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nointerestinsch:
What you are about to read is the deluge from the heart of a broken National Diploma finalist in one of the Polytechnics in Nigeria. I am 20 years old. I have created a new account to share this, only my coursemates or people in my school would recognize me through this article.

The past week has been the most depressing week of my entire life; as much as I have been living with depression for the past few months, this week has been overwhelming.

I used to be the most-hardworking student I know. I was top of my class in ND 1. I ensured I finished all the textbooks of the courses we offered in each semester. In the euphoria of how well my hardwork paid off, my goal for ND 2 was to graduate with a Distinction, and top my class again. The way things panned out in my first year made me love how a student could be rewarded if the student puts in his or her best in studying.

Fast-forward to ND 2 first semester, I finished all the textbooks and made sure I understood the courses by self-testing and tutoring my colleagues – as usual. Our semester results are released at the beginning of the next semester. I never fret at the WhatsApp Broadcast of Facebook Post that a course result has been released. The first course (Entrepreneurship) result of last semester was pasted in the second week of resumption and I had a ‘CD’ – this was my lowest grade all through my stay in the school till date. I didn’t take it to heart as I didn’t study this course too well last semester and it was a 2-credit unit course.
But then, one week later, the result for one of my courses (OO COBOL) was released. I had an ‘F’. To put this in perspective, this is one of the easiest programming languages out there. Plus, it is an outdated language – already says a lot about the standard down here. I and a few of my coursemates were the best at this course last semester. I personally was getting paid to help fill practical manuals. It was basically one of those courses I wouldn’t need to study for prior to an exam the next day. I had an ‘F’. I’m not ‘clouting’, but the best grades in this course ironically belonged to people who would not be able to write a simple “Hello World” program using this programming language. I completely broke down at the sight of my name trailing to an ‘F’ on the result sheet. I immediately persuaded the few “good students” who also got “F”’s and were sure they did well to join me and go make a case to our Head of Department (HOD). I represented the group and told the HOD that this is not what we expect for a course like this. I asked if we could see our marked exam answer sheets. Would you believe it? He said the answer sheets have not been submitted to him, and that if I want a remarking, I would have to pay N15,000 to the school management or the remarking panel (or whatever name they try to scam us with). I was disgusted at these revelations. I mean, how can I be charged 15k for me to just get a chance to prove myself? 15k? Just to see and prove my own exam answers? This is an educational institution, and not a law court or the police station. The HOD said he cannot do anything about it, that we only have the option of going to ‘see’ the lecturer.

The lecturer had on several occasions, after the exam, related to the entire class through the class rep that each student needs to pay at least 7k or else you would fail. I ignored all of those because I thought they were threats and believed I did more than enough to get at least a “B”. It eventually turns out the lecturer wasn’t blabbing about it. I don’t know how I would be able to face myself knowing I paid to get a grade in school. I am at a crossroad. I am lost.

This is my ordeal. I have absolutely lost any interest and passion for school. For real, what is the essence of all my sleepless nights? Sacrificing trendy clothes and sneakers for data subscription and materials to do research? When, in the end, a fellow that did not even attend lectures will have a better grade because he or she has money to give the lecturer? Is this the way it has been from way back? Or did the standard just drop so low? Why have these lecturers taken pride in extorting other people’s pockets and suppressing bright minds? Why have they used money to promote waywardness in higher institutions? Why is money the determining factor of student’s grades and not the student’s academic performance fueled by unwavering passion for studying and learning?

These and many more unanswered questions are the reasons why I have lost all interest in school and education. Nothing actually interests me now. School is a total waste of precious time. People party all semester and show up to sign attendance on the exam day, then pay money to the lecturer to pass. It’s all money, money and more money! All these pot-bellied bastards destroying destinies and killing dreams! Would they do this to their own children?

I want to speak up, but I can’t. I am depressed. I am discouraged. I am tired. I want to quit school.

Thank you for reading up!

. Sorry for this development..However is not enough to abandon school even when it is discouraging...... You are bothered because you got what you did not expect...At times when computing results mistakes can be made out of imperfection by dome lecturers.Since you are humble with brilliance you must be a pride for your lecturers.Nobody is interested in failing you.Additionally every system has a procedure.Your HOD has given you advice .You can see the lecturer and express your opinion on it with humility.Please cbntinue with your education and it shall be well with you despite all odds.

