Students should be disciplined - NWP Governor

M A R Manukulasooriya Hiriyala Group Corr.

If a child is spiritually bankrupt all the academic qualifications achieved would be of no use, said North Western Province Governor Tissa R Balalla.

He was speaking at the badge pinning ceremony of Ibbagamuwa Maha Vidyalaya.

The Governor said if the younger generation lacks discipline they will never become useful citizens. They should be taught that as sense of duty, patriotism and honour come before wealth and pleasure.

The Governor said Prefects who are the leaders of the school today will become the leaders of the country tomorrow. All of them should be determined to lead an exemplary life.

He said student unrest has become a feature of education all over the world today.

"The good old days of strict obedience shown to teachers are a thing of the past. This is a sad state of affairs when the present generation are relied upon to be the future leaders of a nation, he said.

He said that a student is not an exclusive entity in himself. He lives in a society where he interacts constantly with his own kith and kin, his friends and others.

He is influenced by them to a certain degree and imbibes both virtuous and negative aspects from them." he added.

Principal R B W M K B Eriyawa also spoke.