Thursday, 25 April 2013

Edulight Magazine's Student for April


STUDENT’S CORNER
MY MOTHER
My mother, my good mother
I love my mother,
My mother carried me for nine
Months in her womb,
My mother gave birth to me
 
She breast fed me for two years,
She was my first teacher
She taught me about God to fear
And respect
She taught me everything in life
 
My mother, carried me on her back
She gave me all I needed,
Oh may you live forever,
My mother, my sweet mother… NGOKA NGOZI, JSS2. JOLIBUKS HIGH SCHOOL, LAWANSON.
 
JUST ONE!
One song can spark a movement
One step can start a journey
One vote can change a nation
One smile can begin a friendship
One candle can wipe out darkness
One tree can start the forest
One moment of skill can change a game
One drop of water can turn to an ocean
One flower can make a dream
One life is all God needs to make a difference
In this generation and that one life can be yours
Just one life, live it well! ... SANUSI DOLAPO, SS1A. ROYAL STAR COMP COLLEGE, GOVI CENTER.
 
BLACK AND BEAUTIFUL
I am black and like it
It is a gift of nature
God has given me a black colour
I must maintain it
Because to bleach my colour
Is to reject the gift of nature
And to become a fool
Call me black and I will answer
Say it loud and I will forever smile
Because I am black and beautiful.
MONSURU ZAINAB. MARJOS INT’L COLLEGE, OKE-ONA ANNEX, IKATE S/L.
 
FOLLOW THE FACTS TO BE HAPPY
F>>>>Forget about the past
A>>>>Accept your mistakes
C>>>>Cry and move on
T>>>>Thank God
S>>>>Smile always…AGIM THELMAH, SS3. BAPTIST BOWEN COLLEGE, ITIRE.
 
 
RIDDLES
I am something I wear a white garment and a yellow cap. What am I?………..
I am something brown outside and white inside and there is water in. What am I?………
I am something, am red outside and yellow inside. What am I?…….
Answers (Pepper, Candle and Cocoanut). FATIMEHIN FUNMILAYO, JSS2. BAPTIST BOWEN COLLEGE, ITIRE.
 
PROVERBS:
Without knowing a person we must no hate him/her.
A man who lives alone is either always overworked, or always overfed.
A forest is not made in a season.
BOATENG MARY, JSS3B, TIMI COMP COLLEGE, IJESHA.
 
PATIENCE
Patience is the ability to endure
Suffering, pain and discomfort
Without much complain
We must be patient in all we do
Because a patient person takes turns.
 
A patient person is able
To control him/herself
And does not do things
In a hurry.
 
Some people think we are weak
Or afraid when we do not fight back
When people annoy or offend us.
It is very wrong because we show maturity
And strength when we exercise patience.
BALOGUN WAHAB BABATUNDE, JS1 (SCIENCE). BAPTIST BOWEN COLLEGE, ITIRE.
 
40 GLOSSARY OF LITERARY TERMS
1.        Allusion.
2.        Anthology.
3.        Allegory.
4.        Antagonist.
5.        Ant climax.
6.        Apostrophe.
7.        Archaism.
8.        Aside.
9.        Artiste.
10.     Artist. To be continued…..
IREOLUWA DAMILOLA OYENUGA (HUMANITY DEPT). PRINCE HEIRS’ COLLEGE, MUSHIN.
 
DAILY THOUGHTS
Day 1. I have learned…… that the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly man/woman (person).
Day 2. I have learned…… that when you like someone it will show.
Day 3. I have learned…… that being kind is more important than being right.
Day 4. I have learned…… that you should never say no to a gift from a child.
Day 5. I have learned…… that I can pray for someone when I do not have the strength to help him/her some other ways. To be continued…..
BOATENG JOSEPH, JSS3A. TIMI COMP COLLEGE, IJESHA.
 
RIDDLES
I am something I see both inside and outside of the house. What am I?........
I am a city in which nobody can live. What am I?.........
I am something when I cry people pick me up. What am I?.........
Answers (Handset, Door and Electricity)… SOMTOCHUKWU CHIOMA U. JSS2. BAPTIST BOWEN COLLEGE, ITIRE.
 
DREAM
Every student has a dream. Some want to be nurses, medical doctors, engineers and lawyers, while others prefer to be accountants, teachers and actors. All these great dreams can be achieved through the study of relevant subjects taught in school. In doing so, it is important to know the secrets behind studies and understanding.
Secret: Means the best or only way of doing or achieving something that many do not know about.
Studies: Is to engage in the activity of learning or gaining knowledge from books, especially with serious reading.
Understanding: Having a deep knowledge of what you have been taught.
YEBOAH ANITA, SS1 (SCIENCE). BAPTIST BOWEN COLLEGE, ITIRE.
 
SEX EDUCATION
As we all know, Aids is real. It is your responsibility to keep your instrument of office for one appointed manager. Do not turn it into a public utility. For the boys, don’t be victims of circumstance when they finally end up in your bosom like fairly used cars in the hands of their owners. Do not break any seal yourself before striking a deal. Not only that, finally always remember that AIDS is real.
OKEKE EBUKA, JSS3A. TIMI COMP COLLEGE, IJESHA.
 
CORNER OF HOPE (HEALTH/ADDICTIONS)
“My friends smoke………… how can I be part the group?” It’s a scary world. At school, on television and next door, we see people struggling with drugs and alcohol addictions, AIDS and terminal diseases. But God doesn’t want your life to be hopeless. Drugs alcohol and cigarettes are a threat to the joy. It may seem like the cool thing to do, but being cool has a “price tag.” Drugs and alcohol can cause brain damage, smoking leads to lung cancer, and they are both addictive. May be  one of these addictions already had control over your life. The good news is that God is more powerful He will help you to break always from the prison of addiction once you call on Him.
OGUNDARE OMOTOLANI, SS3. ONWARD HIGH SCHOOL, IKATE, KILO, LAGOS.
 
