According to a Chinese proverb, education is the best legacy to give a child because “giving your child a skill is better than giving him or her a thousand pieces of gold.”
Hi HIVERS, hope we are all doing good. I am a proud dad, so I will say its a pleasure being in this community. This is actually my first time posting here.
You will all agree with me that this Chinese proverb above is 100% correct. Education is a luxury gift every child should receive from parents/guardians. As a proud father who has great future expectations from my daughters, I have come to understand that, enrolling my daughters in an institution of learning (school) for their educational development is not enough, so I intentionally equip myself with all tools necessary, to enable me to teach them certain subjects of life that no institute of learning will ever teach her. This is because I am the main classroom board they see and learn from every day of their life. Let's take a little step further into girl child education.
Education is the process of providing information to an inexperienced person to help him or she develop physically, mentally, socially, emotionally, spiritually, politically, and economically. It is the process through which individuals are made functional members of their society (Ocho 2005).
To educate a girl child means to train her mind, character, and abilities. Education is a fundamental human right that should be availed to every girl child irrespective of age, ethnicity, and culture. Today, in our world, culture has downplayed the importance of educating a girl child. Every girl child has a role to play in making the world a better place. Marriage and childbirth have never been the only reason God created a girl child.
The importance of education in the life of a girl child can never be over-emphasized. It is the light that illuminates the darkness of ignorance; the salt that gives the sweetness of life; the medicine that cures and the key which opens doors. The greatest favor a girl child can get is “to get an education”. Every girl child who receives an education is empowered to participate in the decisions that most affect her life, and build better futures for herself, and her family.
Education for girl children is beyond having access to school. It is also about making your girl child feel safe in classrooms and supporting her in the subjects and careers she chooses to pursue – even when it is not your preferred preference.
Today, while many women's history has been ignored or even erased over the centuries, many other women have made unforgettable impacts on society through activism, art, politics, sport, and leadership. The likes of Malala Yousafzai, Karren Brady, Queen Elizabeth II, Michelle Obama, Indra Nooyi, Melinda Gates, Madonna, Angela Merkel, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Helen Johnson,
Linda Cruse, Oprah Winfrey, Zaha Hadid, Serena Williams, and many more have left the world agog with their historic achievements. Their strides are so giant that the world at large can not ignore them.
Your daughter (s) is the next pacesetter the world is waiting to see. You don't know what the future holds for her. Please, don't rob her of the glory ahead.