A DESIRE FOR LITERACY

   I feel bad whenever i remember numerous individuals under the umbrella of unemployment, the feeling becomes worse when i think of thousands of individuals who are happy because they have finished their first degree. There is a saying that "an idle hand is the devil's workshop" but i am of the opinion that the higher the unemployment rate in the society the higher the rate at which unlawful(criminal) acts occur , i.e. man might want to go beyond the law when the law they respect cannot provide for them an earning means with which they can take care of their needs & in the process they become criminals, Immanuel kant said Man must be disciplined, for he is by nature raw and wild.
   What is Literacy? Literacy is traditionally understood as the ability to read and write, leading us to education which is the only way to understand reading and writing. Laila Iskander said "for too long we have defined literacy in the narrow sense of mastery of the written word.And while it is important to teach people to communicate in the language of the power elites, the written word is not the only kind of literacy required to do that" 

   I know that being happy with a current job/task influences and increases our chance of being a responsible member of the society, provided your organization is an ethically-fit organization. I remember sometimes last month, as i was in my room planning my activities for the day, i heard voices from the next room, suddenly one of them talking to the other said "school ti sun mi" (i am tired of the learning environment), i stopped what i was doing to think that how could a learning environment be discouraging when it ought to encourage and attract, but then i remember the education system lacks many tools which can make it encouraging and the good management of those tools to provide excellent results rests on the administration of education system. What am i saying? I mean that the community, government & all educational stakeholders should find ways of designing projects which will not only encourage students but breed a desire for literacy among illiterates. By so doing, we will rip the society off of oppression, poverty & unemployment.
   Rather than focusing on the root causes of oppression, stakeholders need to focus on the source of hope in designing curriculum that delivers educational contents. This way we can welcome ourselves into a new nation.

   I PRAY THAT THE ALMIGHTY GOD SHOWERS HIS MERCY ON US, AMEN.