The first mistake you made was to be a polytechnic student. Polytechnics are highly corrupt in this country, other institutions does but poly is their chairman and after all this stress the credentials will not be equate with others; what a nonsense. Just study hard and get the required skills because that's the basic; your credentials does not really matter because your skills are the only thing that can make you to stand out.

Craigslists:
Lol

School na scam for Nigeria.

As long as you can read and write you are educated

What we have in Nigeria are not schools, they are breeding grounds for sex starved lecturers, oloshos and cultists.

Just use you school fees take buy lappy,
hustle and cash out big time,
then go abroad to have a quality education like the children of our yam eaters

What we have in Nigeria are not schools, they are breeding grounds for sex starved lecturers, oloshos and cultists.

faithfull18:
School help well well, It esposes one to more opportunities.

Which opportunity? you'll end up becoming slaves to employees. The system was designed to make you a slave.

What you don't know is: most great inventors have their personal lap at home. school didn't made them what they become.

nointerestinsch:
What you are about to read is the deluge from the heart of a broken National Diploma finalist in one of the Polytechnics in Nigeria. I am 20 years old. I have created a new account to share this, only my coursemates or people in my school would recognize me through this article.

The past week has been the most depressing week of my entire life; as much as I have been living with depression for the past few months, this week has been overwhelming.

I used to be the most-hardworking student I know. I was top of my class in ND 1. I ensured I finished all the textbooks of the courses we offered in each semester. In the euphoria of how well my hardwork paid off, my goal for ND 2 was to graduate with a Distinction, and top my class again. The way things panned out in my first year made me love how a student could be rewarded if the student puts in his or her best in studying.

Fast-forward to ND 2 first semester, I finished all the textbooks and made sure I understood the courses by self-testing and tutoring my colleagues – as usual. Our semester results are released at the beginning of the next semester. I never fret at the WhatsApp Broadcast of Facebook Post that a course result has been released. The first course (Entrepreneurship) result of last semester was pasted in the second week of resumption and I had a ‘CD’ – this was my lowest grade all through my stay in the school till date. I didn’t take it to heart as I didn’t study this course too well last semester and it was a 2-credit unit course.
But then, one week later, the result for one of my courses (OO COBOL) was released. I had an ‘F’. To put this in perspective, this is one of the easiest programming languages out there. Plus, it is an outdated language – already says a lot about the standard down here. I and a few of my coursemates were the best at this course last semester. I personally was getting paid to help fill practical manuals. It was basically one of those courses I wouldn’t need to study for prior to an exam the next day. I had an ‘F’. I’m not ‘clouting’, but the best grades in this course ironically belonged to people who would not be able to write a simple “Hello World” program using this programming language. I completely broke down at the sight of my name trailing to an ‘F’ on the result sheet. I immediately persuaded the few “good students” who also got “F”’s and were sure they did well to join me and go make a case to our Head of Department (HOD). I represented the group and told the HOD that this is not what we expect for a course like this. I asked if we could see our marked exam answer sheets. Would you believe it? He said the answer sheets have not been submitted to him, and that if I want a remarking, I would have to pay N15,000 to the school management or the remarking panel (or whatever name they try to scam us with). I was disgusted at these revelations. I mean, how can I be charged 15k for me to just get a chance to prove myself? 15k? Just to see and prove my own exam answers? This is an educational institution, and not a law court or the police station. The HOD said he cannot do anything about it, that we only have the option of going to ‘see’ the lecturer.

The lecturer had on several occasions, after the exam, related to the entire class through the class rep that each student needs to pay at least 7k or else you would fail. I ignored all of those because I thought they were threats and believed I did more than enough to get at least a “B”. It eventually turns out the lecturer wasn’t blabbing about it. I don’t know how I would be able to face myself knowing I paid to get a grade in school. I am at a crossroad. I am lost.

This is my ordeal. I have absolutely lost any interest and passion for school. For real, what is the essence of all my sleepless nights? Sacrificing trendy clothes and sneakers for data subscription and materials to do research? When, in the end, a fellow that did not even attend lectures will have a better grade because he or she has money to give the lecturer? Is this the way it has been from way back? Or did the standard just drop so low? Why have these lecturers taken pride in extorting other people’s pockets and suppressing bright minds? Why have they used money to promote waywardness in higher institutions? Why is money the determining factor of student’s grades and not the student’s academic performance fueled by unwavering passion for studying and learning?

