Education – the key to well rounded youth!!
There’s a beautiful Tibetan proverb many love. It states, “A child without education is like a bird without wings.” And this is true. Children learn from the moment they are born, and their education expands rapidly through the early years of life before tapering off into adulthood. In order for them to have a solid foundation as adults, it’s important for them to be given the tools necessary for a solid education. In addition to formal education, holistic education is just as important.
The Benefits of Formal Education
Innocent and inquisitive, children possess youthful curiosity. Their openness to learning new things should be respected and shaped for constructive learning. Formal education is essential to childhood development. It’s fosters social values, and allows children to gain the skills vital to getting the career of their dreams.
High-quality formal childhood education promotes development and learning. Research has shown children who are provided formal education at an earlier age demonstrate improved social skills and independence. Further, they also appear to have fewer behavioral problems and avoid getting into trouble throughout their adolescent and adult years.
The Benefits of Holistic Education
However as important as formal education is, holistic education is just as important. Holistic childhood education helps children cope with the challenges of life. Holistic education provides guidance in helping children identify their personal passions, strengths and weaknesses.
Most formal school systems are fundamentally designed to prepare children to become citizens of society, complete with professional careers and adult responsibilities. Such education, while critical, can stamp out the intuitive passions children have.
Exploring these interests is important; it leads to a fulfilling work path that’s rewarding yet beneficial to their happiness and esteem. This formalized system of learning ignores those passions due to overwhelming educational requirements and larger and larger classrooms, leading to minimized possibilities of children being able to explore their interests.
That’s where the importance of holistic education emerges. In addition to normal curriculums, holistic education introduces the rich opportunity for children to explore their interests and build powerful relationships. Aptitude and attitude merge for children to successfully develop skills of hardihood and resiliency, giving them the strength to deal with challenging situations.
Holistic and Formal Education Work in Harmony for a Well-Rounded Child
Teaching your child to be successful is so important that it cannot be excused from a child’s curriculum. Like any other skill, success is something that is learned. It can be taught through exercise and consistency. Holistic and formal education are a powerful infusion for developing our children into the most successful people they can be. They provide children the environment in which they can be positively taught the skills and habits required to attract and maintain consistent success.
Making Strides in Nigerian Education
Entrepreneur Cecilia Ibru is endowed with a deep passion to improve Nigerian education. Her desire stems from the heart. Born in Warri, Nigeria, Ibru earned her West African School Certificate before moving on to pursue further education in London. A philanthropist, Cecilia serves the Nigerian community through her nonprofit organization, the Michael and Cecilia Foundation. Established in 2006, the Michael and Cecilia Foundation empowers the community to strengthen its educational and public health infrastructures through various resources. Such resources include educational initiatives such as vocational courses. The foundation is also working on developing a Nigerian university.
