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[quote author=Okija_juju]Mods Please rename this thread.. Its no longer Unilag, but MAULAG.. Tenks!!![/quote]"Time waits for no one"......so kindly move with it sir |
Mhyke: hy,couldnt thank u yesterday 4 allowin my participation. thanks so much.Hmmm...interesting. Now I know where you got the skills to construct and array your words. I study architecture as well. Austin, the former president of ur department association is my good friend and we go a long way back. |
Rexsul: i love ur monikerYou mirrored my sentiments perfectly....that moniker na confirm!....I died I when read the introductory part of his debate...dude was like "Good day Chief Coordinators, Coordinators, Panel of Judges, Co-debaters and Distinguished Audience. I remain my humble self, Cowleg" ![]() |
aysuccess99: congrats sir, u really did a great job......i really love the way u arranged, organised ur essay and have a learnt a lot 4rm ur essay....and majorly, i really love ur fighting spirit, persuasiveness during the rebuttals and most especially the time i was asking u some kind of tricky qstns.....hmmn, that day was superb cos u really surprised me sir.....and i think ur name deserve to be there....GOD BLESS U SIR. GREAT AKOKITES! GREAT OGA SNOOPY!! GREAT OGA DAMOSKY!!!......cheers.Ahn ahn...all these for lil ol' me? To say am flattered would be an understatement...ese gaan. Btw I noticed once on ur signature an embedded url about mfm youths, are u by any chance a member? |
king94: I have a nagging feeling dat my skul will 'ja' in d next stage.Lwkmd. Bros why na? Have lil faith ko ![]() |
Fynestboi: [size=50pt]QUALIFYING STAGE: ELIMINATION:::: Fynestboi: [size=20pt]SNOOPY UNILAGWow, interesting.... |
Kiingsolomon: Hello!.... Please I hear people say "You can do your dept/faculty registration ANY TIME"Its possible, but I STRONGLY advice against it. Try and do it at the scheduled time cuz if u do it outside the schedule, you could run into hiccups and they'ld be tossing you here and there and it'ld be worse if lectures have started. |
Pastor Kun: The Pastor Oseni must have been drunk when he made that statement. He should first repent from the tithe fraud perpetuated in his church before he thinks of ridding Lagos of criminals. Mintayo: Sometimes i doubt if you are a Spirit-filled christain. But with this ur post above,you have nothing Christlike in you.100 likes |
[quote author=I-am-Winner]What a debate!. UNILAG.. It was cheap 4 u guys sha.. AAUA.. The chief speaker was onpoint but you guys lost due to lack of adequate research.. Kudos to both teams.. I rep UNIBEN!![/quote]Erm...err....It wasn't easy o...at least I didn't think it was. We got a fairly good challenge in my books |
Guseh: Let me quickly give credit where credit is due.Thank you sir, your words are highly appreciated |
Just using this opportunity to thank those who supported us today, I throway salute. Wish tomorrows debaters good luck and Godspeed. |
To my opponents: ayotimide77 and gbemi09 you guys really put me on my toes, it was fun competing with y'all and I learnt a few stuff from y'all. Great job from you guys |
[quote author=♥Dεs•Chγκσ♥]Congrats To UNILAG!! Good Battle I must say.. Lemme share some feelings with y'all contestants.. Snoopy, Your command of English and the arrangement of your work was second to none. The introduction and arrangement of arguments were spectacular. Your amazing point totally had me..at least until I read the argument of the opposing side.. Welldone. Damoskiy.. I expected to see definitions for 'debate' and 'supporting' as well. I think you could do with less definitions though. And your points were self-contradictory. However, you did good enough. Only you need to work as a team. Ayomitide77 Frankly, your presentation was really bad. The work looks so shabby like an overnight job. However, there's no denying the quality of information housed in your work. That's why the poor presentation showed a lot. I think your argument convinced me much more than any other. Just two tips: Take your time in preparing and drive your points home. Gbemmie09 You listed your points before explaining, like a text book instead of an essay. That sucks. But that 'John De Werey' quote of yours at the end about new ways of teaching was absolutely brilliant. Don't think I'll ever forget it.. Your team's argument is quite impressive and really worth looking into.[/quote]Thank you kind sir |
[quote author=♥Dεs•Chγκσ♥]Hmmm.. Nice battle.. Snoopy, where went you last time when Epaul and his cohort brushed your 'Unilag' aside?? Well..Nice attempt by UI to bring back your side on track..although, I still don't really see a slingshot victory for your team today.[/quote]I don't understand sir, there wasn't a time we contested against Epauls delsu |
