‘Bad behaviour interferes with children’s learning’

What will your organisation do to revamp public education? SCEF is meant to support and create awareness on education and values for the betterment of Nigeria. It is meant to discover talents and potentials through education as well as promote skills acquisition and awareness in education. We improve child’s behaviour. You are talking  about bad […]

What will your organisation do to revamp public education?
SCEF is meant to support and create awareness on education and values for the betterment of Nigeria. It is meant to discover talents and potentials through education as well as promote skills acquisition and awareness in education. We improve child’s behaviour.

You are talking  about bad behaviours that can manifest outside the conscious control of a child; what are the negative effects of bad behaviour on learning?
Research had shown that negative behaviours are taken both in schools and homes. The family is the place where moral, religious and cultural values should be inculcated in the life of the young but the family hasn’t done its work and there were a number of instances where bad behaviour starts from home.
This happens because the parents have no time for the children due to the nature of their work and modern demands of life. And because of the changing role of family, our organization decided to meet students in schools and close the gap. Bad behaviour can interfere both with children’s learning and development.

 One major problem affecting schools is the decay in infrastructure which adversely affects teaching, what is the way forward?
The infrastructure in school is not what really matters; quality education is the key role of teachers. Our concern here is to ensure that teachers deliver a quality-driven, honest and engaging service to schools and that the welfare of teachers is improved.

 Some social vices are committed by adult offenders who do everything to recruit some juveniles; mostly students in schools, what are you doing to address that issue?
Schools have great potential as a locus for crime prevention and we do a lot to complement that effort by increasing sensitivity to ensure that students do not fall victim to crime while studying in basic or secondary schools. Again, today’s world is a global village; everyone is connected to one another through social networking, and most students spend time on social media. Apart from affecting the level of intelligence of students, exposure to technology may introduce bad behaviour to them. We try to give then information about certain things that are unlawful and by time they know that, they become outspoken; they reject any attempt to initiate them into crimes.

 Is it correct to say that you pay attention to schools only?
We go to religious places and markets to sensitise the youth about their responsibilities. We try to encourage parents to send their children to schools.