Old Students of Fagba Grammar School, FGS, iju-Ishaga Lagos state, have advocated the need for institutional synergy to broaden intervention in education system in Nigeria.
The president of the schools alumni, Jegede olatunbosun, who made the call when they joined the rest of the world in the celebration of the 2022 world teachers day, urged stakeholders to channel funds towards provision of better learning environment in schools, describing education as the bedrock of societal development.
Olatunbosun, observed that true education is that in which learners are equipped with the ability to perceive accurately, think clearly, and act effectively.
This equipping, he explained is accomplished through the three domains of education: cognitive, affective and sensory.
He explained that education is said to be effective when learners acquire knowledge, develop skills, and adopt values, and stressed that education that fails to address these three domains cannot bring about significant development either for the individual or the society at large.
He added that the continuous downward trend in the quality of education have been a major concern for stakeholders for decades and the deficiencies of the Nigerian education system could possibly be attributed to a faulty understanding of the components, goals and essence of education because the overriding perspective of education held by each society and culture determines the approach, plan and policies put in place to facilitate the educational process.
He said:”As we all know today is *world teacher’s day* where all teachers across the globe are celebrated.In light of the above, the *Millennium Set of FGS* decided to extend our heart of appreciation to our teacher who gave us the foundation we all built upon, the knowledge, chastisement, discipline, and corrections contributed to the path we threaded on as individuals.We tried so hard to get as many as possible of our heros, however, we were able to get across to just 5 of them.:
The alumni gave cash reward to some teachers,including;Mr Adeliyi, VP Academics, Mr. Apantaku, Maths Teacher, Mr. Ekpo,Physical Education, PE Teacher, Mrs. Olodude, Fine Art Teaacher and Mr. Smith, Account Teacher.
Olatunbosun added: “It’s an understatement to say they were excited hearing from the millennium set of Fagba Grammar School,and we are glad to see them hale and hearty”
Fifty thousand naira cash reward was extended to all beneficiaries.
