From Lateef Dada, Osogbo
Osun State Government on Tuesday reiterated its readiness to reclaim one of the first 10th best performers in the West African Examination Council (WAEC).
Governor Ademola Adeleke had described the position of the state as appalling, vowing that necessary steps would be taken to move to the stage where the state was known to be among the best in the country.
Speaking at Ataoja School of Science, Osogbo, during the Professional Development Workshop on Effective Strategies for Teaching English Language and English Literature, the Special Adviser to Governor Adeleke on Education, Hon Teniola Lanlehin, said the training was aimed at reclaiming the best position that the state was known for.
“We want the teachers to be willing to learn new things that would make teaching lively because if a classroom is boring, students will be bored. So, we want to give them strategies they can use in the classroom to make the English language interesting in the classroom and English literature as well.
“Whatever I’m doing, I’m working for the government. It is not like this is my agenda. This is part of the thing we want to do to support our teachers because we want things to change.
“I’ve shown the teachers the pie chat, I showed them what happened last year with their results. We don’t want that again next year, that is why I’m doing this to support the teachers because the vision of Governor Adeleke is for everyone to get quality education. Not everyone can go to private school. I didn’t go to private school and here I am today. We want the same thing happening in our public school whereby education is not something that is not reachable for some because they don’t have money,” Lanlehin said.
She disclosed that the workshop which started with the Osogbo constituency, would go to other zones so that innovations would be introduced to the teachers for onward impact on the children.
“Teachers need to be up to speed and date with all those innovations there that can help them to be better teachers, so this is just the beginning and it will continue. We need constant training for our teachers and I have got the ball rolling by doing this,” Lanlehin said.