Oladapo Omitogun's Blog

On August 3, 2023, I was celebrated for my two years of dedicated commitment to Teach for Nigeria to shaping the future of education, making a profound impact on many young minds in low-income communities, and helping them reach their full potential. The journey doesn't end here; I'm determined to continue driving positive change. Wishing myself all the best for the future ahead.

The Teacher and Learner Paradox. At times the roles of teacher and learner are not always clearly defined or mutually exclusive. In many situations, the teacher is also a learner, and the learner is also a teacher. As a teacher is okay to feel pride in the subject matter we teach. But it is wrong to believe that our job is only to impart knowledge to our pupils. On one hand, a teacher is expected to have expertise in a particular subject area and to impart that knowledge to their pupils. However, in the process of teaching, the teacher often gains new insights and learns new things about the subject matter or from the learner He/She teaches.  At the start of my career as a Teach For Nigeria  fellow teaching in a public primary school. I was somehow drawn back to the opportunity of teaching in a primary class, as I wanted a secondary class, thinking the primary class will not be a challenging experience for me.  So far if I must say the experience has humbled m...