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Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by AnnieBeyonce(op): 12:05pm On Jan 31, 2015
I wonder why some students in the faculty of education are always ashamed of telling their friends what they are studying..
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by adewaletb2(m): 12:10pm On Jan 31, 2015
Just relax and keep wondering.
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by AnnieBeyonce(op): 12:12pm On Jan 31, 2015
adewaletb2:
Just relax and keep wondering.
not funny
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by ArchEnemy(m): 12:14pm On Jan 31, 2015
It depends
If you ve passion, confidence and you are willing to be dilligent enough to get to the peak; you dont need to feel inferior
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by liveyourlife:
Its not shamefully. I come from a long line of educators (Lecturers, PhDs, Teachers). Always proud of them.

Aside: That's why I am working on building something to help them in the classroom
http:// Classroom .ng - Re-Inventing the Classroom.
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by adewaletb2(m): 1:45pm On Jan 31, 2015
AnnieBeyonce:
not funny
I didn't say it was. Btw you look so astonishing.
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by AnnieBeyonce(op): 4:15pm On Jan 31, 2015
adewaletb2:
I didn't say it was. Btw you look so astonishing.
hmmm
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by adewaletb2(m): 8:33pm On Jan 31, 2015
AnnieBeyonce:
hmmm
Yeah pretty I can't deny that.
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by AnnieBeyonce(op): 9:04pm On Jan 31, 2015
adewaletb2:
Yeah pretty I can't deny that.
ok..thank you..
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by Nobody: 1:19am On Feb 02, 2015
Lol

Ah don't fink xo


What course are u studying?
Ur level and citadel of learning?
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by CrazyMan(m): 6:21pm On Feb 09, 2015
AnnieBeyonce:
I wonder why some students in the faculty of education are always ashamed of telling their friends what they are studying..
Really...I didn't notice that during my schooling days.
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by joseph1832(m): 6:24pm On Feb 09, 2015
AnnieBeyonce:
I wonder why some students in the faculty of education are always ashamed of telling their friends what they are studying..
That's because they don't have self confidence!.

I never hesitate to tell anybody who ask that I am a teacher!. Believe me the people who make mockery of teaching are the ones who don't value education. And I never fail to put them in their place should they bring that up with me.
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by anonimi: 6:35pm On Feb 09, 2015
AnnieBeyonce:
I wonder why some students in the faculty of education are always ashamed of telling their friends what they are studying..
It is the fault of ALL of us Nigerians that allow

- a LGA Councillor to get N300,000 salary.

- SINator & representaTHIEF to collect N27 million.

- even a pretending pensioner to receive N23 million


While we grudginly pay teachers N25,000. Even lecturer wey get PhD salary nor reach N150,000.

How can we make good progress as a nation under such anomaly huh
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by dejt4u(m): 7:16pm On Feb 09, 2015
AnnieBeyonce:
I wonder why some students in the faculty of education are always ashamed of telling their friends what they are studying..
enjoy this thread on teachers nd teaching profession by onihaxy;
https://www.nairaland.com/1924185/pitiable-life-nigerian-teacher-way
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by CaptainAmerica1: 9:12pm On Feb 09, 2015
anonimi:
It is the fault of ALL of us Nigerians that allow

- a LGA Councillor to get N300,000 salary.

- SINator & representaTHIEF to collect N27 million.

- even a pretending pensioner to receive N23 million


While we grudginly pay teachers N25,000. Even lecturer wey get PhD salary nor reach N150,000.

How can we make good progress as a nation under such anomaly huh
It's the fault of PDP not Nigerians.
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by anonimi: 9:16pm On Feb 09, 2015
CaptainAmerica1:
It's the fault of PDP not Nigerians.
Is the senate and House of reps not controlled by almost 50% APCheat members huh
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by slap1(m): 9:20pm On Feb 09, 2015
It's inferiority complex. Again, most students in the faculty of education didn't up there by choice. People forget that we all can't be lawyers and medical doctors.

Perhaps the major reason is the poor remuneration of teachers in Nigeria, which makes them second class citizens by default. However, I believe that lecturers' salary structure is improving now.

