THE ROMANTIC IDEAS PART 4

IDEA # 61

Write an email story with your partner. Start the ball rolling with an email that

says something like:

Chapter 1:

This is the story of Pete and Kate who met at a friend's engagement party one

summer afternoon.

The email can then continue to develop the beginnings of a story which can

be completely fictitious or a combination of fiction and reality.

Finish your email by saying, "And now for Chapter 2, its over to you..."

IDEA # 62

Buy a kite and on a windy day find a park and fly the kite with your partner.

If you can afford it, buy a large kite that you control with two hand lines.

These kites are great fun.

IDEA # 63

When you and your partner are planning to go out for dinner, suggest that you

have an 'Adventure Dinner'. Here's how it works

Set the timer on your stopwatch to count down twenty minutes. Next, ask

your partner to choose a number between 5 and 10. Lets say she chooses 7.

Give your partner a coin and tell her that at every 7th intersection, she has to

flip the coin. If it is heads you will turn left. If it is tails you will turn right.

When your watch timer goes off you have to both keep a look out for the

nearest place to eat.

This is a fun way to get out and about and try new places to eat.

IDEA # 64

When you and your partner are going somewhere special, get your camera,

buy a new roll of film and wait for her to come out of the house.

When she appears, act like a professional photographer and go wild taking

pictures of her with the flash. While you are taking photos, bombard her with

questions as though she was a famous actress and you are trying to get a

scoop for the magazine you represent.

Not only is this fun but you will also get some great photos to look back on

together.

IDEA # 65

When your partner is sick at home, take a day off to look after her.

Rent some videos, make her some soup, wrap her up in a blanket and just be

with her.

IDEA # 66

When you are having dinner one night, ask your partner about the things she

has always wanted to do.

Later on, write these things down so you don't forget them and over time try

and help make them happen. For example she may say that one thing she

has always wanted to do is swim with dolphins. Find out where she can do

this and organize it for her as a special surprise.

IDEA # 67

Rent the video, "An Affair To Remember". Buy some popcorn, champagne

and chocolate covered strawberries and have a special film night at home.

IDEA # 68

Go to the drive in but instead of sitting in the car, spread a picnic blanket on

the ground. Light a candle and buy popcorn. Cuddle your partner and enjoy

the film.

IDEA # 69

Create a personalized magazine cover for your partner. To do this, get hold

of a good quality photo of her and a copy of a popular entertainment

magazine.

Take these two items to a print shop or graphic design agency. Ask them to

scan your partner's photo and develop a magazine cover with the lead story

being, "The 30 most beautiful women of 2003".

When you get the cover, stick it on the front of a real magazine and ask your

local shop owner whether you can place it in the magazine rack. Organize to

meet your partner at the shop before going out. When she arrives, tell her

that you are just looking for a magazine. Let her browse the rack and

discover her magazine.

IDEA # 70

Fill the trunk of your car with helium balloons. Drive to a romantic spot in the

country to go for a walk. The ideal spot is somewhere up high with a clear

view of the surrounding countryside.

Get out of the car and act as though you are about to set off for your walk.

Make sure your partner is closer to the car than you and then throw her the

keys and ask if she can get your jacket from the trunk while you tie your

shoelace.

When she opens the boot the balloons will be released. You can also place a

sign saying, "I Love You" on the inside of the trunk so that it will be revealed

when the trunk opens.

IDEA # 71

On a special occasion create a unique present for your partner by buying two

white t-shirts and some fabric paint. Draw half a heart and the letters LO on

one t-shirt and the half a heart and the letters VE on the other t-shirt.

When you walk down the street holding each other close, the heart will be

made whole and your message of love revealed.

An example is shown below.

IDEA # 72

On a hot summers day, buy two large water pistols and take them to the

beach with you.

Pull them out and throw one to your partner and then have a huge water fight.

IDEA # 73

Share your food with your partner. When you go out for a meal, hold a forkful

up to her mouth and say, "You've got to try this."

Sharing your food and even feeding each other is a great way to become

closer as a couple.

IDEA # 74

Compliment your partner in public. If you are talking in a group and it is

appropriate to the conversation say something like, "Kate makes the most

incredible roast." Squeeze her hand while you are talking about her.

IDEA # 75

Arrange a special day off from work. Start with breakfast, go for a walk in the

park, go shopping, have afternoon tea in a cozy cafe and finish off with a

romantic dinner.

IDEA # 76

Buy a gift voucher for a facial at a local beauty clinic and place it in a card

accompanied by the message,

A special treat for

someone special

IDEA # 77

Even if you are just going down the road to buy some milk, act as though you

are returning home after a major adventure.

Say something like, "Well it was touch and go there for a while with the snow

and the wolves but I made it!" and then give your partner a huge bear hug.

