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he continuous fall in the standard of education in Nigeria, evidenced by
mass failure of students in external examinations, is worrisome to education
stakeholders. There is a yearning for a
messiah that could deliver the nation from this malady.
It is more worrisome when you hear the stakeholders trading blame:
- · Blame Parents not Teachers for mass failure – WAEC boss www.mynewswatchtimesng.com (Aug. 19, 2014)
- · WAEC, Teachers Responsible for Mass Failure in English - www.nairaland.com
- · NUT blames Nigerian government over mass failure in WAEC -- www.premiumtimesng.com (Sept 17, 201`4)
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A Wake-up Call Over Mass Failure in Examinations … Businessdayonline
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What is WAEC doing to stop this mass failure of students? …Daily Independent
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Expect more MASS failure in WAEC except …
….CFA’s Blog
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Recurring Mass Failure in WASSCE …Sun Newspaper
Isn’t statistics like this frightening?
A statement credited to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan
puts the blame on obsolete system:
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The Federal Government had on 18 March, 2014 in Abuja said that the
foundation which formed the bedrock of the nation’s education policy had become
obsolete.” President Goodluck Jonathan made this known at the opening ceremony
of the 20th Nigerian Economic Summit, with the theme: Transforming Education
through Partnership for Global Competitiveness, in Abuja. He said: ‘The
government has invested N561.9 billion in tertiary and secondary education
between 2009 and last year’" --- http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/09
But who is really
responsible? Perhaps, everybody – in various ways. But to us the system
requires overhaul.
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ruth is that the
reading/studying culture is gone among our new generation students. How many
students still “burns the midnight candle” in preparation for examination.
There are several distractions coming their way and, unfortunately, they fall
cheaply to such distractions at the expense of their studies.
Written by: Okey Emmanuel
Director of Operations
Kanayo O. Kanayo Mentoring Academy
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