I'm a proud graduate of Education / English.
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by CaptainAmerica1: 9:45pm On Feb 09, 2015
anonimi:
Is the senate and House of reps not controlled by almost 50% APCheat members huh
Has nothing to do with the fact that PDPïgs have misruled for 16 years and you want their continuity.
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by anonimi: 9:57pm On Feb 09, 2015
CaptainAmerica1:
Has nothing to do with the fact that PDPïgs have misruled for 16 years and you want their continuity.
I am hoping you have a wide enough scope to appreciate the FACT that in a democracy the PARLIAMENT has considerable powers. Did APCheat not threaten to withhold passing of the budget over Amaechi last year huh

Moreover most of the PDP people, in fact the worstest rejects have become re-packaged born-to-gain saints in the appropriately named WASTE basket that APCheat is. That includes OBJ who spent eight of the 16 years as president and is now their highly solicited "navigator".
Nor so huh



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Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by anonimi: 9:59pm On Feb 09, 2015
slap1:
It's inferiority complex. Again, most students in the faculty of education didn't up there by choice. People forget that we all can't be lawyers and medical doctors.

Perhaps the major reason is the poor remuneration of teachers in Nigeria, which makes them second class citizens by default. However, I believe that lecturers' salary structure is improving now.

I'm a proud graduate of Education / English.
Thanks to initiative started by OBJ and which Jonathan CONTINUED to progressively make even better, abi huh
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by CaptainAmerica1:
anonimi:
I am hoping you have a wide enough scope to appreciate the FACT that in a democracy the PARLIAMENT has considerable powers. Did APCheat not threaten to withhold passing of the budget over Amaechi last year huh
Considerable, but the ruling party has the most power.

Moreover most of the PDP people, in fact the worstest rejects have become re-packaged born-to-gain born again saints in the appropriately named WASTE basket that APCheat is. That includes OBJ who spent eight of the 16 years as president and is now their highly solicited "navigator".
Nor so huh
OBJ was a PDP member when he ruled and still is.

Who are your so-called worstest rejects?

Kwankwaso? He's a big loss to PDP and you know it.
Amaechi? If shepopotamus knew how to behave like a lady, he would have been in PDP.
Tambuwal? Another terrible loss for PDP.

Btw, being born again is a good thing.

So what are you saying my friend?
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Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by mumumugu(m): 1:11am On Feb 10, 2015
Lecturers are well paid
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by Nobody:
Nope, I appreciate Teachers and Profs.
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by UnknownT: 7:28pm On Feb 10, 2015
A friend of mine studying Chemistry Education in Uniben will tell some people when asked that she is in Industrial Chemistry
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by AnnieBeyonce(op): 8:59pm On Mar 07, 2015
anonimi:
Thanks to initiative started by OBJ and which Jonathan CONTINUED to progressively make even better, abi huh
hmmm
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by Nobody:
AnnieBeyonce:
I wonder why some students in the faculty of education are always ashamed of telling their friends what they are studying..
Don't blame them,some wanted a different course, thou majority is due to inferiority complex, peer influence and indecision because the truth is that 80% of Nigerian youths don't really know what they want or why they need to be educated. It's all about the certificate and the tag 'graduate'. Some give you silly excuse like "it doesn't sound tushed'undecided whatever that means.......
Thou for some people,it's the lack of courage to stand before a class while for some,it's the pay. Remember,for you to be a good teacher/lecturer,you must have the passion for it. It's not an easy job,it's the passion that keeps you going.

By the way,I am a lecturer and proud of my profession,I have taught in both primary and secondary schools. In the job,I find fulfillment. Infact I chose teaching since I was a child,even the mockery from classmates and friends didn't stop me but increased my passion for it. I went to FGGC Onitsha,anyone who went to a Federal school knows the kids got a whole lot of attitude...after school I decided to do my NCE (ENG/PES) first. My family was shocked but happy by that decision.My mum being a lecturer(Prof)supported me a lot. You won't believe that my classmates wouldn't pick my calls or want to associate with me anymore simply because I was in a College of Education undecided,to them,I have 'no class' because they see College of Education students as not being 'tushed' but that never bothered me,so, I let them be. When I got admission in UniAbuja,I was offered English but I asked for Primary Education( a course being mocked and despised by most people but I don't blame them because they don't understand).
60% of Education students don't like their course and majority for the wrong reasons but those who had the right reason and really know what they wanted,I encouraged them to write Jamb again,very difficult decision but two guys who listened to me are forever grateful for that because they finally did what they have the passion for. To cut the story short,I succeeded and still striving. Those same girls who saw me as low class,now want to be my friend. I had no Facebook account for a long time so they kept disturbing my brothers or cousins (because of the surname they see) so I signed up just to get in touch with them and some apologized for their behaviour but I tell them their attitude made me stronger and brought the best out of me.

So,it's best you go what you have a passion for and proud of even if you have to write jamb 10 times, tongue the choice is yours.


