Incompetent private school owners, teachers lowering educational standard — Nkwoji


Mrs. Franca Nkwoji, is the Founder/Chief Executive Officer of Frandach Consulting Limited, a professional and reliable school consulting firm. In this interview with Sunday Vanguard, she speaks on the nation’s educational system, child’s upbringing and other issues.
Excerpts
How did you get into  the school consulting business? Was it your specialty or you just stumbled into it?
I did not stumble into what I am doing right now. On the contrary, I believe I was created to impart knowledge and I am very proud to call myself a teacher at any given opportunity. I am an educationist to the core; I have a Bachelor and a Master’s degree in Education, I have worked in various schools for some good number of years as a school counsellor and rose to the position of a Vice Principal and then Acting Head of school in some notable schools in Lagos State that are using the English National Curriculum (ENC), commonly referred to as the British system in Nigeria.
The quest to contribute to the growth of our educational system was what inspired me to register Frandach Consulting Limited, so that I can contribute to the development of many schools as possible.
I am looking forward to the day the government will recognize what we are doing and want to us partner to take the educational sector to the next level.
What are some of the programmes that you are holding to achieve your goals and what do participants stand to gain?
We hold some major events or workshop each year for all school staff to educate 21st Century school Influencers with the intention of boosting their overall management performance and achieve UBE goals for learners. We bring to bear the fact that counselling in schools is not given the desired attention. Every school staff is an influencer in the life of the learner, therefore they must know how to handle these learners and assist them in achieving their goals which is the primary reason they are in school.
Again, due to the widely held speculation that girls are more attracted to their fathers than their mothers, we started organising Dads and Daughters Evening programme since 2006 to improve on the relationship between fathers and their daughters because we discovered that daddies are rarely aware of the needs of the teenage girls. This will most likely enhance the decision of the girl when in serious situation, rather than taking a clue from the society.
The essence of this programme is also to help the deteriorating relationship between the daddy and the girl child going through a turbulent time in her life who thinks that nobody cares about her. Then, we will also be holding an Anti-bullying Week Campaign in Lagos, before the runs out, considering the fact that a lot of people think bullying is part of growing up.
Many school children are being affected by it in one way or the other and because this does not make headline news in this country, it is really not considered a problem. From our previous campaigns, I make bold to say that it is a social menace that the government should be interested in tackling, especially in the public schools where it is more rampant. We will also hold Careers Day with schools in Lagos by November 27th.
This programme is to help children with the choice of career for their future. It is especially designed to help school counsellors or designated school staff know what and how to help students choose their careers The problem(s) with our educational system and possible solution(s)



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