How to Fix the Educational System It is very difficult to write about how to fix the educational system because: Many people don’t understand that there is a problem with the system. There is hardly anything I can do other than write about it. There is also the idea that the problem with the educational…
Are Schools Preparing Kids for Life? One of the most common reasons the current school system exists is to prepare kids for life after school. As such, kids spend the first 18 years+ of their lives mastering how to live their lives after school. But are schools preparing kids for life? Essentially, the school’s job…
The Evil Nexus Between Advertisement and Education The advertisement and education industries are not necessarily new industries. However, they have both undergone different stages across the years. From the surface, Education and Advertising might look unrelated, but the similarities would be glaring if you dig deeper. By education, I mean compulsory schooling or forced schooling….
The Role of Parents in Child’s Education “An educational system that absolves the parent from the process of learning is likely to end in ruins.” – Ajewole Oluwatoni One of the greatest injustice that has been done to children is to try to seperate them from their parent through forced schooling and addictive media content….
In this article, I made an attempt to answer the question – Will Technology Solve the Problems with Education? Before it, I had written about the 2 -sigma problem discovered by Benjamin Bloom and the greater problem coined by myself. I have dubbed the greater problem to be one created by the school or society…
Will Technology Solve the Problems with Education? From the last two articles I wrote – here and here, we can agree that there are two major problems with the educational system. The 2 Sigma Problem The Greater Problem. Having spoken extensively about these two problems, it brings to bear the questions – Will Technology solve…
The Greater Problem with Education: A Revelation (2) In a previous post, I wrote about the 2- sigma problem in education but I today, I am here to ask the question – what if that is not the major problem with our educational system? what then is the greater problem with education? The 2 sigma…
The 2 Sigma Problem A man named Benjamin Bloom made an outstanding discovery in improving the academic performance of students in school. He found out that most students do not do well in school because they are sidelined unintentionally by the teacher in the traditional education. He noted that having one teacher to 20 students+ is…
Two Kinds of Learning: Breaking Free Few days ago, at the writers’ community weekly meetup, we had a change in event of things and it sparked a conversation among all members present that night. We were all given the opportunity to talk about our writing processes, challenges, and all of those beautiful stuff. One of…
I strongly believe that education plays a major factor in the growth and development of the nation as a whole, however, we must be clear on what education is and how it is achieved. While I have ranted in the past about the flaws in the educational system, I am here to ask difficult questions…