These and many more unanswered questions are the reasons why I have lost all interest in school and education. Nothing actually interests me now. School is a total waste of precious time. People party all semester and show up to sign attendance on the exam day, then pay money to the lecturer to pass. It’s all money, money and more money! All these pot-bellied bastards destroying destinies and killing dreams! Would they do this to their own children?

I want to speak up, but I can’t. I am depressed. I am discouraged. I am tired. I want to quit school.

Thank you for reading up!

I have one strong principle in life n that's"in every situation, always think of what you stand to gain or loss"then act accordingly,in as much as the activities of those lecturers is outrightly condemnable n criminal,the future is of out most importance,if I were in your shoes, since I can't fight n change the system I will keep on with my hard work as well as sort the lecturer out but certainly take note of the. for posterity sake,I strongly believe that in no distant future you will have a wonderful story to tell, don't give up.

faithfull18:
School help well well, It esposes one to more opportunities.

And u are still not as rich as bill gate.


And why is it dat d so called illiterate ones are not bn depressed?

Education is a scam here.....take it4dat

So these things are still with us. Let me tell you mine. Studied ECE at UNN. First year I had only 2B the rest A. EVen got scholarship , yes i was that good though not the best in my class. My goal was 1st class, so I read like my life depended on it. 2nd year I still made 1st class but not as good as first year- I had a C. Now from no where in my 3rd year they dash me an F for a course I was tutoring many of my class mates.I mean I got a freaking 11/100. This very course I help one of my guy that was ill during the exam. The guy got 68/100.

I said naaa this aint my result. Went for a remark they said dude is on sabbatical leave that I should re-register it. DId that in 4th yr and got B just that this time my eyes were off the ist class pursuit. I said no wahala I re-calibrated, purged myself of bookwormism and found some talent I never thought I had. So my dear do the same, whatever you are studying might not be what will make you rich bcuz at the end of the day, we study hard to get good result that will fetch us good job then in turn good money. Nobe so ? What if you can create job yourself.So engage in other things like programming or something else. At some point I revived my dead social life and mingled.Made lots of contacts. Some of those contacts are still relevant for me.The richest guys among us are not the ist class. Infact one of them employed another of our classmate that made first class. So you see good grades are not the yardstick.

Issues like this are what the so called online influencers and NGOs needs to take up and ensure justice to better our community and institutions but they rather take on trendy issues for clout.

nothingspoil70:
Welcome to the real world young man or woman even after your studies you will still have to lick asses to to survive .
Fact!!

oh God bless u big bro


To access d little available job u must turn to ass licker.

I will proffer 3 possible solutions;

1. Approach the lecturer with a highly respected member in your family or society who possibly has an escort or something to make the lecturer little humble. Make sure you go with your ND1 results as evidence that you have maintained top of the class position.

2. Do not pay for remarking of the answer booklet because from my experience you might never graduate in peace. Revisit the HOD with your ND 1 results and beg for help. He might be reasonable after seeing the previous results.

3. Visit your spiritual leader (School Chaplain or Imam) and explain your ordeal. They always have a solution.

Your integrity will be highly intact if you don't comply with the pay for grade saga. Personally I don't do that and wouldn't encourage it.
I pray you succeed, don't ever give up.

nointerestinsch:
What you are about to read is the deluge from the heart of a broken National Diploma finalist in one of the Polytechnics in Nigeria. I am 20 years old. I have created a new account to share this, only my coursemates or people in my school would recognize me through this article.

The past week has been the most depressing week of my entire life; as much as I have been living with depression for the past few months, this week has been overwhelming.

I used to be the most-hardworking student I know. I was top of my class in ND 1. I ensured I finished all the textbooks of the courses we offered in each semester. In the euphoria of how well my hardwork paid off, my goal for ND 2 was to graduate with a Distinction, and top my class again. The way things panned out in my first year made me love how a student could be rewarded if the student puts in his or her best in studying.

