1 Why do individuals open school?
By Nnamdi Edu
There are a few reasons why an individual desires to establish a school. The literature has uncovered some reasons why a few schools fizzled in their operations. Many authors have written extensively about the risk in letting any individual to open a school.
Despite the fact that the government has set up monitoring institutions to control this issue, we do not receive a reasonable answer to the inquiry: "why do individuals open school"?
1.1 Moneymaking?
Many schools are not faring well because of the motive of earning money. I had a discussion with somebody recently who wanted to establish a school. As an expert who have been in the business of giving guidance to whoever that develops an interest in school ownership, I needed to know exactly his motivation for coming up with such a laudable project. I asked, why are you considering opening a school for business? In reply to my question he said, “Things have been so tough in recent times, and I was told by a friend that there is money in school business, I want more counsel on this line of business.” While I was watching him explaining his purpose for considering school as a business, I was as well, cogitating on the system of education in his country. I discovered he came from a country where the government does not have a clear policy on education. Everybody can get into the project without any obstacle. More so, it is even easier with those who possess enough money in the bank. They said money counts in such nation. I knew he would not be gratified with my response, and then I put some other question, what is your envisaged school philosophy? He inquired how, I mean. Therefore, I said to him, you are not qualified to open a school if you do not possess a philosophy for such project. He wanted to know if all the schools in his country have a philosophy, and he went to the extent of mentioning names of individuals who have not even gone to the walls of the university but own their personal schools. The verity is that many people run into school venture formoneymaking and that is why the schools are not faring well.
1.2 Knowledge, Values, and Skills development?
Yes, you got it right. Few persons embark on this project with the determination to produce incredible personalities to become useful to themselves and the society. I do like this idea. This one sounds great. If you open a school as a duct through which knowledge, values, and skills are developed, you are on the correct track. This could serve as your mission for such venture. Your focus is not money, but service. Service is one of the elements that contributes to success. There was a time we had a group discussion where the question about school mission, philosophy, vision and objective arose. We ended the discourse with the belief that any entrepreneur who in his plans has a clear vision, mission, philosophy and objectives threads on the true way to success.
1.3 Conclusion
Entering into this venture because of money without considering knowledge, values and skills development, a stated vision, mission, philosophy, goals, and objectives will certainly result in failure. The government should strengthen their ministry of education at federal and state levels to include these elements as major criteria in establishing private schools.
Many schools are not faring well because of the motive of earning money. I had a discussion with somebody recently who wanted to establish a school. As an expert who have been in the business of giving guidance to whoever that develops an interest in school ownership, I needed to know exactly his motivation for coming up with such a laudable project. I asked, why are you considering opening a school for business? In reply to my question he said, “Things have been so tough in recent times, and I was told by a friend that there is money in school business, I want more counsel on this line of business.” While I was watching him explaining his purpose for considering school as a business, I was as well, cogitating on the system of education in his country. I discovered he came from a country where the government does not have a clear policy on education. Everybody can get into the project without any obstacle. More so, it is even easier with those who possess enough money in the bank. They said money counts in such nation. I knew he would not be gratified with my response, and then I put some other question, what is your envisaged school philosophy? He inquired how, I mean. Therefore, I said to him, you are not qualified to open a school if you do not possess a philosophy for such project. He wanted to know if all the schools in his country have a philosophy, and he went to the extent of mentioning names of individuals who have not even gone to the walls of the university but own their personal schools. The verity is that many people run into school venture for
1.2 Knowledge, Values, and Skills development?
Yes, you got it right. Few persons embark on this project with the determination to produce incredible personalities to become useful to themselves and the society. I do like this idea. This one sounds great. If you open a school as a duct through which knowledge, values, and skills are developed, you are on the correct track. This could serve as your mission for such venture. Your focus is not money, but service. Service is one of the elements that contributes to success. There was a time we had a group discussion where the question about school mission, philosophy, vision and objective arose. We ended the discourse with the belief that any entrepreneur who in his plans has a clear vision, mission, philosophy and objectives threads on the true way to success.
1.3 Conclusion
Entering into this venture because of money without considering knowledge, values and skills development, a stated vision, mission, philosophy, goals, and objectives will certainly result in failure. The government should strengthen their ministry of education at federal and state levels to include these elements as major criteria in establishing private schools.
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