TODAY,THERE ARE FAR TOO MANY STUDENTS IN OUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS!..BUT HERE IS ONE SOLUTION

SHOULD NIGERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS RESEARCH AND WRITE PROJECTS?...WHY NOT?

WHY RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR OUR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IS GOOD,,,MASON COLLEGE FESTAC AS CASE STUDY


When Covenant University,Ota opened its doors it shocked many of its first set of students by giving them projects to write.Many of the students spent  most of their Christmas holidays researching and gathering information for their projects.But some students had an advantage over others.While some of their colleagues did not know what to do others who attended schools like Mason College settled down to business quickly.In fact they also became tutors to their colleagues on how to conduct researches  and write relevant reports.

In Mason College preparing a researched report was mandatory for all students from JSS1 to SS3. Students were given a list containing over 100 topics and asked to choose 3 to write on for each year.In addition to the list they were given lectures and handouts on how to conduct researches and how write relevant reports.They were then allocated graduate staff mentors for additional guidance and supervision of their finished work. None of them could submit theirs without approval of the staff mentor.Apart from essay-writing benefits the projects kept students busy especially on topics which they loved and freely chose.

Believe it or not. many Nigerian students now have ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS (ADD). Unfortunately most of these cases are not officially diagonised  Above all, many educators fail to see or understand that the situation is  epidemic.Today  the only attention-grabber for students is the English Premier League.To many of them any other matter different from Maltina Dance,Big Brother Africa , Nigerian Idol or surfing on their phones  is a mere waste of time.

Our proposal therefore is that many schools should keep their students on busy and narrow paths through such schemes as RESEARCH PROJECTS AND NOVEL SUMMARIZATION SCHEMES. Many of these students will later look back at their schools with love and joy.No matter how difficult or expensive it may seem (mentors will have to be paid extra allowance to do the job well) the end result will make both the school and parents bond more together.Above all the school would have produced  more confident students ready to face  demands at higher level of studies as was faced by the first set of students of the Covenant University Ota!



ejiro was senior prefect girls in mason college festac…she was among the first set of students from mason college to attend covenant university when it opened…as a student she received the university’s scholarship,came out with a degree in computer engineering…and i was proudly the chairman at her wedding ceremony in 2010!

Please find below an example of handouts given to students of Mason College for their research project.It was a panacea against ADD and idleness.

STUDENTS’ PROJECTS – SUMMARY OF HOW TO CONDUCT RESEARCHES.

SOURCES OF RESEARCH  MATERIALS

BROWSING- Wikipedia, Encarta online (phasing or fading out but materials on available CDs still useful) Britannica online, Study.org and other student – friendly sites. (Check also other online reference books or online reference books or online periodicals such as magazines and newspapers)

COMPUTER CDS- Encarta/Britannica CDS distributed by the school from suppliers or available at the computer department of the school

LIBRARY- Texts/Magazines/Newspapers/Dictionaries/Encyclopedia/Periodicals/Almanacs/Atlases & other maps.

VCDS/DVDS- VCD/DVD lists available at Bookends(external library)/internal  library

BRAINSTORMING- Generation of creative ideas about the topic can be done individually or with a group.

FREE WRITING- Write about a topic for 15 minutes without stopping or reference to a book.  Don’t worry about organization. When finished examine what you have written. Thereafter review by adding or subtracting materials as you think relevant.

COLLECTING AND COLLATING INFORMATION GATHERED FROM SOURCES LISTED ABOVE

REVIEW YOUR SOURCES- Are they enough? If not locate or look for more sources. Assess the reliability of the source if you can. Note that Wikipedia is already being criticized by some people for allowing its information to be amended by anyone who wishes to from any part of the world.

TAKE APPROPRIATE NOTES- Take notes relevant to your topics from the source. Remember to write down names of writers for citation as sources of information.  Decide how to organize your notes.

ORGANIZE YOUR NOTES- By using chronological outlines, spider or Venn diagrams to separate materials into different compartments. Make sure it supports the purpose of your report.

WHAT TO INCLUDE TO COMPLETE YOUR REPORT- A clear specific title/ ideas from your sources / your ideas or opinions or comments/ citation information (you must always give credit for sources used in your report)

 FORMAT OF PROJECT REPORT- Introduction made of background and thesis sentence/ notes on research methods / relation of evidence to thesis sentence / conclusion made up of how evidence fits together and restatement of thesis statement.

NOTES FOR MENTORS/STUDENTS:-

Note that not all projects require the format stated above. Other formats can be compared or contrasted on format or cost/benefit format basis

However there must always be introduction, body and conclusion.

In writing each section you can always use several techniques of writing. Think about what you are going to write in each section, then try one of the techniques of writing contained in another handout provided for your use.

(Extracted from Microsoft Encarta with a few changes made)

O.O.ODUMOSU

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MENTORS IN NIGERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS MUST HAVE CLEAR OBJECTIVES AND DETAILED DAILY OPERATIONAL NOTES TO USE (2)

WHAT NIGERIAN SECONDARY STUDENTS NEED MOST ARE MENTORS/LIFE COACHES NOT “TEACHERS” (3)

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 NOTES COMPLETION / HAND WRITING / TEXT BOOK INTEGRITY CHECKS / OTHER ACADEMIC TOOLS CHECKS (WEDNESDAYS)

33.This is one of the most important parts of the mentoring work in the school and mentors are advised to do 3 things always before each Wednesday or the day fixed by management for any of these checks.

(a)   Having a record of the maximum number of expected notebooks per student and ensuring that their students have filled and submitted the relevant form previously (subject choices available to ss1 – ss3 form). In fact the mentor should keep a copy of these forms for each of their students in their operational files.

(b)   Continually encourage their wards to have tutors sign or initial their notebooks for completion throughout the week before the D-day for checking. But mentors have to watch out for possible trickery by students notebook covered with his own outer casing as evidence that his or her notes are complete.

(c)    Continually remind their students about weekly checks and the need to bring all notebooks to school on D-day.

34.Marks awarded or penalties deducted shall of course be related to the actual number of completed notes submitted. Although deductions shall be related logically to those not yet submitted, gross violation of expected rules shall lead to the award of zero to the student concerned. For instance completeness amounting to 25% or more of expected notes shall be treated as gross violation.

35.Mentors are to note that they shall be expected to provide appropriate comments whenever necessary on handwriting and other integrity checks such as on the availability of textbooks or other academic tools. This can be done in line with school calendars or according to random checks on their students but promptly agreed with management. Random checks mean a deviation from the checking of notes for completion. It does not imply that students shall not be informed in advance about what mentors intend to check.

36.All checks for textbooks and other academic tools shall however be expected to take place before the mid-term examinations.

37.Mentors are to please note that some integrity checks are usually included within the calendars prepared by management for each term. They should please work with these calendars in mind except if amended by management.