aysuccess99: easy boss, why is that we NIGERIANS like to look at the disadvantage of things and not the advantage....i know that there's nothing that don't have its advantage or disadvantage...but why don't you look into the advantages, what about those lecturers that do set online test, projects etc.... the main thing is that students interaction with teachers isn't bad but it is just that we Nigerians like to misuse or abuse things....BEST OF LUCK TO YOU.Lol but what if those disadvantages are actually important and can't be neglected? That's the essence of this debate. And your closing phrase simply highlights what I've been saying all along. |
aysuccess99: am nt saying dat the teacher shld be fwends with all his students on social media, bt he shld jst be able to have another way of communicating with the class rep peradventure, if he doesn't have the class rep number...This is not as complicated as it seems, you need to undestand that no one is saying its bad. But what if the teacher uses it for communication outside educational circles and considering it could also be WIDELY used for other negative stuff, how do you reconcile that? The school can do without social networks just fine and the ills of social networks will only be draw-back on the standard of education...that's my argument basically. Thanks for the compliments...I did my best sha....I don tire lol |
aysuccess99: but how can he communicate with the class rep like for example, during this ASUU strike...what do u tink the teacher can do if u doesn't have the students number and he jst have only his facebook id, what do you think abt this? I REST MY CASE....for the teacher NOT to have the phone number of his class rep whose also a proxy figure BUT be friends with each and every one of his student on social networks would rather be absurd. |
aysuccess99: @UNILAG, u guys said are supporting d motion dat teachers shld be ban from interacting with the students through social media...but don't u tink it's so unfair and untrue...because, i and my teachers do chat on social media and he do give me tips on hw to study, hw to be morally upright etc....bt if such teachers her ban from interacting with students, wld i have the opportunity to be able to receive such a vital advice and don't u tink it may affect such a student negatively when such a student need that kind of crucial advice.we are not saying its a bad idea. We are saying the dangers far outweigh the gains. Yes, you and your teacher use such medium positively but how do you control the negative use. Take for instance a student who poured her heart out on Nairaland about how one of her lecturers wanted to sleep with her and she's on the verge of agreeing to the proposal simply because she's been boxed to a tight corner and her temporary respite is the ongoing ASUU strike where the lecturer had no means of further harrassing her. If they had been interacting on social networks, dont you think her 'little respite" where she can strategise on how to outwit such rogue lecturer would have been a mere fantasy? |
aysuccess99: but sir, i quite agree with you....bt what do u think the teacher can do if he want to pass a very important information to the students, if they are not on social media? cos i've seen a situation whereby lecturers have to go to facebook and inform his students about the latest development in the faculty, and that information was very essential and important, and assuming one of his students his nt his friend on facebook, hw do u tink he wld be able 2 pass d info to other students?The teacher doesn't necessarily have to be the one contacting the students one by one on social networking websites to pass the info. Thats what class reps are there for. The teacher could just pass the info to the class rep and the class rep can in turn inform his colleagues and could even do it via the social media platform. |
aysuccess99: @ snoopy, u also said and i quote:`how can a teacher convincingly speak against smoking or substance abuse if students have access to pictures portraying the teacher themselves drinking or smoking'i think that is inconsequetial in the sense that the drinking and smoking habit of the teacher is personal and does not in anyway negate the teaching abilities of the teacher in his field. But then again it depends on what level the teacher is. you cant tell me a professor in the University who smokes is unworthy of being a professor. But if the teacher is at the primary school level, his ablities could be called to question considering the role a teacher plays at this level BUT it still doesnt hamper his/her teaching abilities as the teacher wont be oblivious its a bad habit which is essentally why such details which is considered personal should be kept private. |
aysuccess99: @snoopy, u said `or otherwise within itself could further lower the already education standard particularly in Nigeria...'....i.e u mean dat teachers and students interaction is degrading our educational system....No sir what i meant was that the idea of a student-teacher interaction on social networks is susceptible to being abused by questionable characters both on the teacher side and the student side and the end result is what can further reduce the value of our education system |
yuzedo: Loved your presentation. Only one to supply the correct heading too. Thank you.Thank you sir |
