Opinion: A Voyage Into the Basics: Getting Our Education Right, By Oluwadele Bolutife
It should not be exclusive; it may be persuasive but not pampering; and it should be based on merit and not favour.
With all these misalignments, the overall educational system has become what it should not have been. From viewing certificate as mere meal tickets, it has degenerated so much that I cannot even find the appropriate words to describe it.With the tiny star amidst the dark clouds, the innovation achieved by the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife is the template we may look more critically into.
It should not be exclusive; it may be persuasive but not pampering; and it should be based on merit and not favour. In Yorubaland, when you are identified as not being inclined to education, you are advised to learn a trade as an artisan, with technical school and trade tests route available for you to learn some fundamental business issues.
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