Why students lose interest in Mathematics — Educationist
An educationist, Mr Philip Balogun, on Friday said that many students lose interest in Mathematics because of the difficult and cumbersome processes applied by their teachers.
Balogun, who is Vice Principal, Grace Group of Schools, Gbagada, spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.
He said for this reason, many children, right from the tender age, developed cold feet in solving mathematics problems.
The educationist said there was a need to be more creative in teaching the subject to make such students interested in it.
Source : Guardian
Dyslexia and the challenge of teachers, parents
There are hundreds of thousands of dyslexic schoolchildren in Nigeria today subjected to ill treatment and stigmatisation largely due to ignorance and impatience of teachers and parents. Iyabo Lawal, writes on the challenges of pupils with dyslexia.“My mummy slapped me and asked me to kneel down here,” the youngster replied his neighbour why he squatted in the afternoon sun instead of being in the comfort of his parents’ apartment.
Source : Guardian
FG decries neglect of girl-child education
The Federal Government, through the National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration, has decried the lack of attention to the education of the girl-child in the country.
Speaking during the opening of a five-day training workshop for school administrators held in Ondo, Ondo State, the Director-General of NIEPA, Prof. Lilian Salami, who conveyed the government’s position, said the girl-child, in comparison to the opposite sex, was being subjected to “demeaning and destabilising situations” that had placed her in a disadvantaged position in the society.
Source : Punch