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Family Life and HIV Education should be introduced into the school curriculum. It should be a planned process of education that fosters the acquisition of factual information, formation of positive attitudes, beliefs and values as well as development of skills to cope with biological, psychological, socio-cultural and spiritual aspects of human living. This curriculum will represent a starting point for developing a comprehensive approach to ‘Humanity’ Education and it will guide the national school curriculum integration efforts at the primary, junior secondary, senior secondary and tertiary levels of education.

Daily Trust (Abuja)
NEWS
9 November 2007
Posted to the web 9 November 2007

By Ruby Rabiu
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The federal government recently launched a new curriculum known as the new basic education curriculum for primary and junior secondary schools. The new curriculum is said to address amongst other things, issues of value re-orientation, poverty eradication, critical thinking, entrepreneurship and life skills.

The Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) is responsible for the compilation and completion of curriculum used as a guide to qualitative education in both primary and secondary schools. Continue Reading »

High school is a time to make friends, get good grades, participate in activities and prepare for the future. Unfortunately, due to budget cuts, some schools have opted out of high school sports, believing that money would be better spent on academics. I understand that academics come first, but sacrificing high school sports lessens every child’s high school experience, their ability to perform at optimum academic levels and develop into a well-rounded adult.

It is important for children to come to school emotionally and physically healthy. Studies have shown that children’s physical well-being has a significant effect on their learning and long-term success. When children are well-rested, well-nourished, and physically fit they are more ready to learn.
Children need to be physically active not only at school but also at home. Demonstrate the importance of physical activity by making exercise both a personal and a family habit. Take a family walk around the house each night after dinner. Schedule a weekly game in the park. Encourage your children to take advantage of local sports facilities. Regular exercise will make the whole family healthier. Plus, exercising as a family is a great way to spend time together.

One of the most controversial topics we face in schools today is sex education. Putting aside the moral, religious and other debates, the main issue here is safety. Regardless of our personal feelings about the topic the fact remains that children and teens must be educated about sex in a meaningful way, and if they are not educated at school or by parents they will develop ideas based on things they learn from friends or in the media, often to their detriment.

Children and adolescents with disabilities are often left out when it comes to sex education, although they are at a higher risk for sexual abuse than their typically developing peers.  Statistics show that children with developmental disabilities are Continue Reading »

One might think that in an evolved, educated, first-world nation, the issue of “sex ed” would have been settled long ago. After all, what could be more important than teaching children about their own bodies, and encouraging each individual to make responsible choices when it comes to reproduction? And yet, the debate continues to rage, in our homes and schools and Continue Reading »

Children are never too young to learn anything. Most people always think that children are too young to learn and that children ‘don’t know anything’. On the contrary, I feel that children should be taught. Children do not know anything if you do not tell them. If you always feel that your children ‘don’t know anything’, then you are restricting yourself to communicate with your children and your children will really grow up ‘not knowing anything’. Continue Reading »

There are greater calls nowadays for safe sex. People now acknowledge the need to have protected sex with the rapidly increasing cases of unwanted pregnancies and the widespread of various sexually transmitted diseases.

Some research efforts have found that kids nowadays have knowledge and exposure to the subject of sex at younger ages of about 12 to 14 years old. This is the age of puberty, wherein both girls and boys start to get really curious about the Continue Reading »

Problem areas in the development of school libraries in Nigeria include lack of legislation, shortage of funds, poor accommodations, unavailability of trained staff, lack of relevant material, and apathy on the part of school administrators and the government. Are there recommendations for improving this situation?

School libraries can be developed with limited operational infrastructure, so long as their establishment and development can be planned and co-ordinated. So-called problems of school library development are embedded in the underdeveloped attitude to recorded information and libraries in Africa, which is commonly disguised by “lack of resources”.