Editorial: What Youth Needs
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
“Youth is the hope of our fatherland” as the famous line by our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal goes. This is undeniably true. After decades, the youth assumes the responsibilities that the adults have at present. Some of them will be the government leaders, others in the religious sectors, in private firms and corporations, and some would be in the farms to produce crops and vegetables for the food of the nation. In their hands the future of our country lies.
With this great role of the youth, they need careful attention. They should be nurtured well. The mature individuals of this time are the ones to help them develop their potentials to the fullest so that they will be able to face the challenges ahead of them. And one way of doing this is to give them all the opportunities to lead, manage and perform.
However, the Sangguniang Kabataan, one of the organizations that contributes much to the development of the youth is somewhat gradually eradicated. With the suspension of the SK election on October 28, 2013, many think that this was the start of SK’s end. And this is what some lawmakers want because they viewed SK as futile for the reason that the SK officers are manned by the barangay captain and the funds are incorporated in the barangay funds.
This happened in most barangays because the officers of SK were not given the chance to lead and manage the funds intended for them. They were not properly guided of the things to be done for them to exercise their duties towards the improvement of their fellow young individuals who elected them in the position. And the worst; the youth was unconsciously taught the wrong values of cheating and dishonesty.
Indeed, the adults need to revisit their strategies in preparing the youth for their future tasks if they have concern for the generations to come. They should give their trust to the youth and expose them to various activities that would serve as avenues for their skills’ and talents’ development and that the nation’s future is assured.
With this great role of the youth, they need careful attention. They should be nurtured well. The mature individuals of this time are the ones to help them develop their potentials to the fullest so that they will be able to face the challenges ahead of them. And one way of doing this is to give them all the opportunities to lead, manage and perform.
However, the Sangguniang Kabataan, one of the organizations that contributes much to the development of the youth is somewhat gradually eradicated. With the suspension of the SK election on October 28, 2013, many think that this was the start of SK’s end. And this is what some lawmakers want because they viewed SK as futile for the reason that the SK officers are manned by the barangay captain and the funds are incorporated in the barangay funds.
This happened in most barangays because the officers of SK were not given the chance to lead and manage the funds intended for them. They were not properly guided of the things to be done for them to exercise their duties towards the improvement of their fellow young individuals who elected them in the position. And the worst; the youth was unconsciously taught the wrong values of cheating and dishonesty.
Indeed, the adults need to revisit their strategies in preparing the youth for their future tasks if they have concern for the generations to come. They should give their trust to the youth and expose them to various activities that would serve as avenues for their skills’ and talents’ development and that the nation’s future is assured.
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