By Emmanuel Mogbede
Abuja – Mrs Kehinde Fasuba, the proprietress of Battle Axe Academy in Lugbe, a satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory, has decried the lack of good morals and discipline among most youths.
Fasuba in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja, said parents should wake up to their responsibilities of imbibing good morals in their children.
She also decried the falling standard of education in the country, blaming it partly on the advent of internet which she said had made students lazy to learn.
“The standard of education is falling by the day, especially as our children no longer read, rather they go for the easy way out, and this is made worse since the advent of internet.
“With the internet, they no longer read or use their brains as we did in our time, because everything is there for them to grab on the internet.
“These days, they are even allowed to go into examination hall with calculators to write mathematics as they no more think.
“They no longer use their brains or task themselves on assignments like we did when we were in school, everything is now online,’’ she said.
Fasuba noted that everything was now ready made on the internet for students to copy, a development she said was causing a decline in education by the day.
She added that though internet had its advantages, its side effect on students and learning generally was negatively affecting the standard of education in the country.
According to her, the good aspect of the internet is that through it, students get to know beyond their immediate environment and are able to know what they are not supposed to know at their age.
“This is helping them, but on the other hand, it is not making them to build up themselves because everything has been made ready for them.
“The urge for children to read as students is no more there and this is affecting education in so many ways.
“What they are not supposed to know at their age, they already know, in our days, our parents keep certain things away from us, but that is no longer possible this days.
“Before you say do not do this, they are already doing even beyond that, sometimes I imagine what the next generation will be,’’ Fasuba said.
She blamed the lack of good morals and regards for elders and the “I don’t care’’ attitude among most youths to the internet and their parents as well.
Fasuba described the development as unfortunate, adding that youths of today hardly greeted their elders.
The proprietress said that youths in the past were better cultured because their parents took it upon themselves to ensure that they were well brought up.
She, therefore, advised parents to imbibe good morals and discipline in their children and to continue to pray for their success always.
Fasoba, further advised parents whose children were slow learners to be patient with them, adding that it was their nature and that with time, such children would pick up.
She said that such children should not be faulted; adding that parents should understand that while some kids learn faster, others may need time to really assimilate what was thought.
The educationist decried the proliferation of substandard schools across the country, a development she said could have adverse effect on the future generation if something was not done fast to address it.
She said it was unfortunate that lots of people who were not educationist now, operated schools just to make ends meet and because they had a small space in their compounds.
According to her, such persons go into school business not out of zeal to impact knowledge, but out of the need to make fast money.
She, therefore, called on education authority to ensure frequent supervision of schools, especially in major cities to enforce standard and to curb the springing up of “ mushroom schools’’.
She said there was also the need for education inspectors to go to villages across the federation to ensure best practices, while substandard schools should be closed.
Fasuba, maintained that this was necessary to ensure improved standard of education and a greater future generation.
She said her school which was established in 2004, was doing everything possible to ensure standard as well as give total package in learning.
According to her, the school is poised to raising a generation of children that will be morally and spiritually responsible and independent always.
(NAN)