Educationist, Bunmi Salami, has expressed considerations over the state of the nation’s schooling system, and appealed to the federal government to extend its funding to the sector in step with world suggestions.
Salami, who acknowledged this on the second inter-house sports activities competitors of Epitome College, Ajao-Property, emphasised the necessity for coverage enhancements to boost the standard of studying.
The occasion, which featured a spread of actions, was aimed at growing the scholars’ ethical and social life expertise. Salami recognized a number of areas that the federal government might concentrate on to realize this purpose, together with establishing a nationwide schooling database to trace college students’ progress, establish areas of enchancment, and inform coverage and decision-making.
She added that investing in instructor coaching and improvement is essential to enhancing schooling high quality, noting that infrastructural improvement, together with trendy tools and know-how provision, is crucial. In keeping with her, developing a mini-standard stadium in every group might improve bodily actions in faculties whereas calling for a evaluation and replace of the curriculum to align with world requirements. She mentioned: “A sound and correctly run schooling system is the one hope for the long run era. The federal government must prioritise schooling and make significant investments within the sector. By addressing these key areas, Nigeria can take vital steps in direction of enhancing the standard of schooling and securing a brighter future for its residents.” Salami additionally confused the function of sports activities in growing resilience, perseverance, and important life expertise like purpose setting, self-reflection, and self-improvement.
She emphasised the significance of fogeys and educators working collectively to equip kids with vital instruments for fulfillment. “Sports activities play an important function in youth improvement and private development. By collaborating in inter-house sports activities competitors commonly, youths can develop important life expertise, which can enhance their bodily and psychological well being, and construct optimistic relationship between faculties, friends and grownup,” Salami added.