IDEA # 78

Send your partner a thank-you note. For example:

Dear Richie,

Thanks for helping me move house.

Having you there made a huge difference.

I really appreciate your help and your love.

Tim

IDEA # 79

If you have kids, organize for them to stay at their grandparents for the

weekend.

On Friday evening, announce that the weekend is yours and start planning

how you are going to spend your special time together.

IDEA # 80

Give your partner a magic gift box. Every month, place a new small gift in the

box for her to discover.

The 1948 Education Ordinance - Part 5

The report of the Director of Education who was appointed in 1944 to review the ten years plan and that of Sir Sidney Phillipson on the procedure for assessing grants-in-aid for 1948 was the basis for the promulgation of the 1948 Education Ordinance. The ordinance decentralized educational administration. It created a Central Board of Education and four Regional Boards, that is, those of East, West, Lagos and North. It also recommended the establishment of Local Education Committees and Local Education Authorities.

The 1952 Education Ordinance

The 1952 Education Ordinance was introduced so as to enable each of the three newly created (Eastern, Western and Northern) regions to develop its educational policies and systems. The ordinance became an education law for the country. The membership of the central board and the regional boards were modified, while the Colonial Board was abolished. All schools, whether public or private, were to be subjected to inspection by the Regional Director or his representatives and the Inspector General or his representatives. The ordinance emphasized the overall responsibility of the central government.

The Regional Education Laws

In 1954, Nigeria became a federation of three (i.e. Eastern, Western and Northern) regions and the Federal Territory of Lagos (which was the Federal capital) as a result of the adoption of the 1954 constitution. Each region had the power of making laws for its territory and citizens.

The constitution contained three lists. These are:

(i)  Exclusive legislative list, which contained items upon which only the federal legislature or parliament could legislate, i.e. make laws.

(ii)  Concurrent legislative list, which consisted of items upon which both the federal and regional legislatures could make laws.

(iii)  Residual legislative list, which comprised items which were within the exclusive legislative competence of the regions.

The regions quickly exploited this constitutional provision and made regional laws.

The outcome of this exercise was the Education Law of 1955 in Western Region, the Education Law of 1956 in Northern Region and the Lagos Education Ordinance in 1957.

The Ashby Report of 1959 In April, 1959, the Federal Government of Nigeria constituted the Ashby Commission to investigate and report Nigeria’s manpower needs for a period of twenty years (1960-1980). The Commission led by Sir Eric Ashby, comprised three Nigerians, three Americans and three Britons. The Commission reported:

§ The imbalance between one level of education and the other

§ Limited admission opportunities for primary school leavers

§Few school teachers were qualified and certificated

§That the Nigerian education was parochial and literary

§Imbalance in the development of education between the North and South.

The commission recommended the expansion and improvement of primary and secondary education, the upgrading of the University College at Ibadan to a full-fledged university and the establishment of three other universities at Nsukka, Ife and Zaria. It also recommended the establishment of University Commission in Nigeria so that the universities will maintain uniform academic standard. The post-secondary school system was to produce the post- independence high-level manpower needs of Nigeria.

The 1926 Education Ordinance - Part 4

The 1926 Education Ordinance

In the month of March 1925, a memorandum on Education Policy in British

Tropical Africa was dispatched to the colonies as the basis for the British colonial education policy. The need to provide a modus operandi for this memorandum and the necessity to stop the mushroom primary schools from operating in Southern Nigeria provided the impetus for this ordinance. The ordinance was a landmark in the development of education in Nigeria and an outcome of the recommendations of the 1920 Phelps – Stoke Commission on Education in Africa. Its terms of reference include:-

(a) To inquire into existing educational work in each of the areas to be studied;

(b)To investigate the educational needs of the people in their religious, social, hygienic and economic conditions;

(c) To ascertain the extent to which these educational needs were being met; and

(d)To make available in full the result of the study.

The report of this commission geared the British Colonial Administration to demonstrate increased interest in African education. It issued its first educational policy in 1925. The 1925 memorandum outlined guidelines for operation in the colonial educational system. This policy consisted mainly of the recommendations of the Phelps-Stoke Commission. These include the following:-

(i) Establishment of advisory boards of education that will assist in supervision of educational institutions.

(ii)  Adaptation of formal education to local conditions

(iii) Study of vernaculars in schools

(iv) Thorough supervision and inspection of schools

(v) Education of women and girls

(vi) Emphasis on religious training and moral instructions (Osokoya, 2002). While the recommendations of the 1926 Education Ordinance are:-

(i) Making registration of teachers a pre-condition for teaching in any school in Southern Nigeria.

(ii)  Disallowing the opening of schools without the approval of the Director of Education and the Board of Education.

(iii) Authorizing the closure of any school, which was conducted in a way that was in conflict with the interest of the people or the host community.