38.Mentors do have a very challenging job on their hands in relation to what is called the Notebook Integrity Project (NIP). The relevant write-up which converts the project into a tool for mentors and school management is to be found in the section of Eduguide for staff members. This check has to be planned carefully as substitute work for Notes Completion checks but the focus and length of time involved are different. Mentors are therefore advised to read this write-up carefully, because it is one of the most important ever prepared on the issue of notes completion for students anywhere in the world.\

39.Mentors are to note from the NIP that students who have spent more than one year in the school are expected to combine notes of the years gone by with those of their current classes in such a way that all notes of JS 1 – 3 or SS 1 – SS3 classes are bunched together.

NOVEL SUMMARY SCHEME / ORAL ENGLISH / PUBLIC SPEAKING (THURSDAYS)

40.Each student is basically expected to have a wide vocabulary of English words, understand lots of idiomatic expressions and ultimately be in good position to express himself/herself appropriately. It does not matter whether the school is in the private or public domain. In Mason College students are usually launched into orbit by being asked to give words of exhortation at the daily school assembly .

41.For this purpose also, there are write-ups to support mentors. There are write-ups covering public speaking, vocabulary improvement, spellings, idiomatic expressions,famous quotations etc in the students and staff sections of Eduguide. There are also library-related guidelines, and write-up related to modern retrieval and research methods to boost preparation of students and staff for this purpose. Even where public speeches are not required there are also write-ups on the techniques of writing reports which mentors can read and interpret or convert to acceptable levels of understanding for their wards.

42.The Academic Group shall determine the fortnight cycles or turnovers to be used for the Novel Summary Scheme. These shall be done through the calendars usually prepared at the beginning of each term. The operation of this scheme cannot be successful without keeping to the rules guiding the use of the school libraries (at  school location as well as at Bookends).

43.The objective of the scheme is to get each student show  in the first week of each cycle that he or she actually collected a novel for reading. By the end of the fortnight or even before its end the student must write at least a half page  summary of the novel based on certain guidelines of the Novel Summary which were divided into types A, B or C (these shall be specified in future posts)

44.Students shall be expected to seek audience with English Language/Literature tutors to have the type of summary chosen. It is important therefore that mentors and English Language tutors get to know the summary types and activities listed as types A,B and C. These are to be found under the students’ section of the Eduguide.

45. In the second week of the cycle mentors shall ensure that the students have their summaries marked by English Language/Literature tutors.They should  also have these scores transferred for their working papers.

46.Mentors are also expected to ensure that their wards prepare well for periods of exhortation during   daily school assemblies. It is expected that the Vice-Principal Admin shall comment on student’s performance daily on public exhortations and  mentors linked to such students shall be named, praised or called to order for their students' oral deliveries.

47.Students who submit their summaries early are to be encouraged to read more novels for pleasure by mentors, the Academic Group and librarians. Students shall be encouraged with bonus marks where considered necessary by their mentors. Where a student fast-tracks or fast-forward all his/her possible submission dates for a term such student shall definitely be given bonus marks by the mentor in charge.

48.It is to be noted that senior students usually prefer novels from Bookends at 5^th Avenue and that there are approved library rules for the operation and management of this. Mentors shall please ensure that they are aware of these rules.

49.Penalties for late submission or non-submission shall be the same as for assignments.

BEHAVIORAL CHECKS (FRIDAYS)

50.The areas of focus for behavioral checks are:

(a)Regularity    (b)    Punctuality     (c)      Appearance  (d)   Participation in Break Activities

(e) Oral English Expressions (Or use of Pidgin English).

51.Mentors have limited work or decisions to make on these. Most of the statistics in this section  shall normally be extracted  from Students Admin Records or from scores provided by Admin officials in charge of break periods. Mentors however might disagree with certain scores provided under Appearance and Oral English Expressions and discuss their opinions with the Vice Principal Admin before modifying the scores provided. If ,however, the Admin Department insists on its scores mentors must refrain from.

52..Each of the factors under behavioral checks has a maximum score of 20  and mentors have the simplest job of just adding each score to get the behavioral score  for the week.

53.In addition to this, they shall be expected to speak to students on regularity and punctuality as guidance counselors for these two shall always attract the attention and punishment by Management each week.

54.A student who makes an overall pass grade on behavior but failed woefully on punctuality should  have the matter either attended to publicly at the assembly or by the Director at 5^th Avenue. The job of the mentors shall therefore be to ultimately reduce the numbers of wards who might become caught in the vicious web of not being punctual to school always.

MATHS / ENGLISH CLINIC STUDY / EXAMINATION / JAMB TECHNIQUES AND SEMINARS / MOTIVATIONAL DISCUSSIONS & FINISHING TECHNIQUES / NOTAZINE WORK / GP EXERCISES.

55.Write-ups on these are being posted on our websites for use of mentors.

CLASSROOM TOOLS AVAILABLE FOR MENTORS / STAFF FOR USE OR FOR REFERENCE

56.Mentors are advised to read or get to know how to use the following tools for their work in the school. They must always remember that the time fixed for checks are usually late in the day and are not the best of time for effective brain or memory work by them or their students. It is also important that clinics and checks are held / conducted in an atmosphere of friendliness that shall make students thankful for what our mentors specifically and the schools generally are doing for them

a.Director’s Overall Review Questions Covering Academic Related as Non- Academic modes in

  the school.

b.Students Projects – Summary of how to conduct researches.

c. Review Tests for Red Note Scheme Part 1 and 2.

d. The Notebook integrity Project.

e. Students’ Attitude Checklist.

f. Students’ Problem Inventory for SS 1-3 classes.

g. How to conduct research work for Students' Projects (SS1 –SS3 only).

h. Techniques of Writing.

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MENTORS IN NIGERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS MUST HAVE CLEAR OBJECTIVES AND DETAILED DAILY OPERATIONAL NOTES TO USE (1)

WHAT NIGERIAN SECONDARY STUDENTS NEED MOST ARE MENTORS/LIFE COACHES NOT “TEACHERS” (2)

[caption id="attachment_5935" align="aligncenter" width="495"] ...they obviously need life coaching more than their parents ever had...[/caption]

B.GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR MENTORING WORK AT MASON COLLEGE

NOTE:SOME OF THE TERMS YOU MIGHT COME ACROSS IN THIS WRITE-UP WERE INTERNALLY GENERATED AT MASON GROUP OF SCHOOLS BUT YOU MAY ASK FOR FURTHER EXPLANATION IF NEEDED

1.Mentoring work includes classroom checks or compound searches whenever necessary. In some cases it should involve home visits by mentors as authorized and previously discussed with management.

2.The bulk of mentoring work however shall consist of integrity checks of students under each mentor to ensure that he/she is participating effectively in both academic and related programs of the school. The ultimate objectives are to contribute to their education and generally improve their academic performance as shall be reflected through mid-term or terminal reports.