PRAYER FOR ROYAL STAR STUDENTS
Our father who art in RSCC
Victory is thy name
Thy kingdom come
Thy will be done in June & July
As it is done in September & October
Give us this day and our A’s & C’s
Forgive us our mistakes in practicals, theories & objectives
As we forgive those who copy from us
Lead us not into giraffing
But deliver us from F9s
For thine is WEAC, NECO, GCE & JAMB
The success & excellence
Forever & ever Amen.
OLIVER SAMUEL, SS2 (COMMERCIAL). ROYAL STAR COMP COLLEGE, OGUNLANA CENTER.
 
MEANING OF STAR
S>>>>>>>>>>>>Serious
T>>>>>>>>>>>>Teachers
A>>>>>>>>>>>>Always
R>>>>>>>>>>>>Read.
COLLINS CLEMENT, JSS1. JOECABRA COLLEGE, IJESHA.
 
QUOTES
“Plan your work, work the plan.”
“The way to be happy is to make others happy.”
“Housework is something you do that nobody notice unless you don’t do it.”
“Goodness is the only investment that never falls.”
KOWE ADEDOYIN, SS3. BAPTIST BOWEN COLLEGE, ITIRE.
 
WHAT TO DO TO BE THE BEST
You must write your notes.
You must have time to meet your teachers for what you don’t know.
You must always respect your teachers.
You must read very well and play less.
And be confident, intelligent and humble as our school motto says.
ADEPITAN OLUWATOSIN S. JSS1. BAPTIST BOWEN COLLEGE, ITIRE.
 
LIFE IS A GIFT
Today before you think of saying an unkind word, think what life is therefore people have different ambitions in life.
So when life comes as a challenge>>>>meet it
When it comes as a gift>>>>accept it
When it comes as an adventure>>>>dare it
When it comes as a sorrow>>>>overcome it
When it comes as a strategy>>>>face it
When it comes as a duty>>>>perform it
When it comes as a mystery>>>>unfold it
When it comes as a game>>>>play it
When it is a song>>>>sing it
When it is a journey>>>>complete it
When it is a struggle>>>>fight it
When it is an opportunity>>>>take it
When it is a goal>>>>achieve it
When it is a puzzle>>>>solve it… ADEOLA SALAMI, SS3. BAPTIST BOWEN COLLEGE, ITIRE.
 
KNOW THESE:
 University of Ibadan is the oldest university in Nigeria.
MTN was the first network brought to Nigeria.
AYOMIDE SILVER OPE, JSS1B. JOECABRA COLLEGE, IJESHA.
 
SAYINGS OF THE WISE!
The man’s tongue is his greatest weapon.
Jack of all trade master of none.
The birthday celebration is a reminder that one’s days are numbered.
Never judge a book by its cover, but by its content.
He who thinks he knows too much knows nothing, but he who thinks he knows nothing knows everything… OPARA NELSON, SS2 (ART). PRINCE HEIRS’ COLLEGE, MUSHIN.
 
SOME AMAZING FACTS
Japan has the highest average life expectancy rate 81.1years (77.5years for men and 84.1years for women). Nigeria has a life expectancy of 47years for women and 45years for men! Shouldn’t we learn at
Least how to eat from these Japanese?
 
The tallest tree in the word is a Redwood in California, USA named the Satrosphere giant about 370ft (113 meters) as 2002 and still growing about the height of a storey building.
 
Jupiter is the largest planet in the universe with it’s volume 1,323.3 times as big as the Earth.
OLAWALE TOSIN, SS2. BAPTIST BOWEN COLLEGE, ITIRE.
 
SCHOOL MEANS:
Stepping stone to greatness.
Comprises of knowledge.
Holder of business.
One way to success.
Learning ground.
ADEBOWALE ADEDOYIN, JSS1. JOECABRA COLLEGE, IJESHA.
 
SEVEN GOLDEN NUGGETS FOR THE WEEK
(1)      As you climb the ladder of success, check occasionally to make sure it is leaning against the right wall.
(2)      Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
(3)      If you flatter your friends, you set a trap for yourself.
(4)      Someone in authority who oppresses poor people is like a driving rain that destroys crops.
(5)      Correction and discipline are good for children. If they have their own way, they will make their mothers ashamed.
(6)      People with quick tempers cause a lot of quarrelling and trouble.
(7)      Never interrupt your enemy when he’s making a mistake.
OLOOPO ARAMIDE ESTHER, SS2. BAPTIST BOWEN COLLEGE, ITIRE.
 
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Neck and neck: The human neck has exactly  the same number of neck bones as the Giraffe, even though a Giraffe’s neck is 18 times longer!
It keeps on pumping: The human heart beats about 100,000times, and pumps 2,000 gallons of blood through 100,000 miles of organic tubing in one day.
Now hear this……. Dogs and other animals can hear ultrasonic sounds, which are far above the frequency that humans hear. To measure frequency, scientists use the hertz unit. One hertz means one vibration per second. Most people can hear sounds with frequencies from above 20 to 20,000 hertz. Many animals are able to hear frequencies far above, as well as below human range.
EDWARD CHINWE, SS3C. TIMI COMP COLLEGE, IJESHA.
 
MEANING OF MR. NIGER DAC
M------Movement
R-------Respiration
N------Nutrition
I-------Irritability
G-----Growth
E------Excretion
R-----Reproduction
D-----Death
A-----Adaptation
C------Competion.
ELIZABETH OROALE, JSS3.  JOECABRA COLLEGE, IJESHA.
 
THOUGHT
If any anger is your most frequently used outlet, try unplugging it for a while.
A person’s whole existence is for constructive purpose but not just anyone’s constructive idea.
Each and every day is an opportunity to be a better person than you were the day before.
People come into your life and leave, but the only people who stay are your family members.
Be careful what you pretend to be, because in the end you are what you pretend to be.
BELLO YETUNDE (SOCIAL PREFECT). ROYAL STAR COMP COLLEGE, OGUNLANA CENTER.
 
AIDS
AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Acquired means something you have and Deficiency means lack of being safe or Immune while Syndrome means a group of symptoms forming an illness. Since 1986, when the first Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) case was reported in Nigeria, the disease has spread like wildfire. By 2003, the number had increased to well over three million no one knows the exact number. According to Professor Ronke A. of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). “More than five cases of HIV/AIDS are diagnosed every day over 150 cases a month.”BECAREFUL FELLOW STUDENTS.
OLANIYAN OLAWALE, JSS3A. TIMI COMP COLLEGE, IJESHA.
 