Fast-forward to ND 2 first semester, I finished all the textbooks and made sure I understood the courses by self-testing and tutoring my colleagues – as usual. Our semester results are released at the beginning of the next semester. I never fret at the WhatsApp Broadcast of Facebook Post that a course result has been released. The first course (Entrepreneurship) result of last semester was pasted in the second week of resumption and I had a ‘CD’ – this was my lowest grade all through my stay in the school till date. I didn’t take it to heart as I didn’t study this course too well last semester and it was a 2-credit unit course.
But then, one week later, the result for one of my courses (OO COBOL) was released. I had an ‘F’. To put this in perspective, this is one of the easiest programming languages out there. Plus, it is an outdated language – already says a lot about the standard down here. I and a few of my coursemates were the best at this course last semester. I personally was getting paid to help fill practical manuals. It was basically one of those courses I wouldn’t need to study for prior to an exam the next day. I had an ‘F’. I’m not ‘clouting’, but the best grades in this course ironically belonged to people who would not be able to write a simple “Hello World” program using this programming language. I completely broke down at the sight of my name trailing to an ‘F’ on the result sheet. I immediately persuaded the few “good students” who also got “F”’s and were sure they did well to join me and go make a case to our Head of Department (HOD). I represented the group and told the HOD that this is not what we expect for a course like this. I asked if we could see our marked exam answer sheets. Would you believe it? He said the answer sheets have not been submitted to him, and that if I want a remarking, I would have to pay N15,000 to the school management or the remarking panel (or whatever name they try to scam us with). I was disgusted at these revelations. I mean, how can I be charged 15k for me to just get a chance to prove myself? 15k? Just to see and prove my own exam answers? This is an educational institution, and not a law court or the police station. The HOD said he cannot do anything about it, that we only have the option of going to ‘see’ the lecturer.

The lecturer had on several occasions, after the exam, related to the entire class through the class rep that each student needs to pay at least 7k or else you would fail. I ignored all of those because I thought they were threats and believed I did more than enough to get at least a “B”. It eventually turns out the lecturer wasn’t blabbing about it. I don’t know how I would be able to face myself knowing I paid to get a grade in school. I am at a crossroad. I am lost.

This is my ordeal. I have absolutely lost any interest and passion for school. For real, what is the essence of all my sleepless nights? Sacrificing trendy clothes and sneakers for data subscription and materials to do research? When, in the end, a fellow that did not even attend lectures will have a better grade because he or she has money to give the lecturer? Is this the way it has been from way back? Or did the standard just drop so low? Why have these lecturers taken pride in extorting other people’s pockets and suppressing bright minds? Why have they used money to promote waywardness in higher institutions? Why is money the determining factor of student’s grades and not the student’s academic performance fueled by unwavering passion for studying and learning?

These and many more unanswered questions are the reasons why I have lost all interest in school and education. Nothing actually interests me now. School is a total waste of precious time. People party all semester and show up to sign attendance on the exam day, then pay money to the lecturer to pass. It’s all money, money and more money! All these pot-bellied bastards destroying destinies and killing dreams! Would they do this to their own children?

I want to speak up, but I can’t. I am depressed. I am discouraged. I am tired. I want to quit school.

Thank you for reading up!

Hmmmm.....if U eventually get that 15k please take a sit, buy enough data and check online for something better U can do with that money.As small as it is,it can go a long way in changing Ur life. start an online business,U can start mini importation with little or no money. Crazy hungry lecturer....who them epp?. I don't want to say that school na scam last last.....

diz revelation is very loud oo.Young man,d bald old man go knw say nah u put diz online ooo. The course lecturer, HOD are in SOUP already. The HOD will xcape the storm but the course lecturer is in OFE NSALA .The sch authority will demand for the script. kasala don burst

Brotherly, welcome to Nigeria's Higher Institution system.
Don't let your 1st experience demoralize you because there's more to come, for you still have many more semesters ahead of you.

But you gat to pick urself back up and see this as one of the challenges you'll have to face on ur way up the ladder of success.

That kpali dey very important o, cos the day an opportunity would arise, that warrants a certificate, would you be found worthy?
Think about it my dear friend.

While in school I learnt one language...... Study to know & sort to Pass.

#Nobody_Holy_Pass_o.

op don't worry you will be fine. Try to learn a skill or two, and/or programming. Life ain't all that. We will all die and leave everything behind.

faithfull18:
School help well well, It esposes one to more opportunities.

And you're a graduate ?

Smh

That was how my tyrant HOD reduced our grades that year cos he thinks we all are sorting lecturers, thereby killing the dreams of hardworking students like me.

