Education: The Deserving Insulation from Territorial, Economic and Technological Disasters of the Vision 2020 Saga

Abstract

Education has been described by many experts and even novices as the sum total of the outcome of
human exposure to experiences in different environments. The outcome usually manifests into change in
behaviour. The paper sought to x-ray different opinions on outcomes that are capable of insulating
countries from disasters inherent in their quest for the first 20 (twenty) best economies by the year 2020.
The 20:2020 vision has been ascribed for that magic condition that would create territorial, economic,
technological freedom, etc. the paper discussed the issue under the following headings: economic
emancipation, technological freedom, educational disasters, the vision 20:2020 saga, the NPE (National
Policy on Education) and educational systems changes and the way forward/deserving insulation.
Conclusions were drawn and recommendations proffered for teacher education to be made free and rich,
books to be captured in Internet, CDs and DVDs, student peer-review assessment for tests and class-work,
certification for mid-way dropouts in order to reduce High Dropout (HDO) risk. These were seen as
necessary ingredients for achievement of the vision 20:2020.