3.For staff members, mentoring shall be the fastest way to progress in terms of promotion and increased salaries in the school. It is not likely that a tutor who is not a mentor can progress as fast as a mentor to a management position in the school.

4.Where there are obvious cases of dramatic positive changes observed on the part of the student which are traceable or attributed to a mentor such a mentor shall be due to a bonus at the end of the term equivalent to 50% of one month salary. This is a discretionary decision which can be taken by the Director only with or without recommendations from the school’s management. It shall also be in addition to any additional payment  that might be considered for mentors by management.

5.All mentors are expected to be aware of school rules for students and staff members that are available in the library. No mentor shall be allowed to punish students under them except through the Vice-Principals.

6.No mentor shall be allowed to contact parents of students under his or her care directly for any reason. Even if the parent makes the initial contact, he/she shall be directed to the Vice-Principal or the most senior staff in charge of Remedial studies. This is because mentoring is both academic and mainly remedial in nature. The work to be carried out is based on academic-related programs but the mentors’ job is mainly remedial. Every effort by the school staff need some overall coordination.

7.Any mentor found to be lacking in any respect or department of his/her job may not only be removed from mentoring job but might also have his/her overall appointment terminated especially where lack of self-motivation is found.

C. SPECIFIC GUIDELINES ON MENTORING WORK AT MASON COLLEGE (AMENDABLE FOR OTHER SCHOOLS)

8..Remedial work  is divided up as follows:

a.Maths Clinic / Maths Continuous Exercises/ Maths Foundation Exercises.

b.English Clinic/English Foundation Exercises

c.Study and Examination Techniques.

d.Motivational Discussions / Notazine Work/G.P. Exercises

e.Overall Review Exercises (including Seminars).

f. Integrity Checks in the following areas

- Assignments’ checks.

- Red notes checks/Salvation lines checks.

- Notes completion/Text book checks/NP checks.

- Novel summary checks.

- Behavioral records’ checks and observations.

What mentors are expected to do under Maths Clinic, English Clinic and Study and Examination Techniques are already covered by handouts included in Eduguide. These shall be modified by announcements and meetings when necessary.

9. Motivational Discussion covers what we know in Mason College as Life 101 & Life 102. Many of the topics for these are also covered by past handouts which are also to be found in the Eduguide for students or for staff members.

10.Overall reviews are usually conducted by the Director or by any of the VPs as shall be directed.

11.What mentors are expected to do under integrity checks are stated below under the ‘scoring  scheme’.There are also write-ups on Red Notes/Salvation Lines, N.I.P. Novel Summary Exercises which are also to be found in Eduguide for students or staff members.

 SCORING  SCHEME/ASSIGNMENTS (MONDAYS)/SUBMISSION OF ASSIGNMENTS

12.Award 50 marks for total number. of assignments given and fully submitted by students according to the school’s schedule.

13.The V.P (Academics) shall tighten things up at the gate to ensure that there are no disputes to submission dates and that no student comes to school early in the morning to conclude his/her assignment within or without the school’s compound. Any student caught by clerks or by any other staff while making effort to conclude an assignment in school shall be treated as if the assignment was not submitted as scheduled.

14.50% of the available score for prompt submission shall be lost for late submission prorated over the number of assignments or subjects involved.

15.The whole of the 50% score shall be lost if submission takes place more than 24 hours after the expected hour/date of submission.

 MARKING OF ASSIGNMENTS

16.This is the second stage for scoring of assignments. The total maximum score for converted scores of all assignments shall also be 50%. This shall be by prorating the total score over the number of subjects/assignments given. Example: if only two assignments are given each subject shall have a maximum of 25marks. So a student with 60% score in one subject will have ⁶⁰/₁₀₀ × 25 = 15marks for the actual assignment in that particular subject.

17.For assignments not submitted at all the student shall obviously lose the maximum score available not only for submission but also for marking.

 PERSONAL STUDY TABLES/REVISIONS/RED NOTES/SALVATION LINES/SALVATION QUESTIONS (TUESDAYS)

18.The historical links to the Red Book of the era of Chairman Mao in China was explained to mentors.

19.As graduates of higher institutions it was to be assumed that mentors were themselves conversant with how to prepare revision notes.

20.There is a write-up on Red Notes for reference by mentors under Eduguide for students. Mentors are also  to note that the preparation of Red Notes have links to write-ups in preparation of personal study time tables as well as study and exam techniques.

21.In fact Red Notes shall be prepared vis-à-vis students’ personal study time tables.

22.Mentors are however, to assist students decide or organize their reading hours at home remembering that each student shall essentially be required to spend  2 hours of study each day on three major activities which are Assignments, Red Notes and Novel Summary Scheme. A fourth dimension can be hand writing sessions for those identified as needing them. For this purpose mentors must obtain and sign the Daily Diary of their students. They are to note that the students’ Daily Diary is directly linked to the students’ personal time table on a daily basis.

23.Where student have incomplete notes they are to regard the completion of their assignments and notes most important during private studies each day.

24.Mentors have been warned that students have many tricks up their sleeves when it comes to   preparation of Red Notes as well as in completion of assignments. Specific examples of what have been done in the past and what can be done by students were enumerated to mentors. Many times students tend to forget that these Red Notes are meant to be used to support themselves and not school management when exams are near.

25.Red Notes are not to be confused with Salvation Lines and Salvation Questions. Mentors are to read the write-up on these three under Eduguide for the benefit of their students. They are all students’ tools to be prepared at the appropriate time or on relevant days as evidence of what they do when they are away from school.

26.In preparing their Red Notes any deviation from the personal study time tables agreed with the school shall lead to at least 25 marks being deducted for each occurrence.

27.Any gross violation such as complete deviation from and disregard for agreed study time tables shall also lead to a loss of at least 50 marks and appropriate comment made in the space provided in the mentors working papers.

28.Non-submission of Red Notes on an appointed date on the school calendar shall lead to 100 marks loss. There is no prorated loss as the Red Notes for all subjects are expected to be within inside one book. Even students’ salvation lines are expected to be at the back of their Red Notes. Writing of salvation lines from salvation questions is usually relevant a few weeks to mid-term and terminal examinations.

29.Mentors and management are to agree on the actual week salvation Lines shall be substituted for Red Notes as the focus of their checks. These shall be communicated to students in advance. Students shall also need to be regularly reminded about Salvation Lines.

30.Salvation Lines not drawn in accordance with the handout by the school need to be discouraged. Salvation Lines without collections of questions from the school’s Question Bank or from publications based on actual examinations from WAEC, NECO, JAMB or State Examination Board are also to be discouraged. Students should have evidence from Question Bank Records to show to the person in charge of statistics or mentors that past questions have been used in drawing up their Salvation Lines. They can also be tested to relate their actual Salvation Lines to actual questions used.

