Provost holds first inaugural lecture for the college of Education in Anambra

www.odogwublog.com reports that the Provost Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe (NOCEN), Anambra State, Dr. Cordelia Ego Uzoezie opened the College’s 1st Inaugural lecture series held at the institution last week.


Presenting her paper entitled ‘Regeneration of Values for the Education of the Child: A Family Involvement Recipe’ Uzoezie noted that value is principle, standard, quality considered worthwhile or desirable for maintaining a set of customary standards.


Uzoezie stressed the need for more family involvement in inculcating values in children, which according to her would help to fill a gap in responding to societal challenges through most needed values education, and makes a timely contribution to the values dimension of human personal development.


She said, “We must refocus on family involvement in teaching children that this is the right way and that this is the wrong way. Families must model values for their children because if we can violate values, why can’t they? We also have to clarify our values because the reality is that we live in an era of change and controversy with respect to many kinds of values, including values about family life.”
“If we take important steps and regenerate a sense of values in our children, it is unlikely that they would support or stab their community in the back, destroy families, kidnap others, engage in exam malpractices, shut down the employment sources of thousands of people in the community through stealing and vandalism, and take jobs that yield blood money. They would not be fooled into pillaging other people’s lives, family, property, rights and dignity, and meddling in activities that disrupt peace.”
She added: “our children are a joy and our hope for a better future. They want a better society built on sound values.
In her remarks, Prof. Kate Omenugha, the state commissioner for Education commended the College management led by Dr. Uzoezie for organizing the Inaugural lecture while urging families to prepare their children to acquire values, act with character and serve as stewards of their communities.
Decoration of the 1st Inaugural Lecturer, Dr Ego Uzoezie by the Chairman Governing Council of the College, Dr Cletus Ibeto and refreshment added colour to the event.