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September 27, 2013 is a day residents of Umuchima, Ubaha, Okigwe Local Government Area will not forget in a hurry. On that fateful day, a very unusual but deafening noise suddenly rented the air, accompanied by a rare spectacle that threw all and sundry into panic as they scampered into safety. The strange sound was later

    Parents’ active involvement with their children’s education at home and in school brings great rewards and can have a significant impact on their children’s lives.   When Aria Shahrokhshahi got a much improved grade in math he knew one person would be particularly pleased: his dad, who helped him study. Aria, who is

Techniques for Enhancing Student Motivation Academic advisors need to understand that some students may lack confidence (self-efficacy) or the skills necessary for academic success. Students may also struggle with competing motivations, wavering between multiple courses of action, each with perceived costs and benefits. It is important to acknowledge, then, that perception is not reality; it

Saddened by the fact that recent researches have proven that more unsuspecting teenagers make up a bulky percentage of the about 500,000 reported cases of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, coupled with the widespread of other sexually transmitted diseases, counsellors who spoke to Vanguard Learning said that this menace should be blamed on parents who shy away

(By Hannah Strohmeier) Recently, there was a blog post by the organisation To Write Love on Her Arms that really resonated with me. It’s called “I Will Become What I Deserve,” which is a powerful line of one of my favourite songs, “The Fear” by Ben Howard. Here is the link to the blog post for anyone

(By Igbinoba O. Tony) Failure occurs because of two reasons; Doing things without thinking about them and thinking about things without doing them. This letter is not to incite my fellow Nigeria students into violence but rather to a constructive thought and also to bring to your cognisance that though education is not made as

Without question, numerous difficulties have arisen from the reality that students from secondary school through university levels compose papers and other assignments on their computers and often use information just a few clicks away on the Internet to complete their work. While the Internet is an incredible educational tool at all levels, students need to

Wearing a uniform is a badge of pride, creates an identity for a school and is an important part of being a school student. A school uniform teaches students to dress smartly and take pride in their appearance. Some believe that a school uniform can improve learning by reducing distraction, sharpening focus on schoolwork and making

For teens, life is not a playground, it’s a jungle. And, being the parent of a teenager isn’t any walk in the park, either. In his book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, author Sean Covey attempts to provide “a compass to help teens and their parents navigate the problems they encounter daily.” How

Teenage is that phase in life when even the most stable and sensible children might turn rebellious and do things that are sometimes hard to describe. What is it about teenage that cause even a normal child to pick up trends which are in complete contrast to his or her personality? We might never get