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good days nairalanders, I'll be 24 on wednessday, due to Nigerian education system, I'm still in school.
I left my former school due to the fact that my course of study was not accredited. when I got another admission 2014 in my present school, I worked hard, read all night just to graduate with a good result cos my dept will employ anyone who graduate with excellent result but right now I'm not motivated about that. I've changed my thought, to own a business of my own rather than serve someone and call them boss and the business on my mind is capital intensive, a multi million naira business which by my estimate I could put it up at age 35 if I start now, now the problem is Nigerian education system wants me to be in school till 26yrs plus nysc is 27 and my school NDU was on strike last year so we lost one academic year, it seems I'll now leave nysc at age 28. God 4bid dat at age 27 I still want to depend on my parents. and now im on strike that only God knows when ill go back to school.I couldn't raise money cos the money my parents give to me is not enough to meet schooling demands and save, I told my dad to open a shop for me which someone will run it for me while I'm in school, he said no that I must go to school and focus I told my dad I want to leave school and start something else then when I established myself I'll come back to school, life is a race against time and I have goals set up for myself which I can't accomplish if I waste any more time, he didn't want me to, I told him to open a shop for me which someone will run it for me while I'm in school, he said no that I must go to school and focus, the thing is focusing on education is the last thing on my mind, I need to have something doing. please how do I convince him that I can get a degree at age 60 cos I have no interest looking for a job and I think certificate is pretty useless if you won't use it to look for a white colar job and even if you want to, job opportunity is choked in niger, but I need to do something now if I must survive.

If you can't beat (convince) them... You join them (do their bidding)...
Good luck.
lalasticlala,Mynd44

Explain to them just as you've explained to us... I'm sure they'll see d passion within and encourage u on ur life journey.

eezeribe:
OK

Fear God

The problem is that most parents don't understand..they think once u have that degree...every other thing will fall into place but they don't know it's nothing but paper

Pursue your goals...make d money and go to school later ....as far as am concerned a degree won't make u successful
By all means convince them

Nma27:
Fear God

OK Boss.

dukeprince50:
good days nairalanders, I'll be 24 on wednessday, due to Nigerian education system, I'm still in school.
I left my former school due to the fact that my course of study was not accredited. when I got another admission 2014 in my present school, I worked hard, read all night just to graduate with a good result cos my dept will employ anyone who graduate with excellent result but right now I'm not motivated about that. I've changed my thought, to own a business of my own rather than serve someone and call them boss and the business on my mind is capital intensive, a multi million naira business which by my estimate I could put it up at age 35 if I start now, now the problem is Nigerian education system wants me to be in school till 26yrs plus nysc is 27 and my school NDU was on strike last year so we lost one academic year, it seems I'll now leave nysc at age 28. God 4bid dat at age 27 I still want to depend on my parents. and now im on strike that only God knows when ill go back to school.I couldn't raise money cos the money my parents give to me is not enough to meet schooling demands and save, I told my dad I want to leave school and start something else then when I established myself I'll come back to school, life is a race against time and I have goals set up for myself which I can't accomplish if I waste any more time, he didn't want me to, I told him to open a shop for me which someone will run it for me while I'm in school, he said no that I must go to school and focus, the thing is focusing on education is the last thing on my mind, I need to have something doing before getting married and raising kids, and oh, I don't think I want my children to study in nigeria and waste their time as I have, please how do I convince him that I can get a degree at age 60 cos I have no interest looking for a job and I think certificate is pretty useless if you won't use it to look for a white colar job and even if you want to, job opportunity is choked in niger, but I need to do something now if I must survive.

No hurry in life bro. Take every step one at a time, and don't be faster than your shadow. Try and finish up with your schooling before you embark on any other venture. Education is never a waste of time or effort, only a hater of knowledge will say so.

Just keep talking to them, but still take your education seriously for now

OreoPaschal:
No hurry in life bro. Take every step one at a time, and don't be faster than your shadow. Try and finish up with your schooling before you embark on any other venture. Education is never a waste of time or effort, only a hater of knowledge will say so.

like you didn't get it, I said I'll be 24 in less than 48hours, and I'll be graduating at age 27. due to school problems seems I'll be dealing with life at age 30, I'm not faster than my shadow, on the record my shadow is ahead, I wanna catch up

maryjan8:
Just keep talking to them, but still take your education seriously for now

I always wanted to but I think I'm wasting my time

MhizzAJ:
The problem is that most parents don't understand..they think once u have that degree...every other thing will fall into place but they don't know it's nothing but paper

Pursue your goals...make d money and go to school later ....as far as am concerned a degree won't make u successful
By all means convince them

thanks dear, I just hope they see things the way I see it

Finish up school first in my opinion. You've gone too far to quit

Focus and finish school first. You are all over the place.
Stop competition with others life is a marathon not a 100 meters dash

I will finish school, if I've decided not to finish, I'll not ask for opinion, I just wanna convince dem

dukeprince50:
I will finish school, if I've decided not to finish, I'll not ask for opinion, I just wanna convince dem

I will advice you to chill and finish your education first but use the period of this strikes to take up some jobs and earn some money or learn some useful skills that will help you in future. To start business is not all that easy and rosy especially since its your parents that will be bankrolling it.