AT EVERY TURN INCLUDING BASIC SCHOOL,WE SHOW CHILDREN THAT SCHOOLING IS FOR CLOWNING!- CROSS SECTION OF PUPILS OF POLICE CHILDREN SCHOOL DISPLAYING THEIR EXERCISE
BOOKS DONATED BY THE WIFE OF BAUCHI STATE GOVERNOR, HAJIYA AISHA YUGUDA IN BAUCHI
CONCLUSION AND REPLY RECEIVED FROM THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
8.The solution actually lies in after-school and related services such as guidance and counseling.
YES,WE HEREBY REPEAT THAT IN AFTER-SCHOOL AND RELATED SERVICES LIES THE SALVATION FOR THE AVERAGE NIGERIAN STUDENT!!!! BUT HOW? Who does not know that guidance and counseling generally are back-door departments in our educational system? That is, the department of EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES (ESS) under whose purview guidance and counseling is statutory is neither really well regarded nor respected wherever they exist. Yet here is what the national education policy booklet says…
“Educational (Support) Services should facilitate the implementation of educational policy,the attainment of policy goals and THE PROMOTION OF AN EFFECTIVE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM”
“The goals of Educational(Support) Services shall be to:
-DEVELOP,ASSESS AND IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
-ENHANCE TEACHING AND IMPROVE THE COMPETENCE OF TEACHERS
-MAKE LEARNING EXPERIENCES MORE MEANINGFUL FOR CHILDREN
-MAKE EDUCATION MORE COST-EFFECTIVE
-DEVELOP AND PROMOTE EFFECTIVE USE OF INNOVATIVE MATERIALS IN SCHOOLS”
To achieve these goals Federal,State and Local Governments were to ENCOURAGE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE CENTERS TO IMPROVE THE STUDY OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS. They were also to support with funds all educational innovations and above all EMPHASIZE GUIDANCE-COUNSELING FOR ALL PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND PROVIDE FACILITIES AND NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE PROMOTION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) AT ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION.
The implication of these is that our national education policy actually was prophetic about things getting as bad as they are. It then provided a self-cleansing STATUTORY mechanism for correcting what might go wrong. But what do we have today? What is the state of EDUCATIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS ALL OVER THE FEDERATION? How many proprietors of private schools ever get to know more than the INSPECTORATE DEPARTMENTS in their various states? How many have ever interacted with the EDUCATIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS? How many actually know that such a department exists or what it exists for?
Before suggesting (or reminding) the ESS departments what can be done we must also realistically ask ourselves the following questions
-can we ever get education especially in public schools to the utopian heights we want?…probably not…the population and the material resources available will always be hindrances…but should we fold our arms and continue to moan helplessly about the situation of the average Nigerian student?…
-can private schools be of almost the same standard throughout the federation?…not likely…and can public schools be of the same standards as the best private schools?…probably not…but can the standards of public schools be raised from what they are presently?…yes they can!…
-if population and financial resources are limiting factors to raising public school standards is it not obvious that new approaches must be found? If resources for achievement are money,machine and men it is obvious that limitations in the first two must lead to more reliance on the third…Yes,men! By men we mean staff,intelligence ability to plan and execute,management techniques and the human spirit. Are we not told that there is nothing as potent as our intelligence quotient and the human spirit? In effect, our Education ministries must start looking inwards at their arsenal of human capital for a very effective ESS department…THEY ARE ALSO ADVISED TO LOOK FOR INTELLIGENCE AND CAPABILITY AVAILABLE OUTSIDE SUCH AS AT EDUPEDIA ASSOCIATES.As far back 2009 we offered our services and know -h as follows…
COVERING LETTER OF THE MEMO ADDRESSED 8YRS AGO BY EDUPEDIA TO
NIGERIAN EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITIES
25/11/2005
Dear Madam,
ACADEMIC ARTHRITIS IN NIGERIA AND TIME FOR CHANGE! / INTRODUCTION OF EDUPEDIA
We wish to introduce EDUPEDIA ASSOCIATES and enclose a brochure giving a good brief on what we are and what we aim to do.
Today, education is no longer what it used to be. Our children’s learning process has developed an unusual curve which keeps mesmerizing them and most other stakeholders in the industry. It’s obvious that our average student of today can no longer be educated with the teaching methods of yesterday. From what we have observed it may take a while before Government makes a determined effort to clean up the inappropriate teaching methods being used all over the Federation.
Many parents of course still assume that schools and teachers would be top-notch the way they were in their days. They still assume that motivations, aspirations and goals of their children would be congruent with theirs when they were in school. Unfortunately, many parents are in educational jungles and may be lost without knowing or wishing to accept it..The truth is that lots of lotions, creams and make-up are being applied today by many schools to cover what is basically bad education. Many parents naturally look for financial breakthroughs instead of paying more attention to their children who need both strategic and miraculous interventions for curing their academic rashes and pimples.
