NUT Calls For More Focus On Education

The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) yesterday urged the government at all levels to avoid making education sector a dumping ground for those who are not knowledgeable in education development.
The union’s Chairman, Mr Adedoyin Adesina, gave the advice in an interview with The Tide source in commemoration of  Nigeria’s 59th Independence Anniversary in Lagos.
Adesina expressed disappointment that teaching job was always the last resort for those looking for employment and they rarely know how to educate students in the country.
“Due to lack of jobs in the country, most people apply for teaching; all these things are affecting education development.
“Nobody that has no education profession background should be thrown into the classroom
“Education profession requires knowledge, skills and proper planning before you can start teaching.

“For instance, I went through all education process before I became a teacher, government should avoid using teaching job as dumping ground for anybody,” he said.
According to him, it should be mandatory from December 2019, for teachers to write examination before they could be given license to teach in any school.
Adesina said it was not going to be the normal teaching business, as effort was on ground to streamline education development and performance to meet a standard level in the country.
He said: “Nigeria at 59 versus education development is dancing at a point because Nigeria has not got it right on education system.