After two and a half decades of experimenting with the 6-3-3-4 system of education, the Federal Government yesterday spoke of plans to dump the policy. Reason: It has failed to address the nation’s many education challenges.
Minister of State for Education, Kenneth Gbagi, disclosed this at a meeting with the management of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and the 36 state chairmen of the commission in Ibadan, Oyo State capital yesterday.
Gbagi, who hinted that the country might return to the former 6-5-4 system beginning from next session, explained that plans had reached an advanced stage on the proposed change. He said the Federal Government would soon make its decision known.
Highlighting the weakness of the 6-3-3-4 system, which was imported from the United States (US) in the mid 80s, Gbagi stated that the system had failed to address the yearnings of Nigerians in the area of education advancement. The minister disclosed that the decision was part of the white paper raised on education reform, stressing that the 6-3-3-4 system has failed to bring the desired change envisioned by its promoters and that it has not produced visible advantages.
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