By Joke Adeniyi-Jackson
Worried by the impact of wrong career choices on individuals and the society, the Proprietress of Covenant Child Schools, Pastor (Mrs.) Seyi Aboyeji has proffered appropriate time to mould a child towards making apt future occupation decision.
Speaking on the sideline of the Career Day programme organised by the school, recently, the educationist, stressed the importance of guiding children towards right career path at tender age.
She urged parents and teachers alike to look out for the innate potentials and talents of little children to help them build on it and make right career decision in future.
“My advice to parents is that they should guide their children well. At this level, a child that is left on his or her own may go on to become vagabond in life. You can start moulding this children towards what you want them to be at the nursery level,” she noted.
On the essence of the Career Day, she said: “Just like the Motto of the school, Total Child, we build up a child that would be useful to him or herself and the society.
“Some would not think of their career choice until they have finished their WAEC or JAMB examinations. But, here we start from the cradle, that is why we have to put up the Career Day and we also have Book Week.
“During our assembly and in the class, we talk about reading books, getting Literatures in line with their career telling them stories, taking them down the history lane, knowing about the country, profession and so many other things for them to have more knowledge about different professions and what they would love to be in future.
“Right from time, we always watch them, check them cognitively, psychomotorly and mentally to be able to know what they are good at. So, we always check them to bring out the best ability in them. We always look out for the innate talents in them right from reception class to be able to build on it,” the proprietress added.
In the same vein, the Head Teacher of the school, Mrs. Kehinde Sarumi, said the education institution have identified areas of exploring the hidden talents of children at an early stage towards helping them to develop it.
“The main purpose of this programme is to build pupils up. Like I said earlier, to catch them young. To make them feel that aside from coming to school to read and write, they can inculcate the habit of deciding what they want to become in life.”
She added that aside from the career day, the school has scheduled other programmes that could guide the pupils on the right career path, which according to her include child development and seminars.
Sarumi, then advised parents against imposing career choice on their children, saying,” the only thing they need to do is to guide them and monitor them as they progress in life.
“They shouldn’t impose any career on any child. Parents should allow their children to bring out their potentials, so that they would be fulfilled in life,” the head teacher stated.
