INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL DROP-OUTS IN MY AREA
There has been a great increase in the number of school drop-outs in my area recently. This has resultant effects on the society at large and my area in particular The number of street urchins (area boys and girls) as they are commonly referred to is increasing by the day. with devastating consequences. The alarming rate of burglary, stealing, prostitution and even robbery in the area is an indication that the government has to do something drastic about the menace.
Children do not just drop out of school. There are some obvious reasons why they drop out of school so rapidly. First there is a great poverty among the people of my area Parents are so poor that they are unable to send their children to school. In most cases, they have too many of them It is as a result of poverty that many children are made to hawk goods on the streets Children hawking on the streets often make these children to abandon their education because they are exposed to money making ventures early in life.
Secondly, many parents in my area shirk in discharging their parental duties. They do not care for these child e menial jobs around 'en they are exposed to money making ventures early in life. and in most cases, these children have to fend for themselves and in the course of doing these menial jobs around they are enticed to the extent that they drop out of school. Most parent in my area do not impart proper moral upbringing the their children.
Furthermore, children are not motivated because of the increase in unemployment among the educated in our society. As a result of this, they do not see the need to o to school when they know that they might end up being, unemployed. The large proportion of unemployment in the country has a negative effect on these ignorant children of school age to the extent that they get fascinated by the various crimes in our society, which they consider as a means of getting money.
We should look for a means of minimizing negative trend. The government should do something urgent ab unemployment in our society. If parents are employed, they will be able to send their children to school without these children having to hawk before they can go to school.
The government should promulgate a law which forbids parents from having more children than they can cater for. There should also be a law which will ban children from hawking on our streets, during school hours.
Lastly, education should be made compulsory and affordable in the country. This will make it easier for parents to send their children to school
Gbolahan Latilo