Who should get the teaching Job?
Attached are the handwriting samples of the two shortlisted candidates for the post of a primary school teacher. Of the two, which would you recommend for the job, assuming the vacancy is specifically for the role as a pre-nursery teacher?
As wonderful and important as education within the four walls of any citadel of learning is, there is one big lacuna I have discovered that most schools have in common. This is the fact that they not really admit students based on their core talents. You are simply given admission to study a particular course if you meet or exceed the cut off point. No consideration is particularly given to the intrinsic talent and wiring of the new intake – that is, whether or not the course he or she wants to study is in sync with his or her personality traits.
The pressure from parents does not help matters, either. The resounding admonition on career path in the mind of the average young man or lady, even while asleep, is to choose a profession such as Law, Medicine or Engineering. In those days, this seemed to be the ticket out of poverty but the scenario has changed a bit right now.
Many continue to struggle in various institutions of higher learning because they are studying courses that have no bearing whatsoever with their gifting. Some have had to drop out of school because they could no longer cope with the pressure. For some who barely make it to the final year, they get results that cannot positively get the attention of any organisation regarding employment.
One important advantage of graphology (personality assessment of an individual through the handwriting) is its relevance as a tool in career or vocational guidance. If guidance counselors, parents or tutors really have some understanding of the power of the handwriting, they can assist or guide these youngsters in choosing the “write” way.
One reason why there are many frustrated workers out there in the marketplace is that majority found themselves doing jobs that they had to take out of necessity, survival instinct or desperation. Moreover if key stakeholders in Nigeria had adopted this tool early enough, we just might have lowered crime rate in the country ultimately, either directly or indirectly because many more would found some kind of fulfillment in their jobs than staying idle. Of course, this would not completely solve crime problem in the country.
Without coming across as insensitive, I am not unaware that many found themselves in this life situation against their wish. Notwithstanding, life has a way of navigating us back to our real calling, provided we don’t ‘throw in the towel’.
In our next edition, we shall dive into this topic a bit more. Keep your fingers crossed till you find out the answer in the next edition. Until then, always remember that “if you must get it right, you must do it the ‘write’ way.
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