Every Nigerian student who should be in school but is presently at home because of ASUU strike must make use of this strike to their advantage. Rather than allow their destinies to be jeopardised, they can turn this situation around in their own favour. Sam O Salau in this article, highlights 15 things every student must do before the ASUU strike is over.
1. CATCH UP ON LOST ACADEMIC WORK: If there was any academic related work that you missed while school was still in session, you do not have to wait until school resumes to catch up on them.
2. DEVELOP A TALENT: If you had ever felt school was boring to you, and that you would have loved to develop an inborn talent, but the enormous challenges of academic work will not allow you devote time to channel your energy towards a god given dream, then you no longer have any excuse. Maximize this period to develop this god given talent and make sure you achieve a part of, if not all of that dream before school resumes.
3. LEARN A SKILL: If you have never thought about a specific talent in your life, you likely may say there is none to develop. That will still not be an excuse for you to waste these precious moments. Go learn a skill. Look for something new to add to your life. Learn a skill that will be relevant to your future. Learn how to drive. Learn how to swim. Learn to make beads. Learn how to sow dresses. Learn hair dressing. Learn event decoration. Learn photography. Learn publishing. If you don’t find something to learn, go learn how to cook (funny as it sounds). Just make sure you learn a skill.
4. ORGANISE YOUR SCHOOL MATERIALS: The best time to get yourself organised for resumption is now that there is still time to play around. Gather up all your scattered school materials and arrange them in a safe place.
5. ENGAGE IN CONSTANT WEEKLY REVISION: Do not just put your academic life on hold for now because of the strike. Constantly engage in revisions.
6. DO A PROFESSIONAL COURSE: Life is not just about certificates; some professional courses carry much more weight than B.Sc, or at least, add to the weight of your degree. Intentionally go in search of such courses and register for them.
7. PROJECT INTO THE FUTURE: Most students do not have a well-planned out life. They just hope that life will be fair on them once they graduate from the university. If you are also one of such, this is the best time to spend enough time to plan your future and rightly channel it the way you desire it goes.
8. UPDATE YOUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT COMPUTERS: It is sad to note that while kindergartens in the developed world are already being introduced to computers, there are still final year students in our universities who do not know how to use one of the most common applications on the computer – Microsoft Word. The closest they have ever gotten to the IT world is to check their facebook page on their java phones or reply their emails using the opera mini on same phone. Please, do not pretend to know what you do not know; go update your computer knowledge. If you don’t, you will not know what you have missed until it is almost over for you.
9. ATTEND DEVELOPMENTAL SEMINARS: You will also need to attend as many developmental seminars and conferences as you can find around you. Some of them will cost some money. However, you will also find some of them free of all charge. These seminars will help you to become a better person and prepare you for the challenges of the labour market, challenges of marriage, and every other challenge that may come your way.
10. GET A PAID EMPLOYMENT: If you feel you will be better off with some extra fund every month, then you may consider getting a paid employment.
11. CATCH SOME FUN: All work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy. Do not be a Jack; catch some fun.
12. PRAY: Take time out to pray. There are so many things you can pray about at your age. Pray for your future. Pray for your relationships. Pray for your academics. Pray for your family. More importantly, pray that God should intervene and bring a solution to the academic situation of the country so that school can resume back on time.
13. GET CLOSER TO GOD: There is no better time in your life to start a relationship with God than now.
14. READ STUDENTS SELF HELP BOOKS: STUDENTS SELF-HELP BOOKS (SSHB) authored by Sam O. Salau, (Africa’s leading author on Students’ issues) are collections of carefully selected materials specifically written to students to help them become better in their academics and other areas of their life.These titles are available in both soft copies and hard copies
1.) Secrets Of Successful Students N500
2.) Academics & Your Spiritual Life N500
3.) Powerful Prayer Points For Students N500
4.) Look Beyond School: You Will Soon Be A Graduate N250
5.) Jambite! What Every Fresher Needs To Know N250
6.) A Letter To All Secondary School Graduates N250
7.) Handling Academic Failure N250
8.) Spread Your Faith on your campus N250
9.) Make Money While In School N750
Total – N3,500
Catch in on this ASUU Strike SSHB Promo and you can get all of this books for just N2,500 only (delivery cost anywhere within Lagos state included).For payment method, call Sola on 08093415875. You can also request for these books in downloadable formats to any of your android, iphone, kindle, smartphone devices.
15. SHARE THIS WITH OTHER STUDENTS: If you know other students who are also at home because of this strike, share this information with them. Broadcast it on your BB. Retweet on your twitter. Share on facebook. Just spread it around. There is someone on your network who needs it much more than you do. Let them also take advantage of this strike period to better their lives.
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