EXCELLENCE THROUGH EXPERIENCE

CAPACITY BUILDING ON SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR A PAPER PRESENTED BY:  Sulaiman Abdullahi Albaji @ GREAT HEIGHTS ACADEMY  KADO ESTATE ABUJA INTRODUCTION People’s understanding of what constitutes social and anti-social behaviour (ASB) is determined by a series of factors. As a result, what may be considered anti-social behaviour to one person can be seen as acceptable behaviour to another? The subjective nature of the concept makes it difficult to coin up a single definition. In a nut shell, anti-social behaviour means: Acting in a manner that causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more persons ( as the defendant(s) ) While social behaviour is the otherwise.’ Cameron (1998) reviews classifications of problematic pupil behaviour in schools, and of strategies and techniques employed to address these behaviours. As part of this, he proposes a grouping of anti-social behaviour into five categories: §   aggressive behav...

I am proud to be a teacher Which is the best Teaching Method? Teaching method which is the major concern in Great Heights Academy has been the sharpest tool in pedagogy from time immemorial with which knowledge, skill, norms and values are transferred from the trainers to the trainees. It is one of the most tedious tasks to pass experience from one head to another, which call for a systematic approach. Teaching is meaningless if less systematic. The teacher and the learner are just but like bowl full of oil and an empty bottle that needs to be filled. One needs to be extra careful and systematic in pouring the oil into the bottle. If not, it will be wasted and the bottle will remain empty. Hence the situation in class is more critical than one can ever imagine. This is because no one method of teaching is effective when used conservatively. So, could there be a best teaching method? It will be ridiculous to say yes because even prominent scholars in academia are of the opinion...