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Monday, June 26, 2006
Nalzaro: Sharing thoughts with parents
By Bobby Nalzaro
LAST Saturday, I was the inducting officer and guest speaker of the new set of officers of the Parents-Teachers Community Association of the Cebu City National Science High School (third year Krypton), headed by their ever active president Lidiorie ‘Boy’ Miranda, who is my “kababayan” from Dipolog City. It was a simple affair at the Patio Isabel Restaurant in Banilad with some 60 students and parents in attendance.
Admittedly, I was hesitant to accept the invitation because I am not used to it. I even suggested that they invite a politician who can perhaps donate something for their projects. But during the association’s final meeting, according to Miranda, majority of the members chose me. Who am I to refuse the will of the majority?
Since my audience comprised parents and teachers, I focused my speech on the responsibilities of parents towards their children and their active participation in the affairs of the community.
Like the saying “charity begins at home,” I also believe that “education should start at home.” In school, teachers are the substitute parents. Their responsibilities are not only limited to the four corners of the classrooms, teaching what is required in the curriculum, but they should also guide students to uplift the latter’s moral values, social awareness and responsibilities.
I also discussed sex education, which the Department of Education had proposed to include in the curriculum but ended up deferring its implementation following strong opposition by the influential Catholic Church. I gave positive and negative views on the issue. I urged parents to make a united stand on some issues that affect the interest and welfare of students. I also discussed the advantages and disadvantages of a student joining a fraternity in view of recent incidents, involving warring fraternities.
And since the hottest social issue nowadays is the advent of high technology, I gave emphasis on Internet café operations, especially on the controversial and alarming cybersex problem. While we allow our children to have access to the Internet because this helps improve their knowledge on various subjects, constant monitoring is needed to prevent them from getting exposed to on-line pornography and cybersex activities.
(On a personal note, I would like to thank Cebu City Councilor Ed Labella for giving me some inputs on the state of our public educational system and on cybersex operations, which I incorporated in my prepared speech).
(bgnalzaro@gmanetwork.com / 09182198333)
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