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*Teachers Remember these as you resume*

*1.* Avoid familiarity with parents. It has ruined many.

*2.* Avoid being too playful with students. If they see you as being too playful they'll never take you serious and it would cause you problems. You must have some level of firmness to be able to manage your classroom. It is a sign of incompetence if other teachers come to ask the students to stop making noise when you are in the class.

*3.* Mind your words when you address your students.

*4.* Carry yourself with pride. Dress well and smell nice. Make good hairs. This will give you an edge.

*5.* Even if you are poor, do not let your students think so, they will look down on you.

*6.* Never ask your students to lend you money, it is a step to downfall.

*7.* Do not join parents to speak bad of your school.

*8.* Do not gossip with your students.

*9.* Don't give assignments you can't mark.

*10.* Never eat your students food.

*11.* Prepare yourself before going for a class. It is a shameful thing for your students to keep correcting you in your own subject.

*12.* When a student ask you a question you don't remember it's answer, quickly throw it back to the class and afterwards tell them how important it is that they should know it. Make them take it home as an assignment. This will give you the chance to make research.

*13.* Quit that act of stopping over at parents house to charge your gadgets. In most cases it exposes you to ridicule.

*14.* Be professional about your home lessons; teach and get out of there it is not your home. Don't relax and watch television or even eat there, you are inviting disrespect.

*15.* Never let your students think you practice favouritism.

*16.* When any of your students is absent call his or her parents to enquire why?
Say: "Mommy Bukky, why was 'my child' absent in school today?" Referring to your student as your child is a professional way to earn respect from parents, not all those shameful familiarity attitude some of you put up.

*17.* Learn to be a time conscious person or teacher.

*18a.* Master different teaching methods. Master when to apply each techniques. For example, story telling helps you to win the attention of your students if they are tired.

*18b.* Build a strong personality, so that the children don't only comport their selves only when you are with the cane.

*19.* As a male teacher, never entertain closeness with your female students. When they come to you about not understanding a thing, do not be tempted to teach them privately. Follow her to the class, and tell the others about her question and remember to let the other students try to provide explanation. If you are able to do this, you will be able to avoid being accused of pa******le activities.

*20.* Learn to say 'thank you' to your boss when he/she pays your salary. It is not stupidity, It is a Logic and critical thinking. This single act keeps you in his/her top lists.

*21.* Be a hardworking teacher. Carry out practicals, take your students out for field work and excursions. Do not exploit them.

*22.* Finally, study your boss and master all that he/she considers work ethics.

*(Part B)*

*23.* Don't miss classes or skip lessons without any serious reasons or apologies to your students.Respect is reciprocal,it facilitates learning processes.

*24.* Apply emotional and social intelligence to build successful teacher and successful learners relationship.

*25.* Act more like a chancellor and a care giver rather than a teacher every now and then

*26.* Ensure you know all your learners or students by thier names because it is significant to classroom management.

*27.* Avoid the use of derogatory words inside and outside the classroom to avoid psychological problems and low self-esteem on the part of the students.

*28.* A professional teacher disciplines or corrects students by counselling and not through corporals punishment.

*29.* Ensure you prepare accurate teaching aids and instructional materials for your classes or lesson to carter for all categories of learners or students.

*30.* Remind the students of the school rules and regulations regularly to help maintain peace, love and harmony.

*31.* Guide your students against drug abuse and all social vices that may be threatening thier education and integrity.

*32.* Nobody is your enemy in that school. All you need do is to change your orientation and lifestyle.

*33.* Ensure you don't miss staff meeting and all other important meetings in the school.

*34.* Don't be ignorant of the school code of conducts and policies.

*35.* Go for refresher course or further education to upgrade your skills and catch up with vision and destiny.

*36.* Your services can't be paid for as a teacher. Teaching or education is driven by passion and love for the child/children. It is a social service.There are tangible rewards afterwards.

*37.* Collaboration is a universal resource or skill for teachers. Embrace it on your job for better performance and productivity.

*38.* Note ! It is a punishable offense to teach or present a lesson without an assessed lesson plan.

*39.* You need a copy each of the state education law and National Policy of Education hand books for ethical values and professionalism.

*40.* Don't forget ! Teaching is the mother of all other professions. Teachers are not poor but a poor teacher is a vision less teacher.

Thank you !

