VALUES AND PRINCIPLES FOR A GIRL

According to the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, “values are moral or professional standards of behaviour. While principles on the other hand, is “the guiding rule for personal behaviour with these definitions, we can see that these two terms are very hard to discuss in isolation. Therefore, values and principles go hand in hand to turn a girl into a complete lady.

As a result of this, we are going to look into the values being expected of a girl by the society. These include;

  • A girl should be well educated
  • A girl should grow up into a responsible woman.
  • A girl should be well groomed-as in her physical appearance.
  • A girl should be able to fit well into the society.
  • A girl should opt for being an ideal wife and mother.

Above all, the expectation of the society for a girl is not to compromise her values for anything and at the end, to be able to keep her charity. In order for a girl to fit perfectly well into all the above, there are some principles that she has to go by.

A girl’s life revolves around three areas, which are, the home, the school and the society. One after the other, we shall look into how she is being guided by certain principles in these three spheres of life.

The Home

Charity they say, begins at home. To be able to judge a girls character, some people ask, “Who are her parents?” And the home you come out of, tells a lot about who you are. There some principles that can guide a girl through the home, which makes the girl, be able to cope or fit into the already laid down values. These principles are. A girl should be able to:

- Honour her parents.

- Subject herself to parental control.

- Playing her role as a member of the family i.e. helping in domestic shores like washing of

plates, clothes, sweeping, cleaning and running errands for her parents.

- Respect her self and other members of the family.

- Protect the image, integrity and dignity of her family members.

-A good ambassador of her family i.e. to be worthy of representing her family’s state’s

and even her country’s interest anywhere in the world.

The School

The school is seen as a place of learning. Therefore, students be it primary secondary or higher being assisted by teachers try to abide by its rule. These are some of the principles:

- Punctuality to school everyday.

- Respect for teachers and fellow students alike.

- Eagerness to learn.

-Cordial relationship with other people.

The Society

This sphere of life is the bedrock of a girl’s future. This is because the society is where the girl will use all her principles in order to meet up to the societal values. When the girl leaves her home and graduates from the school, she goes straight into the society to make use of whatever she has learnt in both institutions. Also, as she goes into the society, there are some basic principles that will guide her. These include:

- Association- This is the kind of people she comes in contact with and her association or Interaction depends on whatever level she wants to go to as a person. Also, the kind of people she associates with will dictate how the society will treat her.

- Comportment – This determines how the girl is able to place her self while with people. This includes the way she talks, eats, walks, holds herself .

Mode of dressing – This should be a very sensitive point in a girl’s life. The way a girl dresses speaks volume about her entire lifestyle. So as a girl, you must dress moderately without exposing any part of your body.

Above all, a girl’s life is guided by values and principles. If she wants to make a head way in life, she must have her own personal principle. These personal principles depend on individual whatever decision any of you take, make sure you put the home, school and the society into consideration.

And by the grace of God on your side you will always be an exemplary girl.

Mrs. O.A. Idowu

Reference:

The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL DATA:

NAME:ADEDUNMI TEMITOPE BILIKIS

DATE OF BIRTH:24ST SEPTEMBER 1982

STATE OF ORIGINOYO STATE

NATIONALITY:NIGERIA

MARITAL STATUS:SINGLE

RELIGION:ISLAM

TELEPHONE:07032077843, 08066566630

EDUCATION INSTITUTION ATTENDED

1)PRIMARY SCHOOL ADENIFUJA 1994

2)SECONDARY SCHOOL I.M.G.

IBADAN MUNUCIPAL GRAMMAR SCHOOOL(WASC)2002

3)OSUN STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY ESA-OKE

OND (ACCT) 2005-2007

HOBBIES:

  • READING & HARD WORKING

REFEREES:

  • MR. M.A. OGUNDAIRO

DIRECTOR OF ESTATE & VALUATION

AFIJIO LOCAL GOVERNMENT,

JOBELE, OYO STATE.

08033590332.

  • ABDUL RASAQ FADANUNSI

ACCT DEPT. RATCON

OLUYOLE ESTATE, IBADAN.