New Vision for Education

In the training field, we always have at least two elephants in the room; ' Why do I need to get trained, again? " and ' Who are you to teach me? '. Training takes away from time your participants would have spent on other important/urgent matters. Your adult learners may have been in many similar trainings. They would also ask themselves, why should they listen to you. These are important things to consider if we are aiming towards the best trainers we can be. Remember your role as trainer and understand the adult learner: When organizations hire us as trainers, they have a problem to solve or an opportunity they hope to exploit through the trainings we conduct. If your training doesn't result in a change in outcomes, then one would say you are an unsuccessful trainer, and rightfully so. Today, my work is mostly with university graduates entering Sierra Leone's workforce; the dynamic remains the same; 'Why do I need to be schooled again?' and 'Why ...

In 2017, The International Task Force of Teachers in its 10th Policy Dialogue Forum declared Teaching as a clinical-based practice profession - learn more  here . Teacher training is one of the most comprehensive forms of vocational training you can come across. Beyond basic teaching methodology and developing subject expertise, teachers are trained in a diverse array of subjects including sociology, psychology, community development, administration, measurement and evaluation etc. This makes sense when you consider that teachers are tasked with the responsibility of educating a country's people. When teachers use the cane, for me it shows a lack of professional sophistication and them walking away from standard educational theory and good practice used by their counterparts in all successful parts of the world. In over nine (9) years actively working in education across all levels, I am firmly coming to believe that the culture of using the cane in schools is too lazy for the kind...