There are many issues that call for attention in the education sector alright, but when a candidate is awarded less mark than deserved, I think it is one of the worst things that anyone can do to a young mind in an environment like ours, where even the high scorers struggle hard to make a headway in their academic careers. Ask this year's JAMB candidates.
Last week's meeting of private school proprietors in Oyo State, where they more or less passed a vote of no confidence in the results of this year's Junior School Certificate Examination (JSCE) is the reason I have chosen to be a broken record today:
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