Investing A Child's Future In Education

The Joy Of  Education

 

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                                               STEVE WAYA

 

The education of a child is solely dependent on the disposition of the parent or guardian who sees the need to secure the child's future. Securing the child's future entails enrolling the child in a school where there is sound discipline, moral uprightness, industry and academic excellence. Also, prompt payment of school fees, provision of textbooks, writing materials and others, as these provide for a conducive learning atmosphere for the child. All these form the bases for good learning and teaching experience, which the cumulative effect is quality education, delivered by quality and qualified teachers. While the school plays its part in equipping the child with knowledge and grooming him, it nearly becomes a training in futility when parents fail to play their part. In a situation a parent do not see the need to do the needful and tend to derogate from his or her responsibility as a parent; such a parent is not investing in the child's future, which becomes blighted.  However, when  a parent makes it a point of duty as well as obligation, to ensure that the  child is not sent out of school on account of defaulting or late payment of school fees and others, schools are encouraged to put in its best foot forward to securing the  child's future. The future of every school child lies in the hands of his or her teachers, and by extension, the school, which also includes the child's school mates. The school needs to be encouraged to give the child the best as every child deserves nothing but the best. In view of this, parents who have chosen to invest in their children's future, securing their future with school and are playing their roles as responsible parents, are helping to build their children's future in no small measure. A Special Privilege At this juncture, it imports to highlight a few points as regard the benefits of investing a child's future in education:  -       Knowledge and Power: Knowledge is synonymous with power. It is information gained. And this information is so powerful that it could make and it could also destroy. This buttresses  the saying that, "Information is power." Knowledge is the greatest gift ever on earth. Although many people may argue that having riches or being wealthy is better than having an education, this is a misconception. As good as affluence is, a person who does not have an education lacks the requisite knowledge or information to have absolute control of his life. They lack the power to be independent, to influence positive changes around them. They lack the power to independently and effectively deal with matters affecting their social lives.  A person who is educated and well-informed is armed with a sense of responsibility to shape and mould his life in a way as to fit into any social class. He is independent of others when it comes to matters affecting his social life. Also, he wields powers to positively affect lives and influence changes around him. Of course, he is also rich, intellectual wise. A  child must be given that desired quality education he needs to possess such powers by investing in his future now. Doing what behooves a parent to do about his school is simply sacrosanct!  -          Better Association: One of the ways  to influence better association of people with a child is to make him or her an invaluable asset by putting more value on the child. This will expose the child to the larger society, thereby attracting people that matter. In our contemporary society, uncivilized people are not really always considered worth integrating into the larger society. This is because every society needs people who can bring their wealth of experience to bear. Of course, nobody ever has an experience without knowledge. Those who have such wealth of experience or knowledge are always given a better place in society. Again, because they are considered more resourceful, on account of the indispensable and invaluable knowledge they have acquired. There is no better time than now to give every child that education which gives this knowledge, to make him feel a sense of belonging while he is growing up. Whatever is given to a child at this stage in life and eventually becomes part of him, substantially determines his future.   Catching Them Young -           Respect and Prestige: Investing in a child's future now puts him or her in a position of great administration in the near future. The quality of education provided for any child today speaks volumes for his or her personality tomorrow. Yes, it is a fact that respect is earned and is self-stimulated. If  a child is taught  to attract and earn respect from other people now and he grows up with it, it simply will be that prestige is in his blood. Recall that, if anyone talks about respected and responsible people in the world today, they do so in recognition and consideration of the people's intellectual influence in one area of life or the other? There is no one among our past or present heroes and heroines, or great people who have influenced our society with just material wealth. In fact, what makes them great men and women is what they have offered to society using their knowledge. Their intellectual pedigree accounts for this. All these benefits and lots more make a whole child. Therefore, the best any responsible parent could do for his or her child would be to invest in the child's future. Needless to reiterate that a responsible parent is that man or woman who ensures payment of his or her child's school fees, and on time, provide textbooks, writing materials and other requirements for the child's learning comfort. It is very much within the realms of possibility that with knowledge and its right and maximum use, we can surmount seemingly insurmountable challenges of life. That which is deemed impossible to achieve, perhaps because parents or guardian could not invest the child or ward  future in education can be achieved. Investment in knowledge is the ultimate.

 

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