1. IT BREEDS IRRESPONSIBILITY.

Examination malpractice fosters unadvisable dependencies and corrupt alliances. It has a way of dis-empowering people, making them slaves of what someone else will write rather than what they could come up with by themselves.

Plagiarism (a fancy way of saying ‘copying’) puts one’s success or failure in the hands and head of someone else. Meanwhile, serious study would have given such person an exclusive and non-negotiable success. But I daresay, even if a person does succeed in an exam through any form of malpractice, he or she is already a failure in character and learning which is most likely even worse than failing an academic quiz.

2. IT BREEDS LAZINESS

Quite related to the prior point is the matter of laziness. An irresponsible person will most likely be a lazy person. Once a person has his/her mind made up to be a ‘parasite’ in the an exam hall, the person will put little or no effort into exam preparations. It was Aristotle that said – We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.

Extrapolating from this true saying, we could say that a lazy student will most likely be a lazy employee or a lazy father or a lazy team member. The point is this; habits have a way of spreading, especially bad ones because they are quite appealing to our senses of instant gratification.

Our approach to one ramification of life has an uncanny way of spreading to the others. Ultimately, having someone else do all the work for you is a very good motivation to be lazy. But note also, laziness never made a man great.

3. IT BREEDS INCOMPETENCE.

Also building on the foregoing points, I’d like to ask you how competent will a lazy, irresponsible person be? Not very for sure if at all. So if going through school, a person schemes his/her way through quizzes, tests and examinations, what will be the true evidence of having been thoroughly trained in the discipline his/her certificate claims to be the person’s specialty?

Grades may lie (no thanks to such inglorious things as examination malpractice) but one’s ability to solve problems that require the deployment of acquired competencies never does.

But let us say by some means the person is able to get a job. What quality of service would he/she render to customers/clients? Imagine the kind of machines, buildings or bridges the person will build as an engineer?

Think about the kind of diagnosis or prescriptions the person would give as a medical personnel? What goes round comes around. Any system that wouldn’t severely address its bad eggs will be ultimately poisoned by those same eggs.

4. IT KILLS THE INTEGRITY OF THE INSTITUTION

The sweet thing about certificates is that they bear the name of the respective awarding institution. So if a certain kind of ill performance becomes a trend in the graduates of an institution, that institution will soon have its ability to administer training in the field(s) of concern severely questioned. Mind you, the certificate is not an end in itself. It is an official means of confirming the level of competence of its bearer. Therefore, if the bearer’s output does not correspond to the stated level on the certificate, it leaves the issuer’s integrity at stake. Leaving this issue unaddressed will compromise the ability of the institution to attract new students. It might also have its graduates employed.

5. IT BREEDS LIMITATION
Without equivocation, a ‘dubber’ (as a person who copies is sometimes called in this part of the world) can never exceed the performance of the person he piggybacks on. Even if the person has the potential to exceed such by far, he will never do so having restricted himself to the shadow of another fellow. If the person does that long enough, he will possibly get used to that level of performance and never aspire to be better. In settling for that, the person severely limits his opportunity for advancement and excellence generally and subsequently in life.

6. IT BREEDS LOW SELF ESTEEM


It is quite simple; just as the borrower will continue to be a servant to the lender, a person who depends on others will always feel indebted and subservient to his benefactor(s). So, tell me, how high will his self-esteem be? And I tell you, no man ever went all the way to attempt, talk less of achieve great things with low self-esteem.

7. MANIPULATION
In addition to and as a consequence of low self-esteem, the fellow is subject to manipulation and blackmail. After all, is he not indebted? His dependence to carry out the whims and caprices of his ‘captors/masters’ encourages that. Even after extricating oneself from this unpalatable position, the stigma, if not properly addressed could cast a limiting shadow over the rest of one’s life.

So far, we have spoken about the recipient of the materials of malpractice. Let us now speak briefly about the giver. Let’s not forget a slight clause in our definition – “…passive or active…” connivance. It is like bribe, both giver and receiver are culpable before the law. Apart from being complicit to something that just stops short of being criminal, you are destroying the very system that you hope will validate the authenticity of your sweat.

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We mentioned earlier the effects of malpractice on the integrity institution. We also conjectured what kind of services a pseudo-competent professional would offer. And like one fond lecturer of mine would say, consider for a moment the consequence if your child somehow ends up at the clinic of one such quack or that they somehow got a government contract to build the 6th Mainland Bridge.

CONCLUSION
Malpractice preys on most people’s natural aversion for thoroughness, detailed preparation and the modicum of decency. If we fall prey to these, they will mercilessly deal with us and our posterity. Everyone suffers; no one escapes the dark power of falling for the seduction of quick fixes and abridged solutions provided by unpalatable lures by such stuff as examination malpractice.

If you know of any other consequences of exam malpractice, feel free to share in the comment section.

Have a great day!

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I want to encourage someone today!

Many people say success in life is luck or destiny but in my words, I would confidently say it’s a choice. If you prefer to sit idle and expect opportunities to come your way, even God will shake His head in pity for you.

The truth is, you have a large say on what your end will look like, nobody else determines that. Little wonder people like inventors and great philanthropists were individuals that failed but quickly pick themselves up to start afresh.

Amongst different unique stories of success I have heard in life, the story of Idowu is one in a million. I read it over and over again to remind myself that, if a lame man could sponsor his education from age 8 till age 37 and achieve two degrees back to back, there’s nothing a full human being without disabilities like you and I  cannot achieve.

His Story

The success-driven Abdusalam Idowu was born sometimes in 1979 to Mr and Mrs Idowu.

Shortly after his birth, he was inflicted with Polio and crippled by it. Guess what, He was just three years old!

As if that was not enough, life punched him with another fierce blow at his tender age. He lost his mother.

His father and other relatives lost all hopes on him and stopped paying for his primary school education. Obviously, his lameness made them lose interest in his future.

He wasn’t promoted to primary one because his fees were not paid. Sadly, he challenged his father and paternal grandmother for not supporting his education. Unfortunately, his tears fell on deaf ears.

His unparalleled determination kept pushing him through life irrespective of his physical condition, Abdusalam moved to the streets to source for funds and support.

He started begging at the age of eight in Erin ile, Kwara state. He saved every penny at that young age to feed himself, pay for his uniforms and pay his fees through primary and secondary school. In his final year, He also paid for his final exams (WAEC), failed the first and second time, had a reseat the third year and passed.

More education

Without doubts, he still wanted more from life. One morning, he took a train from Kwara state to Lagos state to beg for alms to further his education. He had no shelter, no food, no extra clothes, no shoulders to cry on. The bridge became his home. He just wanted an education. He knew he would get more from life with education.

Read more: [http://explicitsuccess.com/how-a-crippled-beggar-became-a-lawyer-true-life-story/]

"My most challenging moment was in my first year when I struggled financially. Then, I was unable to afford a room for myself and had to stay with some friends as a “squatter” for over a year. Studying under this condition was very difficult but there was nothing I could do. I only ate what was available and not what was desirable because my budget was very limited," Says Michael.

Read more about Michael's story here [http://explicitsuccess.com/an-interview-with-okpara-michael/]

If you are hardworking and your goals are realistic, nothing can limit your success except you permit it.
By the way, He is now in South Africa as a Researcher/Lecturer and second-degree student.

In this period of admissions, Nigerian students need to go beyond the regular to succeed.

The story of the incredible Anne Acho inspires me a lot especially how she made it into the university after four years of searching for admission and graduated with a 1st class.

[url]Read more here[/http://explicitsuccess.com/exclusive-interview-with-anne-acho/]