Traditional education is the indigenous, ancient or old education in any society, which is as old as the society itself. Through this system of education, attitudes, the beliefs, the morals, the customs, the traditions etc., of the society are passed from one generation to the other.
The aims and objectives of such type of education are to produce people or citizens who are honest, respectable, skillful, intelligent, cooperative and culturally groomed.
The curriculum, methodology, general organisation and administrative structure of traditional education are patterned in accordance with the opinions, beliefs, customs, principles, experiences and practices of the community in which the education is taking place. Traditional education in Nigeria has been highly developed long before the advent of western education.
The curriculum of traditional education consists mainly of the learning of functional skills, morals, which are necessary to live in peace and protect the community from external aggression by neighbouring ethnic
groups. Most of the teaching and learning were conducted informally through socialisation processes. Literacy was not given much attention and so most of the learning and teaching were done through participatory education, oral work and memorisation. Traditional education is a combination of physical training and character building; and manual activity with the training of the intellect.
The period of graduation required for the mastery of any skill depended on when the learner can show enough practical evidence of competence during the entire period of apprenticeship. The learners are usually grouped according to their age grades, sex or kinship.
In the traditional education, the staffing system is not regular or specific.
The teacher of a particular skill or moral must be versed in the field he or she is supposed to teach. Today such practices have changed. One single staff in the traditional system of education may perform the role of a teacher, an elder, a craftsman, a moralist, a disciplinarian, a judge, a priest, etc.
The learning experiences in traditional education in Nigeria includes various types of skills such as pottery, weaving, agriculture, mother- craft, cooking, trading, wrestling, oratory, fortune-telling, traditional healing, fishing, respect for elders, taboos and cultural norms, hunting,warfare, tactics, blacksmithing and many other drafts and services.
Activity:
The aims and objectives of such type of education are to produce people or citizens who are honest, respectable, skillful, intelligent, cooperative and culturally groomed.
The curriculum, methodology, general organisation and administrative structure of traditional education are patterned in accordance with the opinions, beliefs, customs, principles, experiences and practices of the community in which the education is taking place. Traditional education in Nigeria has been highly developed long before the advent of western education.
The curriculum of traditional education consists mainly of the learning of functional skills, morals, which are necessary to live in peace and protect the community from external aggression by neighbouring ethnic
groups. Most of the teaching and learning were conducted informally through socialisation processes. Literacy was not given much attention and so most of the learning and teaching were done through participatory education, oral work and memorisation. Traditional education is a combination of physical training and character building; and manual activity with the training of the intellect.
The period of graduation required for the mastery of any skill depended on when the learner can show enough practical evidence of competence during the entire period of apprenticeship. The learners are usually grouped according to their age grades, sex or kinship.
In the traditional education, the staffing system is not regular or specific.
The teacher of a particular skill or moral must be versed in the field he or she is supposed to teach. Today such practices have changed. One single staff in the traditional system of education may perform the role of a teacher, an elder, a craftsman, a moralist, a disciplinarian, a judge, a priest, etc.
The learning experiences in traditional education in Nigeria includes various types of skills such as pottery, weaving, agriculture, mother- craft, cooking, trading, wrestling, oratory, fortune-telling, traditional healing, fishing, respect for elders, taboos and cultural norms, hunting,warfare, tactics, blacksmithing and many other drafts and services.
Activity:
- List (10) ten crafts, skills and or services that are rendered in your society and explain how one of the skills is being taught traditionally?
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