From that day...I did everything possible, both sorting and reading hard to boost my GP up to 2.1. It then dawned on me that this is Nigeria.

I have forgiven that man...but won't forget his face. Thank God I have a good paying job and also a side hustle that is paying me.

My brother, it's a challenge that comes in life. It doesn't need depression, it needs you to re-strategize. But don't forget to read ur books while you do wat others do.

xsanctus:
I will proffer 3 possible solutions;

1. Approach the lecturer with a highly respected member in your family or society who possibly has an escort or something to make the lecturer little humble. Make sure you go with your ND1 results as evidence that you have maintained top of the class position.

2. Do not pay for remarking of the answer booklet because from my experience you might never graduate in peace. Revisit the HOD with your ND 1 results and beg for help. He might be reasonable after seeing the previous results.

3. Visit your spiritual leader (School Chaplain or Imam) and explain your ordeal. They always have a solution.

Your integrity will be highly intact if you don't comply with the pay for grade saga. Personally I don't do that and wouldn't encourage it.
I pray you succeed, don't ever give up.

politician

GoldChest:
And you're a graduate ?
Smh

Spelling mistakes are inevitable sometimes, didn't proofread that, SMH for you.

Offpoint:
Which opportunity? you'll end up becoming slaves to employees. The system was designed to make you a slave.

What you don't know is: most great inventors have their personal lap at home. school didn't made them what they become.

chai

U funny oooo

nointerestinsch:
What you are about to read is the deluge from the heart of a broken National Diploma finalist in one of the Polytechnics in Nigeria. I am 20 years old. I have created a new account to share this, only my coursemates or people in my school would recognize me through this article.

The past week has been the most depressing week of my entire life; as much as I have been living with depression for the past few months, this week has been overwhelming.

I used to be the most-hardworking student I know. I was top of my class in ND 1. I ensured I finished all the textbooks of the courses we offered in each semester. In the euphoria of how well my hardwork paid off, my goal for ND 2 was to graduate with a Distinction, and top my class again. The way things panned out in my first year made me love how a student could be rewarded if the student puts in his or her best in studying.

Fast-forward to ND 2 first semester, I finished all the textbooks and made sure I understood the courses by self-testing and tutoring my colleagues – as usual. Our semester results are released at the beginning of the next semester. I never fret at the WhatsApp Broadcast of Facebook Post that a course result has been released. The first course (Entrepreneurship) result of last semester was pasted in the second week of resumption and I had a ‘CD’ – this was my lowest grade all through my stay in the school till date. I didn’t take it to heart as I didn’t study this course too well last semester and it was a 2-credit unit course.
But then, one week later, the result for one of my courses (OO COBOL) was released. I had an ‘F’. To put this in perspective, this is one of the easiest programming languages out there. Plus, it is an outdated language – already says a lot about the standard down here. I and a few of my coursemates were the best at this course last semester. I personally was getting paid to help fill practical manuals. It was basically one of those courses I wouldn’t need to study for prior to an exam the next day. I had an ‘F’. I’m not ‘clouting’, but the best grades in this course ironically belonged to people who would not be able to write a simple “Hello World” program using this programming language. I completely broke down at the sight of my name trailing to an ‘F’ on the result sheet. I immediately persuaded the few “good students” who also got “F”’s and were sure they did well to join me and go make a case to our Head of Department (HOD). I represented the group and told the HOD that this is not what we expect for a course like this. I asked if we could see our marked exam answer sheets. Would you believe it? He said the answer sheets have not been submitted to him, and that if I want a remarking, I would have to pay N15,000 to the school management or the remarking panel (or whatever name they try to scam us with). I was disgusted at these revelations. I mean, how can I be charged 15k for me to just get a chance to prove myself? 15k? Just to see and prove my own exam answers? This is an educational institution, and not a law court or the police station. The HOD said he cannot do anything about it, that we only have the option of going to ‘see’ the lecturer.

The lecturer had on several occasions, after the exam, related to the entire class through the class rep that each student needs to pay at least 7k or else you would fail. I ignored all of those because I thought they were threats and believed I did more than enough to get at least a “B”. It eventually turns out the lecturer wasn’t blabbing about it. I don’t know how I would be able to face myself knowing I paid to get a grade in school. I am at a crossroad. I am lost.

