The Osun State Commissioner for Education, Mr. Kola Omotunde-Young has called for the use of mother tongue (Yoruba language) for teaching in schools across the state.
Mr. Kola Omotunde-Young urged the teachers to use the Yoruba language to teach and use locally available examples and concepts for illustration in order to achieve effective understanding of the subjects by the pupils and students.
He stated this while inspecting some schools across the State, maintaining that Yoruba should be used as the first language and English as second language in teaching.
The Commissioner called on teachers and parents in the State to support the functional education drive of Governor Rauf Aregbesola by showing commitment to teaching and giving the children adequate
parental care.
According to Mr. Omotunde-Young, for the efforts of Aregbesola’s administration at improving education in the state to yield positive results, parents and teachers need to see themselves as major
stakeholders in the drive.
Mr. Omotunde-Young urged parents, guardians and society to pay more attention to the educational development of the children.
The Commissioner maintained that, parents must specifically ensure that every child enjoys good parenting as a right and not a privilege and given the children moral education to complement what they are
being taught in schools.
He urged the teachers to ensure effective teaching and mentoring, appealing to them to make classrooms friendly and learner-centred so that, the standard of education in the state can improve.
The Commissioner urged teachers and school authorities to always maintain clean environment, noting that it will reflect in the overall behaviour of the students.
Mr. Omotunde-Young appealed to parents and guardians to provide for the academic needs of their children, lamenting that many parents sent their children to schools to resume the new term in tattered dresses.
