...Some private schools' proprietors blame Lagos State Ministry of Education
for late release of newly approved list of books
The euphoria that greeted the newly approved list of books by
the Lagos State Primary and Secondary Curriculum Services Department under the
state’s Ministry of Education is beginning to resonate sadly in some quarters,
especially among some private schools operating in the state.
The unawareness of many private schools authority about the newly
approved list for the next academic session beginning from the resumption of
school in September 2017, came to light when Bulkybon Periscopes visited various private schools in
different areas of the state to introduce some of the newly approved books to them.
Many proprietors of private schools said the new list is
already belated for use by their schools as they have given out lists of books
to students and parents in July for the 2017/2018 curriculum of studies before
the recent public presentation of the new lists on August 7 to 11, 2017 at
Ikeja Junior Secondary School, in Bolade area of Oshodi, Lagos.
Speaking under anonymity, one of the proprietors exclaimed
upon seeing the brochure of the newly approved list, “What! Why did they
release the list so late after we have already given out lists of books to
parents to buy for their children for the next session starting from September
2017? It means we can only start using the newly approved list from September
2018. It is not binding on us to buy books based on the 2017-2020 newly approved
list of books just released by the Ministry of Education.”
It seems there was no adequate publicity on the part
of the Lagos State Ministry of Education in terms of informing many private
schools' owners about the Lagos State 2017 Major Books Review that culminated in
the approval of the new lists for both primary and secondary schools curriculum of
studies that will commence from September 2017 to 2020; hence, the lack of knowledge about the newly approved list of books by a large number of private schools' administrators.
From the foregoing, it means publishers whose books are among
the newly approved lists have to sell their books to mostly only government
owned schools for 2017-2018 academic terms, in compliance with the Lagos State
approved new lists of curriculum of studies, as many private schools owners
have expressed dismay at the late release of the new lists, and declares that it is not
binding on them.
As public schools (owned by the state government) are still on holidays, it is not yet known whether they are aware of the new development or not.
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