EDUCATING THE YOUNG CHILD: WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?

EDUCATING THE YOUNG CHILD: WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?

  October 20, 2018    InspireForte Solutions

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It is often said that it takes a village to train a child, but on the flip side what becomes of the child when this village is the reason for his misfortunes later in life? What hope does the child have for the future when this village is the hub for insanity which has turned him into a pervert and a mediocre? The high rate of out-of-school children is weakening coupled with the unsavory spectacle of seeing some young children fully engaged in child labor when they should be receiving quality education. The truth is that failing to educate young child can be damaging to the extent it will take a long process of rehabilitation before sanity can be restored. Educating the young should be done intentionally and strategically. The word ‘education’ is derived from the Latin words - ‘educare’, and ‘educatuum’. The term ‘educare’ means to bring up, nourish, train, or mould. This means that a child has to be brought up like a plant in the garden by his teachers. Other meanings of the term ‘educare’ are: ‘to lead out’, ‘to draw out’, and ‘to bring forth’. This simply means that the potentialities of the child need to be discovered, harnessed and maximized through the help of his teachers. More so, the term – ‘educatuum’ means the teacher through education provides instructions and gives direction to mould the child’s abilities.

From the above derivative meanings, it has been revealed that education is an indispensable tool that gives birth to a knowledgeable society which in turn drives social prosperity, economic wealth and political stability. In fact, education is central to the development of any nation. No nation can rise above the wealth of knowledge of her people. In real perspective, knowledge is acquired through education; be it formal, informal, semi-formal. As a matter of fact, countries don’t grow, rather it is the people that grow. When the people grow, the country grows. When you grow the people through education, then you transform the nation. The success of any nation is determined by the success of her people. It is our collective responsibility to educate the young child so that he can be successful.

Families should play their part by providing the necessities needed for him to be truly educated. More so, our institutions of learning are to ensure that quality education is being served to the child by the best professionals, while the government should always do their best to put in place structures that will provide an iron-clad foundation that will give the child a solid platform to excel. In addition, we must all synergize to bridge the gap between the success and failure of the child by inspiring, educating and empowering him to seek constant and never ending improvements. This he can do by committing to self-education. When we all do this, the multiplier effect is a transformed world.

Cheers!