Educationist, Psychologist and Social Events Writer

In spite the growing significance of Early Childhood Education (ECE) in the World, number of challenges had been affecting its full implementation. I read a very important article about this problem from Writers Bureau Centre (WBC) about this matter written in 2008, I will point out some areas from the article and add with what I have in my mind.  Some of these challenges include:- 1. Socio-Economic Status: In developing countries like Nigeria, the people socio-economic is inferior, people can’t have enough money to buy food, shelter and clothes talkless of taking children to schools, especially the early childhood education. Malnutrition and lack of health facilities are most examples problems associated with this problem. These challenges can damage the cognitive processing ability of children. Children whose processing capability is impacted by malnutrition and ill-health might require hours of instructions to learn various skills. As such, implementation of early childhood educ...

 COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT THEORIES OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT We will discuss three cognitive theories here which include: Piaget cognitive theory, Bruner Learning theory on cognitive development and Vygotsky socio-cultural theory on cognitive development.  PIAGET' COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT THEORY  His full name is Jean Piaget born in Switzerland in the late 1800, as precocious student, publishing his first scientific paper at the age of 11 years old. He started intellectual exposure of children development when he worked as an Assistant to Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon on the standardization of their famous Intelligence Quotient (IQ).  Much of his interest in this cognitive development theory of children was persuaded by observations of his nephew and his daughter. These observations gave him reinforcement in building hypotheses that children’s minds were not only smaller versions of adult’s minds. Before this theory, children were treated as smaller versions of adul...

                       Introduction  There are various methods for teaching and learning science that one cannot easily pinpoint a single best method. However, it's the prevailing circumstances or conditions which usually determined the selection of a method or group of methods.  Some of the methods are: lecture, demonstration, discovery, discussion, project, laboratory, field trip and excursion.  In selecting an appropriate method, the flowing guidelines or criteria may be used: 1. Students or pupils'characteristics: age, previous knowledge, ability, etc.  2. Suitability or relevance of the method to the topic.  3. Familiarity: ie a known or familiar method to the teacher.  4. Time of the lesson.  5. Size of the class: (NB: some methods are not suitable for large classes).  6. Availabile resources: which often determine or guide choice of a method.  Lecture Method (Talk-Chalk Method...

When communications are taking place in the classroom between a teacher and his students, something may go wrong between any components in the communication processes which will act as a barrier to any one of the communications. A communication barrier is defined as "anything which will inhibit or block an accurate communications". Some of the important communication barriers include: 1. In-adequately produced message due to careless message sending: a teacher may be making his explanations very fast, too slowly, too loudly or in a low tone to be understood by his students. To guard against these, teachers should make an effort to improve on their speaking abilities.  2. Problem of sending information: there are times when teachers send too much or too little information in one message. Teachers must therefore plan and organise their lessons so that these types of problems do not happen.  3. The problem of noise: this problem some times occurs because of some kind of interfer...

Relating communication to the classroom situation, the teacher is the communicator (sender of the message), knowledge being imparted by the teacher is the message and the receivers are the students.  When the teacher (who is the sender) changes or encodes his thoughts according to his knowledge and skill (experience), into verbal, visual or stimulus symbols (messages), this message will reach the students (who are the receivers). Before the students receive the message, it has to go through a channel and the channel could be the teacher himself or any of the instructional materials he is using during the teaching and learning processes, such as the chalkboards, maps, charts, graphs, transparencies, films, pictures and models, etc. When this message reaches the students, they will make a sense out of the message by interpreting or decoding the message according to their experiences. Ideally, at this point the mental images of the teacher and the students ought to match. However, the...

Communication is interaction in one form or the other, either by visual or auditory symbols. Communication actually involves the interaction of one or more people saying or doing something which will attract reactions in the minds of other people. Symbols such as words or gestures are the things that people use to communicate.  A symbol is valid for communication when those using the symbol know what meanings the symbol represents. Therefore, meanings are normally attached to the symbols.  A symbol is defined as the entire set of reactions that are called up in a person's mind when he uses that symbol. Meanings are defined as the entire set of reactions called up to mind by a symbol.  More than one meaning can be associated with a symbol, likewise more than one symbol can be associated with a meaning. Again, it has to be noted that, meanings are attached in the mind of the person being communicated to, they are not contained in the symbols that are set by the person who i...

