A lecturer and the Director of Babcock Alumni and Connectivity, Dr. Jonathan Dangana, has charged the Federal Government to formulate a policy that will criminalise any parents who fail to send their wards to school in the country.
Dangana was speaking at the 30th anniversary of Babcock University High School, Ilishan Remo, and disclosed that one of the major impediments affecting the growth of the educational system in the country is the paucity of funds, which has almost crippled the country’s educational system.
He stated that the country’s educational system is declining compared to what it was before. Dangana lauded President Tinubu’s student loans initiative for changing the educational narrative, noting that the loan is for a certain level of education, which must be extended to other tiers of education in the country, calling on the government to also do the needful by funding the country’s education.
The Alumni Director reiterated the need for the government to bring back history as a subject in the school curriculum in order to restore orientation and cultural values that will mould the young ones.
He further explained the need to also bring back the school farming system to encourage students on the need for food sufficiency when they grow up.
Dangana called for cross-fertilisation of ideas between public and private schools so as to bridge the gap in the country’s educational system.
On the assertion that education is a scam, he explained that there is more evidence than not, noting that the growing number of unemployed youths is also evidence.
Speaking earlier, the Principal of Babcock High School, Ilishan Remo, Dr. Bolanle Adebawojo, explained that part of the reason the school decided to celebrate its 30th anniversary is to foster strong and better networking among the alumni so as to impact on the students and the school at large.
She noted that the school, in the last three decades, has been able to justify that academically it is one of the best in Ogun State, among other academic achievements.
