Part 1: LAGOS-NIGERIA | Tuesday, 26th November 2019
I took my girls (13 & 10 years old at the time) out to lunch – picked them up from school with a change of clothes. The photos & videos you’re about to see describe how we spent our day.
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PART 2 – COMING SOON!
Features highlights of our dinner outing at Westgate + our visit – via Lagos BRT – to Ikeja Computer Village & PANIC/DRAMA on the evening of 31/12/2020 when the girls run out of Crochet to finish Oluoma’s hairdo!!
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Article Written By Tayo K. Solagbade [Submitted to Ezinearticles.com On June 11, 2008]
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read or write. They will be those who cannot learn, unlearn or re-learn.” – Alvin Toffler
Preamble
Many people today, who have undergone formal schooling, do not have life survival skills, having only acquired learning for school (i.e. academic education), which they do not KNOW how to apply usefully in the real world.
We already know from years of recent history that it is no longer necessarily those who do well in school that go on to achieve success in life. It used to be so, when paid employment was the primary destination for people who finished school/learning.
LAGOS- NIGERIA @12 Noon, Wednesday 27th November 2019: Photo-Story – Yesterday (Tuesday, 26th November 2019), I took my girls (13 and 10 years old) out to lunch – picked them up from school with a change of clothes. The ten photos below describe how we spent our day.
By way of interest, the 13 year old recently got selected by the school administration to represent them in a Hair-styling Competition where she will also teach other kids.
The girl has been excited – understandably. She came to tell me 2 days ago, asking for money to buy the attachments and other stuff she’s been told will be required at the event.
I’m super excited too, because I know this opportunity will cement their interest in the vocation.
A year later they enrolled to apprentice at another stylist’s shop closer home.
The rest is history – as they are now competent doing various styles – and take turns to work on each others hair to do whatever hairstyle their school announce for each week.
Their boss recently told me the older girl is now able to take on paying customers without supervision.
No. 1 of 10:
Here we were getting close to our destination, then I remembered I wanted photos of them wearing these African prints I bought for them on Victoria Island,on my way to the Immigration (Passport) Office at Ikoyi.
No. 2 of 10
Selfie at the same landmark as in Photo 1 of 10. They still did not know where I was taking them. A busy school day had them looking a bit tired. By the time we got to our destination, they came alive…and I teased them about it…LOL!
The photos in the slideshow linked below show Oluoma, my 9 year old girl (recovering from a bout of Mumps) plaiting her older sister’s hair in the style for school.
A visit to their school led to Oluoma’s teacher’s discussion with me about the need for them to come with the right hairstyle to school in the new week. So, on Sunday 28th October, after they returned from church, I got Oluoma to plait Temi’s hair. The exercise lasted about 1.5 hours – but that was due to distractions. I know from watching them work, that it could have been done in well under ONE hour, by either of them.
Like I told someone few months ago, the girls have now achieved a level of what is called UNCONSCIOUS COMPETENCE, and it’s only a matter of time before they attain full mastery. This has been confirmed by their respective hair-styling trainers.
Oluoma has not achieved perfection, but her finished work is more than presentable.
Little wonder that Temi wore THIS hairstyle to school ALL week without getting any negative comments from the school.
Apart from hair styling. the girls and their brothers bake various confectionaries e.g. cake, cookies, pizza, bread, chin-chin, puff-puff in addition to making drinks from pineapple peels which they even sold in their former school.
Oluoma has also reared snails on a micro scale since August 2017 (click here to read true story), selling N500’s worth in Dec. 2017. This year she has over 70 snails and is looking to sell much more.
I was VERY PROUD of my girls for doing this public service, using one of several skills they possess.
It is said that one of the best ways to one of the best ways to get better at something you know is to teach it. Teaching forces you go out your way to fill in any gaps you may in your know-how, because you’ll want to make sure your learner “gets it”!
I’ve found this to be true and I’m using it to help my kids to take their mastery to the next level (this includes their baking, hairstyling etc).!
See below, the video clip from the event “How to Make Drinks You CAN SELL from Peels of Pineapples” showing my 2 daughters (12 and 9 years old) – supported by me – Tayo K. Solagbade – facilitating in Ognumaki in community, Ogun State on Sat. 14th April 2018!” – under the auspices of B.H.F Foundation
Facilitators: Temi (12) & Oluoma (9) Solagbade [supported by Tayo K. Solagbade]
Organiser: BHF Foundation [3 Day Youth Conference]
BELOW: Read the full story, watch the video and view photos from the event
Video clip from the event “How to Make Drinks You CAN SELL from Peels of Pineapples” showing my 2 daughters (12 and 9 years old) – supported by me – facilitating in Ognumaki in community, Ogun State on Sat. 14th April 2018!” – under the auspices of B.H.F Foundation
Facilitators: Temi (12) & Oluoma (9) Solagbade [supported by Tayo K. Solagbade]
Organiser: BHF Foundation [3 Day Youth Conference]
I was VERY PROUD of my girls for doing this public service, using one of several skills they possess.
It is said that one of the best ways to one of the best ways to get better at something you know is to teach it. Teaching forces you go out your way to fill in any gaps you may in your know-how, because you’ll want to make sure your learner “gets it”!
I’ve found this to be true and I’m using it to help my kids to take their mastery to the next level (this includes their baking, hairstyling etc).
Below: Photo showing the girls eating cooked corn (near the Oba’s palace) when we arrived Ogunmakin in the morning (about 9a.m). The CEO of B.H.F Foundation eventually came to pick us up and drove the venure.
The girls had fun – and it was an exciting experience for them to share what they knew with adults – and more importantly to do so in such a rural setting.
In this post we share photos of our first attempts at making various kinds of simple custom footwear. Today, Temi and Oluoma’s older brother, Emeka whose natural talent for making handicrafts was discovered early, is apprenticing in a custom shoe making outfit, and is already able to make simple footwear (which will be showcased soon on his website that’s currently under construction).
Vocationally Skilled Population – Key to African Development! | SD Nuggets™
[ Below: Feature photo of Tanzania’s President Magufuli showing off his sewing skills].
Take a careful look at developed societies (e.g in Europe, Asia, America) and you will notice that possession of income earning (vocational) “skills” is just as valued as acquisition of academic degrees and certifications for paid employment.
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