Education Stakeholders Express Opinions On Holiday Lessons

Holiday lessons are extra classes organized for students during school breaks.

While some people support them, others believe holidays should be strictly for rest and skill acquisition.

For a teacher from Igwebuike Grammar School, Awka, Mrs. Chinwe Akpulue, education is a veritable tool for nation building and national development, and is a continuous process, hence holiday lessons are essential for students in order to keep them busy and assist them to catch up in their academic activities.

She, however, noted that the disadvantage of holiday lessons is that they deprive students of rest, as all work and no play has negative effects, students may experience burnout, and it also places a financial burden on parents.

On her own part, a student of Ezeike High School, Nibo, Miss Treasure Umeadi, said holidays should be a time for rest from academic activities and school stress, and suggested that instead of going back to continue with academic activities, the time should be used to acquire skills.