Sodiq Oyeleke
Educationists, Prof. Mopelola Omoegun, and Dr. Delight Olise, have accused parents of abandoning their parental roles.
The development, according to the
academics, has resulted in the increasing rate of examination
malpractice and poor performance in schools among their children.
Both spoke while addressing parents at
this year’s “Covenant Child Mothers’ Day” organised by Covenant Child
Academy, Ijesha, Lagos.
Omoegun,
a former Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Lagos,
said that many parents refused to teach their children morals that would
make them to be successful people in life.
She explained that instead of devoting
their time to cater for their children, parents prefer to go in search
of material things.
She said, “Mothers cannot give what they
don’t have. Many of our parents do not have morals themselves. The
society nowadays worships money and places it above honesty and hard
work. The lack of home values in society is contributing to the
increase in exam malpractice in schools. Even parents are aiding their
children in the vice.
“People are frustrating and puncturing
the government’s efforts aimed at revamping the sector. Mothers should
go back to the basics and serve as good role models for their children.”
Olise, who is the Project Director of
the academy, advised mothers to always seek advice from professionals in
order to take informed decisions for their children.
Stressing the importance of guidance and counselling in schools, she urged parents not to impose careers on the children.
She added, “Parents need to get more
educated. We are no longer in an era where parents choose careers for
their children. Often times, we have seen situations where children
perform badly in tertiary institutions because their parents imposed
courses on them.
“Children should be allowed to choose
and study courses that they prefer, so that they can perform well. Every
school should have guidance and counselling unit to guide both parents
and their children.”
http://www.punchng.com/dons-blame-parents-for-poor-performance-exam-malpractice/
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Sodiq Oyeleke is a Media, Human Resources, Project Management and Public Relations Practitioner
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