Parents have been advised to discard the habit of
forcing their children and wards to pursue particular professions without
considering passion and ability of such children.
This is the message in this week’s edition of
Globacom’s TV Drama Series, Professor Johnbull, showing
at 8.30 p.m. on Tuesday on NTA Network, NTA International on
DSTV Channel 251 and NTA on StarTimes.
Tagged Career Choices, the
episode is a detailed examination of the issue
of career selection for children with a lot of useful advice on
what parents and guardians as well as career counsellors in public and private
schools can do to help their children and wards choose their career.
Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo, who plays
the role of Professor Johnbull, the protagonist of the series, counsels against
the imposition of careers on children by parents who fail to consider the
passion and talents of such children.
A scenario plays out in the episode where Old
Captain, a new character in the Series, tries to compel his
son, Chukwuilodibe, to become a footballer, whereas the young man wants to
become a biology teacher. Professor Johnbull intervenes to prevent
this, saying that the success of any career is not determined by the
amount of money made butby the professional’s career fulfillment and
satisfaction.
His stand is supported by the other actors in the
episode such as Olaniyi (Yomi Fash-Lanso), Mai Doya (Funky Mallam), Etuk
(Imeh Bishop) and the professor's daughter, Elizabeth (Queen Nwokoye) as
they all agree that it is wrong for parents to impose careers on their
children based on the background of the parents.
Career Choices brings to the fore the reasons
why parents prefer some careers to others, and viewers will see that
it is mostly because some people had succeeded in such careers in the past.
However, Professor Johnbull faults such presumptions, arguing that "there
are unsuccessful footballers, unsuccessful pilots and unsuccessful medical
doctors".
In his view, parents’ roles in fashioning
out careers for their children should stop at exposing the
children, through education and counselling, to a wide array of
opportunities, and, thereafter, the children should be
allowed to pursue careers for which they have the talent and passion.
Other characters in Professor Johnbull who
feature in Career Choices include Abadnego (Martins
Nebo), Samson (Ogus Baba), Flash (Stephen Odimgba) and the new members of
Professor Johnbull's household, Nje (Angela Okorie) and Jeroboam, a.k.a. Boam
(Osita Iheme).
The repeat broadcast of Career Choices will
be aired at 8.30 p.m. on Friday on the mentioned channels.
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