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Reflections

February 19, 2025

A Call for Respect and Honour in Relationships

Olasunkanmi Arowolo

Researcher, Lecturer, Coach, and Mentor in Journalism.

You see, these people who are students today—you don’t know what they will become tomorrow. I believe, as the Yorùbá culture upholds, that it is even better when your mentee or your worker surpasses you in what you have taught them. It should bring joy to a boss when their apprentice becomes more knowledgeable than they are because we keep evolving. The boss was trained in the past, but this is a new dispensation.

I respect and honour my students, and there’s a reason why. I was once a student, and I had lecturers who respected and honoured me, which significantly helped me. I also had lecturers who did otherwise. I’m not here to mention them, and I won’t. But there’s a strong reason why everyone should be re...

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