tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007262862160462114.post2906388452242064198..comments2023-06-14T09:47:19.626-05:00Comments on The Relentless Builder: Supplementing Nigerian Teachers' Salaries | Featured Artiste: Taye OjeiAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02741175042414216760noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007262862160462114.post-74232013295378002522012-03-12T13:46:51.728-05:002012-03-12T13:46:51.728-05:00Michael: That's the spirit! I like your attit...Michael: That's the spirit! I like your attitude jare. When others say there is a casting down, you must say there is a lifting up. Go after your passion with all your heart. The rewards are far beyond the material (note to self too, by the way).The Relentless Builderhttp://relentlessbuilder.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007262862160462114.post-59360345028901989082012-03-07T08:27:58.816-06:002012-03-07T08:27:58.816-06:00hmm...true though. You're right on that one. W...hmm...true though. You're right on that one. Well, I have a passion to change education in Nigeria and I think problems like this only point to the many opportunities laying around.Michael Onobotehttp://mikesfrequency.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007262862160462114.post-46434232389123357922012-03-02T23:20:20.845-06:002012-03-02T23:20:20.845-06:00*Sticks out tongue too* :D*Sticks out tongue too* :DThe Relentless Builderhttp://relentlessbuilder.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007262862160462114.post-39430431436019143042012-02-29T08:57:55.865-06:002012-02-29T08:57:55.865-06:00"Stick Tongue Out""Stick Tongue Out"AdeOla @ JostWritehttp://jostwrite.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007262862160462114.post-55917016737030090952012-02-29T00:30:45.044-06:002012-02-29T00:30:45.044-06:00Michael: I say AMEN to your prayers. We owe them ...Michael: I say AMEN to your prayers. We owe them many thanks.<br /><br />That 'extra lesson' adds provides supplementary income, but it also adds stress to their lives. They shouldn't need to go that route, but that's the reality on ground. The passionate ones will remain like you said, but they're spread too thin and over-worked. The Relentless Builderhttp://relentlessbuilder.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007262862160462114.post-90288280870852869162012-02-29T00:25:50.247-06:002012-02-29T00:25:50.247-06:00AdeOla: No comment or sharing? Final answer? I&#...AdeOla: No comment or sharing? Final answer? I'll take that as a yes.<br /><br />Hmmm ... The horrors of living on a fixed income sha *smh*The Relentless Builderhttp://relentlessbuilder.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007262862160462114.post-40351396364560562642012-02-29T00:23:43.751-06:002012-02-29T00:23:43.751-06:00Toin: Thanks for the clarification.Toin: Thanks for the clarification.The Relentless Builderhttp://relentlessbuilder.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007262862160462114.post-1239595837749018642012-02-27T10:02:58.744-06:002012-02-27T10:02:58.744-06:00 Yea, that was a typo. I meant Feggo Yea, that was a typo. I meant FeggoToinhttp://toinlicious.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007262862160462114.post-88136157476696649892012-02-26T16:30:24.555-06:002012-02-26T16:30:24.555-06:00Well, Teachers are very vital in the society and I...Well, Teachers are very vital in the society and I think one of the ways of creating supplementary benefits is through private home tutoring which a lot of them fall back to. It's not encouraging but thats the situation and it only takes the passionate ones to remain in the profession.<br />God bless great teachers who moulded us.Michael Onobotehttp://mikesfrequency.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007262862160462114.post-89294461924028264632012-02-25T14:52:33.010-06:002012-02-25T14:52:33.010-06:00No Comment or sharing! Regarding inflation...tell ...No Comment or sharing! Regarding inflation...tell that to the teacher who is been earning the same salary for ten years. AdeOla @ JostWritehttp://jostwrite.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007262862160462114.post-72143263984851471902012-02-24T22:15:24.727-06:002012-02-24T22:15:24.727-06:00AdeOla: Post-Graduation Confessions? Care to shar...AdeOla: Post-Graduation Confessions? Care to share more? LOL! So you were one of those who kept them in business? Well, join the club because I did too. I don't have the answers either, but I am slowly but surely getting there. Increasing their pay will help, but if you consider inflation, how much of a difference will it make?