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Sexually Transmitted Degrees by beknown(m): 8:41am On Jul 13, 2011 |
Do you have a Sexually Transmitted Degree? Be patient and read the following article http://thewillnigeria.com/opinion/9117-SEXUALLY-TRANSMITTED-DEGREES.html
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Re: Sexually Transmitted Degrees by AjanleKoko: 12:46am On Jul 14, 2011 |
Well, it's not only in Nigeria. Widespread cheating and plagiarism seems to be the order of the day in the West even. Last week in the US, stories of widespread cheating by schools in the Atlanta area were rife, causing the schools superintendent to resign. Let's face it, it's the Jazy Z, Beyonce, Don Jazzy, and D'Banj era. Young people like swag, cash, being high rollers, movie and music stars, and see school as a waste of time. I read on Twitter today one Naija student in the US promised to slap her educational advisor - if only Don Jazzy could retweet her tweet |
Re: Sexually Transmitted Degrees by Ystranger: 12:50am On Jul 14, 2011 |
^^^ Ajanlekoko ( Baby-Katz VI), lucky you, it is your day. Are you comparing Nigeria's "STD" situation with a one-off incident in the US? |
Re: Sexually Transmitted Degrees by AjanleKoko: 1:00am On Jul 14, 2011 |
Ystranger: What's up with the Baby-Katz fixation, lost-stranger? As a matter of fact, yes I am. http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/atlantas-testing-scandal-adds-1007201.html There is an article i read in May's Readers' Digest about professional ghostwriters, who do term papers, theses, and whatnot for Ivy League students in the US. Sorry the link is not available online. In any case, why won't modern students cheat to pass, when you look at this article: http://finance.yahoo.com/college-education/article/113010/degree-not-worth-debt-cnnmoney |
Re: Sexually Transmitted Degrees by Ystranger: 1:26am On Jul 14, 2011 |
^^^ I am afraid you dont get my point. "STD" is very rampant in Nigeria, at every stage of our educational process as a matter of fact. The only time I can say I did not encounter "STD" and its variants was during G2 and Primary school FGC exams. In the US, test taking/term papers is taken seriously. If you are caught, you WILL be punished for it. Every college student at reputable colleges is made to sign honor codes at the beginning of every semester and before each exam. It is human nature to try to cheat or bend rules, but when there are no consequences, as with Nigeria, then it becomes an epidemic, which is not the case in the west. My point: In Nigeria it is an epidemic. In the US, it is not. If a US college tells you that someone is capable, believe me, he/she is capable. The reverse, as we all know, is the case with Nigeria. True, examination dishonesty goes on in the US, ghostwriters and what not, but the people using these ghost writers are actually not asking them to write their term papers from scratch, they just pay people to fine-tune it for them. In a way, to make it better/ "A" worthy. Trust me, term papers arent generic stuffs, anyone can write like that. A typical college student writes on average three term papers per term, depending on major, now multiply that by 8 and tell me where a typical student would get that kind of money from. Thats assuming, conservatively, $100 per page per paper. Of course, there are people who can afford that, but I make bold to say that the average college student cannot afford to spend that much. The only form of cheating that I can say is very rampant in the US is the use of brain stimulants. Well, whether using brain stimulants is cheating or not is a different topic for another day. |
Re: Sexually Transmitted Degrees by AjanleKoko: 1:33am On Jul 14, 2011 |
Ystranger: Okay, I get you. Cheaters are more sophisticated and scientific in the US That's the problem i have with us in this Nigeria. We are just way too 'out there' |
Re: Sexually Transmitted Degrees by chamber2(m): 2:54am On Jul 14, 2011 |