This is my ordeal. I have absolutely lost any interest and passion for school. For real, what is the essence of all my sleepless nights? Sacrificing trendy clothes and sneakers for data subscription and materials to do research? When, in the end, a fellow that did not even attend lectures will have a better grade because he or she has money to give the lecturer? Is this the way it has been from way back? Or did the standard just drop so low? Why have these lecturers taken pride in extorting other people’s pockets and suppressing bright minds? Why have they used money to promote waywardness in higher institutions? Why is money the determining factor of student’s grades and not the student’s academic performance fueled by unwavering passion for studying and learning?

These and many more unanswered questions are the reasons why I have lost all interest in school and education. Nothing actually interests me now. School is a total waste of precious time. People party all semester and show up to sign attendance on the exam day, then pay money to the lecturer to pass. It’s all money, money and more money! All these pot-bellied bastards destroying destinies and killing dreams! Would they do this to their own children?

I want to speak up, but I can’t. I am depressed. I am discouraged. I am tired. I want to quit school.

Thank you for reading up!

I advice you to change higher institution. Polytechnic dosent even cut it presently in Nigeria

faithfull18:
Spelling mistakes are inevitable sometimes, didn't proofread that, SMH for you.

You're a kid

You know nothing about life so go and sit down .

nointerestinsch:
What you are about to read is the deluge from the heart of a broken National Diploma finalist in one of the Polytechnics in Nigeria. I am 20 years old. I have created a new account to share this, only my coursemates or people in my school would recognize me through this article.

The past week has been the most depressing week of my entire life; as much as I have been living with depression for the past few months, this week has been overwhelming.

I used to be the most-hardworking student I know. I was top of my class in ND 1. I ensured I finished all the textbooks of the courses we offered in each semester. In the euphoria of how well my hardwork paid off, my goal for ND 2 was to graduate with a Distinction, and top my class again. The way things panned out in my first year made me love how a student could be rewarded if the student puts in his or her best in studying.

Fast-forward to ND 2 first semester, I finished all the textbooks and made sure I understood the courses by self-testing and tutoring my colleagues – as usual. Our semester results are released at the beginning of the next semester. I never fret at the WhatsApp Broadcast of Facebook Post that a course result has been released. The first course (Entrepreneurship) result of last semester was pasted in the second week of resumption and I had a ‘CD’ – this was my lowest grade all through my stay in the school till date. I didn’t take it to heart as I didn’t study this course too well last semester and it was a 2-credit unit course.
But then, one week later, the result for one of my courses (OO COBOL) was released. I had an ‘F’. To put this in perspective, this is one of the easiest programming languages out there. Plus, it is an outdated language – already says a lot about the standard down here. I and a few of my coursemates were the best at this course last semester. I personally was getting paid to help fill practical manuals. It was basically one of those courses I wouldn’t need to study for prior to an exam the next day. I had an ‘F’. I’m not ‘clouting’, but the best grades in this course ironically belonged to people who would not be able to write a simple “Hello World” program using this programming language. I completely broke down at the sight of my name trailing to an ‘F’ on the result sheet. I immediately persuaded the few “good students” who also got “F”’s and were sure they did well to join me and go make a case to our Head of Department (HOD). I represented the group and told the HOD that this is not what we expect for a course like this. I asked if we could see our marked exam answer sheets. Would you believe it? He said the answer sheets have not been submitted to him, and that if I want a remarking, I would have to pay N15,000 to the school management or the remarking panel (or whatever name they try to scam us with). I was disgusted at these revelations. I mean, how can I be charged 15k for me to just get a chance to prove myself? 15k? Just to see and prove my own exam answers? This is an educational institution, and not a law court or the police station. The HOD said he cannot do anything about it, that we only have the option of going to ‘see’ the lecturer.

The lecturer had on several occasions, after the exam, related to the entire class through the class rep that each student needs to pay at least 7k or else you would fail. I ignored all of those because I thought they were threats and believed I did more than enough to get at least a “B”. It eventually turns out the lecturer wasn’t blabbing about it. I don’t know how I would be able to face myself knowing I paid to get a grade in school. I am at a crossroad. I am lost.

