Interview with Tutor General/Perm.Sec. Education, Lagos State Education District 1, Mrs. Ayandele A.Olayinka. PhD
" As the first Head Girl of Government College, Agege,
I excessively focused and committed to leading by example. I strove hard to
ensure my mates understand whatever we were taught. I organised tutorials and
my mates benefited from it yet it never crossed my heart to become a teacher.
After graduation, I avoided teaching for over 12 years not
knowing teaching was my calling - though, my mother was a retired teacher. My
childhood dream was to become a chartered accountant and to work with NNPC.
However, every time I had anything to do with explaining a
concept to people, I do it with passion and I get excellent remarks from them.
And I've since, developed unflinching passion for teaching. Since I resumed as
TUTOR GENERAL, we have designed a functional and result oriented process that
have yielded remarkable results both in and outside the classrooms. Education
District 1 has moved from 21% in our 2015 performance score card to 71.4% in
2016.
It is our resolve to make learning interesting and appealing
to every child under our jurisdiction and my greatest joy has been seeing
parents withdrawing their children from private schools and enroll them into
public.
With the clear interest of Gov. Ambode in education, the
learning outcomes of Lagos State will remain a model for all".
Watch out for the full interview in AgegePulse next edition.
