The power of school principal
Friday, November 25, 2022 | 90 Views |
Besides, executing the principal function of providing instructional leadership, school principals shoulder the onerous task of building and sustaining a culture of rapprochement and harmonious relations in their schools.
To render quality service to its students, a school should strive to be an oasis of serenity and tranquility. Unity of mind and purpose is a prerequisite for attainment of improved learning outcomes. Those privileged to manage schools and monitor instruction should optimise all available resources including the human capital by ensuring that their charges pull together as a united front.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...