A Critical Appraisal Of The Child's Rights In Respect Of The Administration Of Practical Agriculture And School Punishment.

HURAGE – Human Rights and Gender Education Journal

Abstract

This paper examined the rights of the child in respect of the administration of practical agriculture and school punishments. The two activities; first for the development of psychomotor skills in farm activities, and the other, for the reformation of students both have been erroneously given same status which has not helped in development of the interest.of agriculture as a subject among students it has portrayed the subject as full of energysapping activities, and in addition; have eroded the rights and privileges of students including those that don't even offer the subject. This paper took a cursory look at the psychomotor skills development of the child as contained in the National Policy on Education, Education laws and the rights of the child, misplaced priorities in practical agriculture and school punishments, and what practical agriculture really aims at in the. education of the child. Suggestions on role differentiation of school officials and how to improve on the existing situation among others were given. Preambles Teaching should not be seen as merely the application of theoretical or scientific knowledge for it is an extraordinary complex activity, Carried out in a complex social situation, characterized by the immediate and unpredictability of classroom events (Madaus, Kellaghan and Schwab, 1989). Teaching is a moral undertaking which is set out to achieve moral objectives and based on moral relationship between teachers, students and the immediate communities. It is very important for school teachers.to be familiar with the rules of conduct and social norms that govern the. school they teach in and to be aware also of what parents and the society at large expect from schools. School Teachers must have a basic understanding of the school or education laws, how the law influence education and the subjects they teach, and how it protects the individual rights and those of the students.