Education

Ijebu-Jesa Grammar School at 70!  (2)

According to Michael Afolayan, a US-based Professor of Education and Linguistics, what is happening in IJGS “is a systemic problem - the aphorism of...

Ijebu-Jesa Grammar School at 70! (1)

Paying tribute to a respected institution as it marks three scores and ten of sustained success and brand excellence shouldn't feel routine or simply...

School Na Scam?” No—Ignorance Is The Real Fraud!

The boy at the bus stop had a smartphone more expensive than the tuition of an average Nigerian university. He was not on his...

Toward a Teacher Evaluation in an American School District

A performance evaluation does not necessarily guarantee effective evaluation or the competence of a teacher. Other multiple evaluative data sources such as student evaluation, peer evaluation, independent evaluation, are also needed to show competence...

The Parody of Nigerian Education and the Alternative Search for Foreign Certificate

If one is to take the average of those studying abroad, it will tilt towards the side of the least qualified Nigerians...

The Parody of Nigerian Education and the Alternative Search for Foreign Certificate

If one is to take the average of those studying abroad, it will tilt towards the side of the least qualified Nigerians...

Reviving a Reading Culture in Nigeria’s Youth

Perhaps some influential thinking person or people will prevail upon the federal minister of education to begin a process to reclaim the minds of our youth. Mental states such as semi-illiteracy and illiteracy do not become them...

On The State Of Education In Nigeria

Academic Posterity, Academic Prosperity and Serene National Education for all. This is another academic irony. The typifying fact is that we are all completely ignorant of the hidden agenda of these Executive cronies and their series of brouhahas...

Nigerian teachers for South African schools?

It is incomprehensible how Nigerian policy makers contemplate and implement evidently wrong-headed initiatives and decisions that leave not a few of us wondering and stupefied...

How Miami-Dade County Public Schools Deal with Parental Involvement in America

The Miami-Dade County Public Schools district is one of the most progressive in America and the most challenging because of its diversity and proximity to South and Central America, including the Caribbean islands. What is the status of parent involvement in Nigeria?

Toward an Evaluation of the Educational and Sports Sectors in Nigeria

For the past two months, since returning from Nigeria in July after living in America for 30 years, I have been thinking and reflecting on my observations of how the educational and sports sectors work...

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AIDS 2006 Toronto: A Nigerian Perspective

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Nigerian Politicians Defecting to Other Parties: Some Other Ethical and Legal Issues

Before any politician can justify disembarking from his party and seeking accommodation elsewhere, he must show written evidence that he has assiduously tried to correct his party’s wrong policies to no avail...

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