This is my ordeal. I have absolutely lost any interest and passion for school. For real, what is the essence of all my sleepless nights? Sacrificing trendy clothes and sneakers for data subscription and materials to do research? When, in the end, a fellow that did not even attend lectures will have a better grade because he or she has money to give the lecturer? Is this the way it has been from way back? Or did the standard just drop so low? Why have these lecturers taken pride in extorting other people’s pockets and suppressing bright minds? Why have they used money to promote waywardness in higher institutions? Why is money the determining factor of student’s grades and not the student’s academic performance fueled by unwavering passion for studying and learning?

These and many more unanswered questions are the reasons why I have lost all interest in school and education. Nothing actually interests me now. School is a total waste of precious time. People party all semester and show up to sign attendance on the exam day, then pay money to the lecturer to pass. It’s all money, money and more money! All these pot-bellied bastards destroying destinies and killing dreams! Would they do this to their own children?

I want to speak up, but I can’t. I am depressed. I am discouraged. I am tired. I want to quit school.

Thank you for reading up!

Don't be surprised if those set of students get a better job than you after graduation ..They know their ways . They are connected and you are not . That's the situation we find ourselves in the country .

I feel ur pain bro. It has always been like this, maybe worse now. God will surely punish them whether now or their future generation.

[quote author=Kweensavvy post=79853482][/quote]Why end your fantastic piece of advice with the words "shake off that silly depression"? The guy/girl is depressed! That isn't something to joke about.

Otiwa latetekose, beni yio si mari

Oluwasaeon:
Lol. Which kine question be dat one

that question is in order my broda.

Please and please don't pay to obtain grade in school.your conscience will hunt you for the rest of your life. My advice for you is to determine to succeed in that particular course and ask God to give that particular lecturer automatic holiday if you know how to use the power of prayer.Talking from experience.

After reading your post, I got so mad and angry at how the younger generation reason and behave. It also made me to have a better understanding why there are so much suicidal cases. You are quitting school because of poor grades? That makes you a looser, big one for that matter. I feel like giving you a hot slap to reset your brain. God knows my children will not try such. Are you the only poor person in the school? Do you consider all the investment made on your behalf from nursery to the current state and you want to throw all that away just because of a course. My friend go back to school and do what you have to do. Unfortunately, in this part of the world, the lecturer is god and you have to stick it into your head. Only the tough ones survive in the wild. Be among the though ones and not the lily livered.

Consider yourself a coward if you quit. Do you know when I was in the university, there were guys that had to repeat for years due to one issue or the other. They never left, they continued till the end. Your don't enter a race for running sake, you do so to win, you run till the end. There are intelligent people that were very poor or sick when at school and due to such came out with poor grades. They finished because your grades don't determine who or what you'll be.

If you quit, what do you intend doing, drink sniper?, do yahoo or keep on complaining

I had to be harsh because, education is the best thing that you can acquire in life. Just go back to school and make yourself proud at the end of the day.

[quote author=nointerestinsch post=79850146][/quote]Normally I make jokes with topic like this, but I just dont know why I have decided to comment reasonably on this


Grades are just figures Just get papers outta that school and use same time to plan ahead what your future looks like Its not time wasting. Just believe life is still teaching you while in that school. Focus on networking with people.

PS- Am sharing experience of someone who after spending 8years in the university, graduated with a "PASS".


Those grades are figures, and not determinants of your future. Make sure you finish with any grade. Time you have invested in formal education cant be wasted at this point

nointerestinsch:
What you are about to read is the deluge from the heart of a broken National Diploma finalist in one of the Polytechnics in Nigeria. I am 20 years old. I have created a new account to share this, only my coursemates or people in my school would recognize me through this article.

The past week has been the most depressing week of my entire life; as much as I have been living with depression for the past few months, this week has been overwhelming.

I used to be the most-hardworking student I know. I was top of my class in ND 1. I ensured I finished all the textbooks of the courses we offered in each semester. In the euphoria of how well my hardwork paid off, my goal for ND 2 was to graduate with a Distinction, and top my class again. The way things panned out in my first year made me love how a student could be rewarded if the student puts in his or her best in studying.