31.Students shall be given at least a week’s notice for checking of salvation lines. And the volume of what is written shall not cover more than 100 lines for each subject extracted from their notes, textbooks in order of importance.

32.The scoring/penalty system for Salvation Lines shall be the same as for Red Notes.

TO BE CONTINUED.....

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WHAT NIGERIAN SECONDARY STUDENTS NEED MOST ARE MENTORS/LIFE COACHES NOT “TEACHERS”

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A.INTRODUCTORY NOTES  TO  MENTORING OF STUDENTS AT MASON COLLEGE FESTAC

1.At one of our recent meetings it was stated that learning is no longer teacher-dependent. There are several ways students can be educated and these include

-Autonomous (Self) Studies or Independent Learning.

-Personalized learning supervised by a teacher.

-Guided self-studies or self-managed study based on certain guidelines provided by the school.

-Group studies managed by a teacher or the school with specific objectives covering individual students.

2.It was also stated that teachers need to see themselves as managers, facilitators, counselors or coaches for managing the time spent by students at school or even at home and not see themselves in the old images of their own teachers. As managers of students the following were identified as critical areas.

(a)   Reasoning skills (problem solving, critical thinking & reasoning)

(b)   Reflective skills

(c)    Self-appraisal skills

(d)   Social skills

3.Today our mentors have been given the job of managing students’ efforts on Assignments/Homework, Red or Revision Notes, Class Notes Completion, Novel Summaries as well as behavioral modes. They have been mandated to evaluate and provide scores that will further enhance the supervision of these students.

4.In doing these mentors cannot rely on just integrity checks/reports only. They need to be aware of techniques for Speedy Readings, Quick/Mental Tests, Reverse Learning Techniques, Seminar Techniques and Elements of Games Theory. It is when all these are put into consideration during remedial work that statistical review of reports can become more relevant for disciplinary purpose.

5.In order to assist our mentors, an introductory meeting was held and this was followed up with the distribution of a set of general and specific guidelines for scoring purposes. But to further enhance their work mentors need to be provided with some back-up information in relation to these tasks that will further make their evaluations more accurate. This is the reason for the collection of write-ups usually provided for their tasks.

The write-ups are made up as follows:

a.Notes on general remedial work which cover several topics from time management, career counseling and how to conduct research work for students’ projects etc.

b.Notes on Study and Exam Techniques, Red Notes Classroom Psychology, Home Work or Class Assignments, etc.

c.Notes about volume, binding and completion of class notebooks, textbooks and other academic tools which must be possessed and used properly by students.

d.Notes on Maths/English/Jamb Clinics or Seminars. It is, however, realized that not all mentors can participate actively in these sectors.

e.Notes on  related activities that could provide background information  for specialist counseling of students

Hopefully, mentors will not only see these notes as helpful for their roles but will mentally "tune-in" and become personal beneficiaries too.

The second and third parts of this write-up will follow within 24 hrs...please come back for more...

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LIBRARY RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR REFERENCE AND USE BY NIGERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS (2)

VOCABULARY IMPROVEMENT,NOVELS SUMMARY SCHEME AND RELATED RULES FOR OPERATION

 PREAMBLE

 WHAT IS A NOVEL SUMMARY SCHEME?

 1. Simply put, it means lending novels to students from the school library for reading,  summarization and submission for marking. The major objective is to improve students’ usage of English Language by acclimatization with the written word and subsequent widening of their vocabulary. There are many formats for achieving these and they shall be made available in similar write-ups which are coming up after this.

 2. However, the aim of this write-up is to specify library-related rules for operating the novel summarization schemes in a situation where a school has the library and willingness to operate such a program..The write-up should be read vis-à-vis another write-up titled LIBRARY RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR REFERENCE AND USE BY NIGERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS (1).

 3. In using the rules below please note that they relate more to the circumstances at Mason College Festac. Each school should therefore modify them according to its local or special circumstances once it takes a decision to start the Novels scheme.

 HOW TO OPERATE A NOVEL SUMMARY SCHEME

 4. We suggest a novel summary scheme  to be operated  in two phases. The first phase shall include NEW AND POPULAR  novels  recommended by the school for purchase by students during the 1^st and 2^nd terms. The objective shall be to encourage students build up personal libraries in addition to novels collectible from the school library under the second phase The first phase made up mainly of new novels shall be subjected to an overall test during the mid-term examination of the 3^rd term and shall constitute part of the general paper examination (as in Mason College) for the year. The second phase shall be operated as indicated in subsequent paragraphs below.

 JS 1- SS2 (3 TERMS)+ SS3(1^ST TERM ONLY)

 5. Collection of novels shall take place once every fortnight (probably on Fridays)

 6. Novels shall be returned within two weeks with summaries in the FORMAT indicated by school management. The formats acceptable to the school (see more notes on formats in paragraph 1 above) shall be indicated in a subsequent write-up to this.

 7. Students shall be allowed to take additional novels for personal reading if requested by them (subject to a limit of one at a time) but all novels collected at any time shall be returnable to the library within a fortnight as indicated above. All such additional novels, on return, shall have their statuses renewed if requested

 8. The school’s Academic Group shall be present at each collection exercise to assist librarians and students

9.  It shall be the responsibility of the Academic Group to keep a ledger of books collected by each student to prevent repeated  collection of the same novel or non-collection by some lazy students. If any student by chance escapes due observation by the Academic Group and knowingly engages in repeated collections or non-collection such shall be punished in accordance with the school’s list of academic offenses.

 10. Only SS 1 to SS3 students shall be allowed to collect movie VHS, CDs or DVDs in lieu of novels. Such can be collected from the internal or external library of the school.An example of an external library is The academic-related content of the movie shall, however, be approved by the Academic Group if it can. If not references shall be made to the Director for approval. Librarians shall be expected to extract a list of educational   movies available at the external library so that students can make their choices from the library within the school premises. Librarians shall also review this list at the beginning of each term.

 11. Non-collection of novels by students are offenses under the school’s (Mason College) academic offenses schedule and shall be punishable as stated therein. This shall be pointed out to students from time to time. It shall however be the duty of the Academic Group as well as that of the Librarians to monitor students who have not collected novels. They should also ensure that this is done not later than the Tuesday following the Friday scheduled for collection.

 12. No JSS student shall be allowed to take a book or a movie from the external library for the novel summary scheme. However, they shall be allowed to do so for pleasure-reading  purposes.

 SS3 STUDENTS(2^ND/3^RD TERMS) + AFTER GRADUATION OR AS ALUMNI

 13. During the second and third terms SS3 students shall be allowed to collect novels or movies from both libraries without submitting any summary work. They shall also be allowed to keep such assets for 3 days (movies) and 7 days (novels) respectively. Any additional novel or movie collected by any of them from the external library shall be paid for according to the terms of rentals or lateness as operated at that library. Collections from the external library shall be initiated through a note given by the Academic Group after express permission by Management.