Ayomitide77: Nothing sir as there are other means of learning that such students can apply like using like textbook reading,visiting school or public libraries and do on. Social networking websites is also a means of learning just like other means.I should ask you, how would you feel if among ALL your colleagues at work, you are the ONLY one who does not have a car and treks a sizeable distance to work everyday, how would you feel about such situation? disadvantaged? No? A honest answer will be appreciated. |
gbemmie09: Lead to what? Teachers have policy guiding them, so they know when to draw a line when interacting with their students.well said. but you should understand that considering the intricasies of social networks, that line could be 'erased' albeit inadvertently. |
Ayomitide77: Teachers organizing quizzes and tutorials for students on social networking sites is mainly to aid what they were taught in the class and students missing out of this is negligible.I disagree with you kind sir, it is not negligible. thinking the financial incapacities of the 'few' poor students not being able to fully partake in educational activities as a result of being financially handicapped as negligible will amount to discrimination. And what do you think this will do to the morale of such student? |
Abu Mikey:personal information like age, personal interests e.t.c, not all social networks provide the option for such details to be hidden, and should the teacher want to share those information with his friends and acquaintances, and subsequently does, the fact that he/she has his student on the same social network will obviously let the student in on those details as well. |
Ayomitide77: Having a web-enabled phone nowadays is no longer a luxury as you can now get good phones with internet facilities for a token nowadays.That is not entirely correct. Closer to home, to the average Nigerian it is not a luxury. But you must understand that a lot of people still fall within the one dollar a day category where the only opportunity they have of attending school at all is brought about by the free education policy of most state governments. It is a luxury for those kind of people, and a size-able amount of our population consists of people within this income bracket. |
Ayomitide77: Social networking websites serve as a means by which teachers keep in touch with students especially during holiday break.dont you think the student will naturally see this as choking? considering the psyche of the average student where holidays are highly anticipated, expecting to be free from school work, assignments and the close monitoring of the teacher? |
Ayomitide77:In this regard, how do you cater for those who cant afford the luxury, bearing in mind that some students are not privileged to have parents who can provide them with facilities to harness the 'benefits' of these niceties. Conversely, the classroom is a space where everyone can be equal and have equal access to learning. The internet may not provide equal access and may hinder some students as a result. |
TEACHERS SHOULD BE BANNED FROM INTERACTING WITH STUDENTS VIA SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES (SUPPORTING) The advent of the computer and the discovery of the internet buoyed by an increase in technological advancement and also coupled with the potential for computer networking to facilitate newly improved forms of computer-mediated social interaction gave rise to the art of social networking. Social networking can then be described as the phenomenon whereby social relations are built among people who, for example, share interests, activities, backgrounds, or real-life connections. A social network service consists of a representation of each user (often a profile), his/her social links, and a variety of additional services. Most social network services are web-based and provide means for users to interact over the Internet. Most popular of such social network services include: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Nairaland. Should teachers be banned from interacting with students via social networking websites? Of course yes! But before I proceed, I would like to appreciate and give honour to those who deserve it: my erudite panel of Judges: The Grand Premier of “banana Iceland” yuzedo and the delectable uj_sizzle , esteemed coordinators, fellow debaters and informed audience. I’m snoopy representing the University of Lagos. In our increasingly perverse world, continually riddled with moral bankruptcy and corrupt ideologies, social networking can be used to achieve negative ends and the idea of students interacting with their teachers via social networking websites is not particularly immune to such trends and could introduce an irreversible stain on the formal and professional relationship between students and teachers, inadvertently or otherwise, which in itself could further lower the already fallen education standard particularly in Nigeria. Hence, the gains of such interactions