CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The old system of education (pedagogy) was trace back, to the coming of the white missionaries. However, the white men who finally colonized Nigeria bequeathed to us an educational Menu devoid of reasoning. After fifty years of independence, Nigerian education has not yet left the age of uncertainty.
The question which the inquiring mind would like to ask is what is wrong with the previous curriculum, the 6 – 5 – 2 – 3 system?
There was obviously something fundamentally wrong with the old system in the first place. It was not designed to lead the nation to technological development. It was merely aimed at teaching literacy and nothing more. The curriculum created more grammar schools which made children literate in arts to the neglect of reflective, critical creative and caring thinking.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Nigeria as a nation suffers from ignorance and deficient Education. Many people lacked the vision and don’t have a genuine mission. People are being misled by all sorts of false doctrines, propaganda and lack of authenticity in life. All this factors hinders human development and lack of human development hinders creativity and national development.
The point of inquiry is what kind of philosophy does Nigerian need to induct in order to pave way for self realization and self actualization?