 14. No library services shall be available, however, from 1^st May of each year to SS3 students because of WAEC examinations. Such services shall not be available either after the NECO examinations in July. However they shall have the privilege of becoming automatic members of the external library without paying any registration fees as might be demanded. But they shall pay for  services like other public members of that library

DUTIES OF LIBRARIANS

 15. It shall be the duty of Librarians to secure the assets and keep the library neat and tidy at all times. It shall also be their responsibility to prevent or  put in check any form of noise, disturbance or distraction in the library They are permitted to raise appropriate penalties on students or staff members for any misdemeanor in the library. However on any issue leading to penalties to be raised on staff members such shall first be raised to  Management for confirmation through the official daily work done books.

MOVEMENT OF LIBRARY ASSETS

 16. All students and staff members are allowed to make reference to text books in the library only. They are not allowed to take text books away except if specially permitted by management through the Academic Group.

 17. Staff   members whose appointments have been confirmed by management are allowed to take a movie or a novel at the school or external library for a maximum 3 days for a movie and 7 days for a novel after which they shall be charged for late return on  any asset collected from the external library like other members of the public

 OTHER REGULATIONS

 18. The school libraries have more detailed sets of rules and regulations for reference purposes However, additional rules and regulations shall be made known to students and staff members through the usual channels such as this.

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LIBRARY RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR REFERENCE AND USE BY NIGERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS (1)

A. LIBRARY OFFICIAL HOURS

1.The College library shall be opened every school day from 9:00am to 12 noon and from 1:20 pm to 4:00pm Mondays to Fridays only.

2. It shall be opened on Saturday for cleaning and arranging of its assets only. Specifically, no borrowing, reading or referencing  shall take place on Saturdays by students or staff members.

3. During daily lunch periods it shall be closed but school’s  Academic group shall create a Press Room mode outside the library ( in one of the special rooms) for reading of newspapers, magazines etc. by students and staff members.

4. Between 9:00am and 4:00pm daily librarians shall use their discretion to keep the library opened or closed in accordance to any inconvenience experienced by students or  staff members. However the library shall be closed if 2  generators installed by the school nearby are in use.

B.  GENERAL RULES

5. The Library is the BRAIN of the school and it plays an indispensable role in accomplishing its aims. In order to perform its functions to the satisfaction of students and staff members it needs their understanding and cooperation. The following rules of conduct are meant to spell out in practical terms what we consider as the GOLDEN RULES of the college Library.

6. Students or staff members must sign in and sign out at the librarians’ desk when entering or exiting the library.

7. Observe silence.Idle conversation, loud laughter and other unnecessary noise disturbs other library users and therefore should be avoided. Talking out of necessity must be done in subdued tones. The library atmosphere must be conducive for studying or referencing.

8. Keep the library clean. Do not litter tables with any waste and paper scraps. Use the trash baskets      provided for the purpose.

9.  Eating, drinking and sleeping in the library shall not be allowed.

10. Keep things in order. When you leave arrange/clear your table. Put your chair against the table and avoid obstruction of movement by other users.

11. Return all newspapers, magazines and other materials ( usually located on the central operational table) back to where they were collected from.

12. Handle both books and other library materials with care. They are intended to serve a great many users after you.

C. SCHOOL I.D. CARDS

13. Only students and staff with the school I.D card shall be allowed in the library. Where a student or staff is yet to be issued with such a card, a written authorization in the daily admin work done or the operational books of the library shall be obtained from school Management.

14. All I.D cards shall be properly counter–signed by authorised management staff and shall be laminated. Such cards shall not be transferable by students or staff members. All library assets taken out or used within the library through such cards shall make the owner liable for any inappropriate handling. Such cards shall be submitted to  librarians each day before library use by both students and staff members. They shall also be collectible when exiting the library. Torn, dirty or mutilated cards shall be rejected and shall not be honored until replaced by the school.

F. SECURITY OF ASSETS/DELINQUENT USAGE

15. No bag, envelope, briefcase or any sort of container (nylon or otherwise) shall be allowed in the library.If deposited anywhere outside the library it shall not be the responsibility of the Librarians for any loss of valuables or  disappearance.

16. Every library user shall subject himself or herself to a personal search on the request of any Librarian.

17. No delinquent borrower or user shall be allowed to use the library and its resources unless he/she has settled all debts due to the library for materials, lost, defaced, damaged, torn, etc.

 18. Any person who willfully or maliciously tear, deface, injure or destroy any print or non- print materials or carry away with intent to convert to his or her personal  use any of the library collections and assets shall be punished by suspension or expulsion by the school as the case may be or by a fine exceeding the current price of the library asset in question and shall be recommended by the Librarians to  Management for final disciplinary action.

19. A lost book must be reported immediately to the Librarians, and in the case of students, parents too. The student or staff responsible for the loss shall be expected to replace the lost book with a new one or pay an equivalent sum for a new acquisition within 7 days of such a report being made.


 G. HOME READING/NOVEL SUMMARY SCHEME

20. Library assets shall be allowed to be taken out/home as stated under the rules for Novel Summary Scheme. Any Librarian found  discouraging students from home reading shall be penalized. The maximum numbers of books allowed are stated in the write-up for the Novel Summary scheme (please see the relevant write-up on this).


21. The Alumni of the school shall be allowed to borrow books for use within the library too. The rules for this and the use of Bookends, our public external library(now known as LAGOS BOOKS CLUB), are also stated in the write-up for the Novel Summary scheme.

22. Students who were in PASS Tutorial College or Mason 6^th Form College shall be allowed after leaving the school only with express permission of the Director. Those of them who qualified/ collected testimonials of the school may however be authorized by the school management,who shall thereafter inform the Director.

H. GROUP LIBRARY USAGE /ACADEMIC PERIODS

23. No teacher, Management Staff or the Academic Group shall be allowed to send students or classes of students to the library for “study” or “research/reference” purposes as replacement for regular or remedial periods.

24. Where tutors or the Academic Group require that a class be engaged in group/class  research in the library notice shall be given in advance through the school requisition file or Academic Work Done at least 24 hours prior to the event . The Librarians shall also be informed about the requisition made. Once approved, the use of the library by other students and staff shall be blocked by Librarians for the class during the period covered by such a request

25. The library personnel are empowered to enforce the rules and regulations of the library as stated herein. They shall be accorded the courtesy and respect they deserve. The rules and regulations they enforce are not their own but those of the Mason College Group. They are permitted to report any uncooperative student or staff to school management.

26. No violation of any of these regulations by students or staff members shall lead to an exclusion or forgiveness on a plea of ignorance.

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VALEDICTORY CEREMONY: A GRATEFUL PARENT WRITES MASON COLLEGE

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The Director,

Mason College,

 23, Road, ‘S’ Close,

Festac Town, Lagos.

