"To Those in Whose Hands Lie Our Promised Tomorrow"
what is left of us, if all that’s left are underpaid and undervalued teachers.
In the beginning was the word,listen, in the beginning was the word, you need to understand that, in the beginning was the word and that’s all there’s to it,in the beginning was — the word.
When you're asked what the point of education is, ask them what the point of creation is.
Of storytellers, of nurturers, of mentors, of guardians, of advocates, of future inspirers but not necessarily beneficiaries of the futures inspired, there we've teachers.
When you're asked how they're all of this, you must respond that anyone who has been a beneficiary of a good educational system will know.
Of progressive governments, of imperialism, of colonialism, of slavery, africa was long civilised and educated before the missionaries.
Which begs the need to ask where did all of the enthusiasm about teaching go, where did we miss the step, how did we grow to become this directionless on a matter of extreme importance to our collective sustenance.
Of the labour of our heroes past being in vain, of a lack of collective vision, of lessons not learnt, of indictments, there, that is where we've the deplorable state of the nigerian educational system.
As HELP joins the world in celebrating teachers today with the theme: "Young Teachers: The future of the Profession". We’ve decided to take you back, to remind you that education has always been an invaluable and integral part of the african continent. Ending this with a quote from Errol Morris, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it without a sense of ironic futility.” If the continent and most especially Nigeria continue to focus on denouncing Western decadence instead of mapping out a collective vision that seeks to first; foster a sense of belonging and an atmosphere that gives due recognition to young teachers; second, commend the performances of students who have proven themselves to be distinct under the tutelage of these exceptional teachers then we’ve more than a crisis on our hands as the ripple effect for our apathy has began to manifest.
