Vice-Principal, Corona Secondary School, Mr. Paul Oba has urged parents to allow their children study whatever course they are good at, nothing that success in does not only depend on your discipline but on what you have passion in. He stated this during Corona Secondary School’s three days Art Exhibition held at Gbagada branch of the school to mark the school 60th anniversary.
He urged parents to let go of their child who have talents in art. Records abound out there about people who went through education to do what their parents want them do. At the end of the day, they still came back to what they have passion for. People are earning their livelihood on things they take as hobby. Oba said: “It is not about forcing the child to do what you want, if you do, the child will not be happy. Some people who obeyed their parents doing what they want, ended up dropping it for what they love. We have a lot of parents in our school who came to us to say, “I went through this and I don’t want my children to go through that.”
Lamenting the erosion of Art in Nigeria, Oba noted that Art is more visible in music than it is in art. In Nigeria today, people are beginning to appreciate art. People are beginning to let their children study art, which was not so in the time past. Telling your parents that you are going to study art is not what is easy to do. But we have many more people doing that today. That we could get so many things from our learners is evidence that parents are letting go the students. There are many who studied art and are earning their livelihood through art.
I major in art. Honestly it is not about ability, because every human being has a talent. I am not going to tell a child who show interest in art not to toll that way. I will ask him to go ahead if he has the talent and passion for art. Speaking in same vein, Mrs Yanju Olowodola, an alumnus whose children are also in Corona said that the world is innovative and dynamic such that you can excel in whatever thing you do.
According to her, you can do different things to make you excel. “Academic education is the foundation for success. However, if you are gifted in any area, work to develop those gifts. I know the faces of some who is who in Nigeria, not because of their education, but because of their talents. You can go places with your skills,” she added.
Meanwhile, Oba went further to explain that the art exhibition held in Corona School Gbagada is a collections of works from all branches at Gbagada, Apapa, Victoria Island, Lekki, Ikoyi and Agbara. He said exhibition of art is about celebration of talents, adding that they are celebrating the talents that Corona has brought forth over the years. His words: “We have some art here that are more than fifteen years. What we have here today are just selections of works. Our primary schools and secondary school celebrate art yearly because of its importance, however, this is the first time all our schools are coming together for art exhibition to mark its 60th anniversary.
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