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Children’s Education: Teachers alone can’t do it

By totalfamilylife.com
Health & Fitness teacher
AUG 8, 2014 LISTEN
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Teachers' main role is to teach, to impact desirable and outlined knowledge for all. But is it only these, a child needs to survive in life? Are there not many other ingredients needed before he or she can get to a level of perfection? Having been in the classroom for more than a decade. I have come to conclude that children education should not be left in the hands of the teachers alone.

There are many shortcomings noticed in teachers' lives. Why should teachers be solely responsible for children's education?

Considering our mode of education; each class in most cases are always filled to the brim with mostly a teacher or on few cases with an assistant. Can teaching be really effective and is it really effective in most classes? Due to the fact that most teachers have more than necessary pupils to attend to, they surely shouldn't be solely responsible for child's education. REMEMBER UP TO 90% OF CHILDREN NEED ONE TO ONE INTERACTION BEFORE THEY CAN ATTAIN LEVEL OF SATISFACTION.

Teachers are also human beings (somebody with feelings): in as much as your children's teachers are human being, then you as parents need to be involved. As a business education's slogan said ''errors and omissions expected''. Strive as parents to be check and balance for these expected errors and omissions.

Teachers also have personal problems: there is no super being, once a teacher has a personal problem bothering his/her mind, such teacher can never teach at optimal level. I remember when preparing for our marriage, instead of writing Monday, I wrote marriage on the board as date. Imagine if it's a big personal problem I had back then, how would I have teach the children?

The main purpose of teacher is to impact certain knowledge not all the knowledge. My grandmother taught me how to cook not a teacher; my family and church led me to God not school, how many school will practically and thoroughly teach the pupils how to sweep, greet, wash, brush the teeth etc. no school can teach a child about the family beliefs and doctrines. It's primarily the work of the parents and the family.

Many teachers are teaching because they don't have another choice. I have seen many in the profession without any teaching certificate, some opted for teaching in order for them to be occupied pending the time other appointments in oil and gas or other offices showed up. So how do you want such people with an unstable mind and direction teach your children effectively?

Some teachers are been controlled by money not passion or calling. Many teachers paid special attention to pupils whose parents pay them extra money. In a case like this, what happens to other pupils whose parents didn't pay them such a largesse? Such teachers will definitely be neutral and extremely official with other pupils, while paying greater attention, strength and in most cases greater resources to the 'special' pupils at the detriment of others.

Teachers CAN'T produce 'Tripple G' children. Children that are great, godly and good. Teachers might be able to produce good pupils and 50% great onces but to produce 100% tripple G children you as a parent or guardian is highly needed.

Credit:
Fabiyi Adeyinka Olabode.
A seasoned educator and teacher of the word, who takes delight in putting smiles upon the faces of both children and parents. With an experience spanning over a decade both in church (as teens teacher) and school.

A product of Lagos State University and College of Marital Success. He is successfully married to his laughter (Aderonke) and blessed with adorable children.  

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