Education
School Teacher Makes Case For Improved Education System
A professional teacher in Rivers State, Mr Chinwendu Johnson, has called on the leaders of the nation to use this year’s independence celebrations to address the poor state of the nation’s education sector with a view to making it better in line with global best practices
Johnson made appeal in an interview with The Tide over the weekend in Port harcourt adding that education was the bedrock of every development any country desired
He lamented the lack of concern shown by the government in improving the education standard across the three tiers of the government and called for urgent steps to save the situation.
According to him ,the standard of education in the country was desperate;y low when compared with other countries, Including some West African countries
He advocated for are overhaul of the present education Curriculum in country,saying that a lot needed to be done to bring in new subjects that will conform with the present realities
Mr Johnson averred that there was urgent need for government at all levels to address the challenge of infrastructures in the schools as Well as employment of adequate manpower to man the various schools
“Any where you go, you will notice these two key elements, lack of basic infrastructures and the manpower needs in our schools across the country “he stated
The River State Commissioner for Education, Dr Peters Nwagor has called on media practitioners in Rivers State to deploy their various communication platforms toward promoting government programmes and policies aimed at achieving sustainable development in the education sector. Dr. Nwagor made the appeal when members of the Etche Ethnic Practicing Journalists (EEPJ) paid him a courtesy visit in Office in Port Harcourt. The Commissioner emphasized the strategic role of the media in shaping public perception, promoting government initiatives, and supporting policies capable of improving the quality of education and human capital development in the state. According to him, constructive media engagement remains essential in creating public awareness on educational reforms, students’ welfare, infrastructural improvements, and other interventions being implemented by the state government. Speaking on the recent appro
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