geosegun:


If you dont mind, and may I ask. How old are you?

I'm in my thirties. Why do you ask?

peekspot:

https://punchng.com/fg-bans-underage-candidates-from-taking-common-entrance-exams/

which job una provide for d overage graduates. Na 8 my child go write d exam.

Mindlog:
Na today? Is it not common seeing regular 14/15 year olds sitting for SSCE while they struggle, psychosocially?

15/16 years is the average age for writing SSCE

DatNiggaDaz:
Emilokan disillusionist coward

Wailer Bozo Banton!😆😆😆😆

This practice speak volumes to the way some parents aid examination malpractice.

Ibime:
So what is the cutoff age

I would have written WAEC at 15 had I not japa

At least they should put cut off at 14 and no higher

The PS is unwell.

Unfortunately, the victims of this id**tic policy will be kids from lower middle class and poorer backgrounds who need the accelerated push more.

Terence Tao met Erdos at age 10 in 1985. He scored 760 on the Math Section of the SAT at just 8.

The PS does have a point about maturity, but the government, civil society, and corporate Nigeria should provide better support for child prodigies; rather than actively scuttle their intellectual development.

It's not like they're too many or it'd cost too much. Not to mention, any investment in these actual bundles of joy will pay for itself many times over.

-Lord

Na children like this when dem enter uni dem go get E commit suicide

Then Nigeria should stop asking for years of experience and age before giving employment.

Let children enjoy their childhood. Don't over mature them.

First they should ban schools from using higher class books to teach pupils in a particular class. Like example schools now use primary 2 textbooks to teach those in primary one and so on. This needs to stop

Octopusssy:

15/16 years is the average age for writing SSCE

Many private secondary schools in Nigeria have younger candidates, when ideally it should be 17/18 year olds.

peekspot:

https://punchng.com/fg-bans-underage-candidates-from-taking-common-entrance-exams/

Make allow pikin wey develop mentally to develop. I no dey like all this kind play o

Good one.




I am sure Osaze of 9 will perform better in that examination than Yakubu of 45 though.

Mindlog:


Many private secondary schools in Nigeria have younger candidates, when ideally it should be 17/18 year old.

17/18 kwa?? No o. I was 15 going on 16 when I wrote mine. Back then only very few of us was older than 17. A very miniscule percentage, as a matter of fact. The vast majority were 15/16/17.

TheGoodJoe:


If they are capable of assimilating what is being taught and are bright enough to excel, their age should not restrict them.

The common entrance will show if they are mentally capable for secondary school. Not age.

Thank you!!!

Growing up, I was home schooled at first and then went to Kindergarten 1&2. When I was in Kindergaten 2, the Headmistress told my parents that taking me to KG 3 would be a waste of time and that's how I had double promotion to Primary 1.

I was so tiny but they acknowledged my mental capacity.

LordAdam16:


The PS is unwell.

Unfortunately, the victims of this id**tic policy will be kids from lower middle class and poorer backgrounds who need the accelerated push more.

Terence Tao met Erdos at age 10 in 1985. He scored 760 on the Math Section of the SAT at just 8.

The PS does have a point about maturity, but the government, civil society, and corporate Nigeria should provide better support for child prodigies; rather than actively scuttle their intellectual development.

It's not like they're too many or it'd cost too much. Not to mention, any investment in these actual bundles of joy will pay for itself many times over.

-Lord

Very true. Na poor people dem use d policy pull down.

So we have this calibre of person in the Ministry of Education but Buhari ended up appointing Adamu Adamu - a man with zero knowledge about education as Minister of Education. May God help us in this country!

CondenseMilk:
Very true!

Being educated means that you have been found worthy of character and in learning.

Grades sometimes makes us to lose the real sense of Life.

And who determined the right age ? By what method?
People just wake up and think if an idea appeals to them everyone must comply

If an eight year old can develop Whatsapp, he should be held back
If he can do A level mathematics he should be punished?
But we would have no problem if it was a football prodigy? Or if he can break 100 metres world record at 14?

Thinking which is the purpose of education should enable us to realize that there is no one rule for all human beings.
If a child can write computer code, or do things beyond his age he should not be punished.
Some kids already own companies and employ people at age 15 years

So if a 12 year old is doing university level mathematics
He should be made to sit at home for 4 years doing what?

Octopusssy:

17/18 kwa?? No o. I was 15 going on 16 when I wrote mine. The only very few of us was older than 17. A very miniscule percentage, as a matter of fact. The vast majority was 15/16/17.

At age 17/18, I was already in the University.

I can't even imagine writing Waec/Neco at that age.

folake4u:


At age 17/18, I was already in the University.

I can't even imagine writing Waec/Neco at that age.

Hian. So you are part of the jet age shidren

Octopusssy:

Hian. So you are part of the jet age shidren

Yes oh. I even jumped from KG 2 to Primary 1.

I still dont understandhiw people rationalise underage entering schools inappropriately. Let the child be Einsten ...but tobe at the appropriate class for age.
Our society is worsening compared to decades ago, and i dont even knwo where the children are running to

HacheNoire:



Yes!

That’s what mostly plays. They skip in primary, pay off common entrance, enroll in special centers for jamb, and boom!

We are all after the pali because that is what they rate us with in Nigeria

folake4u:


Yes oh. I even jumped from KG 2 to Primary 1.

Ha! I was three when I started school and my folks made sure I went through all nine yards. Even when I was offered double promotion in pry 2, my parents insisted I stay back and follow all grades sequentially. No double nathing. Sit yo ass down and enjoy your childhood

successmatters:


Some children are smarter than others, one size cannot be allowed to fit all.

There's no way a kid born in the U.S.A can secure an admission into a university unless he is 19 years old, no matter how smart he's.

Octopusssy:

Ha! I was three when I started school and my folks made sure I went through all nine yards. Even when I was offered double promotion in pry 2, my parents insisted I stay back and follow all grades sequentially. No double nathing. Sit yo ass down and enjoy your childhood

That's nice oh. I missed some childhood fun cos I grew up too fast.

It's one of the cons of Double Promotion.

HacheNoire:
Finally!

Parents also need to be enlightened about the ills of fast tracking their kids education.

What exactly are these ills?

Ifeanyi Okowa graduated as a doctor at 22 and in those days many graduated at 21 with a tiny number at 20.
We cannot make stupid blanket rules for everyone
In those days there was no JAMB which meant he did Direct Entry =7years secondary school

Education is like sports to some parents. It looks like they use their children as tools in their competitive journey against others. Many times those they seem to compete against are only minding their own businesses and living their lifes.

God help Nigeria. May the Lord give us the overhaul we desperately need.

PonziHater

The bottom line and cause of all these is because there is No Job. Most parent fast track their ward so as to limit the time they pay the fees of that child. If there is job and money is coming, most parents would want their ward(s) to go through the planned curriculum. The Nigerian educational system is getting wallowed in the mire. You expect malpractice to be eradicated but there is no available jobs to absorb the graduate that Nigeria universities produce year in/out. How much do you think an average Nigeria graduate earn monthly (especially those in the private secondary schools)? How much is minimum wage (some states are yet to implement)? How much is fuel? How is the economy? The average Nigeria graduate can only cope from the black market of the educational system and that is aiding malpractices that will fetch him/her more funds. As long as Unemployment thrive in Nigeria settings, malpractices and corruption cannot be minimize. An old man once told me that the beautiful once are not yet born because the ugly ones refuse to die.