In a lecture delivered by professor Muhammad Abdullahi from BUK in 2010, summarises the followings: Games and simulations are media of instructions designed to provide active participation of students in learning. They are very interactive, avoiding the monotony associated with the normal classroom work and they encourage play which is a natural component of children's learning.  They are described as minute social systems because of this reason they can be regarded as important part of the socialisation of small children.  They provide opportunities for students to analyse problems, make decisions, manage real life situations, control projects and experience the consequences of their actions.  Educational games and simulations are actually designed to help students to learn to achieve specific objectives actively rather than passively.                       Educational Games An educational game is an actively or...

One of the special characteristics of science is that it is an agent of social or cultural changes because of its tremendous impact on human society. From the industrial revolution after the renaissance of Europe, to the present, the world has developed a technological culture as a matter of necessity.  Consequently, any country or nation which does not aspire to scientific and technological development will undoubtedly be doomed to absolete. Developments, advances & progress are associated with the products of science and technology and so are all aspects of human existence. They have often led to reinforcing the dynamism of culture, the way of life of a people, their norms, customs, beliefs and conducts.  As for religion, the relationship with science is one of conflicts and disputes, in history especially with the church since Christianity was the main religion among the first industrialised nations. The dispute between Galileo Galilei (1564-1942) and the Roman Catholic...

This is a conflict between you and yourself. Lewin (1953), while explaining causes of stress, proposed the followings approaches: 1. Approach - Approach : this is a situation in which two different things that you like have same quality and you are ask to make a choice between them. Another example is, you are presented with two different girls of the same age, beauty, education and all from rich background, you are ask to make a choice between as soon as possible. Your brain will start thinking which one will you choose, this thinking of making a choice is the conflict Lewin was talking about.  2. Avoidance - Avoidance : this is a situation in which two different things that you dislike of the same dislike qualities and you are ask to make choice between them instantly. Another example is, you are presented with two different girls of same dislike qualities, you are ask to make choice between them instantly. This will make your brain thinking of what to choose.  3. Approach -...

Foundation for the management of sickle cell based in Lagos summaries the followings guidelines for self management of the disorder: 1. Face your future or your affected child's future with optimism. Do not despair or self deprecate. With modern treatment, the life spans and quality of lives of people with sickle cell disorder constantly improving.  2. Join a sickle cell club or association close to you. You will the obtain more information about the condition, meet other affected people and learn about where to obtain expert counseling, proper treatment and other useful services for yourself and or your affected children.  3. Keep dry especially during the rainy season. Always carry an umbrella, raincoat and rain boots during the wet season.  4. Limit exposure to sudden changes  in temperature, especially from warm to cold weather. Dress appropriately for cold weather and for cold air conditioned offices.  5. If beaten by rain change as soon as possible into dr...

Minute of Youth O'clock Dispensation First Executive Meeting held on 6th February, 2022. Attendance: 1. Hassan Usman - President 2. Bilkisu Jibrin Saulawa - Deputy President 3. Kabir Zubairu Sheme - Financial Secretary  4. Abubakar Idris - Legal Adviser 5. Abduljalal Said Maigemu - Rep V. Chairman 6. Alh. Sani Mukhtar Daura - Director PRS 7. Mustapha  Sanusi Bala - Auditor General 8. Nasiru Adamu - Liason Officer 9. Bilal Lawal Kurfi - Treasurer 10. Ibrahim Saleh - member 11. Abubakar Haruna - member Agendas: 1. Opening prayer  2. Members introduction 3. Welcome address by the president  4. Familiarisation visits and consultation 5. AOB 6. Closing prayer Agenda 1: the meeting started at exactly 12noon with the opening prayer from a member.  Agenda 2: members present introduced themselves for familiarisation.  Agenda 3: the president comrade Hassan Usman welcomed all members present for the first executive meeting for leaving their tired schedules to attend....

Here are names of some foods, fruits and vegetables in Hausa language: 1 - doddoya (Scent Leaf) 2 - dinya (Black Plum) 3 - dorawa (Honey Locust) 4 - Gujiya (Bambara Nut) 5 - Goruba (Doum Palm) 6 - Kadanya (Shea) 7 - Kabewa (Pumpkin) 8 - ’Ya’yan Kalaba ko Kuka (Baobab Fruit) 9 - Kurna (Ziziphus) 10 - Lansir (Cress) 11 - Ridi/Kantu (Sesame Seed) 12 - Rinji (Senna) 13 - Aya (Tigernut) 14 - zogale (Moringa) 15 - magarya (Jujube) 16 - Tsamiya (Tamarind) 17 - Aduwa (Balanites) 18 - Mummuki (Bread) 19 - Kanya (Ebony tree) 20 - Danya (Sclerocarya birrea) 21 - Laulawa (bicycle) 22 - Gwate (Porride) 23 - Tuwo (Fufu) 24 - Kunu (Gruel) 25 - Awara (Tofu) 26 - Dumame (Recheuffe) 27 - Dambu (Chicoins) 28 - Fura (Millet flour balls) 29 - Rama ( Jute)