What does the student think today about schooling? Its no big puzzle that most of them think of school life and school management as academic cork stoppers to their “enjoyment”. They even see some particular tutors as having nothing to offer than old polish or scary ingredients to their academic menu. So what do they do? They hardly listen in class, hardly take notes or ever learn to speak correctly in public. They hardly study or write correctly either. For examination purposes, the acceptable norm or option is not to study smartly but to “brilliantly” use cheating tools (expo) for academic successes.Even up to their graduation day from a university!
What then are the results of all these? A closer walk with an average secondary school student whether private or public may bring a tear or two to the eye. It will be very clear from the most basic observation that there are serious problems requiring new remedial approaches to education in Nigeria. Many students even need specialists to explain the basic relationship between education and schooling!
And this is where our outfit EDUPEDIA hopes to come in with wholesome new educational methods and techniques for a new awakening in students and other stakeholders .EDUPEDIA is not a mere combination of education and encyclopaedia. Our aim is to serve students, staff, management, school owners, parents and Government educational administrators at federal and state levels. EDUPEDIA is about academic re-engineering and cruise control. Its an attempt to stop all the SHOULDA-WOULDA-COULDAS of school life. We aim to cooperate with educators to empower students with modern and unique techniques for achievement of amazing results. By doing this we can be satisfied that we are contributing to celebrating schooling!
We are of course circulating this letter to proprietors of schools ,other educational agencies and members of the National Assembly. We look forward to having an invitation from you soonest for further discussion on these matters.
Thanking you.
Yours faithfully
EDUPEDIA
NOTE…this is a slightly amended version of the real letter which was a bit longer. But the above extract tells the story about its aims.
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REPLY FROM THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION 3 MONTHS LATER
Ref. No DE/ESS/219/V.L.T.2 dated 16th February 2006
PROPERLY ADDRESSED
PROPERLY HEADED
Please refer to your letter dated 25th November 2005 on the above subject matter.
I am directed to convey to you the Honourable Minister of Education’s COMMENDATION for your laudable initiative at a time when the Federal Government is focusing on Education as a tool for promoting achievements of Millennium Development Goals
The Ministry would study further your proposal with a view to considering a possible PATRONAGE or COLLABORATING with your consulting firm.
Please accept the assurances of (with) our highest regards
Signed by I.K.ZAIFADA
Director(Higher Education) for the Honorable Minister
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COMMENTS BY EDUPEDIA
1.We think we got the benefit of a response because one of the best Education Ministers Nigeria ever had been in charge.We believe she might have followed up if she had not returned suddenly to the World Bank.
2.Two interesting words which seem to summarize what Government officials usually think of such proposals are PATRONAGE and COLLABORATING.We are not out to diss our Federal Ministry of Education but it appears the attitude reflected by those words led to non follow-up after the exit of Dr Mrs Ezekwesili.Sad to say that we also hear that many of the laudable programs she started are no longer priority to the same Ministry.
3.For once we hope our Education authorities will start looking beyond PATRONAGE AND COLLABORATION and seek out those with whom they can roll up their sleeves with or without monetary gains for the overall good of our students.At least here we are publishing almost 30 yrs of tested methods and techniques without any pecuniary compensation apart from hoping that they will spread like wildfire to students through their schools and tutors.
4.If there is something we are looking forward to it is getting Dr Mrs Ezekwesili involved in one of our future programs.We of course like to pay due respect to the current Minister of Education and Minister of State for Education.They should please know we are not in the business of tarnishing the image of anyone for purposes of attention or PATRONAGE!
Thank you.
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TO PASS JAMB, REMEMBER THE 3 STEPS OF EDUPEDIA.
1. USE EDUPEDIA PTT TO PLAN YOUR STUDIES/TRACK
AND EXTRACT THE MOST IMPORTANT MAIN TOPICS IN THE
PAST THREE YEARS THROUGH Q/A BOOKLETS.
2.USING YOUR EDUPEDIA PTT STUDY THE MOST FREQUENT
TOPICS AS CONTAINED IN SUMMARY TEXTS OR SHORT NOTES
WHICH YOU CAN GET IN THE MARKET.THEN USE JUST ONE 2A
EXERCISE BOOK TO PREPARE EDUPEDIA RED NOTES.
REMEMBER IT IS NOT EASY TO STUDY BUT IT WILL BE OVER
IN A FEW WEEKS TIME.
3. KNOW THE EDUPEDIA JAMB TECHNIQUES AND USE FOR
THE THREE TYPES OF JAMB QUESTIONS AS OUTLINED
FOR YOU BY EDUPEDIA.
AND REMEMBER TO PRAY ABOUT IT REGULARLY! THAT IS ALL.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO CHEAT OR LOOK FOR ANYONE TO HELP
YOU IN THE EXAM HALL.
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT MR ODUMOSU OF EDUPEDIA ON
08033010872 OR JOIN OUR WEEKEND 3-HR SEMINARS FOR
JUST 4 SATURDAYS OR SUNDAYS. INCLUDES HANDOUTS AND
GROUP DISCUSSIONS. GIVE YOUR MIND SOME PEACE FROM
THE JAMB WAR!
REMEMBER WE ARE ALSO A JAMB REGISTRATION CENTER
To Students, Parents,schools,churches and Mosques…
here Are Reasons/
GOOD LUCK
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