I want to say something that might make some people uncomfortable. The Nigerian education system did not fail us by accident.
A curriculum is a political document. Every choice about what to include and what to leave out reflects
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It does not have to be a subject or a course.
It could be a skill, an idea or even a piece of knowledge that would have completely changed how you see the world today.
For me, it’s history.
That doesn’t mean every history book is wrong. It means every story has a perspective and learning to ask “Whose perspective is missing?” is just as important as learning the story itself.
Now it’s your turn.
I first read Animal Farm in 2022, and it’s one of those books that stays with you long after you’ve turned the last page.
When you judge it by it cover, you will think it’s a story about farm animals or animals taking over a farm.🤣🤣🤣
That’s why Animal Farm is still relevant decades after it was written. When you read it, you realize the book is not about one country or one government, it’s about a recurring pattern in human societies.
The most expensive thing school never taught me was not in any textbook. It was how to hold a conversation.
I am not talking about small talk. I mean real conversations. The one where people speak with so much depth that you get to see things from so many perspective.
Not to make people sound smarter. But to help people think more clearly, ask better questions, and walk into conversations with confidence instead of silence.
Because sometimes, the conversation you don’t feel prepared for is the one that could change your life.