(iv) Specifying the functions and duties of supervisors or mission school inspectors.

(v) Expanding and strengthening the existing Board of Education by including the Director and the Deputy Director of Education, the Assistant Director, ten representatives of the mission and other educational agencies.

 (vi) Regulating the minimum pay for teachers who were employed in an assisted school (Osokoya, 2002 and Fabunmi, 2003).

The 1887 Education Ordinance - Part 3

Consequent upon the separation of Lagos colony from the Gold Coast in 1886, it became mandatory that a purely Nigerian Education ordinance be enacted. The Ordinance was enacted in 1887. It created an Education Board and also stipulated rates and conditions for the award of grants, standard of examination, classification of teachers’ certificates and the board’s power to grant scholarship for secondary education.

The 1916 Education Ordinance

The 1916 Education Ordinance and the Code were approved on 21 and 24 December, 1916 respectively. They were the results of Lord Lugard’s efforts to cater for the whole country as education was based on good character and usefulness to both the individual and the community. The ordinance tried to reorganize the school system in

Nigeria. It also recommended that grant-in-aid be offered in the following percentages:

(i) Tone of the school, discipline, organization and moral instruction – 30 percent.

 (ii) Adequacy and efficiency of the teaching staff – 20 percent

(i)Periodical examination and general progress - 40 percent

(ii)Buildings, equipment, sanitation – 10 percent

The ordinance paved way for increased financial participation by Government, full- cooperation between the government and the missions and asserted government’s firm control over education. The Amended Ordinance No. 8 of 1919 gave more powers to the inspector by allowing them to inspect any school, whether assisted or non-assisted and also empowered the Education Board, upon the recommendation of inspectors, to close non- performing schools.

The 1882 Education Ordinance - Part 2

Education legislation began in Nigeria with the introduction of the 1882 Education

Ordinance for British West African territories that is Lagos, Gold Coast (now Ghana), Sierra Leone and Gambia. It prescribed the following criteria:

(i)  Award of grants for organization and discipline, with special grants for schools, which obtained high percentage of, passes, and thus attained high standard of general excellence.

(ii)  A capitation grant for each subject

(iii)  A capitation grant in proportion of the average attendance at school.

The other provisions of the ordinance are: annual evaluation of pupils, methods of granting teachers certificates, a system of grant-in-aid, and the establishment of a General Board of Education with the power to establish local boards. The ordinance also recommended that one-third of the salary of the inspector of schools for the Gold Coast should be paid by the Lagos colony. Lagos and Gold were jointly administered.

The 1887 Education Ordinance

Consequent upon the separation of Lagos colony from the Gold Coast in 1886, it became mandatory that a purely Nigerian Education ordinance be enacted. The Ordinance was enacted in 1887. It created an Education Board and also stipulated rates and conditions for the award of grants, standard of examination, classification of teachers’ certificates and the board’s power to grant scholarship for secondary education.

Historical Analysis Of Educational Policy Formulation In Nigeria - Part 1

Certain historical antecedents have impact on how educational policies are formulated and implemented in Nigeria. The Lagos Colony, Southern and Northern protectorates were British colonies, which were amalgamated in 1914 and named Nigeria.

The territory remained a British colony till 1960 when it attained independence. The colonial administrators introduced an indirect rule policy. Indirect rule was an administrative system, which Lord Lugard introduced into Nigeria. It was a system of administration in which the tutelary power recognized the existing traditional administrative structure, and used such for the administration of the Lagos Colony, and the Southern and Northern Protectorates. The indirect rule policy recognized the Islamic education in the Northern Protectorate; hence the Christian missionaries were restricted from spreading both Christianity and Western education to the region. This accounts for the gap in the level of educational development between the North and the South. This has a lot of implications for the planning of education in Nigeria. Of recent, the Federal Government has put in place several educational policies (such as the quota admission, the educationally disadvantaged and less disadvantaged areas policies etc.) with a view to reduce the gap in North-South level of educational development.

The colonial administrators adopted British form of education in Nigeria, hence the following school systems: primary, secondary, sixth form and higher education were introduced. Consequent upon the attainment of independence, it was discovered that this system of education did not meet the aspiration of Nigerians; hence the current 6-3-3-4 educational policy was introduced in 1977. The policy sought to introduce a functional technology-based education, which could sustain the economy. The colonial administrators administered education through the use of certain education ordinances and education codes, such as the 1882, 1887, 1916, 1926, 1946 and 1926 Education codes, (Ijaduola, 1998 and Ogunu, 2000). These codes and ordinances were used as guidelines to administer education in the colony. They served as the basis for the modern day educational policies, education laws and techniques of educational administration in Nigeria. The Macpherson Constitution of 1951 put education in a concurrent list, hence both the central and regional governments could legislate on education. This has a lot of impact on the present arrangement. There are thirty-six state governments and the federal government in Nigeria, each of which could legislate on education.

