like this but there are factors that policy makers must consider even if schools must remain closed. Until the factors are appropriately pictured, we may be doing more harm due to our inability to see the wider picture. There are reasons why the lockdown didn't last in Nigeria. These are the same reasons why schools can't remain closed indefinitely.

What a beautiful piece.. Please can I share this?

henroo2003:
Nothing will come out from this protest. All I see here is greediness on the side of the proprietors wanting to use their teachers to achieve their aim. Can't the owners of these school pay their teachers from the school fees they haven been collecting, even if it is half salary.
Secondly, I think this will be an Eye-opener for teachers not to put all their eggs in one basket. They should work on another legit source of income.

do you have brain tomour


because it bits my imagination how sombori with complete senses will drop this kind of stupid statement

Nova1988:
God punish all those bastard teachers.

They just want school to open because of money.

They are putting themselves before the children.

They are risking getting the deadly virus because of ordinary 30k abi 50k.

Im now convinced that Nigerian teachers are illiterates.

May Corona locate all them bitches

You are mad and may all you typed here be your portion. And if the money is nothing, give it to them nah. Shiior...

"...the self acclaimed association national chairman"

Mr. Op, please, come and explain the above. How exactly do you mean by "self acclaimed", or you ran out of adjectives??!

fratermathy:
There is no doubt that there are genuine reasons why schools should be closed in Nigeria. In fact, I agree with many of the arguments that people have made to defend this. However, there are many factors that must be considered before we conclude the matter. I'll just itemise them:

1. Covid-19 has no cure or vaccine and even if one comes up tomorrow, it'll realistically take more than 3 years to reach up to 30% of the Nigerian population. Corona is here to stay. There's no future utopia where the virus magically disappears. It won't go away next year so postponing resumption of schools means postponing the inevitable. In fact, by next year, for instance, the cases may be in the millions in Nigeria. Will schools be closed forever? Or you think our insensitive government will perform some magic?

2. Social distancing doesn't work in Nigeria. I don't know about your location but in mine, people go about their normal lives and there's nothing anyone can do about it. The children are still playing with their mates every day. Parents go to work and markets and may likely import the virus to their homes.

3. Children still go to churches or mosques (which are open in most places). Religious and social gatherings are known super spreaders of the virus.

4. So far, children are nowhere near vulnerable as far as Covid-19 is concerned. While this argument can be upended, it is a strong factor nonetheless. Children are not so much in danger as their teachers and the teachers are mature enough to protect themselves adequately.

5. Students in public schools in remote and riverine areas are struggling and therefore may face certain learning challenges if they stay out of school for too long. Many may lose interest in schools altogether. I have been to these places and I know how averse they are to education. Many simply go to school because their mates are going. Should they stay home for long periods, they may likely never resume whenever schools open (which, going by the logic of some concerns, can take more than 2 years).

6. Private school teachers have not been paid for months because, unlike the public sector, they have to work before they are paid. Furthermore, many of them have been organising lessons for miserly wages (this also contradicts why schools should be closed). Indeed, many of those who want schools to remain closed have means of educating their children effectively, forgetting the fisherman's child in Oporoza who either goes to school or hunts for bait worms.

7. Once again, corona is here to stay. There are many workarounds that can be easily adopted to curtail populated classrooms. We must either accept the reality of Covid-19 or simply all remain at home - no markets, malls, churches, mosques, work etc because no one is better or worse than schools as far as the virus is concerned. If you can afford homeschooling or online learning for your children, you should definitely go for it. However, what is good for Bernard is not necessarily good for Benetutukayo and it is nobody's fault that we have an irresponsible government that can't provide adequate infrastructure for times like this.

I am a realist in matters like this but there are factors that policy makers must consider even if schools must remain closed. Until the factors are appropriately pictured, we may be doing more harm due to our inability to see the wider picture. There are reasons why the lockdown didn't last in Nigeria. These are the same reasons why schools can't remain closed indefinitely.

Very sensible..you just poured my mind.
The ministry of Education needs to be creative and proactive. COVID has come to stay, means have to be devised to make life go on

Nova1988:
God punish all those bastard teachers.
They just want school to open because of money.
They are putting themselves before the children.
They are risking getting the deadly virus because of ordinary 30k abi 50k.
Im now convinced that Nigerian teachers are illiterates.
May Corona locate all them bitches

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Nova1988:
God punish all those bastard teachers.