Fast-forward to ND 2 first semester, I finished all the textbooks and made sure I understood the courses by self-testing and tutoring my colleagues – as usual. Our semester results are released at the beginning of the next semester. I never fret at the WhatsApp Broadcast of Facebook Post that a course result has been released. The first course (Entrepreneurship) result of last semester was pasted in the second week of resumption and I had a ‘CD’ – this was my lowest grade all through my stay in the school till date. I didn’t take it to heart as I didn’t study this course too well last semester and it was a 2-credit unit course.
But then, one week later, the result for one of my courses (OO COBOL) was released. I had an ‘F’. To put this in perspective, this is one of the easiest programming languages out there. Plus, it is an outdated language – already says a lot about the standard down here. I and a few of my coursemates were the best at this course last semester. I personally was getting paid to help fill practical manuals. It was basically one of those courses I wouldn’t need to study for prior to an exam the next day. I had an ‘F’. I’m not ‘clouting’, but the best grades in this course ironically belonged to people who would not be able to write a simple “Hello World” program using this programming language. I completely broke down at the sight of my name trailing to an ‘F’ on the result sheet. I immediately persuaded the few “good students” who also got “F”’s and were sure they did well to join me and go make a case to our Head of Department (HOD). I represented the group and told the HOD that this is not what we expect for a course like this. I asked if we could see our marked exam answer sheets. Would you believe it? He said the answer sheets have not been submitted to him, and that if I want a remarking, I would have to pay N15,000 to the school management or the remarking panel (or whatever name they try to scam us with). I was disgusted at these revelations. I mean, how can I be charged 15k for me to just get a chance to prove myself? 15k? Just to see and prove my own exam answers? This is an educational institution, and not a law court or the police station. The HOD said he cannot do anything about it, that we only have the option of going to ‘see’ the lecturer.

The lecturer had on several occasions, after the exam, related to the entire class through the class rep that each student needs to pay at least 7k or else you would fail. I ignored all of those because I thought they were threats and believed I did more than enough to get at least a “B”. It eventually turns out the lecturer wasn’t blabbing about it. I don’t know how I would be able to face myself knowing I paid to get a grade in school. I am at a crossroad. I am lost.

This is my ordeal. I have absolutely lost any interest and passion for school. For real, what is the essence of all my sleepless nights? Sacrificing trendy clothes and sneakers for data subscription and materials to do research? When, in the end, a fellow that did not even attend lectures will have a better grade because he or she has money to give the lecturer? Is this the way it has been from way back? Or did the standard just drop so low? Why have these lecturers taken pride in extorting other people’s pockets and suppressing bright minds? Why have they used money to promote waywardness in higher institutions? Why is money the determining factor of student’s grades and not the student’s academic performance fueled by unwavering passion for studying and learning?

These and many more unanswered questions are the reasons why I have lost all interest in school and education. Nothing actually interests me now. School is a total waste of precious time. People party all semester and show up to sign attendance on the exam day, then pay money to the lecturer to pass. It’s all money, money and more money! All these pot-bellied bastards destroying destinies and killing dreams! Would they do this to their own children?

I want to speak up, but I can’t. I am depressed. I am discouraged. I am tired. I want to quit school.

Thank you for reading up!

My brother I feel your pain, you have done your bit by giving your all towards a proud academic excellence.

With the little you've said, I have known you to be a computer science student just as me. I acknowledge your brilliance and it's the fact that no student will leave ND1 as a distinction student then fail OOCOBOL in year two. Never!

It's true that the labour market is not interested in your grades. As it is boldly written on the streets walls of Nigeria ''Vacancy"" OND, BSC, HND in computer science as a requirement for jobs not, Lower Credit, Upper Credit or Distinction. Your abilities are all that matters to them not your grades.

You may still feel cheated by these devilish lecturers attack on you but you just have to bare in mind that there is a big problem awaiting you when you try to agitate in a wrong way.

If I were you, I would have got a small body camera and a sound recorder attached to me before going to the HOD and afterwards to the lecturer in question.

I will then sue them to court, don't be afraid. You'll get compensated hugely. The Law court is always interested in evidences to claims en route to justice.

Your evidences will be made confidential, only your lawyer should know about them. With these evidences, you've won the case from home.

All you need to be aware of is that the remaining lecturers may plan to fight you back in anyway they can , for putting their colleagues into the trouble they called for. Just inform your lawyer about the possible threat, he'll inform the Judge. The judge may instruct the school authority to always allow you snap your examsheets upon completion of the exams or suggest any better idea. Guy, The Law is the way out. You ought to sue those bastards.

Call out the lecturer and your department. Do not be afraid, take the bull by the horn, you might be the change.

Go learn work ok the money is in d street

Like late big pun say .uck school