Over the course of many years, I
have observed with disappointment, how children are subjected to long hours of
learning in the classroom. This is the norm in most private schools in Nigeria.
Therefore, I write to register my displeasure and also offer advice on how to
reverse this trend.
OVERVIEW OF THE SITUATION
Most children arrive home late
each day from school. Sometimes, 5:00pm daily. It will amaze you to know that
lessons in school start as early as 8:30am. After the normal closing hour, say
by 2:00pm, the students are now subjected to extra lessons which take two hours
or more. This is not the best way to impart knowledge on young ones. In fact,
the children are been over stretched.
This method is counter productive. The
brain gets saturated after some hours, and from this point onward any other
assimilation becomes difficult. That is why with even so much learning, the
students still perform poorly. The truth is the children need some rest, or
even a nap to relax their brain after learning for some hours. In fact, they
need time to do personal studies at home.
On the contrary, they arrive home
late everyday tired and exhausted. The only thing they are able to do at this
point is eat, bathe, watch some television programmes and go to bed. The next
day, the vicious circle is ignited.
THE BOTTOM LINE: Rigorous or
marathon learning does not help the child. Call 07031384722 for a consultation.