 Dear Mr. & Mrs. O.O.Odumosu,

 LETTER OF APPRECIATION

We deem it fit to express our gratitude to you. Mr. O.O.Odumosu, your family and the entire staff of Mason College. This immense gratitude emanates from your innovation in building a good institution that gives well rounded education in all aspects of life. We are proud to be associated with you and to have had our loving daughter Miss. F.Oluwadamilola  Koleoso received such quality, secular education.

 Our gratitude too, is at the brim, for our daughter has done us proud, all of which is ascribable to you, with God’s backing. The education she has received manifests day by day. She is so confident in herself that going for further education at the university is her daily anxiety. She is confident that by God’s grace, she will cope with her further studies because of her experiences in college, among other things, such as the “Red Note Scheme”, Daily Assignments and   Project Research.

 We also thank you for your thoughtful idea of giving awards in various forms to  excelling students of your institution, which in itself has served as an impetus and also enhances the student desiring to excel not only academically and socially, but also morally.The repeated award s received by our daughter, Damilola and particularly,the six different awards of excellence, which she received at the valedictory ceremony  and which were published in the newspapers listed below, will remain indelible in our memory and in  your  school’s  record. Our daughter joins in expressing her heartfelt gratitude to you.

 Our prayer is that you will continue to grow in such fine and good spirit that you always show. May the sovereign God, Jehovah, the father of our Lord Jesus Christ and “the giver of every good gift” continue to bless you through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (James 1:7, Act 5:31).

 Yours sincerely,

 MR. & MRS. EMMANUEL O. KOLEOSO,

 41, Road, ‘H’ Close, Block 1,

 Festac Town, Lagos

POSTSCRIPT:

since this letter was written damilola has graduated from the Law School in Abuja…and the big news or reason for this post is that SHR GOT MARRIED LAST DECEMBER AND WE WERE REPRESENTED TOO.WE PRAY THAT BOTH HUSBAND AND WIFE HAVE A GOOD AND LASTING RELATIONSHIP TOGETHER.AMEN

…..here is dammy’s brother performing on mason college stage…

A SUMMARY OF REVISION AND EXAMINATION STRATEGIES FOR THOSE TAKING WAEC/NECO EXAMS

ODUMOSU’S TOP 10 Rs (RE-BLOGGED FROM OUR WORDPRESS.COM SITE)

SUMMARY OF REVISION STRATEGIES

1. REFRESH yourself and collect facts through lectures and supplemental reading.

2. REVISE the facts as often as possible with home work & personal studies using a personal study timetable and a revision schedule.

3. REWRITE these facts like a resume into  summary form we call RED NOTE book (revision scrap-book)

4. REVIEW the Red Note book till it becomes part of you (becomes your database)

5. REST your brain and limbs by including relaxation periods within your study and revision schedule.

SUMMARY OF EXAMINATION STRATEGIES

6. READ instructions and questions carefully.

7. RE-ARRANGE them according to your perception (easy,normal,and difficult).

8. RECOLLECT the relevant facts from your database (REVISION SCRAP BOOK) for each question and list them down as quickly as possible.

9. REPLY the examiner in kind remembering all the useful hints you have been given. Put your better foot forward first all the time.Observe all rules given to you on how to give smart answers.

10. REFRAIN from rushing out of the hall when you have finished.Revise your work before leaving.Once you leave please refrain definitely from discussing the exams especially if you still have other papers to tackle in the coming days.Let the actual result decide whether you need to start another refresher course or not.

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MANDARIN IN LAGOS STATE SCHOOLS (2)...KNOCK,KNOCK,KNOCK!...IS ANYONE LISTENING?

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HERE IS OUR OPINION:

Let's congratulate our hard-working  governor on many of his progressive policies and methods…no one surely will disagree with the ideas and needs leading to what might become a goal or an objective of his government…but there are many questions needing answers before we move any further on this proposal…these include…

1.Can Lagos State on its own include any subject on its secondary school curriculum without appropriate research work by the NIGERIAN EDUCATION RESEARCH COUNCIL (NERC) and approval by the Federal Council on Education through the Federal Ministry of Education? For instance can Lagos State set up an airport without approval by the Federal Ministry of Aviation? Should we not have some measure of order or of coordination in matters such as this?….

2. Who is going to teach the subject? Who is going to train the potential trainers? Where will they be trained and at what cost to the state? Has  our governor  ensured that this proposal is not one of the hundreds of money-making schemes that usually get to his table through interested cabinet members?

3. Has the Lagos State Ministry of Education submitted the reasons for the dearth of Yoruba,Igbo and Hausa teachers in its schools and why the failure rate is so high?

4. No matter how prosperous the Chinese become will English ever become a second-class language on the world  stage without a physical conquest of the Western world? That is without an Armagedon?

5. What is so special about Chinese that did not make us put Japanese in our curriculum? At least their economy is still rated higher than that of the Chinese.And if India  or Brazil which are also surging forward become as significant tomorrow will our children also have  their languages in their curriculum?



…busy at chinese…huh?

“…even English Language has not yet been mastered by our students…pidgin is pulling at them,they hardly can speak local languages to their grandmothers and they take french as a joke…now add Chinese on top to see the bundles of confusion we want to create…i think they should restrict mandarin studies to universities as was done for Russian,German,Spanish and Portugese studies…governor Fashola’s ideas are forward looking but its better to set up a department of Mandarin Studies at LASU and encourage those interested with scholarships…but before doing this they should have 2 or three Chinese brought there through bilateral agreement  with the government of China that will cost Lagos State nothing…note that China is desperately expanding its influence in Africa and Lagos is definitely a prime target…these people should map out the syllabus and training schedules starting first with 2yr diploma courses and eventually move on to B.A….if i was the Commissioner of Education for Lagos State  that will be my suggestion to our Governor." Fall out.

INTRODUCTION OF CHINESE TO LAGOS STATE SCHOOLS AND ALL THAT JAZZ (1)...ANY MORE NEWS?

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IN NOVEMBER 2012 VANGUARD NEWSPAPERS REPORTED AS FOLLOWS

GOV FASHOLA OF LAGOS STATE

Fashola defends planned introduction of Chinese in Lagos schools

FIRST REPORT VANGUARD NEWSPAPERS

Ikeja –  Lagos State Governor,  Mr Babatunde Fashola, said on Sunday that the plan by the state government to introduce Mandarin in public schools was not  to discourage the teaching of indigenous languages.

The governor said during the commemoration of 2,000 days of his administration in Ikeja that the introduction of Mandarin in schools was to give  pupils functional education in consonance with current realities.

He said the emergence of China as a major economic power should compel any serious government to begin to plan for the future.

Fashola, however, said that  no child would be compelled to take the language in school.

The Commissioner for Education, Mrs Olayinka Oladunjoye, recently announced plans by the government to introduce Chinese language in all public schools.

