“One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters”- quotable quotes

In SEVAI Shanthi Matriculation Higher Secondary Higher Secondary

Parents/pupils and teachers get together

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School in Pettavaithalai, it is regular activity of meeting parents and shares the academic and also social values and Life Enrichment skills performance of this school Pupils. Most time the mothers attend such one to one interactive meetings with teachers. The School promoter of the School, Dr.K.Govindaraju made it a point, that father is also to attend such interactive sessions for the welfare of the children studying in the School. He quoted the versions of several educationists; on the role of father in rearing their children especially the girl children. Dr.K.Govindaraju said, “Fathers play an essential role in their daughter's lives. Many things are learned and many things are taught. Some of the most meaningful moments in a daughter's life are spent with her father. A daughter's relationship with her father is usually her first male-female relationship. From Dad, little girls gain their first

reflection of themselves as a female. Self-respect is initially based upon respect received from

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others. Their self-concept as a female person is largely shaped by this early relationship. In short, children regard themselves as they think others regard them, and Dad is an important person in her life. Daughters need to be able to relax, be affectionate, and know that they are safe with certain males. They need to be regarded as people, not sexual objects. When little girls develop modesty and learn that they have a right to privacy, they develop a healthy sense of boundaries. If a father is fair and listens to his daughter's thoughts, she will gain self-confidence and pride in her own opinion. To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter. A daughter is a gift of love. A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she will never outgrow your heart. A daughter is a little girl who grows up to be a friend. A daughter is the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the future. A daughter is a day brightener and a heart warmer. Daughters are like flowers, they fill the world with beauty. Daddy is an idea

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that will teach his daughter how to set aside her fears and trust him. Father and daughter share an adventurous moment, as rumbles of thunder turn into rumbles of laughter and joyful exc... The greatest gift I ever had, came from God, and I call him dad!".”It was my father who taught me to value myself. He told me that I was uncommonly beautiful and that I was the most precious thing in his life.".”One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters. Men grow into fathers and fathering is a very important stage in their development." I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection." Fathers are the first men that daughters associate others with; they are represented as role models. We don't appreciate them very often, but they were a strong part of our childhoods whilst growing-up”.Govin