‘Why educators must equip students with practical skills’
According to her, by complementing academics with extracurricular activities, students will be well positioned to face the future.
The Senior Assistant Principal of Greensprings School, Lekki, in Lagos State, Mrs Deborah Alabi, has stressed the need for educators to equip students with necessary practical life skills needed to survive and thrive after school.
Mrs Alabi who made this observation at a virtual event organised by the school, noted that to be progressive in today’s fast-paced and challenging world students needed more than academics.
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According to her, by complementing academics with extracurricular activities, students will be well positioned to face the future.
She said, “Our world has changed, and every day it becomes more evident that many Nigerian graduates are not well prepared for life after school because they lack valuable skills such as entrepreneurship, communication, emotional intelligence, leadership, critical thinking and growth mindset.”
While noting that the root of the problem could be traced to elementary and secondary schools focusing mainly on academics, she said schools would do better by taking extracurricular activities seriously, noting that it would help young ones acquire the valuable skills required.
Mrs Alabi stressed that students who exhibited special talents or skills should be encouraged.
She said, “Schools should invest in supporting students who dream of becoming musicians, comedians, actors, directors, scriptwriters, among others. By complementing academics with extracurricular activities, educators would be sure to prepare their students for life after school.