“Our plan to introduce Chinese in schools is not to discourage or stop the teaching of indigenous languages in schools.

“We will continue to teach Yoruba and other languages but we are saying that giving our pupils the opportunity to learn Chinese will be an advantage in a changing world.

“Whether we admit it or not the Chinese are taking over the global economy and we are only preparing our pupils for the opportunities that the use of Chinese language as the possible language of the future  might provide,“ Fashola said.

He said the various interventions  by the state government in the education sector had made positive impacts on the standard of education in the state.

The governor said the state was now ranked among the  states with the best public education in country, while the pass rate in WAEC had  moved from less than 20 per cent in 2011 to over 38.28 per cent in 2012.

SECOND REPORT VANGUARD NEWSPAPERS

LAGOS — Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, justified the proposed introduction of Chinese language in public schools, saying one of the advantages is  aimed at boosting the state economy.

The governor who made the disclosure during the commemoration of his 2000 Days in office in Ikeja believed the state government needed to move fast in line with the global challenge and more important, China is an economic world power.

He said: “The Chinese are in our homes more than we care to admit. China has become our largest economic partner.”

Fashola recalled an instance where there was a need to have an interpreter while a contractual agreement was to be signed between the state government and a Chinese contractor, adding that it was a Chinese who understood English that came to their rescue.

Fashola explained that as the world economy is tilting in favor of China, the trend might eventually affect the English. ‘’Don’t be surprised English may go if the global power moves to Asia.”

25 WAYS NIGERIAN SCHOOL MANAGERS EXPOSE THEIR WEAKNESSES

 POINTED OUT BY STAFF MEMBERS THEMSELVES AT A SCHOOL SEMINAR

1.NON- PREPARATION OF SCHOOL’S CALENDAR  FOR THE YEAR/TERM

2.INADEQUATE PERIOD ALLOCATIONS TO SUBJECTS E.G. ALLOCATING 2 PERIODS TO ACCOUNTING WHEN IT ACTUALLY NEEDS 3 TO 4.

3.FREQUENT TIME TABLE CLASHES WHEN PUT INTO OPERATION.

4.PUTTING UP WASTEFUL STAFFING PLANS VIS-À-VIS TIMETABLE..

5.NON-AVAILABILITY OF THE LATEST LIST OF RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOKS FOR STUDENTS OR PARENTS

6.NON-PREPARATION OF SCIENCE PRACTICAL SCHEDULES OR  OPERATING WITHOUT A LIST OF SCIENCE PRACTICAL MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE WHICH CAN LEAD TO SUPPLY OR PURCHASE OF THOSE NOT AVAILABLE

7.NOT MAKING UP FOR PERIODS LOST BY SUBJECTS WHOSE TEACHERS ARE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE.

8.NOT COMPLETING OR DELIVERING ON TIME JOBS ALLOCATED BY MANAGEMENT OR OWNER.

9.OUTSTANDING OPERATIONAL MATTERS REPORTED BUT NOT FOLLOWED UP.

10.ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO CHEAT DURING INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL EXAMS..

  11. JOBS  GIVEN BUT NOT DISTRIBUTED OR DELEGATED AS NECESSARY.

  12. JOBS DELEGATED WITHOUT ADEQUATE OR APPROPRIATE BRIEFING OF SUBORDINATE STAFF

  13. HANDLING DELEGATED JOBS POORLY. INCLUDING NON-IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHOOL RULES AND REGULATIONS ON  OFFENDING STUDENTS.

  14. DOING JOBS WITHOUT ADEQUATE TECHNICAL KNOW-HOW.

  15. JOBS  DONE WITHOUT THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF PURPOSE.

  16. JOBS DONE WITHOUT REVIEW OR FOLLOW – UP.

  17. NOT PAYING ADEQUATE ATTENTION TO NEATNESS AND ORDERLINESS OF SCHOOL ASSETS AT ALL TIMES.

  18. FALSIFICATION OF SCHOOL RECORDS

  19. TOYING WITH STUDENTS’ STATE OF HEALTH E.G. DIRTY WATER FILTERS OR ALLOWING STUDENTS TO BREATHE IN SMOKY FUMES FROM GENERATORS

  20. ALLOWING DIRECT CONTACT BETWEEN STUDENTS AND VISITORS DESPITE SCHOOL RULES AND REGULATIONS TO THE CONTRARY.



21. GETTING VISITORS UNNECESSARILY ANGRY OR TOUCHY THROUGH POOR RECEPTION.

22. QUALITY MENTORING WORK LACKING  FOR STUDENTS ALLOCATED TO THEM.

23. MISMANAGEMENT OF RELATIONSHIP WITH EXTERNAL PARTIES SUCH AS PARENTS, EXAMINATION BODIES LIKE WAEC AND NECO AND STATE’S MINISTRY OF EDUCATION.

24. NON – PARTICIPATION IN VERY IMPORTANT ACADEMIC AND CO-CURRICULA MATTERS SUCH AS EXTERNAL ACADEMIC AND SPORTS COMPETITIONS, ESSAY AND DEBATE COMPETITION.

25. NOT PLANNING EXTENSIVELY AND TAKING DUE STEPS NECESSARY FOR EXECUTING SCHOOL EXTERNAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS EXCURSIONS AND ACADEMIC TOURS.

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10 COMMANDMENTS FOR MANAGERS OF NIGERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS

10 COMMANDMENTS 

education without a well-planned life 101 set of activities is a waste of the students' time

1. THOU SHALT ACQUIRE RELEVANT TECHNICAL SKILLS AND KNOW-HOW THY JOB REQUIRES

2. THOU SHALT  AVOID PETER’S PRINCIPLE WHEREBY YOUR RELEVANCE GET DEGRADED OVER TIME.THOU SHALL CONTINUALLY BE RESOURCEFUL IN ALL THINGS ESPECIALLY IN SOLVING PROBLEMS OF DEPARTMENT UNDER THY CARE

3. THOU SHALL BE PASSIONATE WITH THY JOB,BE COMPASSIONATE WITH THY STAFF,BE DUTIFUL  TO THY STUDENTS AND BE LOYAL TO THE OWNERS OF THY SCHOOL.

4. THOU SHALT REMEMBER TO APPLY AS MANY MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AS SHALL BE RELEVANT TO THE SITUATION IN THY SCHOOL.YEAH,THOU SHALT DISTRIBUTE SCHOOL JOBS DOWN THE LINE ACCORDING TO PERCEIVED CAPACITIES OF THOSE WORKING WITH THOU.

5.THOU SHALL CHECK EACH DOCUMENT BROUGHT TO THY PRESENCE AND NOT SIGN A SINGLE DOCUMENT WITHOUT DOUBLE-CHECKING ITS VERACITY OR PURPOSE.IF THOU ART IN DOUBT GIVE THY SELF SOME TIME TO BREATHE OVER IT INSTEAD OF MAKING UNNECESSARY MISTAKES.