are immensely dwarfed by the inherent dangers. Institutions all over the world are toning down on the excitement of an existing or likely student-teacher interaction on social networks and are becoming increasingly aware of the dangers it poses as there have been a number of reported incidences in which teachers have been caught making inappropriate comments on their respective students’ Facebook pages. For instance, in the United States, two teachers were disciplined in New York after posting “this is sexy” under a student’s photo, and sending a female student a private message saying that her boyfriend did not “deserve a beautiful girl like you.” In addition, if teachers do not set their privacy settings to ensure that their online activities are hidden from students, students could potentially have access to inappropriate content, including pictures of their teachers intoxicated or semi-clothed and this may lead to weakening her position as an educator. How can a teacher convincingly speak against smoking or substance abuse if students have access to pictures portraying the teacher themselves drinking or smoking? Also a slew of sexual relationships between students and teachers led the state of Missouri to pass a so-called ‘Facebook law’ against student-teacher interactions through social media and text messaging. I believe that if students and teachers become friends online and subsequently share personal information in the process, there is the tendency for students to dilute their perception of teachers as authority figures, thus rendering it harder to enforce disciplinary sanctions when necessary. For instance, it might be tempting for a student to refuse to comply with a teacher’s request, unjustifiably arguing, “I thought we were friends!” According to Carol Shakeshaft, an expert in moral misconduct by teachers: educators who use social media for personal and intimate conversations and contact are not much different from those who spend their time hanging out with students at the beach. Interacting with one’s teachers the same way as with one’s friends, sharing personal information, can only erode the respect and distance that a teacher needs in order to be an authority figure and a mentor for her young charges. Even if such ‘friendships’ were entirely innocent, they would still cast enough suspicion on the teacher-student relationship to put considerable strain on the teacher’s role as educator and their ability to do the job. There is the argument that social networking websites help to foster educational growth as a platform for interaction between students and teachers, but weighing the pros and cons, it is safe to conclude that such interaction does more harm than good. In the 60s and 70s when the standard of education in Nigeria was relatively higher and when the sanctity of the four walls of a classroom weren’t as desecrated as we have it today, there was nothing like online social networking and teachers then still brought about students who turned out to be professionals in their various fields of endeavour later on. Nowadays, the classroom has lost its sanctity as cases of sexual harassments and other vices between teachers and students are increasing in geometric rates and the benefit of facelessness and anonymity which some social networking websites offer could help to further perpetuate such vices and even take it to an advanced level if a teacher-student relationship on social networks is encouraged. Based on the points above, It won’t be out of place to summarily suggest that a teacher-student interaction on social networking websites does not guarantee the educational success of a student but an embargo on student-teacher interaction on social networking websites will surely help the teachers themselves uphold their dignity, reduce the risk of students being inundated with indirect and unsolicited advances from rogue teachers and ultimately protect the educational institution from a further beat-down. Thank you. REFERENCES Concept of social networking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_networking Missouri bans Facebook interaction http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/missouri-facebook-law-bans-teachers-contacting-students-internet/story?id=14364188 New York teaches banned from Facebook interaction with students http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/nyc-bans-teachers-from-facebook-friending-students/12351 Carol Shakeshaft an expert in moral misconduct by teachers. http://nytimes.com/schoolbook/2011/12/19/using-social-media-to-teach-keep-it-transparent-open-and-safe/ drawing the line: student-teacher interaction http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2012-04-19/facebook-teachers-social-students/54416058/1 |
Ayomitide77: @Fynesboi, hav u seen it? Damoisky,abeg o,no scatter our brain o.pls o, you know we dont know book in unilag, its swag we know how to do, go easy on us abeg......when i said all guns loading i was only referring to my plastic toy gun......ejooo, edaakun ![]() |
all guns loaded |

