The Nigerian Educational system is built largely on the
precepts of pedagogy; teaching, the art of teaching and the teaching of
teaching, with the aim that if done well, students will have learnt what is
being taught.
However, Wikipedia’s definition of learning subtly places the
responsibility of learning on the students and not the teacher. It’s known that
a teacher’s job is to present information/material/knowledge to a class while
the responsibility of “acquiring” the knowledge is the students’.
For instance, I’ve been told that leaving comments on this
blog is quite the herculean task, and say I choose to teach the lovers of our
nascent blog how to post comments, and I go ahead to recommend a video for it, write
a whole post on it, and also bullet-point the process as follows;
- Write your comment in the box provided
- In the “Select Profile” field, choose “Name/URL” and wait for a pop-up box
- In the box, input your name and site (Facebook/Twitter/Blog will do) as appropriate
- Click on the “Publish” icon and wait for a recaptcha pop-up
- Fill the recaptcha as appropriate and click on publish
- Wait to see your posted comment
Now, if you are not interested in learning Jack about
posting on Google’s Blogspot, Otunba Gadaffi’s shit won’t be your business. In
short, I would have taught but no learning would have occurred.
Do not be deceived though, the aim of education is for
learning to occur, but in our institutions, “la cram la pour” is what is
reinforced as “learning”.
I wish to expound on LEARNING as opposed to TEACHING in the
coming weeks with practical examples of how it has worked for me in our
swimming lessons, driving curriculum, class training and other Wakose Learning
Platforms.
I will also be blogging on how education has changed in
different parts of the world to focus not on teaching, but on LEARNING, the
amazing results it is producing and ways Nigeria can adapt these innovations in
educational advancements.
Thanks so much for your time.
P.S. Do leave your opinion on whether Nigerian Education allows for learning.
I concur. I won't push food down your throat. The learner must be rightly inclined!
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