THE ROMANTIC IDEAS PART 3

IDEA # 41

Buy a tree with your partner and plant it in a special spot. Each year on your

anniversary, have a glass of champagne next to your tree and talk about how

your love and the tree have grown.

IDEA # 42

If you shower first in the morning. Steam up the bathroom and write a

message such as "Pete Loves Kathy" on the mirror for your partner to read

when she uses the bathroom. This also works on car windows when it's cold.

IDEA # 43

As a special gift, name a Star after your partner. A number of astronomical

agencies allow individuals to name stars and you receive formal

documentation identifying the star that you have named.

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IDEA # 44

Find a comic strip that relates to something that you and your partner have

shared together, for example perhaps you both work in the same office and

you find a Dilbert cartoon that relates to the politics at your workplace.

Enlarge the cartoon using a photocopier and use white-out to cover the

cartoon text. Type up your own text that relates to you and your partner and

paste it in the appropriate places and then photocopy the cartoon again so

that it looks like your text was the actual text of the cartoon.

For an added touch, get your customized cartoon laminated before giving it to

your partner.

IDEA # 45

When you and your partner are enjoying a restful time away, organize to wake

up early one morning and go to a scenic spot to watch the sun rise.

This may seem difficult but it is something which is definitely worth doing at

least once. Seeing a new day being born is something really special to share

with your partner.

IDEA # 46

When you have access to a spa, create a romantic atmosphere by placing

some candles around the tub and some rose petals floating on the surface of

the water.

As your partner enjoys the water, serve champagne and chocolate covered

strawberries before joining her.

IDEA # 47

Create some love coupons that your partner can exchange for romantic

favors.

For example you could have a coupon that reads

This coupon entitles the bearer to:

One Foot Massage.

Use by 07/08/2045

Use a date many years in the future if you want to suggest that you and your

partner will always be together. As a special bonus, you can get 50 love

coupons at my lovemaking website.

IDEA # 48

On a warm summers night, organize a backyard picnic. Spread a picnic

blanket on the ground and get together some snacks, chocolates and

champagne. Lie down on the blanket with your partner and gaze up at the

stars together.

IDEA # 49

Next time it is raining really heavily, go for a walk with your partner. Forget

the umbrellas and the raincoats. Run through the streets together, jump in

puddles and get totally saturated.

Pick her up, twirl her around and kiss her while the rain falls. Taste the water

off her face and hold her close.

When you get back home have a hot shower and then share a warm drink

preferably in front of an open fire.

IDEA # 50

Organize a hot air ballooning trip as a special surprise. Most trips begin with

a glass of champagne before you float over the countryside with your partner.

IDEA # 51

When your partner is sitting at a table or desk, come up behind him or her and

give her a back, shoulder and head massage. Finish with a gentle kiss on the

cheek.

IDEA # 52

Place an ad in the paper on a normal day saying something like:

Dear Amanda,

With you by my side, everyday

feels like Valentines Day.

Thank you for being you.

Love,

Graham

IDEA # 53

Buy a book that you and your partner are both interested in reading.

Read one chapter each night in bed with each of you taking turns to read out

loud.

This can be a great alternative to television.

IDEA # 54

When your partner is having a shower or bath, take her towel and place it in

the dryer to make it really warm and then wrap her up in it when she is done.

IDEA # 55

Photocopy your hand and fax a copy of it to your partner with a message

saying, "Do ya wanna hold hands?"

IDEA # 56

Next time you order a pizza, ask to have it cut into a heart shape before it is

delivered to your home.

IDEA # 57

Buy a box of chocolates and very carefully open one side of the plastic wrap

so that you can gently slide the box out. Open the box and place a love note

inside. Then slide the box back into its plastic wrap and reseal it.

IDEA # 58

Rent a tandem bike and go for a ride with your partner. At the end of your

ride have a picnic in the park.

IDEA # 59

If you are away on a business trip, document a day in your life for your

partner. For example:

'A Day In The Life Of Mark'

6am: Just woke up and thought of you - Wish you were laying next to me.

Well, I better get ready for work.

7am: Am on the train. It's crowded; everyone looks like they are half dead. I

miss ya heaps.

8.30am: Have just organized my day, it's going to be a busy one.

9.30am: Am in the middle of a really boring meeting. I am trying to

concentrate on this months sales figures but I keep thinking of your beautiful

eyes.

6.30pm: Thank goodness the day is over. I am counting the days until we’re

together again.

Send your letter to your partner. This is a wonderful way to tell your partner

how often you think about her during the day and to share your life with her in

a special way.

IDEA # 60

Speak to your partner's family and find out what her favorite book was when

she was a little girl.

Buy a copy of the book and read it to her in bed.