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This PUNCH Newspaper headline [Reps approve compulsory vocational studies in secondary school] is proof that we’re winning – at least on THIS front, and at long last too.
REWARDING MY GIRLS!
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.
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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.
It all seems like yesterday, but they’ve actually been apprenticing now for over 2 years, starting back in 2017, when they attended a 2 week long intensive Vocational Skills Training on Cosmetic Make Up and Gele Tying, after which they chose to have me enroll them for hair-styling training at Mushin.
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.
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.
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!
[ 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.
Sadly the same cannot be said for Nigeria.
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