Isaac Godwin

ACATALYSTCALLEDEDUCATI ON WhenIv eeri nt ogr eatpossi bi l i t i est hatawai tournat i on, Ibecomel i mi t ed i nopt i mi sm consi der i nghowmuchhasbeeni nv est edi nt heeducat i on sect or .Theeducat i onsect ori sr at heref f i ci entnorf unct i onal asl i t t l ecan beaccount edofi t spr oduct i v i t yandi mpact .Thef aci l i t i espr ov i dedi nt hi s i nst i t ut i oni sei t herdi l api dat edorobsol et eandi nmostcaseswhen pr ov i dedf orar ei nsuf f i ci entorofsubst andar dqual i t y .Thi sugl ypi ct ur e maybeaccr uedt ocor r upt i onandnonchal antat t i t udei nhandl i ng gov er nmentpr oper t i es.Thequal i t yofeducat i onpr ov i dedr ef l ect st he qual i t yoff ut ur eanat i onhas,l i t t l ewondert heact i v i stNel sonMandel a comment edt hat"Educat i oni st hemostpower f ulweaponwhi chyoucan uset ochanget hewor l d" .Educat i oni sacat al y stt hatwhent r ul yut i l i zed wi l l causear i ppl eef f ectt hatwi l l changesi t uat i onf ort hegoodofNi ger i a. Ther ecenter aofcr i si sandi nsur gencyt hathav er ockedt hi scount r yi sa by pr oductofhi ghdeposi t sofi l l i t er acyobt ai nabl ei noursoci et yl eadi ngt o t hecol l apseofeducat i onespeci al l yi nt heNor t her npar toft hecount r y .I f oureducat i onsect orpr i ort oi nsur gencyi snotasi ghtt obehol d, whatwi l l i t l ookl i kewhenat ot al warhasbeendecl ar eduponi t ?At ot al messof cour se. I ti swi t houtmi nci ngwor dst hatIst andt oputi tt oy ouunequi v ocal l y t hatt hef ut ur eoft hi scount r yi satst akei fal l handsar enotpl acedondeck t osal v ageeducat i onf r om t heshackl est hathav ebr i ddl edi t spr ogr ess. Thi si swhyIr econwi t hMal col m Xwhenhesai d"Educat i oni st he passpor tt ot hef ut ur e, f ort omor r owbel ongst ot hosewhopr epar ef ori t t oday" .Educat i oni sav i abl esect ort hatwhenut i l i zedappr opr i at el ywi l l t r ansf or m ourwoest owi n, oursor r owst osongsandbackwar dnesst o pr ogr ess.Wecannotgi v ei nt ot hebot t l enecksofi nsur gency , i nf acti ti sa poi nt ert ot hef actt hatnot hi ngcansav eusexceptt het r ai ni ngwegi v et o our sel v es.Yes!Tr ai ni ngi snotaneasyr out e, i tt akesdi sci pl i ne, cour age andanent husi ast i cmi nd, l i t t l ewondert hegr eatAr i st ot l esai d" t her oot sof educat i onar ebi t t erbutt hef r ui ti ssweet " . TheChi l dr enar eof t enr egar dedi namant r aast he"f ut ur eof t omor r ow"butIask, howcant heygett ot hef ut ur ei ft hev ehi cl e r esponsi bl ef orconv ey i ngt hem i sf aul t yi nr equi si t epot ent i al soft aki ng t hem t ot hef ut ur e?Muchconsi der at i onshoul dnotbepl acedonhowmuch wi l l bespentbutconsi der at i onsshoul dbeonhowmuchwi l l begai ned. Educat i onmayappeari nanexpensi v eappar el butsodoesi gnor antand whent hel at t erdoesensl av eapeopl ebyi t sgl amour , anat i oni scer t ai nl y doomed.Thi si swhyBukarMandar aFoundat i onwi t haf or esi ghtt o assuaget heobt ai nabl ef r om bei ngpossi bl ei nt hef ut ur ehasout r i ght l y embr acedr ai si ngt hecapaci t yofchi l dr eni ni t sschool pr oj ectwhi ch encompassespr ov i di ngschool f eesandschool f aci l i t i esf ori nsur gency di spl acedi ndi v i dual sandv ul ner abl emember soft hesoci et y .Thi si s appr oachadopt edbyBukarMandar aFoundat i onandot herNGOsmaygoa l ongwayi nal l ev i at i ngt het endenci esofacol l apsei nl i t er acyandor deri n oursoci et y , i ti sal soi mpor t antt hatal l maj orst akehol der sr i set ot he occasi onofensur i ngt hatourschool sandi nst i t ut i onsofl ear ni ngar e r esusci t at edt ot hei rv i br antexpect edl ev el .Thi si samaj orcl ar i oncal l " Educat i oni sabet t ersaf eguar dofl i ber t yt hanast andi ngar my"( Edwar d Ev er et t ) Facebook: I saacGodwi n Emai l : godwi ni saac29@gmai l . com Twi t t er : I zi k_ godwi n