nassyblue: The educational system here particularly in nigeria is over hyped. School is preached as having excessive benefits. Meanwhile in the world, its much more difficult. You find dropouts and entrepreneurs who didn't see the four walls of school even employing the so-called graduates. So to me education and learning is a personal thing, shouldn't be stereotyped to four walls of some large building. Discover yourself, your passions. Delve into into. Learn about it passionately. The internet alone is a better school than most of our universities here... Take advantage of it and be a better person. Thanks.

NaLaugh: Anyone who goes to school for the sole purpose of getting a "job" afterward isn't ready for life.

CharlieMaria: I went to school to sleep.

marieolae: I see

elvisosho: Sincerely I went to school for the degree. I'm studying computer engineering,I know I can go to a comp school and study programming for 6months then go to one shop and study hardware for another 6-8months but I wanted to be professional,to be called an engineer and to make my parents happy so I went to the university. I already know what its like to look for job and trust me I don't want to be there. After my course I'll learn what is left to be learnt,start up a busnes(tech based) and hang my certificate in my little office,then grind my life from there....the cert will be a plus when a contract opportunity comes my way or I want to travel abroad and do something new. What more can I say?

NaLaugh: Anyone who goes to school for the sole purpose of getting a "job" afterward isn't ready for life.

Ladycloud: m going to school coz my mummy asked me to go to school....lol

kibo: Simple, SCHOOL IS MEANT FOR ENLIGHTENMENT AND EXPOSURE !!!

CharlieMaria: I went to school to sleep.

CharlieMaria: I went to school to sleep.

kazmanbanjoko: We go to school to also understand one part of life we are

Bryan12: This is me in you.bro.lol.This exactly is my dreams.The only difference between us is that I've not been admitted yet but hopefully I will be this year meanwhile I've been into software/hardware enginneering 2011.God help us all.

UchihaMadara: It wasn't an option.

Olutola88: The commonest reason for going to school is to have a secured future; Get a noble job with your degree, have good work environment, access to better healthcare, good retirement package etc. This applies not only to Nigerians but also to people all over the world.

At one point or the other, our parents reminded us of how important it is for us to face our studies so as to become great in life. I remember vividly one of the most popular Yoruba songs we sang in primary school: “Bata re a dun ko ko ka, bi o ba ka we re, bata re a dun ko ko ka, Ti o ko ba kawe re, bata re a wo sherere ni le e”. Meaning: “If you take your studies seriously, you will get to wear the most elegant office Shoes but if you do not read your books, you will be roaming the streets in bathroom slippers all your life”.

Then, we were all made to believe that the most brilliant students in class had the brightest future and that the ones that weren't academically sound were in trouble. The brainiacs were on top of the world, loved by all, enjoyed preferential treatment from teachers, classmates always wanted them to have a taste of whatever food they brought from home, classmates always shared everything with the brightest kid in class because everyone wanted to be friends with the young boy/girl with the BRIGHT FUTURE.

Whenever we were asked what we wanted to become in future, none of us wanted to be Teachers. Have you ever asked yourself why we never wanted to be Teachers? It's simply because even as kids, we knew the Teaching profession was not among the most lucrative. We all wanted to be Medical Doctors, Lawyers, Engineers, Bankers, Pilots etc. As fate would have it many of us are teachers today not because we wanted it but because of the killing rate of unemployment. The teaching job seems to be one of the easiest to get and trust me, it still remains one of the worst-paid jobs. Some University graduates earn as low as 15,000 naira monthly as Teachers.

Where are the best 5 students in your class while in primary school and secondary school? Did they end up having BRIGHT FUTURE? In fact, I can't count the number of people that have told me that I have a bright future(especially girls). Some of them even dated me for that reason. I just hope the “You have a bright future” slogan isn't a scam because the future is almost here. *lmao*. Even if I'm not fooled by the numerous “you have a bright future” gists I've heard from people, I still believe with GOD I have a VERY BRIGHT FUTURE *winks.


Do Primary school and High school students of today still have that our archaic orientation? Are they still made to believe that Education should be mainly for you to secure a decent job? Do they need to be reoriented? Should we teach them better benefits of Education?

As for me, I will call a spade a spade and not an instrument for digging; I WENT TO SCHOOL BECAUSE I WAS BORN IN A SOCIETY WHERE WE WERE MADE TO BELIEVE YOU HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL AND HAVE GOOD GRADES TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE.

WHY DID YOU GO TO SCHOOL?

ddooskie:
no wonder u were sleeping while typing this.

Bolgra2008: We go to schoool to learn how to take Claro........

elvisosho: Yh,God help us. Good to know you are already into hardware&software engineering,it'll prove useful when you get into school. Apart from the advantage in your course you could start up a little busnes in school to back up your funds. I'm really happy someone shares my dreams