Don't just graduate.. Be a graduate
A beautiful young lady came to apply for the post of a teacher in the primary school where I teach, enclosed in her cv was her certificate that shows she is a degree holder from a renowned state university I wouldn't want to mention. Initially my boss which happens to be my father(did I just mention that ) felt the vacancy in the school was too low for a degree holder,since the class available was in the lower basics. In the long run, he gave in to my opinion that the lady should be employed to fill that vacancy and if she performs well she would be promoted. Few days after she was employed, I stumbled upon few maths calculations on her blackboard, immediately I felt dissapointed, everything she solved was complete error as if that was not enough to make me sore, I tried to collect a pupil English note and that worsened it all, she couldn't spell simple words correctly(dont forget she was teaching the lower basics). Not quite long ago, a picture went viral online where a lady in her NYSC uniform was thanking God she is now a "corpse".
    What I am trying to point out in essence is that there are so many so called graduates out there who cannot even prove that at least they entered a tertiary institution gate not to talk of working for the certificate they claim to have. Unfortunately, most students who are not yet graduates are already treading that same part these so called graduates walked in.
  In Ben Murray Bruce's words "I am only trying to make common sense" don't just pass through a school, let the school pass through you;
Work hard 
Gain exposure and experience in your school days 
Get involved in activities in school 
Never settle for less 
Don't be a mediocre 
Live your life to make a difference. 

   To all prospective graduates out there(freshers,aspirants,stalites). It is worthy to note that the society looks up to you, if your predecessors fail in their responsibilities, we hope you will live up to expectations, you can't afford to fail us as a nation and the world as a whole, if you do , your generation and generations of your unborn children might  suffer for it. Don't just graduate, make a difference.
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