“The importance of the duties of teachers for any government in education”

The duties of teachers in education are of very, very strategic importance to the government of any country. Teachers inculcate moral values/virtues and discipline, shape character-behaviors, inspire and impact skills and knowledge, and develop the individual in a country (mentally, physically, emotionally, socially, and even spiritually) in accordance with fundamental goals, beliefs, customs, philosophies, policies, principles and laws of the government of any country. This brings with it an efficient governance, an effective participation of the people in governance; reduction of illiteracy, moral decay, corruption, crime and disorder.

Teachers face the greatest responsibilities in upholding society and its goals, beliefs, customs, good manners, philosophies, policies, principles, and laws. For teachers to achieve this, they need to intelligently and carefully educate those they teach to conform to social norms.

For teachers to teach effectively; have to adhere to the following guiding principles and rules in teaching

(1) intelligent, careful and adequate preparation for the lessons. This implies knowing very, very well about the subject to think about, so you will be logically developed and willing to teach everything you know about the subject without being cheap and self-centered with the teachings.

(2) Set learning objectives for students to achieve during a certain period of time with a view to achieving the objectives, beliefs, customs, philosophies, policies, principles and laws of the society/government.

(3) Check the progress or success of students

(4) guide students on the process and how to learn effectively. Instruct them collectively and individually on the best way to achieve the objectives and norms of the society.

(5) most importantly, set a good example, be a good defender of social and governmental objectives and norms, so that students imitate teachers who are supposed to be practitioners. But, on the contrary, some teachers are very bad and wicked. Students will definitely learn those evils from such teachers, this corrupts the good that they had been trying to teach those students.

One of the factors holding back development in developing countries like Nigeria is the poor state of their education, in Nigeria the level of education is very low: judging by the low academic performance of its students compared to their peers from other countries, which is one of the reasons why most of the great men and women of Nigeria are not educated at home or only partially. Most Nigerian university graduates are equivalent to high school graduates in other countries; a recent published statistic showed that 72% of Nigerian university graduates are not employable, how can such countries develop?

Nigerian students have been forced to reduce education to a graduation certificate test sheet: memorizing facts, theories and laws about any discipline is not enough, but learning and knowledge of the structures of any discipline must be cultivated , which is the value and not the certificate of theories. , laws and facts for “experience is the ultimate determinant of knowledge”, the low level of education in Nigeria could be attributed to inadequate management or that educational objectives and standards, curriculum etc. they are not perfect. But some methods, books, teaching schemes in use in Nigeria are obsolete imports from other countries.

The quality and standards of teachers also determine the quality and standards of education. The low academic performance of Nigerian students shows that they are of low quality and standard, most of the best teachers in the country are educational products of countries like Ghana, UK, USA, India etc. “Many teachers who are the product of Nigerian education are weak and self-centered and their product is fake, corrupt and defeated graduates.” Teachers are qualified by the academic performance of their students with a view to meeting the objectives and general standards of society and government.

To save the poor quality and standard of education in Nigeria, the educational objectives and standards must include the following

(1) Acquisition of knowledge (the recognition, expression, and recall of specific information, laws, theories, facts, concepts, and generalizations)

(2) Acquisition of intellectual abilities, skills and disciplines – (involving the five ways of manipulating knowledge which are comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation)

(3) develop individuals as a whole being

(4) education for citizens

(5) professional training

(6) civil rights and duties

(7) education of character and moral values. Primary school education, the most fundamental and compulsory,

(The minimum qualification for political office in Nigeria) – Must include general education or liberal education as it is called in the US. Liberal education constitutes the following

(1) teach students to investigate all aspects of problems before reaching a plan of action and conclusion

(2) moral values ​​not monetary value or certified values

(3) civic rights and duties

(4) read and write

(5) arithmetic

(6) Ethically and intelligently judge ideas, events, and concepts. The curriculum should reflect the student’s needs: personal, emotional, physical, intelligent, spiritual, and social needs.

These can save the poor quality and standard of education in the country. But the government has to recognize the importance of teachers and provide them with the necessary support, recognition, motivation and empowerment. If Nigerian governments empower teachers like law enforcement agencies and provide them with logistics, motivations and supports – moral decay, crime, corruption etc. it will be exceeded to a minimum instead of combating crime, corruption, moral decadence, disorder, etc. in its mature stage. The culprits are those who are not taught to conform to society’s goals, beliefs, philosophies, customs, principles, policies, and laws. Teachers are the only people, other than parents and guidance, who are fighting the same issues from the ground up from their early stages by influencing and teaching people. Therefore, teachers should receive what they request from the government, which will help them to fulfill their duties efficiently.

But this might not be the reason for the recent teachers’ strike in Nigeria, teachers are clamoring for a salary structure in every state in Nigeria. That can not be possible. teachers salary should be paid pari pasu with their work done not with certificates but with their work done. the equation must be balanced with his work done on the poor, intellectually underdeveloped and unemployed students of Nigeria. “All fingers cannot be equal, the monkey cannot work and the baboon cannot eat” No, the law is useless because nothing should be applied; Since the work done is not the same, the salary cannot be the same either.

The government must hire its teachers by contract with the agreement to raise the level of their students to a certain level during certain periods of time. At the end of that period, the government should require accountability and performance of the students assessed by the government, to see if the contractors/teachers comply with the contractual agreements.

They are paid in full or withheld only if agreements are met. Therefore, Nigeria’s educational qualities and standards will be like those of the US who have experienced it.

Love you,

Jp Udoba.