 
RAM & SHAM
Ram: Do you drink?
Sham: No, not at all.
Ram: Do you smoke?
Sham No, not at all.
Ram: Do you do anything which is not socially acceptable?
Sham: Yes, I just tell lies!
FAIDAT ADEROHUNMU, BASIC 6 (HEAD GIRL). AL-MUBARAK NUR/PRY SCH, OJUELEGBA.
 
THINK FOR YOURSELF
Why isn’t phonetic spelled the way it sounds?
Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?
Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?
Why are cigarettes sold in gas stations when smoking is prohibited there?
EHIMIGBI SOLOMON I. SS2 (COMMERCIAL). PRINCE HEIRS’ COLLEGE, MUSHIN.
 
DO YOU KNOW?
Do you know that bone is five times stronger than steel?
Do you know that shark embryos fight each other in their mother’s womb, then the survival is born?
Do you know that our body contains over 77 liters of blood?
Do you know that population of chicken on earth is equivalent to humans.
CHIZOBA EZEH, SS3A. JOECABRA COLLEGE, IJESHA.
 
THE FUTURE:
Please have a good look at me.
I may look very small in your eyes
Yet I am a leader, the future of my nation.
 
My little mind is troubled
As future leaser like me
Are destroyed for no reason
By men with dark minds.
 
I grieve as children with a great future
Many are cut down in their prime
So I stand and say enough is enough
We take back our land.
 
From their hands and declare
That our future is great and our future is now
We will be leaders with a purpose
The hope of Nigeria
 
Worry no more
Our dear nation
We bring you hope
We are your future.
IKOTUN OLUWAPELUMI SUSAN, SS3 (SOCIAL PREFECT). TIMI COMP COLLEGE, IJESHA.
 
DID YOU KNOW?
A flamingo can only eat with its head upside down.
A grasshopper can hop 20 times the length of its whole body.
To escape the grip of a crocodile push your thumbs into its eye and it will let you go instantly.
An ant never sleeps.
PAT-IGEMOH OSUOMA, JSS1A. MARJOS INT’L COLLEGE, MUSHIN.
 
WORD OF WISDOM
Time is precious you must not waste it, an opportunity once lost can never be regained. Always try to attain the best in all that you do as there is a reward for hardwork. This is an opportunity you must not allow to sleep away for there are many children who desire to be in school like you but can’t because of one reason or the other, remember life is not a bed of roses rather it is full of joy and sorrow but with determination, hardwork and perseverance you will make it through life.
AMADI ESTHER CHIAMAKA, BASIC 9. JOECABRA COLLEGE, IJESHA.
 
ACHE AND PAIN
To describe a pain, only use “ache” with five parts of the body!
Headache, earache, toothache, backache and stomachache.
With other parts of the body use “pain”. I’ve got a pain in my leg. The pain in my neck is worse.
BASIC 5. BAPTIST BOWEN NUR/PRY SCHOOL, ITIRE.
 
KNOW THESE
Common sense is common but the use of common sense is uncommon.
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
Do your possible best on something you know.
TIJAW MORIDIYAH, SS1 (COMMERCIAL). PRINCE HEIRS’ COLLEGE, MUSHIN.
 
INVENTIONS AND INVENTORS
 Thomas Albatt--------------------------Thermometer
John Logie Baird------------------------Television
Ralph Baer-------------------------------Video Game
Christian Banard-----------------------Heart Transplant
Malitta Bentiz--------------------------Coffee Filter Paper
GBENGA OSHIYEMI, JSS1A. JOECABRA COLLEGE, IJESHA.
 
A STORY
One day in the city of Lagos a boy and the mother took a walk. It was a beautiful day. Said the mother, “see how blue the sky is” the boy looked up and he thought the sky looked like a sea. He was excited and asked the mother. Is someone swimming in the cloud? As he saw the cloud moving slowly. SALAUDEEN ZAINAB (LABOUR PREFECT) AL-MUBARAK NUR/PRY SCH, OJUELEGBA.
 
RIDDLES
I am something I kiss my mother before I died. What am I?............
I am something; I am green outside and yellow outside. What am I?..........
HABIB AISHA, JSS1A. MARJOS INT’L COLLEGE, MUSHIN.
 
THE ROAD SAFTY RULES
(1)      Find a safe place to cross the road.
(2)      Look left, look right, look left again then cross.
(3)      Wait for vehicles to pass.
(4)      Walk quickly across the road.
BASIC 4. . BAPTIST BOWEN NUR/PRY SCHOOL, ITIRE you.
 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The name of the largest flower in the world is Rafflesia.
What is the most word used in Spoken English? I.
Which city is called the city of light? Paris.
Who started nursing? Florence Nightingate.
Who was the first man to travel in space? Yuri Gagarin.
GABRIEL AKABUEZE, JSS3A. TIMI COMP COLLEGE, IJESHA.
 
ORANGE
Orange is the common name for fruit belonging citrus group.
Orange strive in a warm climate.
Brazil is the highest orange producing nation in the world.
The size, taste and colour determined by the existing climate.
ASHAFA SIKIRAT, JS3B. ROYAL STAR COMP COLLEGE, OJUTIKU CENTER.
 
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
The most expensive film in the world is Terminator 2 by Arnold Scharzenegel, cost 95 million dollars.
The largest lake in the world is the Carpsian sea.
The First World War took place between 1911 to 1918.
The largest desert in the world is the Sahara desert.
BADMUS FAWAS, JSS1A. JOECABRA COLLEGE, IJESHA.
 
A YOUNG GIRL
A young girl dreamt. She dreamt of a land called fantasy, in fantasy land wishes come true. She closed her eyes and wished to become a pilot. The next morning she woke up and yawned, sighed sadly. She said, oh it has been just a dream.
FAWAS LAWAL, BASIC 6. AL-MUBARAK NUR/PRY SCH, OJUELEGBA.
 
