Op is trying to justify his failure to make a good grade in school.

Education in Nigeria only teaches how to b a slave to an individual who think, n set up sth.



If you have up to 2k and you are in need of financial education to be financially free then leave everything you're doing and run to a book store and buy these books: Money won't make you rich... Sunday Adelaja, Unfair Advantage.... Robert Kiyosaki and Rich Dad Poor Dad.... Robert kiyosaki. After reading it, you'll wish you had done so 5 years ago. Thank Me later. Money will not make you rich, but knowledge and an understanding of the laws and principles of money hence financial education will. You can either believe it now or later. For those of us who hate reading and school. Your problem is not that you hate learning but you hate the school system. Your professors are trying to replicate themselves in you, forgetting that we all are individuals. They say study hard, get a good degree so that you can get a good job. Their opinion I guess. You can hate schooling but not education. So now with whatever system you like self educate yourself. Continuous education is the only way to stay in control of your finances. Your wealth is directly proportional to your knowledge. We like preaching Readers are Leaders but hate practising it. Anyway folks don't know who a LEADER is, they think it's politics. That's by the way, just buy, read and study the books. Una dooo

UfuomaUN:
No one hates first class graduates as much as nairalanders. It's a shame really. I blame it on Jealousy

If you can name one first class graduate that has done something worthy of mention that has actually affected humanity and shown a way in any sphere o, Even if it's to provide employment to improve other lives this your talk will make sense otherwise gerara hia mehn. shiit mehn.

So do I mean people shouldn’t study hard in school? Oh, no, you should. But don’t sacrifice every other thing on the altar of First Class. Don’t limit yourself to the classroom.
Do something practical. Take a leadership position. Start a
business and fail. That’s a better Entrepreneurship 101.
Join or start an association. Contest an election and lose.
It will teach something Political Science 101 will not teach
you. Attend a seminar. ...Read books outside the scope of your
course.
Do something you believe in! Think less of becoming an
excellent student but think more of becoming an excellent
person. Make the world your classroom!
Have a great life!

This literary summarized what the OP meant... Stop attacking first class graduates just because you can't achieved that feat, By so doing you are even worst than the so called arrogant first class students/Graduates. True, Some with lower academic class or even without a degree are successful, but can that be compared with the overwhelming number of others that aren't successful? Not everyone can be Dagote or Bill gates or Mark Zuckerbeg, These successful people shouldn't be your yardstick in achieving success in life. Just follow your passion, If getting a first class is your goal then good. They are many first class graduates with great personality, In fact the so called arrogance can be exhibited by both first class and third class alike. Personality isn't attributed to "Class" alone. Every fresher came into the university so full of hope and optimism that they would make first class but after a semester and another and another and they realized they can't make first class then they remember success isn't all about first class with stories like "my uncle doesn't have a degree and he owns a company blahblahblah" .

Remember success means different things to different people, to some it is wealth, power and to others it could be simply Academic excellence.

While the grade "some" people made in school had no bearing on their lifes outcome,
Statistics is not fair with most school failures as they end up in the bottom ladder of
economic prosperity.
Some first class may be dumb , but blatant generalization is uncalled for as it is a well
known fact that only focused individuals excel in school and focus we all know is
inherent to the success of any endeavor someone engages in.
Some people can list a thousand examples of first class who didn't make it forgetting
that there are also millions of non first class who ended up as failure.
So the bottom line is that individuals determine their own success irrespective
of their class of degree.

The only positive thing about this post is that it provides an opportunity for those who failed
in school to ridicule those who didn't , in their mind they are like:
"Thank god I didn't make first class , I will have been a failure in life"

Idrismusty97:

This literary summarized what the OP meant... Stop attacking first class graduates just because you can't achieved that first, By so doing you are even worst than the so called first class students/Graduates. True, Some with lower academic class or even without a degree are successful, but can that be compared with the overwhelming number of others that aren't successful? Not everyone can be Dagote or Bill gates or Mark Zuckerbeg? Just follow your passion, If getting a first class is your goal then good. They are many first class graduates with great personality, In fact the so called arrogance can be exhibited by both first class and third class alike. Personality isn't attributed to "Class" alone.

Word man


Ion see the reason why they are bashing first class niggaz

I think O. P x pained

Lautechgossip:


Hardly do first class graduates become first class personality While in University, we often spend too much energy in acquiring good grades that we forget to acquire good class personality.

After concentrating all energy in acquiring the first class grades, we transform into a society where first class grades don’t matter much as having a first class personality.