😂 THE DAY I DEFENDED GARRI IN SCHOOL DEBATE 😂

Back in secondary school, our English teacher made the mistake of choosing me, Oluwafemi, to represent my house in an inter-school debate 🎤😂
The topic was:
“Which Is Better: Garri or Rice?”
Immediately I heard it, I stood up and shouted:
“Madam, my mama dey sell garri I'm gonna win this debate....😜
The whole class burst into laughter.
My opponent was one fine girl from another school, Amara, representing Rice 🍚✨
She adjusted her tie like she was defending PhD thesis and said:
“Rice is food of celebration 🎉
No wedding is complete without rice.
No birthday is successful without rice.
No Christmas is valid without rice.
Nobody says:
‘Come celebrate with us, we are serving soaked garri and groundnut.’”
Crowd laughed 😂😂
She continued:
“Rice has class 😌
Rice has packaging 💅
Rice has varieties:
Jollof, Fried, Coconut, Ofada, White Rice & Stew 🍛
Rice enters party with confidence.
Rice wears suit and tie 👔
Garri enters in rubber bowl.”
Audience screamed 😭🤣
Then she dropped final bomb 💣:
“Rice is for champions 🏆
Athletes eat rice.
Presidents eat rice.
Garri is what people eat when things are not moving well.”
Thunderous applause 👏🔥
Even my own classmates were clapping.
Traitors. 😒😂
Then it was my turn 😎
I adjusted my oversized school trousers and stepped forward like a warrior 🕺
“Good day honorable judges, respected audience, and my opponent speaking under the influence of jollof propaganda…” 🤣
“Today I stand to defend not just a food…
I stand to defend a LEGEND 💪A SURVIVOR 🫡
A SAVIOR OF HUMANITY 🙌I stand to defend…
GARRI!!!”......
Half the students shouted:
“YEEEEEE!!!” 😂🔥

I asked the judges:
“Do you have garri in your house?” 👀
They laughed........
One judge nodded 😂.....
I shouted: “Exactly! Because Garri is the LAST HOPE OF MANKIND!”

When rice finishes — Garri is there 🫡
When salary never enter — Garri is there 💸
When mummy says “manage till month end” — Garri appears like superhero 🦸
Audience: “YEEEEEE!” 🤣
“Rice is for parties 🎉
Garri is for survival 🪖
Rice is occasional 📅
Garri is dependable 💯”
Then I turned to Amara dramatically 😤👇
“Can rice save you in 30 seconds?!”
“When hunger strikes by 11:47pm 🌙
Can rice shout:
‘My son, I am ready!’?”
NO!
But Garri?
Add water 💧
Add sugar 🍬
Add groundnut 🥜
SALVATION HAS COME! 🙌🤣
Then I explained the meaning of GARRI 😭🔥
G – Giver of Energy ⚡
A – Attitude Changer 😤
R – Restorer of Hope 🙏
R – Reducer of Weakness 💪
I – Increaser of Agility 🏃
“Garri has many names:”
Student Power 📚
Life Support ❤️
Hunger Destroyer 🍽️
Emergency Department 🚑
Federal Ministry of Survival 🏛️🤣
“Garri is loyal!”
Cornflakes came and left 🥣
Golden Morn disappointed 😭
Noodles became expensive 💸
But Garri remained faithful.
Faithful in dry season ☀️
Faithful in rainy season 🌧️
Faithful in suffering 😭
Then I delivered the final blow 💣🔥
“My opponent said nobody serves garri in party…”
I paused dramatically 😌
“THAT IS BECAUSE GARRI IS NOT A PARTY GUEST…”
Entire hall went silent 👀
Then I shouted:
“GARRI IS FAMILY!!!” 🏠🤣🔥
Hall exploded 😂😂😂
I pointed at Amara one last time:
“Rice is for enjoyment…
GARRI IS FOR EMERGENCY AND ENJOYMENT!”

Rice needs firewood 🔥 Rice needs gas ⛽
Rice needs pot 🍲 Rice needs time ⏳

But u see Garri?Just bring cup and water…WE MOVE! 🚶‍♂️💨🤣
Thank you. 🎤⬇️
Abeg did I win amara 🤣🤣🤷...

Young Scholars Private School

*Young Scholars School*

Dear Parents, Guardians, and Our Beloved Students,

We wish to use this platform to extend our heartfelt appreciation to the organizers of yesterday’s Christmas Carol outing. It was truly an experience to remember, and we are grateful for the joy and spirit that filled the day.

A special thank you to all the pupils who gave their support and made the event come alive—your enthusiasm was the heartbeat of the celebration.

To those who were unable to join due to financial constraints, know that we hold you in our hearts. We pray that God blesses each of you and that the coming year brings divine testimony and abundant blessings to us all.

