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Johnny Broke The Siege. Story with an all lifetime lesson

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     Jonny was only five years old when he lost his father Agbeli Dzidepo. The mother’s name is Asinyo Esinam, a woman of value but unfortunately financially handicapped. Even before Mrs Esi lost her husband, life has not been easy for this household even though her husband was a teacher in Living Academy Preparatory School. Johnny was a handsome and a respectful boy who took exactly after his father’s good moral. His parents were very particular about his moral upbringing and his growth academically. Unlike children who turn out to be a disappointment even when their parents work tirelessly for their upkeep, his attitude was different. At home, he is the type that would run errands for the mother and made sure he reads his notes after and before school. Johnny learnt a very common saying one day which gingers him to aspire higher even as a child. “Reading makes the man“ and “Practice makes man perfect.“ He never went a day without saying this after his morning devotion with the mother

Why students fear assessments? Are examinations supposed to induce fear or discipline in students?

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The dread of most students is normally during the periods of examination and the kind of meaning given to examination now has generated unnecessary fear in many people and specifically those in the academic environment. Some believe one cause of this unusual fear can be allocated to the kind of exposure in terms of advice and training a student might have undergone. Has it turned out to be true that the true meaning of education is being overshadowed, by some empty sensual assumptions that cannot even be explained? Right from the basic level of education, some pupils are almost always afraid when it is time for examination, and some also due to the fears fall sick among other terrible experiences. It is high time the true meaning of education is understood and imbibed into the mind of everyone so that it becomes part of the personality of people who have something to do with education in order to walk in a unique way to attain the desired success.  Education is acquiring knowledge that