Between My Elementary 4 School Experience and My Son's

I am putting up this post with the hope that my dear readers will not laugh at me...choi. I have a son in elementary 4 and when i compare his present experiences to mine as a primary 4 pupil, i am amazed at how so much has changed. Here is a list of a few differences in how he is rolling in 2015 and how i rolled as a primary 4 student in the 80s.

1. He is taking subjects i never knew about at his age and class. He has so many books and subjects which i only started experiencing much later in secondary school. Then we wonder why they ae learning and growing so fast. We are teaching them fast.

2. At primary 4, i walked to and from my school with my brother. We drive them to and from school daily. Infact, they have had very little experience of walking on the road side.

3. When i was in primary 4, K was for kobo. Now it is for 1000 naira. My parents would give me 50 kobo for food and fruits at the school's cafeteria. All i took was an empty plate to buy the food. My son leaves home daily with food, fruits, snack and juice packed in his lunch bag.

4. My elementary 4 son operates computers, smart phones, games and more like a pro. At his age and class, i was doing record players and i had spoilt my dad's 4th TV and still counting.

5. This one is common to most of us in those days. I went to a school with over 15 buildings but just 2 buildings(staff building and a 2 storey building) had windows and doors. All the other classes were famous "Jakande" buildings with its signature blocks and roofings only. My son however enjoys an air conditioned class with state of the arts computer classes.

6. My class used to close at 1pm in primary 4. Even that was a harrowing long journey most days. My son closes at 3:30pm daily. My secondary school which was military closed at 2 p.m.

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 7.I went to a public primary school. He is attending a private primary school.

8. And finally, My primary 4 son's tuition for a term can pay my whole school fees from nursery till i graduated university.

These are some of the changes that i think cuts across most homes provided you want the best for your children. I challenge the goverment of Nigeria at all levels to find a solution to the falling standard of public education. 

Public schools should be in a class to reckon with. parents should make the choice of sending their wards to private schools because they want to and not because they do not have an option. 

Abi you wan send your child to this kain school below?