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The dean of the Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan (UI), Prof. Femi Fakolade, has emphasized the impact of teachers’ personalities on the learners’ development.
He said teachers must have a personality that is sincerely welcome by all learners into the life-long journey of learning
Fakolade made this known while speaking at the programme organized by the Teacher’s Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) to induct qualified student-teachers into the teaching profession, which was held at the Large Lecture Theatre, Faculty of Education.
The dean further listed the professional skills that a teacher must possess to include: skills in communication, listening, collaboration, adaptability, empathy and patience.
Other skills, according to him, include value in real-world learning, the exchange of best practices and continuous learning.
He informed the inductees of their need in the society, saying the world needs almost 69 million teachers to reach the 2030 education goal set by UNESCO.
“Information on the statistics of teachers worldwide includes that there are close to 85 million teachers worldwide; 94 million in pre-primary, 30.3 million in primary, 18.1 million in lower secondary, 14.0 million in upper secondary, and 12.5 million in tertiary education. But the world is still in need of almost 69 million new teachers to reach the 2030 education goals of UNESCO, Institute of Statistics,” he said.
He encouraged the new teachers to aspire to inspire before they expire.
