Tai Solarin

This book is about the life and times of a Nigerian



education icon, Tai Solarin, written from the



perspective of a very close student who was trained by



him. Tai was unusual and deserves to be celebrated



because he dedicated his entire life to the service of



humanity, starting by building a unique Nigerian



secondary school from scratch with his British wife



without any significant financial investment but robust



physical energy, Spartan self-discipline, and a meteoric



vision. This was in 1956. This school allowed religious



freedom and full development of the human spirit;



motivated the students to become the best they could



be and taught physical and vocational education. The



students worked with the non-teaching staff to build



classrooms, cook, and process food; grow and harvest



crops; manage 24-hr water and electricity supply; bake



bread, raise pigs, poultry and goats for domestic



consumption.