This afternoon, i saw a mother teaching his son how to #read alphabets; she was doing it in such a style that the child can easily repeat the letters after her...& both were smiling.
I was pleased 😍
Then i asked myself, what if the mother was not educated😬 ?
#InvestinPeople
They, then, who knowingly withhold sustenance from a newborn child, and he dies, are guilty of infanticide. And, by the same reasoning, they who refuse to enlighten the intellect of a rising generation, are guilty of degrading the human race !
- Horace Mann , 1846.
#education
A post about how to tackle the learning crisis :
In English on LinkedIn 👇
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En français sur Facebook 👇
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Credit photo : World Bank Group.
Do we need a reform of education systems in most part of the World ?
The answer is YES as far as my continent, #Africa is concerned.
In 2015 , up to 12 millions graduates join the labor market to compete with about 3.1 millions jobs available...
Isn't there smth wrong ? 1/4
What Tomorrow needs is not masses of intellectuals, but masses of educated humans... Humans educated to #feel and to #act as well as to #thinkcritically.
Humans driven by the desire to bring value wherever they find themselves.
#purpose#TuesdayThoughts#education
The #education i propose includes all that is proper for a man, and is one in which all men who are born into this world should share...
Our first wish is that all men should be educated fully to full #humanity; not only one individual, nor a few, nor even many... 1/3
Thread.
One of the ways to quench #curiosity in a #child is by telling him "Stop asking questions" anytime he/she asks one.
It's better you encourage him/her to ask #questions because it's part of what we call "#criticalthinking"( one of the 21st century's skills )
#education#parent
Quality early childhood development programs enable children to #learn.
Investments in #nutrition, #health, and #stimulation in the first thousand days of life build stronger brains.( WDR 2019 )
Thread !
I can't sleep and i feel like crying 😢.
A month ago, i was discussing with some undergraduates about the importance of developing their #cognitive & #sociobehavioral#skills.
To be honest, that was their first time to hear such a thing. 1/6
#Knowledge comprehension & retention improve drastically when #learning involves audio, video, visuals, stories & learners active participation.
The responsability is then laid upon us,#educators, to be creative & you know what ? WE CAN!
#smart_edu#education#investinpeople
Lovely mothers, don't be ashamed to breast-feed ur baby. Most of the nutrients that'll help develop their cognitive skills during their 1000 days can only come from U.
So, regardless of what pple say in this modern age about breast-feeding, do the job that only you can do. 1/3
The architecture of the brain forms from the prenatal period to age 5, and so, this is an important stage for developing cognitive and sociobehavioral skills. During this period, the brain’s ability to learn from experience is at
its highest level. 1/3
#education#child
I just earned my certificate for the course : "The future of work : preparing for disruption" offered by the World Bank Group via @edXOnline!
Check it out: https://t.co/qAqDRXRCza .
The coming days are promising; stay tuned!
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@SARHEBOUIMANE I agree !
To learn how to learn, they need to develop skills such as critical thinking and problem solving ; they need to be curious and more importantly, they need to ask questions about the HOW & WHY of everything. We have the responsability to make them understand that !
Ralph Waldo Emerson used to greet his friends that he didn't see for a long period of time in this manner : "What did you #understand since the last time we met ?"
Think about it !
#Understanding has to do with answering two questions in every subject matter : WHY & HOW ?
Of the 7 billion people we are, someone somewhere needs you despite your imperfections; simply because you have an Intrinsic value that nothing & no one can take away. be conscious of that & don't allow anyone to condemn you & prevent you from being a blessing to your generation
Do they deserve to be in a classroom & learn how to read, write and do maths?
Yes they do !
But more importantly, they need to be well nourished. Childhood stunting is disabling children to develop their cognitive skills and as a result, they learn less at school. 😯. 1/2