They just want school to open because of money.

They are putting themselves before the children.

They are risking getting the deadly virus because of ordinary 30k abi 50k.

Im now convinced that Nigerian teachers are illiterates.

May Corona locate all them bitches

It seems you are the illiterate here. I wonder how somebori like you does not know the value of education


even a 5 year old child get sense pass you

Uyi168:
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Why does your like punishing his people?
Does he take pride in seeing his people suffer??
And when will he start punishing boko haram and co??

Go and ask your grandfather

Kenny9857:
Go and ask your grandfather

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Silly boy with he's silly God..

Dem get association?

a very bad time to be a private school teacher...now imagine both husband and wife are teachers damn they are in soup..

Honestly speaking
it has been so tough for us teachers.
Using this opportunity to seek for assistance���

So now they have association? When private schools are doing as they please where was the association? Ok

What a country!!
Nothing is working!!
The lives of the citizens doesn't matter!!
Our leaders keep looting us dry and the foolish ones keep clapping so they dance around their wealth!!
How did we get here?
Non of our leaders deserve to live,,,I curse their existence!!

Truth be told the proprietors are really not doing things right.... Afterall it is an establishment they should stop giving excuses and pay workers..

[quote author=Chicastle post=91629813]Dem get association?
Yes we get ooo.
Hope you know sey, tomato sellers too get association?

Nova1988:
God punish all those bastard teachers.

They just want school to open because of money.

They are putting themselves before the children.

They are risking getting the deadly virus because of ordinary 30k abi 50k.

Im now convinced that Nigerian teachers are illiterates.

May Corona locate all them bitches

shut your big mouth up. How many covid19 positives have been confirmed since reopening of all market among market women? Will you tell me that none of them has the virus? How many cases have reported in Oyo state since the reopening of the school in the state? I think you are wiser than this. we know our government is playing to the gallery with the handling of the pandemic. Hunger virus kills more than corona virus

chime8:
GOD ACTUALLY PUNISHED US WITH APC GOVERNMENT.


when GOD wants to punish a nation, HE give them evil ruler

I just pity the jobless private school teachers

Walahi... Serious punishment ooo

Enough is enough,is long over due.

frankline461:
You are insensitive and dumb, very very dumb!

You're the biggest illiterate there is and ever will be. You guys comment for the sake of clout chasing without actually using your brains or applying whatever you have leanrt



The government that opened market did not endanger lives?
The government that opened up the airports did not endanger lives?
The government that plan on moving forward with elections are not endangering lives?
The government that locked us up for over two months with nothing to eat did not endanger lives?
The day Nigerians start thinking out of the scope that has been laid out for them is the day we will start moving in the right direction, till then let us all be the subdued animals in the zoo




The owners of schools should pay teachers from their pockets? Why are Nigerians this dumb and insensitive, do you think every student pays their school fees at once? Or don't you know that these teachers are usually paid monthly from the stipends that the students pay. Maintenance and development is included in this stipend! Why do you think the federal government opened up some sectors? It is mainly because funds to sustain the economy was not forthcoming and they risked going broke, but they did not put these private school teachers in mind when they were doing this and wonder how they were fending for their families.

Pathetic lots!

Last last you go dey alright.

In a few months you would start crying that government should not have allowed schools to open .

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dadebayo1:
Truth be told the proprietors are really not doing things right.... Afterall it is an establishment they should stop giving excuses and pay workers..

From where should they get the money to pay teachers?
See,
No private school that pays above 20k can afford to teachers during this period.

Why is their headquarters in Uyo?

Teacher wey them never chop belleful wan protest!! Una dey crazy. If una faint for road goverment we count una join covid-19 inside hospital. No school this year again. Make una start farming.

Imagine,how many private schools teachers know this association exist?

Golan007:
Because of money you want to endanger the lives of people.

but market is open for every one abi

Imagine,how many private schools teachers know this association exist?
No wonder they are not respected or reckoned with when it comes to education. Even though they work more and earn less.

Golan007:
Because of money you want to endanger the lives of people.

What trash are you saying? Markets are open, elections are holding. What's stoping schools from opening?

Philemon95:
but market is open for every one abi

Don't worry, with time, even you would be suggesting that markets are shut. That is if you'll even have the mouth to talk.