Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Nigeria expunged history from the curriculum years ago

Samuel:

History provides essential tools for mapping out the future. Even in business, history is important: successful entrepreneurs, for example, usually learn and benefit from the mistakes of those who came before them. Unfortunately, we in Africa continue to ignore the wealth of knowledge provided by our histories.

On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 4:16 PM, Samuel Zalanga <szalanga@bethel.edu> wrote:

Thanks for this information. Another  reason to lament for the country. I am not sure how one can live without taking history seriously. I know, however, that  history can be a burden. Yet we cannot avoid it without serious consequences.

Samuel

On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 12:53 PM, 'Ikhide' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> wrote:

"@atane: @iammissmary The system is broken. A while ago, schools expunged history from the curriculum. Sigh. http://t.co/WHatqJLCks"

"Critics have said that Nigeria's abhorrence of history is not new. There is no official account of the Civil War, reported the Vanguard newspaper, Wednesday. "When we obliterate history, we should also destroy our artifacts, burn our museums and monuments, heritage sites and archaeological activities. A generation of Nigerians without knowledge of history would not appreciate these treasures," the paper captured in an editorial.

"How does a country proceed without a knowledge of it heroes and heroines? History is not just a study of events and dates, it provides analytical insights into social formations, anthropological developments, inventions and innovations that shape humanity.

"If we do not want to go the way of the Bourbons, we must restore the study of history in our education curriculum and make it compulsory to rescue generations of our society who cultural dilution is making rootless," the publication stated.

- See more at: http://www.citifmonline.com/2014/03/12/nigeria-expunges-history-from-curriculum-due-to-lack-of-tutors/#sthash.HUlXMPzs.SsxQYu6v.dpuf

- Ikhide

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