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Educationist Advises Parents On School Partnership, Positive Parenting
An educationist, Mr Kennedy Ozoemena, Deputy Director, Secondary Education Board has advised parents to build a positive relationship with their children’s teachers to improve children’s academic achievements and emotional well-being.
Ozoemena, who is also the Head, Mentoring Unit of the board, gave the advice at the 23rd ‘Graduation/Speech and Prize giving Day’ of Kings Kids International School on Saturday in Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory.
He said positive connections between parents and teachers had been shown to improve children’s social competencies, saying that when parents and teachers work as partners, children do better in school and at home.
According to Ozoemena, partnerships are most powerful when they include three main components which are communication, consistency and collaboration.
He said parents can nurture the relationship with their children’s teachers by following the three ‘C’s.
“Communication between you and your child’s teacher is key. Frequent, two-way communication is important to stay apprised of what is happening at school and to let your child’s teacher know important things about your child.
“Attend meetings with questions and observations about your child’s efforts and behaviours, not just their grades and achievements. Let your child’s teacher know about your child’s strengths and challenges.
“Ask about ways you can work with your child at home to encourage their learning for successful school year. Collaboration will be easier if communication is frequent and you consistently create opportunities for your child learning”, Ozoemena explained.
He further urged parents to cooperate with their children’s teachers and not to fight them, while being positive minded that the children would be greater in future.
On his part, the Principal of the school, Mr Pius Godwin said that the school indeed was improving daily since its establishment in 1998.
Godwin said the school had produced great leaders such as doctors, lawyers, engineers among others.
He also encouraged the public to enrol their children because the teachers were proficient, competent and efficient to train them to become life-long leaders.
On behalf of the fresh graduates, the Head girl, Miss Glory Offor thanked the teachers and the school management for all the training and support during their stay in the school.
The Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has called on the Management of Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC to embark on the water projects in Buguma city in Asari Toru Local Government Area, Rivers state
The Group called on the Rivers state government to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
On the water project in Buguma, MOSIEND said the population of Buguma has increased tremendously as the residents need more water projects to enhance the daily livelihood of the people
The Group also appealed to the Chairman of the council to assist in making the project a reality and attracts more developmental projects to the city
This call was on Rhythm 93.7 FM Port Harcourt, Radio program, Talk of the Town, by MOSIEND Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn alongside Mark Ojuka,Chairman of Buguma and Hon Sandra Owunari JP Chairman Obuama and monitored by our correspondent
Comrade Ojuka also called on the Management of Liquidifed Natural Gas NLG to embark on a free medical outreach in all Kala bari communities to improve their health status
He appealed to LNG to award scholarship to indigens of Kalabari communities in tertiary institutions to better their education, noting the company is doing same in Bonny, abandoning Kalabari communities
“We need contracts, free medical, scholarships and employment including skill acquisition programs for our teeming youths in Kalabari extractions ”
On Security, Mark Ojuka said security in Buguma is at zero level with the help of the Ama Ma soldiers the city is more peaceful and investors friendly as the youths of area have cordial relationship with the security agencies in the area
“Security is very secured in Buguma clan”
He called on the Rivers state to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
“The youths are asking for human capacity building in the area to reduce unemployment”
“The revamping of the Buguma fish farm will also reduce youth violence”
Also Speaking, Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn called for more improve in infrastructures in Kalabari community, especially in electricity
There is little improvement in terms of electricity in Buguma city
He decried the deplorable condition
of Buguma Health Centre, saying that the hospital is near functional
“Our sisters that are pregnant and our sick parents can not access the health centre for a better treatment ”
Describing the Health Centre as an eye saw, he called on Rivers state government and Buguma Local Government chairman Hon William to improve on facilities in the centre and make it more medically accessible to the sick persons in the area
Buguma, Tammy Bruce said is the spiritual headquarter of Kalabari people as such deserve more modern facilities from the government to improve lives
The Coordinator called on government, stakeholders and oil companies to assist and improve the poor infrastructural facilities in area
“We need first class hospitals, qualified medical doctors and nurses in the health centres and hospitals”
On the oil spilled in Obuoma Chairman MOSIEND Obuoma, Hon Sandra Owunari said the spill destroyed their crops and Rivers even polluted their only source of drinking water
She expressed displeasure that Rivers state government did not send any relief materials to the people in the affected community
On Chieftaincy title to women in Obuama, Hon Sandra Owunari said the community do not install Chieftaincy title to women, saying that Chieftaincy title is only reserved for men only in the community
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