Education
Educationist Cautions Against Rushing Children Through School
President, National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), FCT Chapter, Mrs Olushola Bankole has advised parents against rushing their children through school and to allow them pass through the required classes.
Bankole, who is also a Counsellor, gave this advice in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday.
She said children rushed through school missed out on vital things needed for each class they had skipped.
“That is the story of many children that were pushed through school. They may do well academically, they can pass examaminations because they are very smart and intelligent.
“ But success in life is according to a research 20 per cent IQ- that is the academics, the cognitive abilities and all that and 80 per cent EQ that is emotional intelligence.
“So parents that are pushing their children, they are paying for the doom tomorrow; but allowing this children mature.
“ Even in deploying technology, there is need for maturity, if they are not mature they will mishandle it and it will cause a lot of harm.
“ Nigeria needs innovators ; what we are seeing with all these children that they are rushing is that if I see the one that I will call a genius , it means that one that can bring to bear innovative ideas.
‘And you see age and maturity has to do with getting to that point that you can think through this problem and come up with a solution that is useable, that is fitting for others to learn from or to benefit from.
“Infact I tag this campaign “No Rush Push’’; don’t rush the children, don’t push the children, allow them go through school.”
The River State Commissioner for Education, Dr Peters Nwagor has called on media practitioners in Rivers State to deploy their various communication platforms toward promoting government programmes and policies aimed at achieving sustainable development in the education sector. Dr. Nwagor made the appeal when members of the Etche Ethnic Practicing Journalists (EEPJ) paid him a courtesy visit in Office in Port Harcourt. The Commissioner emphasized the strategic role of the media in shaping public perception, promoting government initiatives, and supporting policies capable of improving the quality of education and human capital development in the state. According to him, constructive media engagement remains essential in creating public awareness on educational reforms, students’ welfare, infrastructural improvements, and other interventions being implemented by the state government. Speaking on the recent appro
-
Editorial1 day agoEnough Of Xenophobic Attacks On Nigerians
-
Nation1 day agoRSU, Otonti Nduka Foundation Holds Centenary Conference, Unveil Book on Values in Nigeria
-
Oil & Energy1 day agoRivers PETROAN Elects 12-Member Executive
-
Environment1 day agoMOSOP – Tinubu Not Sincere With Ogoni People For Oil Resumption
-
Politics1 day ago
APC Group Protests Ex–Presidential Aspirant’s Disqualification From Rivers Senatorial Race
-
News1 day agoFubara, Wife Hail Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Initiative …As Over 6,800 Families Benefit From Largesse In Rivers
-
Politics1 day ago
Reps Speaker Secures APC Return Ticket For Fifth Term
-
Maritime1 day agoProducts, Others, To Arrive Lagos Ports Today — MPA