6.THOU SHALT BE PURPOSEFUL FOR EACH TERM WITH DEFINED OBJECTIVES AND IDENTIFIED PATHWAYS FOR ACHIEVING THEM.THOU SHALT NOT FORGET TO HAVE PLANS B EITHER.

7.  THOU SHALT FOLLOW-UP AFTER EVERY MANAGEMENT MEETING ON THINGS MENTIONED, DISCUSSED,DECIDED AT SUCH MEETINGS.THOU SHALT ALSO REMIND ALL THOSE ALLOCATED JOBS FOR PERFORMANCE OR DELIVERY  AFORE THY NEXT MEETING.

8.REMEMBER THY GOD AND THE PROMPTNESS IN DELIVERY OF CREATION AFTER EACH SPOKEN WORD.THOU SHALT FOLLOW IN HIS IMAGE LIKEWISE.THOU SHALL MAKETH PROMPTNESS IN DELIVERY OF SERVICES THY WATCHWORD

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9. THOU SHALT NOT INVOLVE THY SELF IN CAMP-CREATION AMONGST THY STAFF OR COLLEAGUES.

10. THOU SHALL NOT TAKE OR AUTHORIZE THE TAKING/STEALING OF SCHOOL ASSETS WITHOUT OBTAINING PERMISSION AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE.THOU SHALT ALSO  REMEMBER AT ALL TIMES THAT PARENTS AND SCHOOL OWNERS ARE THY KINGS AND QUEENS.

MAY GOD BLESS THESE WORDS INTO THY HEARTS AND ENRICH THY SOULS TOWARDS USING THEM ALL THE WHILE. AMEN.

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40 STAFF WEAKNESSES COMMON IN NIGERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS (PUBLIC AND PRIVATE)

 STAFF WEAKNESSES IDENTIFIED AT A JOB ENHANCEMENT SEMINAR ORGANIZED BY EDUPEDIA

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This summary write-up is not meant for Nigerian school proprietors only but for parents and members of staff too.The overall aim is to make sure of better staff performance  wherever they may be. These are observations made over several years of management of  secondary schools at different levels.If you are a staff member of any school ,whether private or public,state or federal it is hoped that after reading this you’ll be geared up to make things better personally and for your school…

1. Grammatical errors in writing.

2. Work versus Religious Worship Debacle.Staff deciding to go for Bible Study instead of helping weak students waiting for him in school to improve.

3.” Not my job” attitude.

4.Words and  Deeds  at variance.

5. Naked  lazy attitudes.

6. Work versus reported family tribulations many of the latter eventually found to be cooked up.

7. Computer illiteracy.

8. Self Deception.

9. Procrastination.

10. Negative thinking about owner or/and management.

11. Lack of passion for academic or/and non-academic school activities

12.Stubbornness/Disobedience  of staff rules and regulations.

13. Unnecessary errors arising from lack of attention after relevant briefing.

14. Using  Pidgin English on school premises or encouraging students to do likewise.

15. Being  ill-mannered/Lacking etiquette.

16. Lack of personal and group work ethics/Lateness to school or classes.

17. Stealing of school properties or money.

18. Technical deficiency vi-a-vis responsibility

19. Undue favoritism or “Mr Nice’ attitude` towards some students.

20. Inconsistent performance.

21.Gossiping about other staff members and management.

22.Lack of the simplest form of gratitude.

23. Unbelief in God

24. Inability or unpreparedness at understanding school objectives.

25. Commercial/Trading activities in school.

26. Encouraging students to break school rules or setting them against school management.

27. Perpetual fear of losing the job.

28. Lack of definite personal goals.

29. Exercising authority not given such as caning of students.

30. Drinking or smoking on duty.

31.Asking parents for monetary favors directly or through their children.

32.Providing less info to students or management when more is required

33. Non or improper delegation of duty.

34.Using abusive language on students or getting angry with slow learners in class.

35.Misuse of school stationery and careless ruling of registers.

36. Badly prepared lesson notes /Preparation of lesson notes after giving lectures

37. Bad Hand-writing.

38. Consistent disloyalty through regular external job interviews or backbiting to parents on management falsely or trying to get parents transfer their children from the school he is working

39. Weak Personal Hygiene.

40. Non-personalization of services to the school including not counseling students when necessary or not giving them proper leadership during trips out of the school.

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THERE WE GO AGAIN!...66% OF CANDIDATES FAILED ENGLISH IN NECO DEC 2012 EXAM

The National Examination Council, on Thursday, released the result of the 2012 November/December Senior School Certificate Examination with only 33.89 per cent of the 75,623 candidates that sat for the examination obtaining credit in English Language.

The NECO Registrar, Prof. Promise Okpala, who announced this at a press briefing in Minna, however said that 54.8 per cent of the candidates obtained credit passes in mathematics.



NECO Registrar, Professor Promise Okpala

Giving a breakdown of the performances of candidates, the NECO Registrar said a total of 83,755 candidates registered for the examination but only 75, 623 candidates actually sat for it.

Out of this number, the candidates recorded 33.89 per cent credit pass in English Language, 54.79 per cent credit pass in Mathematics, 78.97 per cent in Arabic and 22.84 per cent credit pass in Biology.

He added that only 6.51 per cent of candidates who sat for Christian Religious Studies obtained credit passes; Economics, 33.67 per cent  Geography, 1.63 per cent; Literature in English, 0.73 per cent; Chemistry, 30.17 per cent, while only 0.26 per cent of candidates that sat for Physics made credit pass.

In spite of this unimpressive performance, Okpala disclosed that the 2012 result was an improvement in NECO result over the past three years.

According to him, only 4.7 per cent of the candidates that sat for the same examination in 2010 made credit pass in English Language, while only 10 per cent made credit pass in 2011.

He added that in 2010 only 19.4 per cent of the candidates made credit pass in Mathematics, while 44.7 per cent obtained credit pass in 2011.

“So, the November/December 2012 SSCE is comparatively better and a marked improvement over what we witnessed in 2010 and 2011,” he said.

He also said that the examination agency recorded few cases of examination malpractice. This, he said, was so because of the security measures put in place by NECO. These, he added, include robust logistics strategy for managing examination materials, the use of men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps as external monitor.

“This ensured that candidates conduct themselves responsibly during the examination,” he said.

Okpala, however, said that Taraba State, with 18.82 per cent, emerged as the state with the highest number of candidates with cases of examination malpractices.

 Imo came second with 15.56 per cent and Jigawa, with a total of 956 candidates, recorded 140 cases or 14.6 per cent to emerge the third state with the highest number of candidates allegedly involved in malpractice during the examination.

He, however, said Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, recorded the lowest number of candidates involved in examination malpractices with 0.37 per cent.

The FCT was closely followed by Osun and Kwara states.

Enyioha Opara/PUNCH NEWSPAPER

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