EDITORIAL
14 November - 20 November 2013
INFORMANTÉ |7
Chris Jacobie
Kaunda gift serves as example
Namibian Child: many rights – few morals
DRAWING from the
current awful happenings that involve school
learners, such as the
death of the learner
who was gunned down
by the school security
guard, and the arrests
of a group of learners
suspected to have had
committed numerous
murders should serve
as a wake up call to all
of us as a nation.
This is an indication
that all is not well with
the Namibian child. Our
children must be raised
strictly with tough
minds and soft hearts.
As a nation, we must
cultivate the virtues of
discipline, respect, hard
work and moral values
in the minds of our children.
These are the virtues
that can prepare our
children to become law
abiding citizens. The
seeds of these virtues
are supposed to be firstly
planted in the first institution of our societyhome/family.
Home/
family remains the most
important natural and
fundamental institution
in the society.
Therefore,
parents
should not fail in this
noble task of proper
parenting. Disciplining
children at school is almost impossible. There
are just so many rules,
regulations, laws and
guidelines that make
mockery of disciplining learners. Thus, the
school is no longer a
place where strong character formation is built.
It is no longer an insti-
tution where a child is
educated in totality. This
is simply because teachers want to avoid trouble
with the law, parents and
children alike.
All I see now are
many rights for children,
and few morals. As a
teacher and a leader, I
believe in hard core
discipline. If we are not
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