How can we build supportive environments for teachers?
In countries like Nigeria where teachers often face very high workloads, the need for support and collaborations can never be overstated.
Did I mention that they are also some of the least paid professionals in the country? This means that they always have second and sometimes third jobs.
I wish governments and educational managers prioritized enabling environments for sustainable education via Empowering teachers. I wish teachers had the resources to support one other and collaborate on making learning have greater impact especially in crisis prone, low resource communities. I wish that teachers' remuneration are adequate and enables them to focus on the task of building future leaders.
But wishes are not horses. 🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿
Head of Business and Economics
3moIt’s how you frame it. Society views success as material and monetary wealth. I loathe both and am quite vocal in telling my older students ts that. I value hard work, resilience, progress (not attainment), manners. In fact at parents evening I always start my complementing parents for the job they’ve done and thanking them for letting me teach their child. Who else does this? Parents never get told what a good job they’re doing so naturally they’ll judge their kids on extrinsic values rather than intrinsic and more personal measures.