Engr Abayomi Otubela |
Who are you?
My
name is Abayomi Otubela Folorunsho-The Proprietor of Lagooz College.
Why Education
It
is a natural instinct .I studied education in school and I have always love
teaching as a young boy and during the cause of my career I have found the
reason to remain as a teacher. During the cause I see a reason to contribute to
the society I fell like Making impact in the life of young people feel like relating
my experience as a growing up child
within the vicinity of Agege. I want young ones to believe that with God ,
determination ,courage ,they can achieve what they want to achieve. I have
always seen myself as a motivator, counselor, and a role model. I fell happy
when issues like truancy ,thuggery ,misbehavior among young people are reported
to me .I fell I can be the answer to this and this is what I have been doing
for two decades .I have no cause to
regret it. I love it. It’s a national call
and it’s an inborn thing.
Educational Background
My
primary school was irepodun Pry Sch in Agege, I went to St Joseph secondary
school in Mangoro, and proceeded to ogun state college of education now Tai
Solarin and to Lagos State University to study political science. I also study
technical education –system maintenance.
I studied early child education
which I bagged a diploma and presently looking forward to a certification in
Java Script.
Challenges
It
is terrible. Better imagined than narrating, paying my school sat fee was like
building a mansion. I have lost my father when I am in primary school .Single
handedly my mum has been training us and it get to a time to pay my WAEC Fees
and it was a friend, a church member that paid the money. Nobody in the family
is ready to help. To get to the final class I remember hawking Vox soap, bongo
tea along pen-cinema with my younger brother. I also learnt shoe making and I
it called shoe for people .We later joined an industry where we scavenge used
plastic on the street and you are paid according to weight .We did that in the
area called Akerele compound, Atobaje close to post office in Agege. It was
very odd that we often beg to eat but I think by now the lord be the glory.
Advice
to the youths
Believe in your cause, focus
and be courageous. They should stop the habit of quick materialism every young
people wants quick success. The spirit of acquiring materials before acquiring
skills and knowledge should be discouraged .It shouldn’t be in the mentality
again. It should be discouraged. No matter how tough the road is there is a
silver lining at the end. They should also believe that God has prepared plan
and conclude the plan on how every individual what he will eat and wear. They
should concentrate on acquiring skill and should imbibe the spirit of assisting
people .In my own case; I have come to realize that all I have achieved is
based on the number of people I have helped. There are challenges I came by
when I was building the school but I always have the solution not that I am
intelligent but because I have solved the challenge for someone. When you are
interested in the progress of people you will become successful. When you help
people to be successful indirectly you are helping yourself. They should have
clean though and meditate on things that are positive.
Vision
For Educational Sector
I am part of the local
Organizing committee of the first ever private Educational Summit organised by
Nation al Association of Proprietors of Private Schools(NAPPS).We shall be
dealing with issues affecting the educational sector.I am the chairperson of
the NAPPS Agege Chapter .I have attended conferences in education in Ukraine ,
united states .it is my view that as we gather information we hope to present
it t the appropriate bodies and we know in future we will be part of the policy
making in private educational sector
The
Name –LAGOOZ COLLEGE
When the vision came I was
looking for a name that will capture a large society and also to distinct the
school from naming it among individual or family name. We want a broader
,larger, acceptance .We consider Africa, then Nigeria and we arrive at Lagos
academy. In the cause of registration with the corporate affairs corporation we
had to change it to LAGOOZ College.
Final
Words to parents
They should be patient. They
give their children effective education. The idea of I want my children to
finish school in time without getting to a reasonable age, the idea of
encouraging children to study competitive course should be discourage. They should
allow them to choose what they want to do for themselves. They should create
time to attend to children at home. it research by lagooz college that a number
of parents doesn’t have time for their children .They put more time to the
children academy. The word academics should be encouraged at home.
Final
Word to the youths
There is a prerequisite for everything in life
.There is time for everything. You cannot do the first thing last. The issue of
acquiring dreaming of acquiring Porsche cars getting things meant for the
future now doesn’t lead anywhere. True success I s what can last. A foolish man
will build his house on a soil while a wise man will build his house on the
rock. When the challenges of life come it won’t shake because the house is built
on a rock. The foundation is strong. Our youths should know that acquiring
material things doesn’t mean you are successful –it goes beyond materialism and
has to do with the skills you posses, how impactful are you to the world. How
many people you have helped .We have seen wealthy people that have gone but
they were never remembered for anything and has seen people in the past that
there wealth were never spoken off but there impact on humanity is tremendous.
Having material thing is not a definition of success. It goes beyond that. It
is changing people lives, leaving a great legacy.
Good day, am a journalist works with The Guardian Newspaper. Please can you share me the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools President's contact if email i don't mind. Thanks
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