In school, its easy to read,memorize and pass exams, but in real life, there is no sure book of life to progress, no memorizing, no exams, just you and your inbuilt capability which require no contest with anybody.

Those who eventually become big in life are mostly people who hardly make good grades in school.

Prof. Abletor Sedofia from University of Ghana has this to say to us:

“Academic excellence is overrated! Did I just say that? Oh, yes, I said it. Being top of your class does not necessarily guarantee that you will be at the top of life.

You could graduate as the best student in
Finance but it doesn’t mean you will make more money than everybody else. The best graduating Law student does not necessarily become the best lawyer.

The fact is life requires more than the ability
to understand a concept, memorise it and reproduce it in an exam.

School rewards people for their memory. Life rewards people for their imagination and innovations. School rewards caution, life rewards daring. School hails those who live by the rules. Life exalts those who break the rules and set new ones.

So do I mean people shouldn’t study hard in school? Oh, no, you should. But don’t sacrifice every other thing on the altar
of First Class. Don’t limit yourself to the classroom.

Do something practical. Take a leadership position. Start a business and fail. That’s a better Entrepreneurship 101.

Join or start an association.
Contest an election and lose.
It will teach something Political Science 101 will not teach you.

Attend a seminar. ...Read books outside the scope of your course.

Go on missions and win a soul for eternal rewards. Do something you believe in! Think less of becoming an excellent student but think more of becoming an excellent person. Make the world your classroom!

Have a great life!

http://lazyreporta.com/reasons-why-first-class-students-in-school-never-become-first-class-people-in-life/

I have never liked any post here since 2011. But I just liked this...

adeyemidare:
A first class student/graduate of a field is a highly focused individual in that field. Someone, who amidst distractions faced a particular task and did it diligently.
When you need someone to solve a problem with high diligency, time restriction and less distractions, hire a first class graduate from the field that the problem exist.
Thank you

Dare
First class graduate (Geography)

Dare Cool down.
Your longitude and latitude is no longer needed.
1st class you say? how about you solve a problem. How about you create something ?
Must you be an employee? why will anyone employ you when we have those very nice google apps,maps and stuff to do all the geography for us. If you wanna be relevant you gatto solve a problem.

use to have a friend by d name Joshua in school back then, he was so sharp and open minded not to mention that he had a very wide sence of reasoning,anything I involved his consent was always a success for me but was supprise when I finally got to know he was a 2.29 gp student... while I was maintaining 3.42...
today he is in US doing a white collar job...

refreshrate:


If you can name one first class graduate that has done something worthy of mention that has actually affected humanity and shown a way in any sphere o, Even if it's to provide employment to improve other lives this your talk will make sense otherwise gerara hia mehn. shiit mehn.

Go and look them up. You have Google. A good number of your professors are first class students. Without them the education system would collapse. They do research. Research that betters humanity. All first class students are hardworking and committed and those traits are very important to any field

UfuomaUN:
Op is trying to justify his failure to make a good grade in school.

You call these things we attend schools?

Seriously how up to date are most of the materials used by the lecturers in teaching in these schools?

Friend of mine graduated from banking, final year lecture they were teaching about postal order. No mention of even ATM or international bank transfers.
You call that one a qualified graduate even if he comes out with a first class?
Guy swerve

Lautechgossip:


Hardly do first class graduates become first class personality While in University, we often spend too much energy in acquiring good grades that we forget to acquire good class personality.

After concentrating all energy in acquiring the first class grades, we transform into a society where first class grades don’t matter much as having a first class personality.

In school, its easy to read,memorize and pass exams, but in real life, there is no sure book of life to progress, no memorizing, no exams, just you and your inbuilt capability which require no contest with anybody.

Those who eventually become big in life are mostly people who hardly make good grades in school.

Prof. Abletor Sedofia from University of Ghana has this to say to us:

“Academic excellence is overrated! Did I just say that? Oh, yes, I said it. Being top of your class does not necessarily guarantee that you will be at the top of life.

You could graduate as the best student in
Finance but it doesn’t mean you will make more money than everybody else. The best graduating Law student does not necessarily become the best lawyer.

The fact is life requires more than the ability
to understand a concept, memorise it and reproduce it in an exam.

School rewards people for their memory. Life rewards people for their imagination and innovations. School rewards caution, life rewards daring. School hails those who live by the rules. Life exalts those who break the rules and set new ones.

So do I mean people shouldn’t study hard in school? Oh, no, you should. But don’t sacrifice every other thing on the altar
of First Class. Don’t limit yourself to the classroom.

