Character Formation Has Education Failed Us An Academic X Tray on Today’s System of Education in Nigeria

The oxford Dictionary defines Education as “The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university”. It is “a kind of teaching, an enlightening experience”. For Mark Smith, “Education is the wise, hopeful and respectful cultivation of learning undertaken in the belief that all should have the chance to share in life” …“Education is seen as a deeply practical activity – something that we can do for ourselves what we could call self education , and with others.” Smith, M. 2020 . Azebeokhai Benedict O "Character Formation: Has Education Failed Us? An Academic X-Tray on Today's System of Education in Nigeria" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-3 , April 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd40038.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/40038/character-formation-has-education-failed-us-an-academic-xtray-on-today's-system-of-education-in-nigeria/azebeokhai-benedict-o