Series 2: STOP BUCK PASSING

Theme:   7 THINGS THAT WOULD IMPROVE WELFARE OF PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS


Buck passing is the trading, shifting or apportionment of blame to a person or group of persons for the occurrence or existence of unpleasant conditions.

Teachers view and hold other stakeholders apart from themselves, liable and responsible for the poor welfare practices in the private sub-sector of education.

This belief has been the case for a very long time now but the fact remains that it has never resolved or improved the situation of welfare of private school teachers.

 Therefore, it is imperative to quit the old strategy which yields no desirable result. That is, stop buck passing. Stop blaming other stakeholders- school owners, government, parents… and the society at large. They are not the problem neither is the age long attitude the solution.

Teachers, it is time to focus on the real issues and do the needful.

TO DO:

*Define: Accept or reject that poor welfare for private school teachers exists.

*Analyse the problem objectively by taking into account the perspectives of all stakeholders.

*Identify definite causes of the problem from the analysis.

*Research on definite preventive and corrective  solutions to the identified causes of the problem.

P.S: Don’t miss the next series. And invite colleagues (private school Teachers) to join the Facebook group; Private School Teachers Network. After the series comes the practical sides...