Parents and guardians have been advised to always exhibit quality character that would make them role models to their children and wards, respectively.
The advice was given by Funmilayo Oladipo, proprietress of Tomvic Comprehensive College, Ilasa, Mushin, Lagos, during the 6th annual graduation and prize-giving ceremony of the school.
Oladipo said that parents play vital roles in the lives of their children and must be seen by their children as strong figures to emulate in everything they do.
She noted that the home is the first school a child knows and that parents must show themselves as capable and all-round teachers at that level.
According to her, “Parents must be the role models of their children. It is said that charity begins at home. We must therefore, make our homes conducive for that charity to flow. If you look at the society today, what we see outside is a manifestation of the ills in the home; the erosion of the value system and all that. So, I am challenging all parents to be that role model for their son, and for their daughter.”
In her speech at the event, Oladipo expressed appreciation to God for the divine guidance all through the session. She also thanked the parents for their unflinching support and the confidence they reposed in the management and staff of the school.
The proprietress also commended the graduands, who according to her, took their studies seriously while in Tomvic, noting that “this is one of the best sets we have ever produced. It is the first to write both their senior and junior West African School Certificate (WASC) examination in this school. We are also confident that all of them who sat for the Joint Matriculation Examination Board’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) this year will gain admission because none of them scored below 180.
