Stocksnap/ Pixabay The school community is a place for learning and interaction and as such provides the necessary stimulus for individual development. The school community covers both staff and students and would require that everyone is involved in one way or the other to reduce or totally eliminate frustrating experiences. For a new student, the school environment could seem strange, boring and likely bring about frustration. Especially where such students had lived sheltered lives or are extroverts by nature. This means such a student must muster up courage to mix with others, and participate in all the activities of the school. Dismal academic performance could result from not being able to meet up with the expectations of their teachers, while disciplinary issues could spring up from an inability to stick to stipulations of the school. All these could make life frustrating for a new student. Below are some tips that will ma
Corruption in the educational institutions ranges from embezzlement of funds to the many other sharp practices carried out in those institutions. Education which is looked upon as the foundation for development and modernization is no more given it's pride of place. While we know that the Nigerian system of education has undergone a lot of transformations, considering the instability of the economy and the rising rate of inflation, poor funding due to budgetary allocation, and bureaucratic bottlenecks, this monster tends to grow larger. The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) in an article published July 7, 2015 in Pulse Nigeria described the high volume of petitions alleging corruption in the academic community as worrisome. Speaking at a workshop on academic integrity for Nigerian universities held in Abuja, the ICPC, the National Universities Commission, (NUC), the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), and National Commission for Colleges of Education h