The Challenges of Teaching Profession in the Recovery of Quality in the Nigerian Education System

Abstract

The teacher factor has always been a subject of discussion in the education industry. This is because, the teacher remains the arrow head of the entire education system and practice. What he does and what he does not, both entails a far reaching implication on the quality of education delivered to the clients of the nations’ education system from across the pupils/students, the parents, community and the society at large. This explains why there are too much hues and cries in the depreciating quality in the Nigerian education system. It is indisputable in Nigeria that the quality of the products of the Nigerian education system across all levels has been a matter of serious concern to all stakeholders-parents, students, teachers, administrators, employers of labour and community leaders among others. Meanwhile, upon all the underlying issues related to the causes of poor quality education, the teacher factor is considered by this paper as very paramount and supposed to be the starting point in the recovery of quality in the education sector. The paper thus, examined the teaching profession with special reference to the concepts of the teacher, his training of education and his performance and add up to the challenges the profession is facing in the recovery of quality in the Nigerian education system. The paper therefore recommended a full review of all the policies and facets of the teacher, his training and his practice to enhance the realization of quality education in the Nigerian education sector.