RIDDLES
Who is the best goalkeeper in the whole world? MOUTH.
We are two keys but can’t open a door! DONKEY & MONKEY.
Where does Friday come before Thursday? IN THE DICTIONARY.
CHISOM OJIAKU O.S. JSS2. MARJOS INT’L COLLEGE, MUSHIN.
 
JOKE
There are three boys in the village, there, no one should call monkey. The three of them were
going out and they saw a monkey, the first boy said see monkeys, he died. The second said why
you said monkey and he died too. The third boy said thank God I did not say monkey so he too
Died. ABDULLAHI ABIMBOLA ODUNUGA, BASIC 5. (DEPUTY HEAD BOY). . AL-MUBARAK NUR/PRY SCH, OJUELEGBA.
 
NATURE
I feel the breeze
On my soft skin
I smell the fresh flowers
In my garden
I get carried away
With the colours of flowers.
 
Oh, nature, how I love you
The morning dew makes
My surroundings fresh
Oh, nature, my best friend.
CONFIDENCE DIVINE, JSS2B. MARJOS INT’L COLLEGE, OKE-ONA ANNEX.
 
DO YOU KNOW ENGLISH?
Okay pronounce these words:
Louf, rouf, grouf, wouf. Alright good, stop barking.
NKWOCHA GESSICA, JSS3A. TIMI COMP COLLEGE, IJESHA.
 
FULL MEANING OF “MABCHRIS” COLLEGE
M>>>>>Magnificient
A>>>>>Altruistic
B>>>>>Brilliant
C>>>>>Courageous
H>>>>>Humanistic
R>>>>>Reciprocal
I>>>>>Impressive
S>>>>>Successful… AYOMIDE ELLIOT, JSS3. MABCHRIS COLLEGE, OJUELEGBA.
 
POEM
The wise ant
The ant is a wise animal
He knows that he cannot live rain
So he gathers his food during summer.
 
He works day night
Gathering food in a line
Back and front the ant carries food
To store up in his hold.
 
He closes his hole during the rain
And feeds on the gathered food
Until the dry season comes
Let us be wise like the ant.
GRACE ADENIYI, JSS2. JOECABRA COLLEGE, IJESHA.
 
KEY TO SUCCESS
He, who loses a friend loses much more, he who loses faith loses all.
Learn from the mistakes of others, you can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.
If someone betrays you once, it is his fault, if he betrays you twice it is your fault.
To handle yourself use your head, to handle your friend use your heart.
BABATUNDE MODUPE OLAITAN, JS3B. OBELE COMM JUNIOR HIGH SCH, LAWANSON.
 
POEM: PEOPLE WILL TALK
No matter what you do in life
People would talk about it
If you are rich
They will talk
If you are poor
You will always be their topic.
 
If you are good
You are in trouble
If you are bad
It will be on record.
 
Even when you die
People would still talk about you
Then why not do what pleases
Your conscience.
CHUKWUNYERE AKUNNA FAVOUR, SS3C (ART CLASS). TIMI COMP COLLEGE, IJESHA.
 
BASKETBALL
Basketball was invented in December 1891 by Canadian clergyman, also a physician,
James Naismith. He introduced the game when he was an instructor at the Young Men’s Christian Association training school in Springfield, Massachusetts… MADUABUCHI ESTHER, JS3A. ROYAL STAR COMP COLLEGE, OJUTIKU CENTER.
 
MATHEMATICS (Know about polygon)
Triangle has (3 sides)
Quadrilateral has (4 sides)
The pentagon has (5 sides)
Lexagon have (6 side)
Heptagon has (7 sides)
Octagon has (8 sides)
Noneagon have ( 9 sides)
Becagon have (10 sides)
FAGBEMI FATHIA, ASSITANCE GAME PREFECT. AL-MUBARAK NUR/PRY SCH, OJUELEGBA.
 
TO ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMS REMEMBER YOUR ABC’S
A>>>>>>Avoid negative sources, people, places and habits.
B>>>>>>Believe in yourself.
C>>>>>>Consider things from every angle.
D>>>>>>Don’t give up don’t give in.
E>>>>>>Enjoy life today, yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come!
F>>>>>>Family and friends are hidden treasures seek and enjoy their riches.
G>>>>>>Give more than what you plan to give.
H>>>>>>Hang on to your dreams.
I>>>>>>>Ignore those who try to discourage you.
J>>>>>>>Just do it.
K>>>>>>Keep on trying no matter how hard it seems, it will get easier.
L>>>>>>Love others.
M>>>>>Make it happen. To be continued…………
OYEBADE TEMITAYO, SS3B. TIMI COMP COLLEGE, IJESHA.
 
HONEY BEES
Bees are flying insects related to ants, and are known for their role in pollination.
Bees produce honey and beeswax.
Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the suparfamily Apoidea.
There are nearly 20,000 known species of bees in nine recognized families.
AGBABIAKA SAIDAT, JS3B. ROYAL STAR COMP COLLEGE, OJUTIKU CENTER.
 
MEANING OF BODMAS
B=======Bracket
O=======Off
D=======Division
M======Multiplication
A=======Addition
S=======Subtraction.
ARIBO VICTORIA, JSS3. JOECABRA COLLEGE, IJESHA.
 
IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION
Burn the candle at both head. Meaning- work very hard.
Strike when the iron is hot. Meaning- act without delay.
Once a blue moon. Meaning- very rare or occasionally.
OLUTAYO MAYOWA, JS3A. . OBELE COMM JUNIOR HIGH SCH, LAWANSON.
 
JESUS OUR ALL SUFFICIENT
In AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE, He is the bread of life.
In MATHEMATICS, He proved that 1+1=1 in marriage.
In CHEMISTRY, He turned water into wine without any chemical combination and reaction.
In GOVERNMENT, He is the king of kings.
In FORESTRY, He is the lion of the tribe of Judah.
In HORTICULTURE, He is the lily of the valley.
In BIOLOGY, He broke the law of reproduction and came into the world without mating and gametes combination.
In OCEANOGRAPHY, He is the spring of the living water.
In PHYSICS, He is the great physician.
In HISTORY, He is the ancient of days.
In LINGUISTIC, He sent the holy spirit to decent to people and they spoke in languages they never learnt.
In ECONOMICS, He possesses a monopoly over life and death.
In COMMERCE, He is the rewarder of those that diligently seek Him.
In GEOGRAPHY, He ascended into heaven without the law of gravity pulling Him down.
EMMANUEL GIDEON, SS3B. TIMI COMP COLLEGE, IJESHA.
 
