The Ex president of the Association of Private Schools Proprietors, Dr Bukola Dosunmu has alleged that the implementation of an age limit for tertiary education holds significant promise for addressing numerous challenges within the country. She stated that the policy stands as a crucial measure in confronting various systemic issues by aligning with global educational practices.
She alleged that a detailed examination of the policy will help resolve the “hurried child” syndrome, wherein young students are prematurely advanced through the educational system. She stated that by imposing age restrictions, this policy aims to mitigate problems associated with class retention and academic dishonesty. She stated that it serves as a comprehensive solution to bolster the quality of education, particularly in areas plagued by substandard examination practices.
She alleged that the policy is expected to alleviate the pressures of rote learning on educators by addressing the issue of underage students within classrooms.
She said in an interview with Arise Tv from 1:54, “The policy of setting an age limit for tertiary education will solve a lot of problems in the country. We Nigerians need to be true to ourselves because if we examine this policy and the issues it generates in the light of global practices, we’ll know we are not being true and sincere to ourselves. When we look deeply into this policy, we’ll see that it is designed to help us address the “hurried child” syndrome. It is a policy that will serve as a panacea for many issues, such as problems with class retention and examination malpractice. It will also strengthen the poor examination standards in some of our schools and help relieve the burden of rote learning on teachers because some of the children in our classrooms are underage.”….Vïêw–Môrê