The mass failure in JAMB

It is saddening that the outcome of this year’s JAMB examination has been very disturbing. It is obvious that many students have withdrawn the habit of studying, preparatory for sitting examinations. The failure rate appears unprecedented. Very often, many students see JAMB as a university entry examination that requires luck to pass. This should not be so.

Today, the average student is confronted by a myriad of distractions, many of them self-inflicted. Rather than use the internet as a veritable platform for information mining, they would prefer socializing which in turn has been noted to be a time-wasting effort.

Students must understand that when one refuses to adequately prepare for an examination, failure becomes inevitable. Academic excellence is only possible when hardwork and persistence are brought to the fore. The future belongs to those who prepare for it adequately.

The will to succeed must be consuming. This is important and should be treated so.

Abdullahi Junaidu,

Lagos.

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