DAY AND
BOARDING SCHOOL (Taking the roles of Parenthood)
It
is said that "children are precious gifts from God", they are also
"the inheritance" to their parents. But the question is, how should
one treat a precious gift when received? And how can one groom or build
something to the point of seeing and regard it as an inheritance? To answer this
important question, let's first consider some key points that deserve our
attention, then we will breakdown the question that was asked earlier.
Education is the foundation of any child to becoming enlightened about
life generally. It is a structure that shapes a child's understanding to growth
and development. It plays a key role in helping a child to grow in knowledge,
to build and shape his or her mental capacity. It does not stop there. It is like a drug prescription given by a doctor
that needs to be given at the proper time. In other words, education breeds enlightenment.
Yet if the prescription and dosage is misused, it could lead to numerous
complications that could change the course of a child's growth and development.
It is
true every child deserves to be educated, they deserve to be able to identify
and relate with other people and their environment. I remember then when my
father used to relate what school was back then, though they weren't as
advanced as we are in science and technology now, still they were able to make
a great deal of the things they learned and knowledge they acquired. Children
back then knew when to go, when to be in and the definite time to leave school.
Even in the 80s when I was born and the early 90s, school was awesome and fun,
even when we didn't have the privilege of attending a private one, the public
ones were a master class! We respected our teachers and this sprang a certain
positive dread of our teachers, so in order not to be a scapegoat we do our
best to please them. Though there were some who still displayed the traits of a
goat, but not as rampant as it is everywhere now.
To those
who lived back then or even before, do you ever remember been in school till 4,
5 or 6pm? Can you recollect been in school when you were just a baby? No I
doubt it!! Despite the fact that we got admitted to school when we were much
older, still education was at its positive pitch then.
Nowadays, our schools have taken the roles of our dear parents. From infancy, a
child is now placed in school and left there till about six in the evening
without the touch and attention of the mother. Most of the things the child
needs to learn from the mother or father is now a modern course or subject in our schools. Parents no longer have enough
time to spend with their children and some even make worse by sending their
wards to boarding schools at a very tender age. When you ask them the reason,
they say 'so that the child can learn discipline or be given the proper
discipline. But it begs the question: What
is the parent's primary role in the growth and development of their children?
It is
paramount that before a child is brought forth into this world, parents must
ask themselves the above question. It is not mine to tell what should be done
or not for the mental, moral, emotional, social or physical growth of their
child, but as parents fail to see or understand the value of their role, the
bitter truth is, it is only little that
a school can do because the foundation the parents ought to have
prepared is what the schools build on and when the bedrock isn't there, what
happens?
Young ones are
like sponges, they absorb what they see and hear. Haven't you noticed sometimes
that it was when your little one got admitted to school he or she began to say
or use some bitter words? Or he/she started doing some preposterous things that
might shame one or even leave one bewildered? The truth is you can never be too
sure what your little wards is exposed to when they are away. There are some
boys and girls who have become homosexuals because of early exposure and no
parent attention or scrutiny, while unfortunately some have been abused even by
those who teach or ought to guide and guard them.
We are
not saying here that parents shouldn't take or send their wards to school;
neither are we saying it is bad, because we all know how important it is. We
also know that both parent needs to work sometimes to make ends meet so as to
survive. Still our maximum focus is, it is important, ideal and very essential
for parents to do their own special and God-given homework before they send
their children out, because we all know the saying " failure to plan is tantamount to planning to
fail" Finally, parents even when
your child needs to stay out long in school because of extra classes, be
observant, approachable, be kind enough to teach them and vigilant to warning
signs.
Be the school your child deserves and needs
before and after you send them off to school. Please stay connected for more.
MacKennery Heartz
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