THE IMPACTS OF THOUGHT
“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.”
“True courage is pursuing your dream even when everyone says it is impossible.”
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”  CELINE OSAGIE, JS3A. ROYAL STAR COMP COLLEGE, OJUTIKU CENTER.
 
POWERFUL QUOTES
“Who dares to teach never cease to learn.”
“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments.”
“The greatest failure in life is to stop trying.”
“Of all things you wear, your expression is the most important.
OYEDUN GLORIA OLUWATOBILOBA, JS3B. OBELE COMM JUNIOR HIGH SCH, LAWANSON.
 
EDCATION: THE PRICELESS GIFT
What do we take education to be?
Education is life
Education is knowledge
Education is power
Education brings wisdom
Education brings real independence
Education brings development
Education brings civilization
Education builds confidence in human beings.
What can will compare education with
Nothing! Absolutely nothing!
CHUKWUNYETA VIVIAN, SS2B. TIMI COMP COLLEGE, IJESHA.
 
 INSTITUTION OF LEARNING & THEIR HEAD
Primary School>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Head Master/Misstress
Secondary School>>>>>>>>>>>>>Principal
College of Education>>>>>>>>>>>Povost
Polytechnic>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Rector
University>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Vice Chancellor
EBUKA OMEKAODIMME, JSS2A. ROYAL STAR COMP COLLEGE, GOVI CENTER.
 
FIVE MAGIC WORDS YOU MUST USE
Please
Excuse me
Sorry
Thank you
Pardon me.
BAKARE RUKAYAT, JSS3. JOECABRA COLLEGE, IJESHA.
 
PROVERBS
He who digs a pit for others must invariably fall into it.
It is little by little that a bird builds its nest.
A man cannot sit down alone to plan for prosperity.
UCHE OBI, JSS3A. ROYAL STAR COMP COLLEGE, OJUTIKU CENTER.
 
POWER MEANS
P>>>>>>>>Persevere to
O>>>>>>>>Overcome the
W>>>>>>>>World with its
E>>>>>>>>>Evil with
R>>>>>>>>>Righteousness
NWAJINDU HENRY, JSS3A. ROYAL STAR COMP COLLEGE, GOVI CENTER.
 
AMAZING FACTS ABOUT HUMAN BODY
Do you know a typical human gut contains 100 trillion microbes.
Do you know that your toe prints are unique, just like your fingerprints.
Do you know that the atoms that makes up a human body are mostly empty space.
NNABUENYI RAPHAEL, JSS2A. ROYAL STAR COMP COLLEGE, GOVI CENTER.
 
A HEAVENLY SYSTEM
Remember the order of the planets from the sun, beginning with Mercury:
My Very Educated Mother Just Showed Us Nine Planets.
My>>>>>>>>>>>>>Mercury.
Very>>>>>>>>>>>>Venus.
Educated>>>>>>>>>Earth.
Mother>>>>>>>>>>Mars.
Just>>>>>>>>>>>>>Jupital.
Showed>>>>>>>>>>Saturn.
Us>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Uranus.
Nine>>>>>>>>>>>>Neptune.
Planets>>>>>>>>>>Pluto.
ANITA MADUBUKIBE, SS3. TIMI COMP COLLEGE, IJESHA.
 
PROVERBS & THE MEANING
Rats will not dance in the cat’s doorway. (Don’t invite trouble).
Only a knife knows what the inside of a Cocoyam looks like. (Those who investigate and research something understand the subject).
If your house is burning, there is no time to go hunting. (Priority is important in planning activities).
ADEWUYI BASIRAT, JSS3. ROYAL STAR COMP COLLEGE, OJUTIKU CENTER.
 
POEM
Busiest Bee
The busy Little Bee
Work hard every day
To make people happy
 
From one plant to another
He move to gather nectar
To store up in his liver
 
Farmers are happy
Because he helps them
To produce food
 
He works hard
To produce food
Useful as medicine and sugar.
ONYEKACHI AMUZIE, JSS2. JOECABRA COLLEGE, IJESHA.
 
 
KNOW THESE:
Jellyfish evaporated in the sun. They’re 98% water.
Those stars and colours you see when you rub your eyes are called PHOSPHENES.
Grapes explode when you put them in the Microwave!
BUSOLA FRIDAY, SS1. ROYAL STAR COMP COLLEGE, GOVI CENTER.
 
THOUGHTS BEFORE A CAREER
What natural abilities or talents do I possess?
What career can I choose in relation to these talents?
How can I apply these talents in a career without displeasing God?
What course can I undertake to practise such a career?
What are the basic academic requirements to study this course?
Which institutions offer this course?
What are the physical demands and financial requirements to complete the course?
What are the likely challenges and prospects of the course in the labour market after graduation?
Am I prepared to cope with the challenges and prospects of such a career?
Can such a career be of benefit to others including my family?
ELIJAH EBULUE, TIMI COMP COLLEGE, IJESHA.
 

Did you know?

 

30 years ago: The computer mouse was invented

20 years ago: first test-tube baby was born in England

The hottest planet in the solar system is venus with an estimate surface temperature of 864f (462c)

Cars were first made with ignition keys in 1949

J.B. Dunlop was first to put air into tyres

The sun is 330,330times larger than the earth

 

Ibe Cynthia

S. S.S.3, St. Greggs College

 

 

Mighty Riddle

 

I am something, I am a digit number. If I am x 2, there are x 2-digit numbers from which you will subtract x from it to get he reverse of the 2 digit number.

 

What am I?

