The Kaduna State Chairman Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools Nigeria, ASUSS, Ishaya Dauda has appealed to the State Government to liaise with relevant stakeholders to create a conducive and peaceful atmosphere for its citizens.
The Chairman made the appeal on Thursday at the ceremony to mark the 2023 Word Teachers Day Celebration in Kaduna.
The Union commended the State government for the mass recruitment of teachers in Secondary Schools saying “The development reduces the Teachers-Students ratio to the bearest minimum, which is geared towards improving qualitative education in the state.”
Dauda while speaking on approval of 65/40yrs harmonised retirement age for tutors approved by the Nigerian Government two years ago, said many states like Kano, Kogi, Adamawa, among others have implemented it.
The State’s Chapter appealed to Governor Uba Sani to approve the 65/40 years harmonized retirement age for the tutors in Kaduna State just as the N30,000 minimum wage was implemented in the State.
The Union also appealed to the State Government to intensify efforts towards securing lives and properties of citizens, particularly in schools.
Presenting a paper titled “The Teachers We Need for the Education We Want: The Global Imperative to Reverse the Teacher Shortage, Dr. John Silas said to become a good Teacher, “there is need for flexibility, accommodation, and also a willingness to change for the better.”
According to him “In practice, to become a good teacher you must employ certain attitudes; be flexible, be accommodative, be willing to change for better. You should exercise and follow the following advice.”
While advising the Teachers to always inculcate a sense of purpose, Silas explained that teachers cannot be good in a general sense, rather can be good in a particular area.
“As a teacher, this means that you know what your students expect, and you make plans to meet those expectations. You too, have expectations about what happens in your classroom, based on the goals you’re trying to achieve. If you want the best out of your students, encourage them to attend classes and be punctual.”
The Chairman of the Occasion, Sunday Gandu charged teachers not to misuse opportunities given to them as teachers.
The Kaduna State Commissioner of Education, Sani Bello lamented the level of examination malpractice in some schools within the state.
The Commissioner represented by the Deputy Director, of Public Schools, Labaran Hassan urged teachers to revive reading culture in students to on their academic excellence.
He however stated that the State Government would look into the schools that are engaging in examination malpractice, popularly known as miracle centres, adding that it wouldn’t relent in reducing the out-of-school children across the state.
Mercy Chukwudiebere
