Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Lagos State Ministry of Education, Mrs. Ronke Soyombo, has warned against the dangers of allowing 19th Century teachers in a 21st century educational scene.
Soyombo, who spoke during a two-day African education conference, organised by the Association for Formidable Educational Development (AFED), with the theme, “The sustainable development goals education target: Facts and fictions,” cautioned that education is still very myopic in the hands of such group of teachers, emphasising that efforts must be made to transform and integrate them into the 21st Century techniques of teaching.She said for the nation to witness the human capital development it desired, we must all go back to the drawing board and ensure we get it right with our teaching and learning.
There is need for quality and quantitative education. We must benchmark our children with other children of the 21st Century. We have produced graduates that are not suitable for today’s jobs. We must join hands with AFED schools to lift public education.”
A 21st Century teacher, she said, allows pupils to practice what they have learnt, interact and liaise with one another; teaches them how to think and not what to think; allow them to take ownership of education; teaches them how to convey their ideas; and promotes literacy. Read more