Culture is the way of life of people. It includes how they eat, what they
eat, how they dress, their religion among other things.
African traditional education is a form of learning in traditional African
societies in which knowledge, skills and attitudes of the community
were passed from elder to children to prepare them for adult life.
Methods of instructions used in African traditional Education.
include
Apprenticeship
Songs and dances
Storytelling
Narratives or narrations
Proverbs
Riddles
Ceremonies
Learning from specialist
Skills taught to girls included:
Cooking
Fetching water
Looking after young ones
Fetching firewood
Skills taught to boys included:
Herding
Hunting
Cultivating the land
Importance of African traditional education in promoting values
It emphasizes the value for respect for all
It emphasizes obedience
It encourages honesty among all members of the community
It encourages responsibility and hard work
It encourages faithfulness.
It promotes generosity and kindness as people take care of each
other.
It encourages people to live together in peace and unity.
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