Benefits of education in our country

[DragonF]

But, when it comes to education, it is not completely narrowed to obtaining good grades and certificates so as to secure well paying jobs. Though, this is what we have been told and brain washed to understand. In school, we are being caged to see education like that, and it is a system to groom workers that will be paid based on the grades attached to their certificates. Which makes it an issue when things doesn't go as expected after graduation.

Education is thinking out on the box.

One of the reasons why people do not find work after graduation is the large number of people who graduate each year. Everyone wants to go to school, even those who should be learning other crafts. As a result, there are far more graduates than there are jobs available, and the competition for the few jobs that are available only benefits those with high connections.

There is need to review our educational system. Our educational system must be set up so that students will have a skill before they graduate. Combining education with skill development is necessary, particularly for non-professional courses, so that a student can begin earning money both during and after school after graduation. This will reduce the number of graduates who actively look for work.

[Didia Sofunichi]

Education is worth it here in Nigeria. We need to change the trends and narratives. The main aim of education is to develop a sound mind in a sound body. Not getting employed after school doesn't invalidate education neither should it question the essence of schooling.

Education will make you knowledgeable enough to carry out your business different or even see opportunities where there's none. The problem with Nigeria is poverty and lack of conducive environment and enabling environment for educated people to explore their potentials in entrepreneurship and beyond.

[Mia Chloe]

Apart from the medical field and agricultural field that are science related, no other science related profession in our universities that do go for practicals in school. Nigeria is only more concerned on theory and that's why things is not working in our country, because the law they read, they don't practice it.

You have a point its taken more like a theoretical thing than a practical thing. However still it's not zero practical facilities like engineering do practicals and it's compulsory and an open book exam for most universities. The practical courses are major courses but still, truth be told the practicals are still not enough. Most times it's because of the illness of the system.

You find out that in most cases people put in place are not willing to teach the practicals properly and in cases where they are willing sometimes there are no sufficient equipment and facilities to conduct these experiments.

[DragonF]

Education is worth it here in Nigeria. We need to change the trends and narratives. The main aim of education is to develop a sound mind in a sound body. Not getting employed after school doesn't invalidate education neither should it question the essence of schooling.

Education will make you knowledgeable enough to carry out your business different or even see opportunities where there's none. The problem with Nigeria is poverty and lack of conducive environment and enabling environment for educated people to explore their potentials in entrepreneurship and beyond.

Many people went to school hoping to get a white collar job, and when that expectation is not met, they condemn education and everything else they were exposed to through education. People must change their perspective on education in order to appreciate the fact that it brings enlightenment.

This enlightenment enables an educated person to survive in any situation. Such a person may not live in luxury, but they can deal with daily challenges in a rational and reasonable manner. As you mentioned, poverty and a lack of a conducive environment impede the many things an educated person could accomplish without working for the government.

[Agbe]

Apart from the medical field and agricultural field that are science related, no other science related profession in our universities that do go for practicals in school. Nigeria is only more concerned on theory and that's why things is not working in our country, because the law they read, they don't practice it.

You have a point its taken more like a theoretical thing than a practical thing. However still it's not zero practical facilities like engineering do practicals and it's compulsory and an open book exam for most universities. The practical courses are major courses but still, truth be told the practicals are still not enough. Most times it's because of the illness of the system.

You find out that in most cases people put in place are not willing to teach the practicals properly and in cases where they are willing sometimes there are no sufficient equipment and facilities to conduct these experiments.

Practical is what we are really lacking in our educational system because most causes are thought theoretically in our universities and this is due to unavailability of the practical equipment that is needed to carry out the the practicals so that the students can understand, government is not doing well in the areas of funding the education sector . Personally speaking am an advocate of vocational training and education has it is the best form of education because it equip the student to have a skill that will be of benefits to him or her

[Cryptsafe]

Apart from the medical field and agricultural field that are science related, no other science related profession in our universities that do go for practicals in school. Nigeria is only more concerned on theory and that's why things is not working in our country, because the law they read, they don't practice it.

You have a point its taken more like a theoretical thing than a practical thing. However still it's not zero practical facilities like engineering do practicals and it's compulsory and an open book exam for most universities. The practical courses are major courses but still, truth be told the practicals are still not enough. Most times it's because of the illness of the system.