Psychology of education occupies major parts in the preparation of teaching which help teachers and learners to understand the behaviour of the learners and how they relate with learners.  Educational psychology is important to the teachers and learners in the followings : 1. Helps teachers to understand the learner by knowing how children develop from infancy through childhood to adolescence and adulthood.  2. Knowing the individual differences, how individuals differ in terms of growth, development and level of intelligence, etc.  3. Understanding exceptional students and how to manage their deviant behaviours.  4. Understanding problem associated with children's behaviour especially those cause by genetic or ecological factors.  5. Helps teacher to improve teaching  and learning which can be achieved by the use of knowledge and variety techniques in teaching and learning, relating materials, strategies and methods to the developmental levels of learners....

According police source in Katsina state of Nigeria, they were investigating a report which said tenths of people were kidnapped by the bandits in a village called "Ruwan Godiya" in katsina state.  Reports from different t sources said, bandits entered the village, kidnapped women and children more 40, later released part of them. Katsina state was among the states in Nigeria that were seriously affected by banditry in the country.  However, resident of the village told reporters that, they arrived the village at 9:00pm with about 30 motorbikes even though there was a military base in the area.  Moreover, more than thirty people were withheld, in one household alone took thirteen people including his wives. The bandits divided themselves into 2 during the attack, one part taking the kidnapped people and other part is shooting air with their guns.  BBC reporter called police PRO in the state to confirm the reports but telling him that they were under investigation abo...

 Kano state government in Northern Nigeria had discovered a house that charged beggers popularly known Almajirai N20/N50 to allow small children that were malingering on the street in a day to sleep.  Thus, reports said the beggers or Almajirai include females and underage children could take loan to pay to sleep in the house.  According to eye witness and BBC Reporter Khalifa Shehu Dokaji said,  the nature of the house looked like TV watching center. The state government body responsible for the arresting of beggers and Almajirai closed down the house.  However, reports have shown majority of the small children were not Almajirai but some of them ran away from their parents.  Moreover, Almajirai were beggers associated with Islamic seeking of knowledge. There were some Muslims that believed before you seek Islamic knowledge you must be Almajiri. This saying was wrong according to the majority of Muslims and nowadays is classified as child labour that was t...

According to Kidadi team (2021), the future holds promises and dreams for youths that can be achieve through hard work, dedication, planning, education and the word of wisdom.  Based on the Kidadi team quotation meant the future of all countries lied on how they prepare their youths with the culture of hard work, dedication, planning, education and the wisdom's, because their youths will take over the mantle of leadership, if fail to prepare them for the future challenges their countries will have no future.  According to a report, there are over 1.8 billion young people in the world today, 90% of whom live in developing countries like Nigeria, where they tend to make up a large proportion of the population. The report added that, more than 235 million youths from India and 225 million from China alone. This means India and China made up the large population of the youths. But China prepared their youths against the future challenges by providing them with accessible education...

At exactly 11pm at night, I met her sleeping,  after I finished drinking tea, I woke her up, put a rat poison in the remaining tea I drank and gave it to her in a bobo plastic drink container, she drank.  I told her I would take her to her uncle's house. On our way to reached I gave her the poisoned drink.  We entered one part of our school, the school has two parts, she agreed to enter together after I told her I left something there, it was there she died.  I buried her in the school premises after cut her body parts into pieces, because I was not found a secured place to bury her. 

The Nigerian secondary schools both public,  community and private had been full with students of different potentialities. But most of them were hidden because they were not given the opportunity to expose themselves. Governments, private organisations have been doing lesser effort on this  that was the reason why a lot of solutions to Nigerian problems in the field of education and politics were unsolved.  According  Liu (2013), defined cognitive abilities as the abilities that require the working of human mind. This means human minds are playing vital roles in accomplishing and igniting cognitive abilities of Nigerian students.  Bloom in his Taxonomy of educational objectives, helps to express the learning outcomes in the way to reflect cognitive abilities. He identified Six skills at different levels which includes: knowledge,  comprehension, analysis, application, synthesis and evaluation.  Cognitive abilities are very important abilities which he...