This is really too bad for our university system.I happened to be a course representative during my undergraduate days in Nigeria, i can say without mincing words, that the picture presented in the article above is a clear reflection of the situation.As soon as exams ended students would cluster around lecturers and ''connected'' students seeking ways to ''sort'' the course.A friend got his degree in a Nigerian university while still in the US.You can see how bad the system is.He won a visa lottery during his 3rd yr and left for the US.He has done his NYSC and now, the rest is history. But, throughout this period i have come to realise that the problem is not entirely that of the students or lecturers, rather, the university system as a whole. Most of this ''sorting'' are done by PG students who are attached to some professors and snr lecturers as graduate assistance.The workload for lecturers is really overwhelming, and in order to handle most of this work, marking and grading of students are given to graduate assistance, secretaries and whoever was available.This people being Nigerians resort to sorting in order to enrich themselves.So, the real sorting are done by the GAs and most lecturers seem not to be aware of the situation.I am not trying to exonerate the lecturers, sure there are few dishonest ones among them, but the bulk is done by secretaries and graduate students. Also, our merit system in this country seem to have decayed.Mediocrity is celebrated at the expense of meritocracy.For instance, I have a few friends whom i know quite well worked hard during our school days and deserved whatever grade they may have graduated with, based one local standard.Until this moment (3 yrs now) they are yet to secure a job despite graduating with 2.1 whereas those who ''sorted'' are in high paying jobs earning fat salaries.So, why do i need to work hard when at the end of the day those who didn't apply the same principle get better results afterwards? I do understand that student laziness which leads to ''sorting'' is not peculiar to the Nigerian system, but ours seem to be endemic.Our school system is a reflection of what obtains at the larger Nigerian society.Honest and hard working people get rejected, dishonest and lazy people get promoted and celebrated. |
Re: Sexually Transmitted Degrees by iice(f): 4:41am On Jul 14, 2011 |
Kai. . . Well it's evident when you speak to half of them. Nothing dey head because they didn't work/study for it. |
Re: Sexually Transmitted Degrees by mbulela: 8:17am On Jul 14, 2011 |
AjanleKoko:i see the spambot set you free at last. Sorry for my late response. Multilinks are messing with me after hours big time. |
Re: Sexually Transmitted Degrees by AjanleKoko: 9:46am On Jul 14, 2011 |
mbulela: Ol boy, no be small thing. @Topic, Well . . . what can I say. Though, it's hilarious reading everyone's remonstrances. When I was in school, we saw it a little differently. To us engineering and science students back then, we were the ones slaving. Widespread cheating was far more rampant with the social sciences and management sciences. All those economics, sociology, and accounting/banking & finance/bus-admin students. They all graduated with STDs as far as I'm concerned. In Engineering, which lecturer you wan even sort back then? All those bitter and evil profs, frustrated graduates of MIT and Imperial College? A bribe would likely have guaranteed you an extra two years in school. It was the suave chaps in social sciences with their local swag and penchant for the babes who were 'reigning'. We just looked on with misery as our social science contemporaries graduated with cool grades without even showing up for class, while we were made to sweat our guts just to stay afloat. Year later, when the banks started collapsing, I couldn't help but think . . . |
Re: Sexually Transmitted Degrees by chamber2(m): 10:01am On Jul 14, 2011 |
All those economics, sociology, and accounting/banking & finance/bus-admin students. They all graduated with STDs as far as I'm concerned. You are right.The thing is rampant among the social sc, humanities and business majors, majority even copied their final year projects .But not all are bad as you reposed.I always say this;if not for lack of facilities our science and engineering graduates will be among the best in the world.This is evident in the level of academic discipline which they exhibit. |
Re: Sexually Transmitted Degrees by olaolabiy: 8:56pm On Jul 15, 2011 |
AjanleKoko: Please, disregard Stranger's comment. He's a stirrer. The term never referred to you. I only tried to annoy Ekt-bear and Naijaking and I have since apologized to them. Never had you in mind, at all. Abeg. Hey! Stranger, if I cash you heh? |
Re: Sexually Transmitted Degrees by olaolabiy: 12:14pm On Jul 16, 2011 |
AjanleKoko: This cracked me up, though. |
Re: Sexually Transmitted Degrees by Ystranger: 6:50pm On Jul 16, 2011 |
ola olabiy: Professor of English, with NO PHD Oga mi sir |
Re: Sexually Transmitted Degrees by olaolabiy: 6:55pm On Jul 16, 2011 |
Ystranger:I no be teacher. I no study English. I just dey learn. E je ki a gbadura fun Stranger. Aduraaaaaaaaaa. Fasting and prayer, please. L'oruko awon Irunmole. Aduaaaaaaaaa |
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