Collaborative Problem-Solving Technique In Schools Stressed
By Magnus Emuji
ASABA/Nigeria: The need to manage discipline in schools through collaborative problem-solving techniques has been stressed.
The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Delta State Governor on Education Monitoring and Curriculum Matters, Dr. Godwin Edozie stated this in Asaba while delivering a lecture during a training programme organised by the Institute of Teachers Professional Development Centre, for technical college and secondary school teachers that were newly recruited by the state government.
Edozie said that the Nigerian school system and several other school systems in the world were confronted with various forms of disciplinary problems, adding that the problems had posed threats to academic achievement and the overall disciplinary tone of schools.
He listed common behaviour of indiscipline in schools to include truancy, assault on teachers and fellow learners, bullying/intimidation, indecent dressing, and secret cult membership, among others.
The SSA also identified factors of indiscipline in schools and society to include busy schedules of parents and guardians, abandonment of discipline by parents to school alone, wrong role models in society, insecurity, wrong value system, and proliferation of schools.
Earlier in his presentation on mindset change and ethics of the teaching profession, the Head of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba, Dr Adewunmi Ayo-Vougha defined mindset as the habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determined how one would interpret and respond to situations.
He reminded participants that a career in teaching was highly rewarding for those that were focused on advancing themselves, saying that they positively influence the future of students.
Ayo-Vougha stated that knowledge of education was a foundation to discovering their innate abilities and developing themselves in such areas that would expose them to advancement opportunities.
Other resource persons that made presentations included Dr David Okobia and Mr Chucks Iwegbu both from the University of Delta, Agbor.