You find out that in most cases people put in place are not willing to teach the practicals properly and in cases where they are willing sometimes there are no sufficient equipment and facilities to conduct these experiments.

Practical is what we are really lacking in our educational system because most causes are thought theoretically in our universities and this is due to unavailability of the practical equipment that is needed to carry out the the practicals so that the students can understand, government is not doing well in the areas of funding the education sector . Personally speaking am an advocate of vocational training and education has it is the best form of education because it equip the student to have a skill that will be of benefits to him or her

Obviously, the Nigeria academic sector is built on theorical aspect of education which only focuses on classroom activities. This is a foundational problem in our academic sector because from the primary school, there is nothing like practical al theories throughout graduating students with little or no knowledge of what they have learnt practically.
We all have gone through the primary school system, secondary and tertiary with no field knowledge except for IT or SIWES as it is fundly called. Even at then, not every thing that is being taught for there to be impart but a repetition of what they already know and nothing new.
The academic sector is in a big mess. Little wonder parents that are well to do are sending their children overseas for studies because they know the system here is no more working properly as it is.

[Mia Chloe]

The academic sector is in a big mess. Little wonder parents that are well to do are sending their children overseas for studies because they know the system here is no more working properly as it is.

You are right although theories are also useful you still can't underestimate the importance of practical applications of those theories. We've seen many cases in formal education where students are enable to practically carry out what they are thought in theory and that's simply because they are not used to operating those things in real life rather it's more of assumptions.

Currently Nigeria education does not create a system of zero practicals rather the available practicals are just not enough to compensate for theoretical teachings and asumptions.

[Cryptsafe]

The academic sector is in a big mess. Little wonder parents that are well to do are sending their children overseas for studies because they know the system here is no more working properly as it is.

You are right although theories are also useful you still can't underestimate the importance of practical applications of those theories. We've seen many cases in formal education where students are enable to practically carry out what they are thought in theory and that's simply because they are not used to operating those things in real life rather it's more of assumptions.

Currently Nigeria education does not create a system of zero practicals rather the available practicals are just not enough to compensate for theoretical teachings and asumptions.

Theories can not be underestimated but the theories itself needs some physical function which would real impart the knowledge it is meant to hence the reason for a practical class. For example, in home economics, classes, we were taught about food making and ice cream production back then in my secondary school but the practical aspects of it we do not know we only heard but we did not see so the teaching was  not complete because the two processes needed to be undergone  as at that time. Not only that, there is another subject called intro tech we were just taught, but did not do any practical, same as agriculture and biology.

I think the government should give into this aspect of education and making sure all schools including the tertiary institutions formulate a curricular activities that could equate the theorical and practical aspect so that the educational structure and system would be a 50 50 basis so that students who are not good in theories can perform well in practical vices versa, ceteris paribus.

[Mia Chloe]

Education is the key to success but no be for naija at all, it was before, my boss where I work use to tell me that then in his time in 1970s and 1980s that the federation are just waiting for you to graduate and they hand over job to you. But now even graduate do wetin undergraduate supposed dey do pass them sef.

The problem is that the sentence education is the key to success is something that people have actually coined down to the concept of education being a source of income or you way to make money but that isn't the case in reality. I think education is more of an exposure giving you the ability to perform properly in reality or real life situations.
Education is more like an edge to making things easier for you. Aside from all these it actually creates some sort of opportunity that allows you to maximise based on experience and skills.

[DragonF]

The problem is that the sentence education is the key to success is something that people have actually coined down to the concept of education being a source of income or you way to make money but that isn't the case in reality. I think education is more of an exposure giving you the ability to perform properly in reality or real life situations.
Education is more like an edge to making things easier for you. Aside from all these it actually creates some sort of opportunity that allows you to maximise based on experience and skills.

You have truly captured the essence of education. However, no one should be blamed for viewing education as a means of getting rich because that is what everyone is taught about it in Nigeria. When parents mention some educated people who are successful in terms of their jobs and pay, a child attending school develops the belief that he, too, can achieve such heights if he is educated. Well, it is possible but it is not a must.

A child who has hold strongly to that believe will no longer sees any other benefit of education besides the fact that it can make him wealthy. This is a false foundation that people have built in their minds, which is why it is common to see an educated person lamenting when he is unemployed because he believes that he is educated, and so entitled to be employed. We should begin to educate people about the true value of education so that it can be appreciated in Nigeria. 