Do something practical. Take a leadership position. Start a business and fail. That’s a better Entrepreneurship 101.

Join or start an association.
Contest an election and lose.
It will teach something Political Science 101 will not teach you.

Attend a seminar. ...Read books outside the scope of your course.

Go on missions and win a soul for eternal rewards. Do something you believe in! Think less of becoming an excellent student but think more of becoming an excellent person. Make the world your classroom!

Have a great life!

http://lazyreporta.com/reasons-why-first-class-students-in-school-never-become-first-class-people-in-life/

I have never liked any post here since 2011. But I just liked this...

On reading this i almost started to speak in tongues! Nice work Op!

UfuomaUN:

Go and look them up. You have Google. A good number of your professors are first class students. Without them the education system would collapse. They do research. Research that betters humanity. All first class students are hardworking and committed and those traits are very important to any field

This my good friend is a typical example of what we're talking about.

Post said name one.

You're here writing this?

Ehn?

Which school did you attend?

This is exactly the type of thing OP was trying to highlight!

God!

bullshit. How many 2nd or 3rd people become first class people in life? Yeye,unrealistic post. Like someone here said,strive to be d best,or among d best even in school. Success is almost certainly guaranteed wit a 1st class

refreshrate:


You call these things we attend schools?

Seriously how up to date are most of the materials used by the lecturers in teaching in these schools?

Friend of mine graduated from banking, final year lecture they were teaching about postal order. No mention of even ATM or international bank transfers.
You call that one a qualified graduate even if he comes out with a first class?
Guy swerve

At least he was hardworking enough to master the litle he was taught. Would you rather have him graduate with a 2:2 to justify your rant?

The statistics says otherwise. The first sentence lost it. Bye

refreshrate:


This my good friend is a typical example of what we're talking about.

Post said name one.

You're here writing this?

Ehn?

Which school did you attend?

This is exactly the type of thing OP was trying to highlight!

God!

I pity you

UfuomaUN:

At least he was hardworking enough to master the litle he was taught. Would you rather have him graduate with a 2:2 to justify your rant?

So you meet your account officer assuming you are worthy enough of knowing him or her and she starts telling you about postal order to transfer money, you will still use the bank abi?

Me I don't like it when people don't think things through before commenting on issues o. Don't bring sentiments to arguments I'm involved in, I really don't like it.

please.

refreshrate:
I swear to God I have a real life case of one of such people.
Graduates first class law, even has a masters in law. Na so I give am business plan to analyse ol boy come and see rubbish talk. Even more annoying he has this stint of arrogance in his talk.

Ok bring business lets try and see what we can do for you. Guy talks about one land for sale No problem all na money. I gave him the benefit after all na first class him take graduate.
Got a client cos the land was rather cheap owner was desperate according to oga first class.

Carried client along with him to go and inspect land. Omo na on top lagoon as in lagoon tip the land dey. I nearly started to cry. which kain person be dis?

Idiot didn't stop o was even going further to explain how client could sandfill edge of lagoon...God each time I remember this ehn...

oh my God, you are just too funny

k

No matter what you have written, I'm still proud to be one.

UfuomaUN:

I'm typing with a mobile phone. You are deviating from the argument.

Unfortunately for you, so am I also typing from a mobile phone like a lot of other people here.
What has that got to do with anything please?

secondly I raised the issue, you yarned opata, I clarified things for you, now I'm the one deviating from the argument?

OP I rest my case. This must have been one of the species that inspired your post no doubt.

refreshrate:


So you meet your account officer assuming you are worthy enough of knowing him or her and she starts telling you about postal order to transfer money, you will still use the bank abi?

Me I don't like it when people don't think things through before commenting on issues o. Don't bring sentiments to arguments I'm involved in, I really don't like it.

please.

It depends on the individual. He was taught an outdated and irrelevant method in school but if he knows what his discipline is out he will update himself with the new knowledge. It's has nothing to do with the class he graduated with. My case is I don't think it's fair to criticise someone who worked hard for at least five years in school for no reason except that he made a grade

refreshrate:


So you meet your account officer assuming you are worthy enough of knowing him or her and she starts telling you about postal order to transfer money, you will still use the bank abi?

Me I don't like it when people don't think things through before commenting on issues o. Don't bring sentiments to arguments I'm involved in, I really don't like it.

please.