Answer:

10 - 9 = 01

21 - 9 = 12

32 - 9 = 23

43 - 9 = 34

54 - 9 = 45

65 - 9 = 56

76 - 9 = 67

87- 9 = 78

98 - 9 = 89

 

Akaniyene Iniobong

S.S.S. 3, St. Greggs College

Monday, 10 September 2012

Get Your Child(ren)/Ward Ready for School Resumption

For parents, school resumption is always seen in two dimensions either on the positive side or not too positive angle. The positive angle is that parent tends to spend less when their kids/wards gets back to school. And on the other hand when the school commences it can be a big headache as guardians/parents try to figure out how to foot the bills starring at their face at the resumption of the school.


Well, here are 2 short tips to help guardians/parents:

1. Get the school items bit by bit during the vacation: 2 months is a lot of time to spread ones expenses to prevent lumps sum bill. Get the bag, sandals, and Stationaries over that period.

2. Make plans for the school fees over the 3month period and spread.

Amongst other tips that will help you!  

Monday, 27 August 2012

Bowen Obtains Medical Accreditation


How Bowen varsity obtained accreditation for medical programme, by Olagbemiro

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BOWEN University recently obtained approval for its College of Medicine. The Vice Chancellor, Prof Timothy Oyebode Olagbemiro, who is also the Chairman, Committee of Vice Chancellors and Registrars of Private Universities, recently spoke with MARY OGAR on the process that led to it and other issues. Excerpts
Bowen University has just obtained accreditation for its medical programme.  How did you achieve this?
The accreditation is an indication that the university is worthy of the recognition and it also means the university is fully prepared in terms of facility and manpower. We endeavoured to fulfill all the conditions and guidelines and the accreditation comes from both the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN). They visited our teaching hospital and gave us the exact specifications of facilities and manpower needed to obtain the approval. We complied within five months after the two earlier visits.
In all, it took us a year to secure the accreditation. The university has embarked on infrastructural development and provision of facilities at the Bowen University Teaching Hospital (BUTH), formerly known as the Baptist Medical Centre, Ogbomosho. But we are not resting on our oars.
What makes Bowen University different from others?
Bowen is a faith-based university, instilling the fear of God in its students. It is a beacon of hope to the students and we inculcate Godliness in our curriculum. The focus of the University is to combine academic excellence with Godliness and that is the main reason students are trained to be godly and upright.
The attitude of leadership is also one key area that Bowen University focuses on, to develop sound moral doctrines in our students. Parents have observed these unquantifiable roles in shaping the lives of their children, beyond academic development.
What do you could be done to enhance the quality of education in the country?
There should be a way to checkmate the increasing rate of students’ population, which do not match the facilities on ground For us, we have decided not to exceed 5000, to keep Christian values and Godly excellence. Students should learn under a comfortable and habitable learning environment.
When we say the students are leaders of tomorrow, we should provide education for them in an atmosphere devoid of distractions and evil. I want to see a situation, whereby students have a sense of ease in the academic environment. This has great impact on their mental state. Students should have well equipped libraries and access to basic facilities. When all these are done, the quality of the teaching process is enhanced and this will ultimately reflect in the students.
Another area that can enhance quality of education is the abolition of part time programmes. The core business of the university is educating the undergraduates and the system cannot run full time and part time degrees together. Hence, it is more important for the University to face its core business, which is focusing on the undergraduates. It is important for university administrators to focus on quality education and not quantity.
A University should have reached an advanced stage before awarding diplomas. My university in the United States never exceeded 3,000 in terms of population and the university has been in existence for several decades. I am the Chairman of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Registrars of Private Universities and I have made my points known to my colleagues. They all agreed that part time degrees are not necessary because universities, which cannot run full time programmes, are running part time programmes.
The National Universities Commission (NUC) recently sanctioned some universities. What is your take on this?
The NUC is a regulatory body that ensures that universities maintain standards. When you fall short, NUC deals with you. They have been to our school several times. The NUC has accredited all our programmes as we do not offer programmes not approved.
Some universities have campuses outside which is not acceptable. NUC was right in sanctioning the universities. There is no need to flout Federal Government’s regulations. NUC gives the standard for all universities to follow. I must also commend the present Executive Secretary who has helped private universities a lot.
From your experience, how should universities maintain academic standard?
The basic thing is that each university should have a system in place to ensure continuous monitoring and ensuring adherence to professional and academic standards.
It is not only about having a policy, but there should be continuous monitoring and enforcement. For us at Bowen, we established the Protocol and Courtesy Unit in the university. It adds value to the university by ensuring that the vision and philosophy of the university are maintained. The unit maintains law and order in the university and ensures proper dressing, comportment and etiquette amongst students and staff.
We also have the monitoring group with members who are PhD degrees holders. This group oversees the examinations and quality of teaching in the university and they are referred to as the Quality Assurance Group. The quality of teaching and adherence to standards are evaluated in line with the vision of the university. When every university focuses on acceptable standards, the quality of learning will never drop. There should be consistency in policy formulation and evaluation, which will yield enormous results with the performance of not only the students but the rating of the universities as well.
What is the way forward for education in Nigeria?
The truth is that the base of the students is weak and something concrete should be done to improve the quality of undergraduate education. The Higher School Certificate (HSC) programme is one veritable area to achieve this objective and it should be re-introduced to revamp the educational sector.
Students offering Medicine should obtain a first degree in the science to prepare them, after which they can now go to the medical school and get matured to become good Doctors in Nigeria. Students should reach a matured age before entering the higher institution. A lot still needs to be done in terms of policy for our educational system. There is the need for us to change a lot of things concerning our educational system. Students secure admission into the university without the commensurate experience and maturity.
Students should pass through the HSC programme, which is very tough, before gaining university admission. The system also needs more teachers, even as more universities are required. Higher institutions like the University of Ibadan, Obafemi Awolowo University, University of Nigeria Nsukka and the University of Benin should be focused on training students for Post Graduate Programmes and they should be well funded. This should be the role of the older universities in order to enhance the quality of education in the country.

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

8 Ways to Raise a Moral Child



8 Ways to Raise a Moral Child

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/6/12

·         Morals & Manners

Raising a moral child means teaching your child to live by the Golden Rule. Before your child can "treat others like you want others to treat you," he has to learn how to empathize, to be able to think through an action before doing it and to judge how the consequences of his action will affect himself and others. Therein lies the basis of a moral person.

