History is back!
In 1948 while giving a speech in the House of Commons, Winston Churchill paraphrased philosopher George Santayana when he said “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it”. History not only gives us a lens to look into the past but also gives us a blueprint to plan for the future. This is why it is important for the younger generation to have knowledge of it.
The Lagos State Government earlier this month announced that it is reintroducing history as a stand-alone subject to be taught in all Lagos schools. The Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance(OEQA), at the Lagos state Ministry of Education, Mrs. Abiola Seriki announced this in a directive through the Director of Research, Mrs. E. Pelemo.
The directive stated history as a stand-alone subject is back to Lagos schools and the directive is in line with the directive of the Nigerian Education Research and Development Council (NERDC). They have reintroduced the subject in the national curriculum and the Lagos State Unified schemes of work for primary and junior secondary schools.
The subject will be compulsory for primary and junior secondary school students while it will be an elective course for senior secondary school students. The subject will be taught to primary 1 and 2 students, JSS1 and JSS2 students in the 2022/2023 academic session.
#STATEAFFAIRS is a segment that gives you a quick rundown of various political and state issues as they happen in the most simple, subtle language. In this edition, we are looking at history being reintroduced to schools in Lagos State.
