THE NEW 6-3-3-4 SYSTEM OF EDUCATION WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO THE YOUTHS OF NIGERIA
Good day, Mr. Chairman, Panel of Judges Co-debaters, Ladies and Gentlemen I am Seyi Ogundimu of Oke-Ogun Grammar School. I am standing before you to propose the motion that states that, the new 6-3-3-4 system of education will be beneficial to the Nigerian youths".
To start with, what is the new 6-3-3-4 system all about? It is a new system of education introduced by the government recently to emphasize the need to acquire practical training and technological know-how in the area of woodworking, bricklaying and welding while undergoing theoretical teachings in secondary schools. I believe firmly that the system is fashioned to assist our youths in particular and the country at large.
The youths are bound to gain immensely from the 6-3-3-4 system because it encourages them to acquire skills in areas other than academic. After spending the first three years in secondary school. our youths would have acquired some technical skills in sundry technical lines like wood making, carpentry and dressmaking. Even when a child cannot cope academically, he can attend a technical school or a polytechnic where the technical skill he has acquired can be sharpened. In this way, such a child will not become a dropout and unemployable.
Moreover .the new system will go a long way to reduce unemployment in our country. The rate of unemployment among university graduates is very alarming. If the young graduates had learnt a trade or acquired a technical skill while in secondary school, such a skill would have been able to keep them going even when they are unable to get white collar jobs. The new system will in this way make youths who are engineers, accountants, teachers and other professionals to be more useful in the society if they can also acquire the technical knowledge and skills in bricklaying, welding etc.
Furthermore, the 6-3-3-4 system will make our youths to be good in all aspects of education. While we are going to have those who are interested in acquiring technical skills, some other youths will be privileged to blend their academic credentials with useful technical skills. This development will really reduce our dependence on foreign expatriates. A few years ago, some Indians and Pakistanis technicians flooded the country and they were highly paid at the expense of our people. You will agree with me, Ladies and Gentlemen that this has to stop. The only way to stop this is by encouraging our youths to acquire these technical skills.
Definitely, youths are the leader's of tomorrow and the future of our country rests on them and if we want them to be able to take up the leadership positions in future, the 6-3-3-4 system of education is the best that can benefit them.
I hope, with all the points I have put forward, I have been able to convince you that the 6-3-3-4 system will be more beneficial to the youths in Nigeria.