A lot has been said about crime in our communities and yet little is done.Parents abdicate their responsibilities to teachers without realising that even though their duties are alike,they are in fact different.Parents should teach their children about respect for elders,respect for authorities,respect for the law and respect for other human beings irrespective of gender,race or color.While the teacher's duties is to open the child's mind to understand the value of education by teaching and re-empasizing that there is no alternative to a better future than education and to help the child assymilate into the society by socializing with others in his environment.
More than 80% of those who are exposed to the values of education stay away from crime because they know their self worth and will not throw away their values behind bars and will not live a life influenced by drugs,immorality and demoralising standards.
I believe in the parent investing in their kids by making sure that they go to school,that they know their children's whereabouts at all times and make sure that their children do not talk back at them no matter what.Also,it is not a bad idea to stop your kids from seeing those you believe have nothing to contribute to them because just by knowing who their friends are is not enough.It does not matter how much you give them to eat,how nice you house them or how expensive their attires are,the parent has to be dominant at all times and to make sure that their children listen to them more than they listen to their peers.
Finally,there is a great reward in making sure that your kids live right because the alternative will lead to a sorry and pitiful future.
Am I right? or this is just wishful thinking.
2006-09-25
02:28:04
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