Students should learn critical thinking – Publisher
Secondary school students should be taught to think critically about what they read and learn, the North Central Area Manager, West African Book Publishers, Mr. Dakup Joseph, has said. Mr. Joseph, who presented a lecture on ‘Importance of Literacy’ at an event in commemoration of the 2019 World Literacy Day organized by Sustaining Continuity in […]
Students pose for photograph after the lecture
Secondary school students should be taught to think critically about what they read and learn, the North Central Area Manager, West African Book Publishers, Mr. Dakup Joseph, has said.
Mr. Joseph, who presented a lecture on ‘Importance of Literacy’ at an event in commemoration of the 2019 World Literacy Day organized by Sustaining Continuity in Education Foundation (SCEF) at the Federal Government Boys College, Abuja, called on schools to teach students the ability to think with a view to improving their language, comprehension and presentation skills.
He said students must have “the ability to think before, while and after they read and write. A human can take what he has read and turn it into something useful,” he added.
He said a society “as complex as Nigeria’ requires a lot of cross-cultural communication that transcends word but one that encompasses wisdom and cultural awareness and intelligence.”
“We need an educational system that teaches the ability to think and students should approach their academic commitments with this interest,” he stated.
SCEF president, Mrs Rose Oneukwu-Ahinze, said even with the progress being made by stakeholders, there is challenge about literacy and called on the authorities to address the problem in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
She said, “literacy is a necessary tool to eradicate poverty, control population and attain gender education equality” among others.