1. Raise kids who care

Attachment parenting is your child's first morality lesson. Parents are the child's first morality teachers. Our own observations as well as numerous studies conclude that attachment-parented infants are more likely to become moral children and adults. The one quality that distinguishes these children from kids raised in a detached parenting style is sensitivity. We view sensitivity as the root virtue. Plant it in your child and watch it sprout other virtues, such as self-control, compassion, and honesty. Here's how to grow a sensitive child.

When a child spends the early years with a sensitive caregiver, this infant develops an inner sense of rightness, a sense of well-being. In short, he feels good. Being on the receiving end of this responsive style of caring plants in the infant trust and eventually sensitivity. The child makes these virtues part of himself. They are not something a child has, they are what the child is, sensitive and trusting. He has learned it is good to help and hold a person in need. He has a capacity to care, the ability to feel how another person feels. He will be able to consider how his actions will affect another person.

This inner code of behavior becomes deeply rooted in connected children. As a result, they develop a healthy sense of guilt , feeling appropriately wrong when they act wrong. To a connected kid, a lie is a breach of trust. When he slips, his well-being is disturbed, so he strives to preserve and restore this sense of moral balance. A connected child can truly do the right things for others because others have done the right things for him.

The unconnected kid. The child who grows up with insensitivity becomes insensitive. He has no frame of reference on how to act. Without an inner guidance system, his values are subject to change according to his whims. One difference between kids who care and kids who don't is their ability to feel remorse, to be bothered by how their actions affect others. Criminologists have noticed the most significant trait shared by unconnected kids and psychopathic adults is their inability to feel remorse and empathy, and thus take responsibility for their behavior.

A group of five-year-olds are playing and one of the children falls, scrapes her knee and starts crying. The connected child will offer a reassuring "I'm sorry you're hurt" and show a desire to comfort. The unconnected child may say "cry baby."

2. Make a moral connection

The connected toddler begins her moral development with the two fundamental qualities of sensitivity and trust. These "starter virtues" make it easier for parents to teach a toddler and preschooler the dos and don'ts of life. A morally-connected parent appropriately points out to the child what's right, what's wrong, and what's expected. The child trusts that whatever the parent says is gospel. If Dad says hitting is wrong, it's wrong. If Mom says comforting a hurting child is right, it's right. The parents are the trusted moral authorities.

The first six years is a window of opportunity when a child unquestionably accepts the virtues modeled by parents. Consider what happens when the child receives even one "morality lesson" each day in the early years. For example, Ashley hurts her finger. "Let's help her feel better." Your son takes his friend's ball. "Chris feels sad because you took his favorite ball." Or "How would you feel if Chris took your ball?"

Initially a child believes behaviors are right or wrong because you tell her so, or she considers the consequences. By five years of age your child begins to internalize your values: what's right for you becomes right for her. Your values, virtuous or not, become part of your child.

Between seven and ten the child enters the age of moral reasoning. Now the child begins to act right because it is the right thing to do. By seven years of age, most children have developed their concept of "what's normal." If sensitivity, caring, politeness and empathy have been standard operating procedure in the child's home, those are his norms, and he operates according to them. What his parents take seriously, the child takes seriously. Up to this point, he believes his parents to be infallible, so he enters middle childhood with their values as part of himself.

Along come children with other "norms," who grew up in insensitive, perhaps violent homes, with a distant parent-child relationship. Here is where the morally-connected child shines. Because his moral code is part of himself, the alternative values feel strange to him. They upset his sense of well-being. He becomes morally selective, taking those values which contribute to his well- being and discarding those that don't.

Not so the morally ungrounded child. He is the product of a home where virtues are not discussed or taught and enters middle childhood like a ship without a rudder or anchor. He drifts in a sea of moral uncertainty, prey to whatever influences come along. Because he has no reference system to use as a standard, he adopts others' values or he shifts values according to what's most convenient for solving the problem of the moment. This child drifts into moral relativism : very few things are right or wrong, black or white, but most solutions are shades of gray, and the child takes the path of least resistance or the one that is most popular. This child is at risk because he lacks connection with morally-grounded parents.

3. Model morals

A model is an example to be imitated, for better or worse. In the early years children are totally dependent on their caregivers to show the world to them. Your standards automatically become theirs, because they soak up whatever surrounds them. They make no independent judgments as to the rightness or wrongness of actions. Even if you do something you've taught them is wrong, such as hit someone, they assume you are right in what you did and the person you hit deserved it. If they see and hear it from their parents, it's right, and they store this behavior in their impressionable minds as something worth imitating.

After six or seven years of age the child begins to make judgments about which models are worth emulating and incorporating into his personality and which ones need to be discarded as threatening to his self. This means parents must saturate their children with healthy models in the preschool years, when children are most impressionable, so they can be discerning about models that come along later.

Healthy modeling does not imply perfect parenting , based not on what is right and wrong, but on what is convenient and expedient. Your child will pick up the way of life that she sees you living daily at home. You will inspire your child to follow your example, be it a valuable or a valueless model.

Besides providing healthy models at home, screen outside influences that might leave unhealthy models in your child's mind. These include substitute caregivers, neighbors, preschool teachers, older kids, and television. Once upon a time persons of significance in a child's life came primarily from within the extended family, but in today's mobile society a child is likely to have a wider variety of models. Use these to your advantage and saturate your child's environment with persons of significance who provide healthy examples so that there is little room left for unhealthy messages.

4. Minimize bad impressions

We emphasize models as one of the prime influences on a child behavior. Parents need to realize that negative behaviors viewed on TV (for example, anger and violence) are easier for a child to copy than positive behaviors (say, kindness). A few examples are all that is necessary to make a lasting impression. Positive behaviors are more difficult to imitate because they require maturity and self-control. These examples need to be repeated often to sink in. Parents should not be lulled into a false sense of security because their child has seen only "a few" violent movies. Nevertheless, you can't control everything that goes into your child's mind. To counteract the negative influences that slip in, saturate your child's mind with examples of positive behavior. Also, beware of what we term "instant replay." A child's developing mind is like a giant video library. He stores all he sees for alter retrieval. If the child repeatedly witnesses graphic scenes of violence, this topic gets lots of shelf space in the library of his mind. So, years later when presented with similar circumstances, for example, a rivalry over a girlfriend, the teen or adult instantly replays a similar scene from his video library: He shoots the person who stole his girlfriend. We wonder if the criminals that go berserk (translation: "temporarily insane") and commit a hideous crime are, by reflex, replaying what they were subconsciously programmed to do.

