November, 2021
The Seven Star Teacher Book Launch….
It was just like yesterday when the transformative Project 1 Million Teachers and the launch of the #book “The Seven Star Teacher: Towards Improving Transformative Learning in Africa” by Mr. Akin Akinpelu was unveiled.
A great and memorable pleasure to see distinguished Participants and Speakers gathered at the event as the well-researched work was unveiled @Raddisin Blu, Ikoyi Lagos.
Some Key Learning Points from the Educational Dialogue:
- Transformative learning is wholesome: psychological, spiritual, physical, logical. Mr. Niyi Adesanya, CEO, Fifth Gear Plus
- Rethinking teacher training, less didactic but fit for purpose. Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, Honorable Commissioner for Education, Lagos
- Motivation is the alternative to education; cascading the role of a teacher as a motivator, an inspirer, and a developer. Motivation prepares the receptacle for learning to take place. Sir Demola Aladekomo, Founder Champs
- Education is not just knowledge, understanding, or comprehension; education is wisdom – application. Else, why do we have smoking doctors… Wisdom is the thing you do after you’re taught. Cosmos Maduka, Founder, and Chairman, Coscharis Group
- The issue is not children’s delinquency, but parental delinquency. – Cosmos Maduka
- Education is the parameter for social change. Akin Akinpelu
- Children are a heritage of the Lord. Blessed is the man, the nation who has its hand full of them and commits to their development. Johnson Abbaly
- A teacher is like a chef who mixes and moulds several ingredients together, including the different socio-economic backgrounds of students, previous knowledge, learning styles, personalities, curriculum, learning environment, etc. to arrive at a defined learningoutcome. Abraham Owoseni.
- Teachers fish out abilities, and talents of learners just like Peter fishing for fish. Mrs Moyinoluwa Olutayo.