Jonathan to teachers: Be agents of positive change

President Goodluck Jonathan has assured Nigerian teachers of Federal Government’s commitment to addressing the shortfall in the teaching profession and plans to boost the capacity of teachers to deliver qualitative education.

Jonathan who gave the assurance while declaring open the 2013 World Teachers’ Day called on teachers to act as agents of positive change and transformation to enable the nation achieve its education goals.

Represented by Vice-President Namadi Sambo, the President challenged the teachers to work harder in imparting useful knowledge, discipline and patriotism to the younger generation.

He said, “On this important Teachers Day, we are making a call for teachers to give their utmost in achieving our education goals. We are calling for teachers who love the profession, not just teachers who impart knowledge to earn a living.

“We are calling for effective teachers, who assume ownership of the classroom, invest time with students and work creatively for their success. Indeed, we are making a call for teachers both in service and out of service, to act as agents of positive change and transformation for our dear nation’’, he said.

The President reassured that government on its part is committed to addressing the challenges in the nation’s educational sector.

He, therefore, called on all stakeholders in the sector to support the teachers in their sacred assignment of building the present and future leaders of the country.

Jonathan noted with delight the roles being played by teachers in sustainable development, and thanked them for their immense contributions in the field of medicine, science, technology, politics and the economy.

He said his administration was determined to address teacher shortage and improve the quality of education by reinforcing the training and retraining of the teachers.

He announced that government had so far trained 40,000 teachers at the National Teachers Institute (NTI), while the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) had expanded its support in the training of 5,000 lecturers across higher educational institutions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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