[Cryptsafe]

Education is the key to success but no be for naija at all, it was before, my boss where I work use to tell me that then in his time in 1970s and 1980s that the federation are just waiting for you to graduate and they hand over job to you. But now even graduate do wetin undergraduate supposed dey do pass them sef.

The problem is that the sentence education is the key to success is something that people have actually coined down to the concept of education being a source of income or you way to make money but that isn't the case in reality. I think education is more of an exposure giving you the ability to perform properly in reality or real life situations.
Education is more like an edge to making things easier for you. Aside from all these it actually creates some sort of opportunity that allows you to maximise based on experience and skills.

You really nailed it here, many people have this misconception that education will make you rich and wealthy yes it is good to say but do you think just going to school and graduating would give you a job in this modern day world that would make you that wealthy?

Education is just like one being enlightened about the society and their scope of work or engagements. Education has multiple dimensions of view but all points towards you been knowledgeable about things and keeping you prepared and focused in achieving your goals. It is just like preparing for the opportunities ahead of you.

[Mia Chloe]

Education is just like one being enlightened about the society and their scope of work or engagements. Education has multiple dimensions of view but all points towards you been knowledgeable about things and keeping you prepared and focused in achieving your goals. It is just like preparing for the opportunities ahead of you.

Exactly. Another thing that most people fail to see is the fact that education is a broad term and as a result it constituties both formal and informal forms. This is basically where people fail to see their differences. Majority of the time people generalize all forms of education as formal education and if you check formal education is the one with the most flawed these days.

What needs to be fixed is both the target aims people have in mind about schooling and the problems of formal education too.

[bitbit97]

I hope you wont mind if I post in this topic even though I am not Nigerian of from your region. I only want to share my vision and experience of education in my country and I hope it maybe be useful.

Education in my European country is identical in every school. Same classes, same centralized exams. Even though there are top of schools and people figure out somehow which school is stronger, and which is weaker, everyone study with same books. The idea of education in our country is to learn basics as a secondary goal, and primary goal is to make contacts with people. Knowing useful people or useful positions, that can «help» you, that is what education about. For example my classmates: someone is in government, someone have a high position in bank, someone works airport terminal, someone is at customs. Knowing all those people give me some indirect benefits.

[DragonF]

Exactly. Another thing that most people fail to see is the fact that education is a broad term and as a result it constituties both formal and informal forms. This is basically where people fail to see their differences. Majority of the time people generalize all forms of education as formal education and if you check formal education is the one with the most flawed these days.

What needs to be fixed is both the target aims people have in mind about schooling and the problems of formal education too.

Our education only teaches facts. What we pass down from generation to generation is only established knowledge, which makes education boring because even when those facts known as knowledge are acquired, the person sees no use for them because obtaining a job with that knowledge is not guaranteed.

We need to develop our education so that people are taught to think outside the box. Graduates who can think outside the box will be less likely to look for work because they will be able to easily introduce something new to society, allowing them to create wealth. If you look at the list of the wealthiest people in the world, you will notice that it is made up of people who, at some point in history, thought outside the box. 

[Eroptech]

Education is worth it here in Nigeria. We need to change the trends and narratives. The main aim of education is to develop a sound mind in a sound body. Not getting employed after school doesn't invalidate education neither should it question the essence of schooling.

Education will make you knowledgeable enough to carry out your business different or even see opportunities where there's none. The problem with Nigeria is poverty and lack of conducive environment and enabling environment for educated people to explore their potentials in entrepreneurship and beyond.

Many people went to school hoping to get a white collar job, and when that expectation is not met, they condemn education and everything else they were exposed to through education. People must change their perspective on education in order to appreciate the fact that it brings enlightenment.

This enlightenment enables an educated person to survive in any situation. Such a person may not live in luxury, but they can deal with daily challenges in a rational and reasonable manner. As you mentioned, poverty and a lack of a conducive environment impede the many things an educated person could accomplish without working for the government.

Yes what you said is true majority fails to understand the meaning of education and as such its primary purpose. They are just focus on you must get a white collar job after being educated. An educated person is someone who is refined to be able to get or actualize his purpose without medling with the right of others and without breaking the laws of the country. Education is the best thing that can happen to any person, a person without education will find it difficult to survive in the society. Mind u education is only the one we got from school. We have formal and informal education