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By Paul Nwosu 24 July 2020. The statement that babies do not have sense is absurd and silly. Even babies in the womb are learning already. They are hungry to learn and the ages of 0-8 years are crucial learning windows for children. This post touches on the point why the human baby should be exposed to formal education early, and also at what point should the education begin. S/he is just a baby? Research into human development has broaden our understanding about the stages of learning. New born babies come to the world fully equipped with the most powerful biological learning machine humans have known – the brain. With this powerful tool, babies rapidly learn and develop within the first eight years of life. However, adults look at these little bundle of learning beings as dumbs that do not know anything. Perhaps because little ones cannot speak, seems uninterested in lot things, cry a lot, need to be cared for, always hungry for food, and sleep most times. Nonetheless, it has been di...

Will Nigeria’s Education System Ever Get Better? The Nigeria’s education system becoming recognized as top-quality institution in the world may be a mirage . . . a dream. In view of the deep decay from the top to the bottom, it seems a far-flung objective to make our schools top-of-the-line academics. Let’s see the approach we can apply to begin rectifying the problem, and the solution options available for immediate implementation.   Solving a problem begins with identifying the problem   Scientists apply step-by-step scientific method to solve problem. Every problem can be confronted using this method. Observation is a key feature of this problem-solving process, and problems are identified when good observation is carried out first. Not being observant is one reason why Nigerians have failed to see that the culprit wreaking havoc in our society is the lack of quality education system. Getting people to see the problem is no easy task; however, reasoning along this line can ...

Quality Education Gives  Power to the People This post sounds like my other post titled, “ Who is the Government ?” which had a similar angle of thought. But they are different, for this one focuses on the citizens as individuals, while the other focuses on the citizens as people. These vital questions will be treated on this post: How does quality education gives you power to stand against oppression? How does quality education gives you power to determine you own destiny?   Quality Education Gives Individuals the Right Resources to Withstand Oppression There are many life-long skills that high quality education bestows to its receivers, like: Critical thinking, Communication skills/writing skills, work skills, among others.   Critical Thinking Skill Critical thinking is developed substantially in a high-quality education system. Students from this system are trained to look beyond the surface of issues. This kind of training develops the inquisitiveness of the students ...