FORMATION OF THE YOUTH AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
It is often said that today’s youth are tomorrows’ leaders. The youths are the pillars upon which the success, progress and prosperity of a nations’ future are built. When their strengths and potentials and creativity are properly harnessed, they are great assets to any nation. Youths are the major human capital (resources) hence the need to channel their energies accordingly and dissipate it appropriately for the benefit of the nation and humanity as a whole. Today’s youths are faced with the challenge of coping with an ever broadening spectrum of influences on decision making and behavior. These influences stem from the home, peer pressure, the media, technological advancement and the society and they have negative effects on their growth and development. The youth cannot be who they ought to be without the gentle and loving guidance of everyone charged with the responsibility of molding their lives. The manifestations of uncivilized acts among the youths are as result of the missing link in the execution of these responsibilities. This paper is an attempt to provide a philosophical investigation into the formation of the youth with a view of emphasizing the need to harness the potentials of these youths for national development. The paper argues that everyone charged with the responsibility of contributing to the formation of the youth are stakeholders in this onerous task and it is justifiable and rational for all hands to be on deck. The paper adopted an expository method of philosophical inquiry
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