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ekt_bear: Password? Ekiti? You mean my username?

Regarding your hopes and aspirations, you are probably already used to disappointment. So expect to be disappointed again in this matter.

Bélla3: dats what we pray for

Ileke-IdI:
The day I'm ready to get disown is the day I get a tattoo.

ekt_bear: I suppose you've lost me.

You gave an example of your friend's child's HS discussing American history. Me as a third party, I don't see why it logically follows from that that this HS doesn't discuss Nigerian history at all.

Or that this class covering American history is mandatory, while naija history is optional, etc, etc.

It just seems like a big leap to me

Gbawe: RIP to the dead. Hopefully, with all the "transformational" and 'meritocratic' appointments Bayelsa is witnessing under Dickson (eg Housewife of many years now miraculously deemed Perm Sec material) the State will soon be transformed into Dubai with incidences like this being a thing of the past.

Sisi_Kill: Sigh!!

Elective? European History?? Dude, no offense but where did you go to school? I'm just asking because you don't sound like you have ever stepped foot in a Nigerian Secondary or maybe you are in stuck in some make believe world where the American High School is the same thing as the Nigerian Secondary school.

How do you not see a problem with teaching AMERICAN HISTORY in a NIGERIAN SCHOOL when they are not teaching NIGERIAN HISTORY?!!

You know, I'm starting to think those who say for you life starts and ends with America are on to something oh.

Ileke-IdI:
I've bought so many fruits and I've watched them rot on my kitchen table lol. And they're too expensive to be buying fresh fruit every day mehn

Imagine, mangoes cause $1, wtf? What If I wanted a whole month's worth?

Mandelaguy: I am beginning to believe Antitpiah,GBAWE is unstable.

Gbawe: My brother, please sing along:


"la la la la la la la ......... London ni amu ile si America Aso rock ni a ti'n pa owo ......... One million dollars ....." Yahooze on the kentro level .......

Gbawe: Ogbeni, Ko iranu lo jare. You are really witless and boring.

gbawe123:

Look, don't patronise me. What parameters guides the spambot to the extent my post was regarded as spam? The first post complied with all NL rules. I would appreciate it if you guys look at the filters of your spambot because it appears very arbitrary to me. Instead of coming here with you patronising tone, you should show me what constitute spam in my post or simply apologize for your spambot which is highly partisan IMO.

Gbawe: Were. Everyone knows who the 'mentalo' around here is. Anyway, why won't you be pals with the 40 laptop crew? Very natural fit. They have 40 laptops for deception you have 40 NL identities for the same thing and to accommodate your raging schizophrenia. Mad man.

ubandire: Gbawe at it again,not surprised.Just that I wonder how shameless people can be,jumping from one post to the other after being disgraced on each one.

This shows that the candidates that obtained the highest scores in the university matriculation examination obtained the lowest grades at the end of the first year at university
http://alphaedufoundation.org/AEF%20CORRELATION%20BETWEEN%20POST%20UME%20SCORE%20AND%20CGPA-2.pdf

It is however surprising that despite the better performance exhibited by the JAMB admitted candidates the UME scores correlated poorly with O-Level aggregate scores, 100 level CGPA and physiology scores of the students. This paradoxical situation may not be unconnected with the unreliability of UME scores on account of the many documented instances of examination malpractice (Gabriel Dike, 2005; Fasua and Oseghale, 2005; Mgbi, 2006) with which the conduct of the examination is associated. Furthermore there is a consistently observable lack of correlation in the relationship between the O-Level aggregates and the UME scores of students. Students who have excellent O-Level aggregates rarely score above 220 in JAMB. This may indicate that there is a very wide gap in the standard attained at O-Levels and that expected for UME. It would seem that many students bridge this gap by attending special JAMB preparatory classes, which coach them specifically for the examination. The 6-3-3-4 educational policies of the Nigerian government, which was put into place in 1990’s, was designed to meet this need for a bridging of the gap between Secondary and University education. However in its implementation virtually all Secondary Schools use the extra year provided for revision of School Certificate subjects. The 6-3-3-4 educational system was conceived as an alternative to A-Level and with its inception the A-Levels were scrapped. This eventually led to a gap between Secondary School and University. We suggest that the O-Level syllabus should last five years as before and that the extra year, (S.S.3) should be used in preparing students for the UME, Poly JAMB and NCE. With this adjustment, we are sure the discrepancy will be removed


http://scialert.net/fulltext/?doi=jms.2007.1021.1026&org=11

A recent study in the Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Ibadan, which was cited by Kale in the year 2004 University Lecture (Kale 2004) provided interesting evidence in support of the lack of correlation between JAMB scores and academic achievement in the University. The study showed that the best performances in all the departments in the Faculty at the first year University Examinations were recorded by those students with JAMB scores of 221 to 240 or lower. Of particular interest is the Department of Geography, where the student with the best 100 level results was admitted with a JAMB score of 201 (Kale, 2004). In the same study, one student who came in with a JAMB score of above 270 did not pass the minimum five courses needed to stay on in the University and was therefore made to withdraw (Kale, 2004).

http://www.bioline.org.br/pdf?md06003

Okija_juju: Expand please?!

Jamb tests you on the exact same subjects that WAEC already tested you on... I dont see any difference.. Its not like one is an aptitude and the other curriculum based.. they are both one and the same..

