AN EXAMINATION OF THE CHILD’S RIGHT IN RESPECT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE AND SCHOOL PUNISHMENT

Abstract

There  is a saying that cuts across the nation that children are the nation that  children are the future, They are the future of any family, country etc. To this extent , it is the duty of every government and society to ensure that children  are given every care, help, protection, training  and education they may need, in order to grow  into useful citizen and members of society 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 farms activities, and the other, for the reformation of student both have been erroneously given same status which has not helped in development of their  interest of agriculture as a subject among student it has portrayed the subject as full of energy sapping activities, and in addition; have eroded the rights and privileges of student 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 Educational, 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.