School Values vs Home Values

Parents should stop laying all burdens on the school teachers, some parents expect that as long as they can pay the tuition fee for their kid then automatically the child must be sound and should turn out to be great, well it doesn't play out this way, there are limits as to what a child can gain within the four walls of the classroom and the school premises at large but there are much more to be learnt in the comfort of a home. Moreover in school if the necessary attention is not given the necessary knowledge won't be received, and that attitude that makes a child good enough to listen to his teacher while being taught is not mostly out of fear, it comes mainly from the training gotten back home, a good home training.

In schools there are subject taught and learning has to be in line to the subject matter, we've got English, maths, social subjects, science related subject, arts, sports and so on, over here we've learnt and though some are life's related topic that has helped us understand the needs and benefits of some actions, we can't still sideline the fact that the foundational learning of every child which is a bedrock for any teacher to start building on must begin from the home. At home there's a lot to learn, maybe because its free and we are used to everyone so we don't give it the same level of seriousness as we do the schools, and since we won't be writing any exams talk less of failing, so we don't think it to be a school too, little do you know that we all learn more at home, Well more the life building lessons.

One peculiar difference is that in school we were taught first and we later do the practical (if its a field topic) but at home we are doing the practical and being taught/corrected in the process, and you should know the latter sticks in more. "Charity begins at home" a saying often said, well its so true, what makes up your person, your attitude, your responses mode, your desires and cravings and the likes are mainly beginning at home. We shouldn't pay less attention to the lessons we can teach our kids at home, because we are ready to pay huge amounts in a school, so we don't end up regretting and wondering where we missed it.

Home is a place you can rest, a place of comfort, where you're not compelled to learn yet you learn most, where you are not told to observe anything, yet you observe the most, in no time you can boldly describe the character or habit of the person you've been staying with to show you how much you've learnt and observe. Even orphans have a home place for learning, it might not be the best of places nor be the wishes of any child but circumstances has made it so leaving them without a choice, same goes also for the homeless, where they are subjected to making the cold streets their home, they would learn from the street and one could only pray they learn right as the street ain't friendly.

I remember walking with either my mom or someone older than I am, and i would be compelled to greet any elderly person I come across, even when they offer me sweets or chocolates I was taught to say thank you ma or thank you sir with a bow, you could see the honour and respect I learnt yet from home not just reading from the classroom board.

To wake-up in the morning and say your prayers, dress your bed, do the dishes and your laundry was the beginning of learning on how to be self organized, Even when thought in school the teachers would site examples using our home chores to help us understand better, the great attributes to life like organization, planning, survival skills, humility, respect, family first mindset, unconstitutional love and the good list goes on and on and on,we learnt it all mostly at home, though we were taught in school and the teachers did a great job at making us understand better its benefits, but at home we saw it first hand. Every parent and guidance is also a teacher, so try to do the work well as it will show in the upbringing of the child.

If you grew up like me that gets corrected by my mom with a spanking, one that'll make me cry and remember not to make such mistakes again, even in school our teachers then are usually with a Cain to flog the stubbornness out, not these days that you see a kid make jest of a teacher in class and the most that would be done is either detention or being sent out of the class, in my time there's no way you would make such a move, even if you're truly bad, when you remember that even your parents would beat you after the teachers are done, then you'll humbly respect yourself and stay good. I guess those spanking really worked, especially judging from the display of character nowadays.

Stop leaving the kids at school and relaxing like your work is reduced, in fact with each passing day and growth of a child, every parent must try to keep up with the pace while ensuring that what gets stored in the brain and mind of a child is good quality and good attributes only. Pay more attention to your kids even more than the teachers attend to your kids. For all you care the teachers aren't related by blood and rarely you see a good teacher who's ready to go the extra miles for the students learning, and even if they try to, then how many children can they do it for, so to be safer is to bear the burden of seeing this child grow mentally, physically to be soundly intelligent and of good character. Note that parents are the first teacher and would remain teachers till death. Its a thing of joy to teach and see the positive outcome of your impaction showing evidently in another persons life. So teach and teach right.

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