An education system worth its salt :: Mmegi Online

There is a paradigm shift in teaching. A shift from the traditional role of teachers as lecturers, dictating terms in the instructional room. The change is an appropriate response to the demands of life in general and the world of work in particular.

An education system worth its salt should cease to emphasise on transmission of content but endeavour to churn out graduates who could flourish both in their personal endeavours and professional lives.

Embedded in the 21st-century curriculum should be a wide spectrum of soft skills relevant to life and the job market. Preparing the ground for honing and sharpening of soft skills requires facilitators and mentors and not lecturers. At the heart of the teaching and learning industry should be a reciprocal approach where teachers and students could switch and swap roles with relative ease.

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