<br /><br />LOL at not stopping abruptly. It's all good. Glad to listened to the song too :-)The Relentless Builderhttp://relentlessbuilder.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007262862160462114.post-37931047007707948332012-02-24T22:09:50.350-06:002012-02-24T22:09:50.350-06:00Naija4Life: You can say that again! It's a rea...Naija4Life: You can say that again! It's a real tragedy when there's no incentive for intelligent and talented individuals to venture into the teaching profession because of its current state, and because they see no future in it. Making teaching more professional is a must, like you said, and buying and selling will not contribute to professionalism amongst teachers. The Relentless Builderhttp://relentlessbuilder.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007262862160462114.post-27983233401281584432012-02-24T22:07:25.205-06:002012-02-24T22:07:25.205-06:00Toin: So yours was in the Staff Quarters and Home ...Toin: So yours was in the Staff Quarters and Home Economics lab? I guess you guys were doing more than learning Clothing and Textiles and Food & Nutrition, shay? LOL! I think our Home Econs department was part of the conspiracy. Not sure though. Yes, we called our principal 'Princi' .. Emmm ... Na wetin be FEGG? Please enlighten me :-) Is it Federal Government Girls Sometin Sometin? In that case, yes, I went to a Federal Government Girls' College. The Relentless Builderhttp://relentlessbuilder.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007262862160462114.post-16494217196944454002012-02-24T22:04:08.996-06:002012-02-24T22:04:08.996-06:00Atilola: Compared to other professions, they are n...Atilola: Compared to other professions, they are not paid much. You're right about UNILAG. I didn't have to pay for handouts either ... Thank God. But like you, I know it happens in many Nigerian universities. Survival runs, abi?The Relentless Builderhttp://relentlessbuilder.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007262862160462114.post-91008155051162612912012-02-24T16:02:24.894-06:002012-02-24T16:02:24.894-06:00Hmm, I vividly remember my government teacher sell...Hmm, I vividly remember my government teacher selling stickers, and I was famous for buying. I'm not sure how I feel about it, but if teachers were paid right and well...would they resort to peddling wares to their student. I dunno the answer to that question. <br /><br />You've said everything that needed to be said on the song. I ended abruptly. I did not like that. lolAdeOla @ JostWritehttp://jostwrite.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007262862160462114.post-46901389768529308662012-02-24T13:04:02.382-06:002012-02-24T13:04:02.382-06:00The lack of investment in teacher education and tr...The lack of investment in teacher education and training is one of the tragedies of our educational system. Any nation that is serious about quality education needs to invest in one of the biggest resource you can think of in education, and that is the teachers. Good remuneration like you rightly pointed out is definitely one of them. Teaching needs to become a highly professional job in Nigeria - buying and selling in school is certainly not one of them.Nnaija4lifehttp://www.apenandaheart.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007262862160462114.post-46580155205806229662012-02-24T10:53:55.526-06:002012-02-24T10:53:55.526-06:00My school was the same and the "business"...My school was the same and the "business" took place in staff quarters and Home economics lab plus we called our principal "princi" too (fegg babe abi?)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Toinhttp://toinlicious.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007262862160462114.post-88795296014111556282012-02-24T03:10:27.879-06:002012-02-24T03:10:27.879-06:00Wow, I thought teachers are well paid in the weste...Wow, I thought teachers are well paid in the western world. <br />I have never really faced the situation of teachers selling stuff to students sha, maybe cos I dint go to a federal school.<br />And in Unilag, handouts were not allowed, at least in my days. So I can't really relate to this post. <br />I know it happens in most Nigerian universities sha. Man must wack!@ilolahttp://atilola.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com