PARENTS URGED TO GIVE CHILDREN GOOD EDUCATION (PAGE 21)

A Minister of the Church of Pentecost, Rev. Sam Oppong Asare-Duah, has called on parents to consider their commitment to their children’s education as a divine responsibility.
He has, therefore, urged parents to make every needed resource available to support their children’s educational ambitions to enable them to develop their potential.
“If education is expensive, we must consider the advantages we will gain in our old age, when our educated children could hold the key to our survival”, he stated.
Rev. Asare-Duah was speaking on behalf of the Koforidua Area Head of the Pentecost Church, Apostle Samuel K. Ofosu at the celebration of this year’s Pentecost Social Services (PentSoS) week at Koforidua.
The event, held on the theme: “Education — A Key to a secured future for my child” brought together pupils and students of basic and senior high schools of the Pentecost Church at Koforidua.
As part of activities marking the three-day event, the pupils and students who carried placards, went on a procession through some principal streets in the area to remind parents of the need to prioritise the education of their children.
Rev. Asare-Duah said since education was an indispensable tool to a child’s secure future, parents had an inevitable role to play both physically and spiritually in the education of their wards.
For that reason, he encouraged parents to work hard to improve upon their incomes and be economical in the use of their resources for the benefit of their children’s education.
“Education demands many resources—human, financial, time and material. There are so many challenges that as parents we have to encounter and overcome if proper education is to be given to our children”, Rev. Asare-Duah stated.
The minister also urged parents to make time to supervise their children’s homework and motivate them to be studious.
“As stakeholders in the education of our children, we must also learn to relate well with our children’s teachers to ensure the kind of education we desire for them”, he added.
Rev. Asare-Duah further appealed to the government to make resources available to schools as part of its commitment to enhance teaching and learning in the country.