A Must Read : WHERE ARE WE HEADING TO? OBEYING THE CLARION CALL!

I read this article this morning and i found it really interesting and educative and with permission, i decided to share it with you all. It reads;

 "I woke up this morning and read in the news that over 70% of students who sat for the November/December 2014 WASSCE failed to pass the exam once more, it was also revealed that 28,817 results were withheld due to examination malpractice. How did the educational system become so bad and how has the value system decayed over time? My lamentations!

I had a discussion online with some of my university course mates who are presently serving in various states in Nigeria, teaching in secondary schools precisely and they were all lamenting over the pitiable state of students they are teaching and the decay in the educational system, with them having to cope with students in their senior secondary who can’t speak, talk more of writing in English. Where are we heading Nigeria? Who is to blame for this? The teachers, parents or the Government, I would leave you to answer that.

Now, what can we do about this? My focus would be primarily on serving and intending corps members, who have been or would be posted to schools. You are veritable members of the education family. I believe we can make a big difference by just taking small actions. If only we can reach these students, we can teach them, not just academics but also core values by adopting the ethics of teaching and doing things right in their schools. Teaching is a profession that teaches others, whether it is recognised or not, you should know that what you are doing is noble. We should accept this responsibility and go the extra mile for these students, even if it would take extra classes to do so. We also have to be role models to them. NYSC is a call to service, let’s not be discouraged as we face, headlong this cancerous educational challenge. Lets re-invent and re-programme our mindset and obey the clarion call, this is a call to service. We can make a difference in the life of this young people by giving our all in the one year of service The future of this young generation is in our hands. Furthermore, The strength of a nation is in the strength of motherhood, educate a man and you educate an individual, educate a girl child and you have educated a nation, let’s not fail to educate the girl child, especially in the Northern part of the country.  May I remind you, just as there is an office of the president, there is also the office of the youth corper and the citizen- with attendant duties and responsibilities, not only right and privileges! Activate your office today! Nigeria is ours. We can make a difference in the educational system, changing this young Nigerians, one person at a time.

Education= Future!"

Article by Uzama Martins Osas.