Our planet is made up of seven continents – Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia/Oceania, Europe, North America and South America. It is comprised of 196 countries. Logically I do not think improving the life of an individual is more important than the whole seven billion people on this planet. Our population is on the increase and
Art and Time
Every child is an artist. Haven’t you ever noticed them scribbling on walls and everything they see? I don’t know many adults who have that kind of creativity, which is funny because we always think adults are much more intelligent than their children. Actually, I think Picasso is right in saying that artistic talent comes
Technology in Art
What role does technology play in art? An amazing one, because technology is art. Look at all the Apple and Samsung products we have today; they are beautiful, like art. The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is incredible because the edge is curved and you can see newsflashes on the side of your phone. People in
The Earth, Our Home, Our Future
Imagine going home only to find out that where you once found shelter, there is now nothing, looking to quench your thirst only to realize it is now impossible and that you’re looking for food-food that can no longer be found in this destructive world. How can this be possible? ‘Saving the planet is more
Save The Planet!
Turn off lights. Own one phone instead of three. Throw your rubbish in a recycling bin and not a normal one. Come on, people-if we all made the slightest bit of effort, our planet would survive for centuries more into the future, whereas the way we’re going, the world as we know it will be
See Why Gender-based School Is A Hoax
It is ridiculous to me when I see people or country promoting gender-based school and I will tell you my reason. On September 22, 2011, Pennsylvania State University news informed that sex segregation in schools is detrimental to equality. Research added that same-sex education does not earn one healthier educational success compared to coeducation. Some
See Why Gender-based School Is A Hoax
It is ridiculous to me when I see people or country promoting gender-based school and I will tell you my reason.On September 22, 2011, Pennsylvania State University news informed that sex segregation in schools is detrimental to equality. Research added that same-sex education does not earn one healthier educational success compared to coeducation. Some leading
The Child Within
Imagine diving into an epitome of colourful creativity, dwelling in the refreshing sensation of liberty which fills your body with a hope that many people abandon in this world of monotony and reaching out your arms to swim further into the bejewelled depths; you lose yourself in what could have been, only to find that
Kant would be appalled
Let me begin by saying that schools and universities – and more specifically, the teachers within these institutions – have the potential to mould and shape the students that they will encounter over the course of their teaching careers. With that being said, I think that when it comes to social behaviour, it is ultimately
Turning visions into reality: Overcoming the intertia to act
Henry Ford, the founder of the popular Ford Motor Company, is indubitably one of the greatest industrialists in American history. His quote, “vision without execution is just hallucination”, which shows how much he did not only value a great vision, but the implementation of that vision as well, is the focus of this essay write-up. From Henry Ford’s quote, we can pinpoint three important
Education, Social Behaviour and the Inconvenient Truths
What if, I belonged to a forest dwelling tribe and the only thing I believe and trust in, are the elements of Nature – the wind, the sun, the earth and the rain. I worship them and believe only in what Nature had taught me. We are very closely bonded with our land, our rivers,
Saving the planet is more important than improving individual life
There are over seven billion people living on the planet- and, yes, we all need this planet. It has the materials we need to build and develop, the gasses we need to breath, the ground that we need to grow food in and environments that provide uncountable amounts of goods and services. Even if there
Saving the planet is more important than improving individual life
There are over seven billion people living on the planet- and, yes, we all need this planet. It has the materials we need to build and develop, the gasses we need to breath, the ground that we need to grow food in and environments that provide uncountable amounts of goods and services. Even if there
The black blackboard?
The blackboard makes me think of: school. French and Maths! Homework! Writing. A huge whiteboard. The happiness of seeing my teacher. The pleasure of working. The pleasure of writing. Having fun! Doing exercises. Doing geometry. Doing grammar. Doing history. Doing English. Reading. Working with a world map. What is a blackboard? It’s magnetic. It’s white
Children don’t know best!
Reality isn’t composed of straight lines. When I was younger, with child-like reasoning, I attempted to draw my entire city on a piece of paper. It was for my scrapbook; I stopped halfway. I couldn’t capture the different barks of the park, the iron railings circling our house, the shop that sold sandwiches and all
Remodelling the modern education system: the need for creativity
“Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never were and say why not”- Robert Francis Kennedy.Robert Francis Kennedy, popularly called RFK, was a great man, a down-to-earth American politician, an unbiased Attorney General and a major supporter of the civil right movement before his painful and shocking assassination
The role of competition in education
Competition according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary is the act or process of trying to get or win something (such as prize or a higher level of success) that someone else is also trying to get or win. Academically, competition is seen as a scenario where students strive to win by being the smartest or fastest
Are you there yet?
“They all understood the fleeing from war, from the kind of poverty that crushed human souls, but they would not understand the need to escape from the oppressive lethargy of choicelessness” – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. “Survival”. A word that aptly describes man’s need to live, to have life, to have breath, to be alive. Man
Becoming a Better Student in Nigeria
Being a successful student in Nigeria is neither tough nor simple, but depends greatly on your efforts, environment and commitment. It is appropriate to note that a student’s failure stems from the effort/commitment put in or the environment that influences this effort. The Situation in Our Institutions of Learning Since 2011, there has been a
The Mirrored Window: Education Beyond The Looking Glass
The process of education is one of facilitating learning, and through learning we naturally grow. It is my belief that this expansion cannot happen without windows, through which we reciprocally interact with the word and allow ourselves the space in which to grow, but I would argue also that one needs mirrors in order to