La cram la pour’ was the method used by Gbolahan Badmus (pseudonym) in secondary school to pass subjects involving calculations like Mathematics. In 2019, while seeking admission into the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), he purposely chose to study Education Biology and was offered.
Badmus assumed that he would elude Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry, little did he know that they are compulsory courses for his program at 100-level. His joy was dashed and he had to run helter-skelter on how to avoid failure.
He decided to never miss any lecture which he did, but the overcrowdedness of the class made it difficult for him to either hear the lecturer’s voice or understand the concept being taught. This was because 100-level lectures for science courses were always held at large halls of the university and encompassed students from diverse departments including carryover students.
A few weeks before the commencement of the first semester examinations, Badmus bumped into a senior colleague who had once taught him in high school. He tailored his challenges to Bankole, the founder of Standard Deviation Tutorial, or SDT and he was referred to the tutorial class where he sought refuge from carryover. Later on, he scored an A in Chemistry (CHM 101 — 4 units course) and a B in Physics (PHY 101 — 3 units course).
me the best student in my department,” Bunyameen asserted. He qualified SDT tutorials as an avenue to learn more interactively and engagingly that a traditional classroom could not offer.
Ayigoro Abdulmalik (Abu Hamzah), a final-year student of Mathematics, doubling as the class representative of his set, said the contribution of SDT to his academic success cannot be overemphasized.
He acknowledged, “Alhamdulillah, with the help of SDT, I got A’s and B’s in almost all the courses I offered. The SDT tutors didn’t just teach me to pass, they also taught me how to teach others to pass.”
Challenges of SDT
Despite being a problem-solver to students’ challenges, SDT, its challenges remain unsolved.
This tutorial association is conversant with using EB classes for its tutorials, at times some departments fix lectures to the same venue which prevents tutorials from taking place.
One of the co-founders, Mr Abubakar complained that their normal venue (EB class) at the Department of Mass Communication fails to contain their tutees during some general courses. We hope to be using bigger halls like A132/A133 of A classes at Faculty Arabic and Islamic Studies (FAIS) for our large population courses.
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Government kicks over castigation of Tinubu by pupil in school debate + Video
The Niger State Ministry for Basic and Secondary Education has condemned the use of vulgar and violent language in a school debate by a pupil from a school in the State.
This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by Malam Jibrin Kodo, Information Officer of the Ministry.
The viral video on social media showed a pupil using inappropriate language, part of which castigated President Bola Tinubu, during a debate in one of the schools in the state.
The statement said “the disturbing content of the video was evident that the student was coached to use violence and vulgar language in his presentation.
“Such behaviour is not only unacceptable by the Ministry, but also goes against the values, respect and decorum that should be upheld in an educational setting.”
The ministry emphasised the importance of promoting a positive and respectful learning environment for students and pupils at their formative age.
It noted that the use of vulgar and violent language not only reflects poor orientation for the individual pupils but also for the school and the educational system.
It further disclosed that the Commissioner of the Ministry, Hajiya Hadiza Mohammed, has vowed to investigate the incident.
It added that appropriate disciplinary action would also be taken against those responsible for coaching the student to use such language.
The Ministry urged all schools to reinforce the importance of good conduct among students both in and outside the classroom.
It stressed the ministry’s commitment to upholding high standards of behaviour and academic excellence in schools.
It added that the ministry would not tolerate any form of ill behaviour that undermines its principles.