With love,

The School Management
Young Scholars School 🎄✨

About three weeks ago, I got a call from a friend who said he wanted to sell six chickens to me at a ridiculously low price. Now, I love chicken, but I had never bought six at once. I usually buy just one at a time since it’s only for personal consumption.

Noticing how persistent he was, I asked why he was so eager to sell.

He explained that he had invested in a poultry business—specifically in layers. At the point of purchase, he was told that the birds would begin laying eggs at around 18 weeks. But now, after 26 weeks, not a single egg had been laid. He was completely discouraged, convinced that his investment was a total failure.
He said, “Before I lose more money feeding them, I’d rather sell them off at any price.”

Out of concern for him, I decided to buy the six chickens—if only to help my friend cut his losses.

When I brought them home, I kept them in my backyard and started feeding them. I told my wife we’d probably just consume them one by one.
The first day went by quietly. On the third day, I noticed one of the birds had laid an egg. The next day, two more laid. By the sixth day, five of them had started laying regularly!

Overjoyed, I called my friend to share the good news. To my surprise, he said, “You’re not the only one. Everyone I sold to has been calling me with the same story. If only I had waited a little longer…”
That statement hit me deeply.

The Lesson:
Discouragement often comes just when we are on the verge of a breakthrough. Before you give up—on that business, dream, or relationship—pause and hold on a little longer. The moment you feel like quitting might be the moment right before your success. Don’t let this temporary disappointment rob you of the reward you’ve been long waiting for.

Stay blessed!
Young Scholars Private School

Title: The Chalk That Bl££ds

In a small town in Nigeria, under the scorching sun and crumbling school walls, stood Mr. Musa — a teacher, a father, a dreamer. His white shirt, once bright, had faded to the color of despair, and his shoes had more stitches than leather. Yet, every morning, he stood before a class of forty restless children with nothing but a stick of chalk and a fire in his heart.

He had graduated top of his class from the university. He could have gone abroad, chased oil money, or worked in a bank like his friends. But he chose the classroom — because he believed that the true gold of a nation was buried deep in the minds of its children. He wanted to dig it out, one child at a time.

But Nigeria did not reward dreamers like Mr. Musa.

His salary came late — when it came at all. Sometimes two months passed without a single naira. At home, his wife would boil water and pretend it was dinner, so the children wouldn’t cry themselves to sleep hungry. The landlord had stopped knocking — he knew there was nothing to collect. And every evening, Mr. Musa would sit on the floor, surrounded by his unpaid bills, wondering how long one man could carry a nation’s future on an empty stomach.

In the staff room, the story was the same. Miss Eze sold chin-chin during break time just to buy sanitary pads. Mr. Ojo, a mathematics teacher, walked 7 kilometers to school every day because his old motorcycle had broken down — and his salary couldn’t fix it. And yet, they taught. They showed up, not because they were paid, but because they cared.

Outside the school gates, people whispered.

"Teacher? Ah. He must have f@iled in life."
"If you had sense, you wouldn’t be a teacher."
"Teaching is for those who had no other option."

They said it with laughter in their eyes — the kind that cuts deeper than a bl@de.

Mr. Musa heard it all. Sometimes from the very students he poured his life into. Their parents had taught them that teachers were not to be respected, only tolerated. That teaching was not a calling, but a curse. A place where dreams went to die.

But still, every morning, he returned.

He returned because he remembered how one teacher changed his life — how a simple man with chalk and truth turned his mind into a light. He hoped to do the same, even if the world no longer saw the value in it.

And when his brightest student, Aisha, stood at a state competition and won the gold medal in Science, she turned to the crowd and said, “I am here because one man believed in me, even when the world didn’t believe in him.”

And in that moment, Mr. Musa’s tired eyes filled with tears — not of sorrow, but of something deeper. Something purer. The quiet pride of a man who, though beaten by the system, still rose every morning to fight for a better tomorrow.

The truth?

Teachers in Nigeria are bl££ding.
Not from wounds that eyes can see, but from a system that neglects them, a society that mocks them, and a nation that forgets they are the builders of every other profession.

Yet, they stay.

They teach.

They give.

Because even though the system may not see their worth, the future — our children — are still watching.

And that… is enough to keep the chalk moving. Even if it bl££ds.

"Today, History Was Made!

Young Scholars Private School joined schools worldwide in celebrating the magic of Christmas Carol!

May this joyous occasion usher in a season of blessings, opening doors to new opportunities and goodness in all our lives, in Jesus' mighty name!

Merry Christmas!"