(even thou the job only attracted a Truckpusher to me lol cheesy)
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by jnrbayano(m):
AnnieBeyonce:
I wonder why some students in the faculty of education are always ashamed of telling their friends what they are studying..
Right now in Nigeria if you don't have a degree in Education, you wont be able to head any higher institution (ie Vice-Chancellor, Rector, Provost etc)

Please leave them in their folly. smiley
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by Sleekyshuga(f): 12:46am On Mar 27, 2015
Worst profession undecided undecided?

Hell to the NO!!

I aspire to become one.. Being raised in a family of educationists, the love/passion for teaching started @ a tender age..

It's a profession that:

...Would help me share an acquired knowledge with others, and in such process, inspire them, and also learn myself (Automatic Researcher)..

...Provides me with ample time/space to take good care of my home; husband, kids, & external family members..

...It helps build this relationship with kids (I'm a natural lover of kids)..

...It boost your confidence, Etc...
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by kingphilip(m): 1:30am On Mar 27, 2015
Sleekyshuga:
Worst profession undecided undecided?

Hell to the NO!!

I aspire to become one.. Being raised in a family of educationists, the love/passion for teaching started @ a tender age..

It's a profession that:

...Would help me share an acquired knowledge with others, and in such process, inspire them, and also learn myself (Automatic Researcher)..

...Provides me with ample time/space to take good care of my home; husband, kids, & external family members..

...It helps build this relationship with kids (I'm a natural lover of kids)..

...It boost your confidence, Etc...
u have really spoken well
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by Truckpusher(m): 2:49am On Mar 27, 2015
Peppyluv:
Don't blame them,some wanted a different course, thou majority is due to inferiority complex, peer influence and indecision because the truth is that 80% of Nigerian youths don't really know what they want or why they need to be educated. It's all about the certificate and the tag 'graduate'. Some give you silly excuse like "it doesn't sound tushed'undecided whatever that means.......
Thou for some people,it's the lack of courage to stand before a class while for some,it's the pay. Remember,for you to be a good teacher/lecturer,you must have the passion for it. It's not an easy job,it's the passion that keeps you going.

By the way,I am a lecturer and proud of my profession,I have taught in both primary and secondary schools. In the job,I find fulfillment. Infact I chose teaching since I was a child,even the mockery from classmates and friends didn't stop me but increased my passion for it. I went to FGGC Onitsha,anyone who went to a Federal school knows the kids got a whole lot of attitude...after school I decided to do my NCE first. My family was shocked but happy by that decision.My mum being a lecturer(Prof)supported me a lot. You won't believe that my classmates wouldn't pick my calls or want to associate with me anymore simply because I was in a College of Education undecided,to them,I have 'no class' because they see College of Education students as not being 'tushed' but that never bothered me,so, I let them be. When I got admission in UniAbuja,I was offered English but I asked for Education.
60% of Education students don't like the course and majority for the wrong reasons but those who had the right reason and really know what they wanted,I encouraged them to write Jamb again,very difficult decision but two guys who listened to me are forever grateful for that because they finally did what they have the passion for. To cut the story short,I succeeded and still striving. Those same girls who saw me as low class,now want to be my friend. I had no Facebook account for a long time so they kept disturbing my brothers or cousins (because of the surname they see) so I signed up just to get in touch with them and some apologized for their behaviour but I tell them their attitude made me stronger and brought the best out of me.

So,it's best you go what you have a passion for and proud of even if you have to write jamb 10 times, tongue the choice is yours.


(even thou the job only attracted a Truckpusher to me lol cheesy)
Nwa teacher tongue grin cry
Thank God I'm a humble truckpusher . sad
On a serious note I love teaching but my temperament na die abeg make I krule for truckpushing after all I don't have a boss breathing down on my neck giving me targets that himself can't achieve. cheesy
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by Nobody: 5:17am On Mar 27, 2015
Sleekyshuga:
Worst profession undecided undecided?

Hell to the NO!!

I aspire to become one.. Being raised in a family of educationists, the love/passion for teaching started @ a tender age..

It's a profession that:

...Would help me share an acquired knowledge with others, and in such process, inspire them, and also learn myself (Automatic Researcher)..

...Provides me with ample time/space to take good care of my home; husband, kids, & external family members..

...It helps build this relationship with kids (I'm a natural lover of kids)..

...It boost your confidence, Etc...
Hmmmm.....Aunty teacher, u no dey sleep? U be watch-night? Lol grin grin
Re: Is Being A Teacher/lecturer The Worst Profession? by Nobody: 7:50am On Mar 27, 2015
smiley Good morning to you and everyone.

Truckpusher:
Nwa teacher tongue grin cry
Thank God I'm a humble truckpusher . sad
On a serious note I love teaching but my temperament na die abeg make I krule for truckpushing after all I don't have a boss breathing down on my neck giving me targets that himself can't achieve. cheesy
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