Considering the predictor variables individually in the first year, WASSCE1 is the
best single predictor of the students’ CGPA, accounting for about 8.9% of the
explained variance. SSCE1 scores were the second best single predictor, accounting
for about 4.3% of the variance in year one CGPA, while WASSCE2 ranked third,
accounting for about 4.1% of the variance in single-variable prediction equation.
WASSCE/SSCE scores ranked fourth, accounting for 3.6% and UME was the least
predictor, accounting for 1.5% of the variance in year one CGPA. The reasons for the
very low predictive power of UME scores are not entirely clear, further analysis may
be required to isolate the factors responsible for the observed phenomenon. Such an
investigation is somewhat beyond the scope of the present study. It is also pertinent
to mention here that SSCE2 and NBCE/NTCE were excluded in

http://www.iaea.info/documents/paper_1162d3940.pdf

Sisi_Kill: Err. . . I believe there is a difference between WORLD HISTORY and AMERICAN HISTORY.

Except of course you think America is the world.

eh

i think most HS history classes cover not only local history, but world history.

[s]The American revolution would be covered in pretty much any discussion of world history[/s]..

tpia@:
are you referring to plant respiration at night?

will look it up.

tpia@:
i dont think this is correct.

feel free to prove me wrong while i doublecheck that.

Eko Ile: Though you are too lazy to read up and understand the importance of tree planting which is even available all over google, I still posted something for you to read and educate yourself with.


I still don't believe your silly story about your grandmother. Who plants tree in the toilet? You are just another ignorant roll and a circus clown on NL. Even your comedic skills su.uckkkss

Eko Ile: Top 10 Reasons Why Trees Are Valuable and Important



Trees are important, valuable and necessary to our very existence. It's not too hard to believe that, without trees we humans would not exist on this beautiful planet. In fact, some claim can be made that our mother's and father's ancestors climbed trees - another debate for another site.
Still, trees are essential to life as we know it and are the ground troops on an environmental frontline. Our existing forest and the trees we plant work in tandem to make a better world.


1. Trees Produce Oxygen
Let's face it, we could not exist as we do if there were no trees. A mature leafy tree produces as much oxygen in a season as 10 people inhale in a year. What many people don't realize is the forest also acts as a giant filter that cleans the air we breath.
2. Trees Clean the Soil
The term phytoremediation is a fancy word for the absorption of dangerous chemicals and other pollutants that have entered the soil. Trees can either store harmful pollutants or actually change the pollutant into less harmful forms. Trees filter sewage and farm chemicals, reduce the effects of animal wastes, clean roadside spills and clean water runoff into streams.
3. Trees Control Noise Pollution
Trees muffle urban noise almost as effectively as stone walls. Trees, planted at strategic points in a neighborhood or around your house, can abate major noises from freeways and airports.
4. Trees Slow Storm Water Runoff
Flash flooding can be dramatically reduced by a forest or by planting trees. One Colorado blue spruce, either planted or growing wild, can intercept more than 1000 gallons of water annually when fully grown. Underground water-holding aquifers are recharged with this slowing down of water runoff.
5. Trees Are Carbon Sinks
To produce its food, a tree absorbs and locks away carbon dioxide in the wood, roots and leaves. Carbon dioxide is a global warming suspect. A forest is a carbon storage area or a "sink" that can lock up as much carbon as it produces. This locking-up process "stores" carbon as wood and not as an available "greenhouse" gas.
6. Trees Clean the Air
Trees help cleanse the air by intercepting airborne particles, reducing heat, and absorbing such pollutants as carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide. Trees remove this air pollution by lowering air temperature, through respiration, and by retaining particulates.
7. Trees Shade and Cool
Shade resulting in cooling is what a tree is best known for. Shade from trees reduces the need for air conditioning in summer. In winter, trees break the force of winter winds, lowering heating costs. Studies have shown that parts of cities without cooling shade from trees can literally be "heat islands" with temperatures as much as 12 degrees Fahrenheit higher than surrounding areas.
8. Trees Act as Windbreaks
During windy and cold seasons, trees located on the windward side act as windbreaks. A windbreak can lower home heating bills up to 30% and have a significant effect on reducing snow drifts. A reduction in wind can also reduce the drying effect on soil and vegetation behind the windbreak and help keep precious topsoil in place.
9. Trees Fight Soil Erosion
Erosion control has always started with tree and grass planting projects. Tree roots bind the soil and their leaves break the force of wind and rain on soil. Trees fight soil erosion, conserve rainwater and reduce water runoff and sediment deposit after storms.
10. Trees Increase Property Values
Real estate values increase when trees beautify a property or neighborhood. Trees can increase the property value of your home by 15% or more.

Eko Ile: Top 10 Reasons Why Trees Are Valuable and Important
1. Trees Produce Oxygen

3. Trees Control Noise Pollution

5. Trees Are Carbon Sinks

6. Trees Clean the Air

Eko Ile: If you sabi the importance of planting trees, u no go ask such ignorant, shallow and unintelligent question. No offense.

About your grand mother? I don't believe you./quote]

I dont believe you dont believe me.

[quote]Where were you and and why did your and the rest of the males and other members of your family allow your grandmother to do menial or hand work like tree planting? You people are too lazy or you just have no respect for your grandmother ni?