It depends on the individual. He was taught an outdated and irrelevant method in school but if he knows what his discipline is out he will update himself with the new knowledge. It's has nothing to do with the class he graduated with. My case is I don't think it's fair to criticise someone who worked hard for at least five years in school for no reason except that he made a good grade

Life itself is a school in process. Life is fluid, dynamic and constantly changing. A degree whether first class or last class does not shape the society we live in. A first class studentmust be a changer, an innovator. A degree is terminal in nature, but life in itself is not, except you die. Theories and formulas have always been disputed and redefined to suit the challenges of life while the degree is as best a claim of academic excellence. Life doesnt issue certificate of recommendation like the degree does cause life is what you make of it.

koladata:
oh my God, you are just too funny

I'm just glad we can laugh at the incidence now. I swear if you were with me on that day...it took the grace of God for me not to ask the client to enter the car and allow us leave his first class ass to walk back on that day.
stupid boy

sonofananimal1:
AND NA THE CRAMMING THOSE LECTURER DEY FAVOUR PASS INSTEAD OF YOUR OWN SKILL OF ANSWERING QUESTIONS

Are you sure you truly and skillfully answer the questions?.
What are the skills you applied towards emphasizing the points needed for an excellent mark?.
Does your skills derail or focus on following the provided instructions?.
Those are the questions you should ask yourself before applying "Skills" because useless is a footballer that always dribble but has no accurate pass and or ability to score goal.
If you are a manager, will you hire such player against one with no dribbling skill but accurate pass and goal scoring ability?

refreshrate:


Unfortunately for you, so am I also typing from a mobile phone like a lot of other people here.
What has that got to do with anything please?

secondly I raised the issue, you yarned opata, I clarified things for you, now I'm the one deviating from the argument?

OP I rest my case. This must have been one of the species that inspired your post no doubt.

The op raised an argument claiming FCS don't do well in life. Did he back up his claims with any real examples? All he conjured was some random talk from an unknown professor. Is that proof enough? I would have presented you with good enough examples but for my poor mobile network.

And please mind your language. I'm in no mood for insults. I've not used a wrong word on you. I see no reason while you should repay unkindly

Lautechgossip:


Hardly do first class graduates become first class personality While in University, we often spend too much energy in acquiring good grades that we forget to acquire good class personality.

After concentrating all energy in acquiring the first class grades, we transform into a society where first class grades don’t matter much as having a first class personality.

In school, its easy to read,memorize and pass exams, but in real life, there is no sure book of life to progress, no memorizing, no exams, just you and your inbuilt capability which require no contest with anybody.

Those who eventually become big in life are mostly people who hardly make good grades in school.

Prof. Abletor Sedofia from University of Ghana has this to say to us:

“Academic excellence is overrated! Did I just say that? Oh, yes, I said it. Being top of your class does not necessarily guarantee that you will be at the top of life.

You could graduate as the best student in
Finance but it doesn’t mean you will make more money than everybody else. The best graduating Law student does not necessarily become the best lawyer.

The fact is life requires more than the ability
to understand a concept, memorise it and reproduce it in an exam.

School rewards people for their memory. Life rewards people for their imagination and innovations. School rewards caution, life rewards daring. School hails those who live by the rules. Life exalts those who break the rules and set new ones.

So do I mean people shouldn’t study hard in school? Oh, no, you should. But don’t sacrifice every other thing on the altar
of First Class. Don’t limit yourself to the classroom.

Do something practical. Take a leadership position. Start a business and fail. That’s a better Entrepreneurship 101.

Join or start an association.
Contest an election and lose.
It will teach something Political Science 101 will not teach you.

Attend a seminar. ...Read books outside the scope of your course.

Go on missions and win a soul for eternal rewards. Do something you believe in! Think less of becoming an excellent student but think more of becoming an excellent person. Make the world your classroom!

Have a great life!

http://lazyreporta.com/reasons-why-first-class-students-in-school-never-become-first-class-people-in-life/

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The fact is life requires more than the ability
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WORD.

UfuomaUN:

It depends on the individual. He was taught an outdated and irrelevant method in school but if he knows what his discipline is out he will update himself with the new knowledge. It's has nothing to do with the class he graduated with. My case is I don't think it's fair to criticise someone who worked hard for at least five years in school for no reason except that he made a good grade

wait.

Oga

just wait


You're missing my point.
This particular point You're responding to is not about the first class individual, me I've finished with those ones tey tey. They have nothing to offer besides the ability to cram and pour.

This point was about the school system that doesn't encourage like you said updating and getting students to understand latest developments in their fields.

Same book they used for final year students are used for you when you get to final year four or five years later and will still be used for the present year one students.
Does this make sense?

Someone will now come and say he graduated first class based on knowledge from an era gone past.

Orikinla:

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WORD.

gbamest!