Retired teachers commend Lagos govt. for raising standard of education

     Mrs Mopelola Ogunwale, A retired teacher, said that the state government had put in place so much to ensure effective teaching and learning.

    "Government has provided textbooks for the pupils but because of some parents’ non-chalant attitude, some children are still lacking basic things like writing materials,’’ she said.

    Ogunwale also appealed to the state government to fill vacancies created by retired teachers
    Another retired teacher, Mrs Veronica Azu, told NAN that in her 35 years of teaching, things had not been smooth, until recently.

"Things had gone bad at a point in time in the education sector but government is putting them right now.

"I have seen the ugly and the bright side of education but things have picked up and getting better with this administration,’’ she told NAN.

Azu advised the government not to relent in its efforts by recruiting more teachers to fill vacancies created by retired teachers.

  Meanwhile, Mr Olufemi Adedeji, the Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Mainland branch, said that the only way to tackle the problem of shortage of teachers ``is through constant recruitment’’