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Vision without direction: Lessons learnt from a futile journey.

“ Without vision, you have no direction. Without direction, you have no purpose. ” —  Steve Gilliland “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.” Proverbs 29:18 ( KJV). Hi dear,  My heart is indicting to tell you how my day went and the lessons I learnt from a bad experience I had today. What a painful and stressful event it was! Indeed, it is true that speed in the wrong direction is only a waste of time and can be a waste of life if the change is not effected on time. It’s a story of moving with a vision but without the right direction. So, sometime last month, one of the senior administrative staff, Mr Kingpraise, called me into his office to inform me that he was recommended to the National Examination Council (NECO) as a supervisor in the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). I was so happy as I considered that an open door. Finally, God has begun to answer my prayers, I thought. In my heart, I kept praying that there

CIVIC EDUCATION: MORE THAN JUST A SUBJECT.

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The meaning of civic education remains a mystery to many. Many people believe civic education is just a subject taught in high school as another way of making a good grade. As good as this explanation sounds, it is not sufficient enough to express the importance of this subject area. One of the aims of this blog post is to define civic education and explain the relevance of this subject matter to the national building and the development of a nation, especially, Nigeria. Civic Education first of all is a form of education. Online Etymology Dictionary expresses that, etymologically, the word "education" is derived from the Latin word ēducātiō, which means “to breed, to bring up, or to nurture, especially as regarding the mind of a person. Education itself is a process of enlightening the mind to ensure the transformation of a person. Education is also an art of teaching or learning relevant knowledge and skills necessary to make one better in an area of life. It is also necess