Hey friends. Hope everything has been going on well with you. I know, long time no post. Ok I'm here now so let's gist. I want to rant. Somethings have been bothering me recently and I decided to bring it up here for discussion. So here goes.

During my service year(NYSC), I was a teacher in a Federal government college and I taught a class in the senior secondary school. I got close to a few of my students and I engaged them in some conversations. I asked them some Biology related questions and they said "Aunty we're not offering Biology o! Its only for Science students..." And I was like ,"What?! Who told you that?!" They said it's how the curriculum operates now that Art students don't offer subjects like Biology and Agric anymore, its now strictly for Science students.



Excuse me! So because I'm an Art student, I'm not supposed to know anything about the Sciences and vice versa? What is the Ministry of Education doing? When I was in secondary school, I offered Biology and Agricultural science and Biology was compulsory for all of us, even those in the commercial class. Even if you want to study Law then you won't know your basic body functions and immediate environment? And even if you want to study Medicine then you're not supposed to know a little bit of Literature? How do you become versatile? What is all this? Economics is also optional now. Its no longer compulsory. Haba! Is it just me or does anyone else understand what I'm talking about?

Then JAMB decided to reduce the cut off mark for their examination. *sigh* Are we now encouraging failure? Isn't the Ministry of Education supposed to take measures to increase the standard of education so students can do better at school and come out with better results?

Oh! Then I heard History is about to be scrapped from the curriculum.



Please tell me its a joke. History?! Why don't we value our heritage? Why don't we like to promote our traditions and culture? The typical American is very knowledgeable about their history and they're being taught in school as from elementary school (primary school). What is the problem? I'm just wondering the kind of education our unborn children are going to receive in the nearest future.

Then my 6 year old niece in primary 2 came back from school last week and said they're now making use of biros in their class. Primary 2? Biro? LOL! A child in primary 2 is yet to have a legible and steady handwriting and they're being told to make use of biros? How do they correct mistakes? They start canceling and making rough notes right? How do they improve their handwriting? I didn't use biro till I got to primary 4 and I'm grateful for that. We had time for learning how to write, handwriting class. We also had a textbook/ workbook for it. I started making use of biros in primary 5. In the long run it paid off. I'm not boasting but I have a very legible handwriting and I used to get good comments about it back in secondary school. What is happening to the system of education in Nigeria? Where have we gone wrong?

I pray for my country Nigeria. We're 55 years old as a nation but we still have a long way to go. So many sectors need urgent attention and to me, education is the most important. Like we say, the children are the future leaders of tomorrow.

What are your thoughts on this? What other sectors need urgent attention in our dear country? Please leave your opinions in the comments section below.

God bless Nigeria.