5. Teach your child to think morally

Take advantage of teachable moments , ordinary events of family life that offer opportunities to talk your child through the process of moral reasoning. One day I saw two eight-year-old neighborhood kids perched on a hillside ready to toss water balloons on cars passing by below. I nabbed them before their mischief began and began this dialogue with one of the boys: "Jason, what do you think might happen when the water balloon hits the car?" I asked. "It would splat all over the car," Jason responded."Imagine if you were the driver, what do you think the driver might feel?" I said."I dunno," Jason mumbled."Do you think it might scare him?" I persisted."Yes, I guess so," admitted Jason."He might be so startled that the car goes out of control, he drives up on a sidewalk, and a little child goes splat. Isn't that possible?" I offered."I guess so," he admitted."You would feel pretty bad if that happened, wouldn't you?" I went on."Yes, I sure would," Jason agreed.

You can discuss people on TV in the same way. You notice your ten-year-old watching a questionable TV program. Sit next to her and in a nonthreatening and nonjudgmental way inquire, "Do you think what those people are doing is right?" Encourage discussions about current events: controversial sports figures, newspaper headlines, social issues. Raise your children to express their opinions. Encourage lively family debates. Respect their viewpoints even if you don't agree. Studies show that children who come from families who encourage such open discussion are more likely to think morally mature. A California study of a thousand college students looked at the relationship between the student's level of moral reasoning and how they were parented. Students who scored high on moral reasoning came from families that encouraged open discussion of controversial topics. Other studies have shown that highly-permissive parents who did not expect obedience from their children and gave inappropriate praise produced "me- firsters," children whose only thought was to satisfy themselves. And the other extreme, over-controlling parents produced conformist teenagers who couldn't think for themselves. In these studies, families who gave their children a voice in decisions produced teenagers who were able to reason morally. Getting children to preach to themselves becomes the most lasting morality lesson.

Let your child hear you think through the rightness or wrongness of an action. You and your child are at a store and the cashier gives you too much change back. You notice the error and share it with your child: "Oh, the cashier gave us too much money back." And then you offer a moral commentary as if thinking out loud: "This extra money does not belong to us. It would not be right to keep it. The cashier may be suspended or lose her job for this mistake. I would feel bad if I kept the money..." Your child justifies, "But Dad, everybody does it." You reply, "Does that make it right? What do you believe is the right thing to do? How do you think you would feel if you kept money that didn't belong to you?" Then add, "I feel good doing the right thing and returning the money."

6. Know your child

Know how your child is thinking morally at each stage of development. When situations occur that require a moral decision, involve your child in them. One day our ten-year-old Erin and I were driving by a beggar. Erin said, "Dad, can we stop and give him some money?" Taking her cue, I stopped the car for a teachable opportunity. Testing where she was at morally I suggested, "Maybe he should get a job." Erin answered, "Maybe he can't find one." That told me where she was. We stopped at a nearby store and bought some food for the needy person.

Morals are important to a child because they govern the choices they make. If a child is self-centered, materialistic and lacks empathy, she will often think of her own convenience first and take the path of least resistance. If empathy is ingrained in her, she will make choices that make her a better person to be with and society more caring.

7. Know your child's friends

Parents, know the values of your child's friends because some of these will rub off onto your child. One day we witnessed a case of childhood blackmail. Nine-year-old Matthew was playing with eight-year-old Billy who tried to blackmail Matthew into doing something. He told Matt that he would not invite him to his birthday party if he didn't do it. Matthew, a very sensitive and principled child, was visibly bothered. We used this opportunity to talk to both children. We impressed on Billy that this is not how children should treat each other. We also asked Matt how he felt being on the receiving end of the blackmail. By learning what it felt like to be treated like this, Matt's principles were reinforced. You can always get positive mileage out of negative situations. Real life provides real lessons.

In our zeal to convince our children of the wisdom of moral living, there is a bit of missionary in all of us. Yet the older children get the more they seem to tune out preaching. That's why teachable situations , such as those we mentioned above, leave more lasting lessons than anything you say.

8. Send your child off to school morally literate

Ground your child in your moral values day in and day out, and continue to reinforce these values as long as you have an influence on your child. You want your child to do what's right, not just what's expedient in a given situation. To do this, he must act from inner conviction built up over many years. Values don't stick if they are tacked onto the child at the last minute, like a holiday decoration, or changed like a piece of clothing, according to the fashion of the day.

Once children enter middle childhood (ages six through ten), they are on the receiving end of tremendous peer pressure. If the child does not have her own inner guidance system telling her which choice to make, she will more readily become a victim of peer pressure . Children are searching for principles. If a strong guidance system prevails at home and within children themselves, they are likely to conform to their parents' and their own inner morals. They become leaders among their peers instead of followers, setting their own course, staying on it, and swimming upstream even when the prevailing current is against them.

Teaching your child right from wrong must be done with patience and care. Power or fear morality is not likely to stick because it does not become a willing part of the child's self: "If I catch you stealing again, I'll belt you even harder," yelled a dad who was determined to teach his child right and wrong by the use of fear and force. This child is more likely to spend his energy figuring out how he can avoid getting caught than in moral reasoning about the rightness or wrongness of the act.

One of the goals in raising moral children is to turn out moral citizens. The family is a mini society where a child learns how to live with others and to respect authority. Children who operate with inner controls and not out of fear of punishment make morality a part of themselves. They have a balanced view of authority: they respect authority figures but do not accept others' values unquestioningly. If the laws are not serving the interests of the people, they'll be the ones leading the charge to throw out the lawmakers and elect new ones. Raising kids who care is the first step in maintaining a moral society.