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OLD STUDENTS NEED TO DO MORE TO ASSIST GOVERNMENT
– His Grace, The Most Rev’d Adebemi Atanda Adewale, Methodist Archbishop of RIYE
Most Rev’d Adebemi Atanda Adewale (PhD) is an old student of African Church Grammar School, Abeokuta. He is of the opinion that old students need to support the government, particularly in curriculum development.
By: Olakunle Eyindade, Oluwaseun Adigun, Awe Deborah, and Itua-Peter Samuel
Question:
What is your view about the seeming disparity between Arts and other departments, sir?
Response:
“Whether you are in the Science class, the Arts class, or the Commercial class, the important thing is to do it well. There are Science students who are not well-to-do in society, and there are Commercial students who are well-to-do. There are Arts students who are not well-to-do, and there are Science students who are successful.
It is just that each field of study creates different opportunities for everyone. If you are a Science student, yes, you are a Science student; if you are an Arts student, you are an Arts student.
Most Science students do not join us in literary and debating societies. They are usually busy titrating and mixing chemicals. So, I do not have any problem with any group; just choose your path and do well in it.
On the issue of not knowing Mathematics, not all of us will be experts in Mathematics. I may not be a Science student, but I can count money. If you tell me ₦10,000 plus ₦100,000, I do not need a calculator. I do not believe in disparity. We cannot all be in the same field.
I appreciate Science students; they are in the fields of Medicine, Engineering, and others. However, each discipline has its own priorities.”
Question:
What is your message to the old students in general?
Response:
“Well, I will enjoin all colleagues and even current students to come to ‘Macedonia’ and help us. Let us come together as one body and help the Rock that hewed us. Let us unite and see what we can add to secure the future of the coming generation.
I know that the old students of African Church Grammar School are taking the bull by the horns in supporting indigent students who wish to further their studies. I commend them for that.
Additionally, we should come together in shaping an attainable future for these young ones. Let us consider what we can do to assist the government in developing the school curriculum. I learned that there was a time when the government stopped the teaching of History, though it has now been reinstated. These are areas where old students can contribute, especially in addressing emerging issues.
Those in government are themselves old students of one institution or another, and they too can play their part.”
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well said.The only channel left to sustain the legacy of education in this country is for government and old students to work together.
Well said sir, your call for old students todo more is both inspiring and necessary for meaningful progress
Mr.T.A.ODEDINA
Well said Sir your call for Old student is to do more meaningful things
Well said sir your call of the old was to do a very good things
AREMU RIDWAN
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Five steps for descriptive writing
Here you go, simple 5 steps for descriptive writing:
*1. Pick your topic and picture am well*
– Before you write, close eye and imagine the place, person or thing. Wetin e look like? Wetin e smell like?
*2. Use your 5 senses*
– *See:* colour, shape, size
– *Hear:* sound
– *Smell:* sweet, rotten
– *Taste:* bitter, sweet
– *Feel:* soft, rough, hot, cold
– Example: No just say “the food was nice.” Say “the jollof rice was hot, peppery and smelling of fried chicken.”
*3. Use strong adjectives and verbs*
– Instead of “good,” use “beautiful, amazing, lovely”
– Instead of “went,” use “rushed, tiptoed, marched”
*4. Show, don’t just tell*
– Bad: “My mother was angry.”
– Good: “My mother’s eyes turned red, she folded her arms and her voice shook as she shouted my name.”
*5. Organize and end with feeling*
– Start with introduction, then describe from top to bottom or from outside to inside, then end with how you felt about it.
You want make I use these 5 steps to write one example for you?
Great one olabode praise
Five steps for descriptive writing
Here you go, simple 5 steps for descriptive writing:
*1. Pick your topic and picture am well*
– Before you write, close eye and imagine the place, person or thing. Wetin e look like? Wetin e smell like?
*2. Use your 5 senses*
– *See:* colour, shape, size
– *Hear:* sound
– *Smell:* sweet, rotten
– *Taste:* bitter, sweet
– *Feel:* soft, rough, hot, cold
– Example: No just say “the food was nice.” Say “the jollof rice was hot, peppery and smelling of fried chicken.”
*3. Use strong adjectives and verbs*
– Instead of “good,” use “beautiful, amazing, lovely”
– Instead of “went,” use “rushed, tiptoed, marched”
*4. Show, don’t just tell*
– Bad: “My mother was angry.”
– Good: “My mother’s eyes turned red, she folded her arms and her voice shook as she shouted my name.”
*5. Organize and end with feeling*
– Start with introduction, then describe from top to bottom or from outside to inside, then end with how you felt about it.
You want make I use these 5 steps to write one example for you?
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Well said sir your thoughtful word for the old student will really make impact and bring progress.