Proprietress, educationist, parent, want FG to prioritise investment in education

Education

By Fortune Abang

Abuja, July 28, 2023 (NAN) Proprietress, Educationist and parent, have called on the Federal and State Governments to invest adequately in the education sector, to guarantee proper development of children at their early stages of life.

Mrs Catherina Montalto, Proprietress, Bloom Daycare Nursery/Primary School, Nyanya, gave the advice on sideline of the 2023 graduation/award ceremony of the school ion Friday in Abuja.

She commended governments’ efforts in advancement of public institutions, but said more should be done to encourage private schools to achieve meaningful growth.

Montalto said, “The issue with private schools is we do have proper funding because it is private.

“It is the proprietor or proprietress that takes care of everything that has to do with the school and government needs to encourage us

“So, we are asking that they should help us in educational sector, most public schools do not have proper classes.

“Simply because school fees are cheap, most people take their wards there, while private schools with equipped facilities have limited number of pupils.”

The proprietress revealed the school maintained its fees as means to mitigate the impact on children’s education, amidst hike in prices of petrol and food stuff.

In separate interview, an educationist, Mrs Ebere Abazie, urged government to prioritise investment in education to achieve targets.

She said proper investment in education would improve standards in public and private educational schools, and promote moral, spiritual and psychological development in children.

Abazie said, “This is the basic, without education out country will not stand. All government needs to do is increase funding of the education sector.

“In Nigeria, I think education is getting low funding in the budget, governments should increase its budget on education.

“To make sure we have trained teachers and that will promote education in Nigeria; parent also should do their best.

“The child’s schooling should start from home to provide basic training, by the time such child joins school setting there will be no problem in teaching and learning. “

She further urged parent to show adequate commitment in the early school foundation of their children and wards, to ensure better future for them.

A parent, Mr Dominic Akwihum, commended efforts by school teachers, saying they contributed to formation of education bedrock of children outside their home front.

“From debate seen here today, child education is very fundament is very fundamental as it forms bedrock for which any society that wants to develop revolves.

“Parent should see it as a priority above every other thing that the education of their children is paramount.

“Once children are well educated, we are going to have a more healthy society in future,” he said.

He suggested parent should always partner school management of their wards, to encourage shared future in children educational development.

For her part, a parent Mrs Rukayat, commended the school for having taught the children public speaking, social and cultural skills, saying such would help them fit into larger society.

“I did not expect to see what I saw in the school, they have done a lot especially in the development of my daughter.

“I really appreciate what the teachers are doing here and it speaks we about the school.

“As a parent it pays to watch out for your children outside the home front, specifically to help them do their homework and that is part of education,” she said.

Some of the pupils expressed happiness over the school management efforts to always make them enjoy learning and improve themselves.