Honour and regard chaperone upright people. This is usually the case with few exceptions. In the case of the upright educationist, Bosun Falore, honour and regard do follow him and will continue to do so all the days of his life, as his 70th birthday has shown.
The entire family of Falore are currently enjoying the love and goodwill of Lagosians, following the 70th birthday of the family head who doubles as the founder and chairman of Mind Builders School. Widely known and loved for his focus and emphasis on education in Nigeria, Lagosians are pulling out all the stops to celebrate Falore.
Different people are honoured for different things. For Falore, it is all education. For the longest time, the Mind Builders man has championed the ideal of success by deliberate training. Holding the view that education encompasses this ideal, Falore has remained committed to driving society, when he can, in this direction.
It was this ideal that drove him to start at the bottom with Mind Builders. Founded in 1998, the school’s emphasis has been on providing premium formal training to children. The first beneficiaries of the school were only 18 pupils, kept on the path to progress by six teachers.
Although the school’s current population by far outnumbers its founding learners, it retains that premium feel. Clearly, Falore has not lost touch with that old vision and is still hoping to reconstruct Nigeria’s foundations on the pillars of sound and practical education.
It is something to admire for sure, the long-lastingness of Falore’s vision. It is something to emulate, return to younger educationists, and celebrate.
At 70, Falore’s grace is there for all to see. His mind remains sharp, but his vision is undoubtedly sharper. Let the curtains of encomium go on rolling and his achievements be read out for future generations to memorise and reproduce.
