There's an appalling issue that I heard about before I started teaching and now I'm seeing it.
First of all, my students are loving me more and more. They know when to get serious and when to laugh. The ones I don't teach wanna know my name, the ones I'm teaching can't stop trying to get my attention when I walk by them. The girls will hook arms with me while I walk and walk me to my office after class. They will gimme gist about their life and school and play with my hair while I stand beside them. It's just amazing. I adore almost all of them because they are interesting characters.
During our orientation, school officials mentioned something. They pleaded with female Corpers not to get pregnant by school boys and male Corpers not to impregnate their female students. We all laughed at the issue as if it wasn't a possibility. The issue now is, Corpers dating and sleeping with students. I have heard many shocking gists about Corpers and students dating since we were in camp. At the moment, I have not witnessed a male student/ female Corper relationship yet but I have been noticing, particularly one female student and a male Corper. Now, this girl has gotta be the cutest girl in junior high. She is gorgeous and brilliant but I won't mention her features or characteristics for safety and privacy purposes. Yesterday, I noticed a male Corper engaging in an intense, one-on-one conversation with her in her classroom, at her desk during their lunch break. I could just imagine what exactly he might have been talking to her about. I must say that I was quite disgusted at the thought and trust your girl, I took a picture(I'm sure the nosy people wanna see it but I definitely can't post it). I don't know what I'll need the pic for but I like doing paparazzi work. Anyways, I wanna stop this from happening or at least try to stop it whenever I notice such connections forming. I could just mind my business but what kinda person would I be? I can't speak to my fellow Corper because they know and I know that what they are doing is quite fucked up but I will talk to the girl. I'll do the work from that end and hopefully I can make a difference and save her from these agbayas (my translation - dirty old fools, for my non-Nigerian readers).
Now, on to the not so appalling issues. The governor of Osun state decided to have all the students in Osun state wear the same uniforms. How absurd is that? Just Imagine. One cannot link a student to a particular school. The sad part is that I'm sure the idiots around him when he made the rule were nodding and smiling and telling him what a brilliant idea he had just come up with. A table of fools, greedy people and ass kissers. Smh. Although, I've never spoken with him before and I have no idea why he made that decision, I have searched my brain and I can't figure out why on earth. However, the senior school uniforms resemble Ankara textile. It's lovely and true to the Yoruba culture. Nonetheless, stupid idea to have all students in the state wearing the same clothes Mondays to Fridays.
Also, there are rumors/talks that they might increase alawee/alawi(Corpers' federal allowance) to N33,000 from the current monthly N19,800(on top of that N19,800, Osun state gives Corpers N5,000). While I believe the rule should not apply to us seeing how we enrolled before they passed the bill, I've been hearing otherwise. If we do get it, all I gotta say is 'that's wassup.' At least it will increase the minimum wage in the country as discussed in our staff room. I can't imagine people work for less than N19,800. May God help us.
~kdamsel~
1. I think its so unfair for someone in a position of authority to take advantage of that and start a relationship with someone under them. I think its unethical and extremely unfair. Glad you took a picture.
ReplyDelete2. Uniforms take away our identities, but I can see why it's important for kids to wear them. If they are kidnapped, you'll know right away the person is a student and should be in school
Also, different schools having different uniforms is useful because you can quickly identify the schools.
However, I think a reason for having the same uniform state wide is to decrease "status" systems. If you all have the same uniform, no one will know that girl is from a rich school or that boy is from a poor school.
Well I'm sure there are other ways to figure out, but this is one less way.
3. If they really do increase your fees, they might grandfather your set in and really, thats wassup.
I feel what you're saying about the uniforms but I am almost positive he enforced the same uniforms rule on government schools only. I should have made that clear. Not private schools. And government school are rich on the same level, so, it really is pointless. Another student can come from an entirely different school and lounge in our school and we wouldn't know. And if a student was kidnapped and someone saw and can't identify what school, how do they narrow down the investigation? How do they know who to report to so that they can identify who is missing on time? Or suppose a group of students vanadlize or even rape other students, how do we know what school to look for the offenders at? All the victim could say is that "they are students." U need to see them, they all look the freaking same when they are walking the streets outside of school.If he wanted that to hold, he shlda at least put different crests or something, they are literally ALL the same...
DeleteLol! Omg ur sense of humor! Okay so the corper-student relationship reminds me of proffessors and students. I really hope you can serve justice to those abgbaya because this is how it starts.
ReplyDeleteLol. I will try and serve justice! That's what I plan to do with my life anyways..I'm on the lookout!
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