The Future Builders Consult, sponsored by Olatoye Sugar Foundation (OSF) through its founder, Hon. Temitope Olatoye Sugar, the Federal lawmaker representing Lagelu/Akiyele constituency, Chairman House Committee, Urban Development and Regional Planning, held “A ONE-DAY FREE SEMINAR” on  SECRETS OF PASSING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EXAMINATIONS” at Isabatudeen Girls Grammar,  General Gas, Bashorun, Ibadan. The seminar had in attendance students from various schools across Oyo state.

The students while doing their mathematical ilustration 

The keynote speakers while delivering his paper, tackled some of the educational factors according to their fields of studies. The students were taken on different subjects that will aid them in excelling in their different choice of carrier.

The Chairman of the day, Elder Akin Olosunde, a retired School principal, while speaking with CEOAfrica noted that the major key towards passing any examination is “Determination”.

Chairman of the day, Elder Akin Olosunde

He said “they should determine to pass because determination is the bedrock of success, without them determining, no success.  Our youth just think they can have shortcut to having money”, it does not work like that.

Also, Senior Evangelist Adebayo Olatoye (Pa Olatoye) admonished the students to be more serious in their studies, noting that they are no longer leaders of tomorrow but leaders of today.

Senior Evangelist Adebayo Olatoye (Pa Olatoye), Mummy Olatoye and Son (Mr Gabriel Olatoye)

While comparing the present educational system with the former, hedisclosed that the present day educational system, term everything to be computer age.

Speaking with CEOAfrica, Pa Olatoye stated that the “former are serious and obedient but our student of today’s educational system are   full of social network, which does not allow the students to concentrate like before.”

On this note, he appealed to parents to encourage their children to be more serious towards education.

He equally called on “the government to encourage the students, because the economic situation engages students; because children are more of managing affairs than their future endavours”.

Another keynote speaker, Mr Otunba Gabriel Olatoye who specifically taught the students the “SECRETS OF PASSING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EXAMINATIONS” exposes some important steps to take towards passing any examination.

Mr Otunba Gabriel Olatoye

Gabriel Olatoye mentioned some of the steps to take as; don’t go heavy on memorizing, always remember that determination is the success to the paper, get to the exam hall at the appropriate time, don’t beet off and so many others.

In a chat with CEOAfrica correspondence on some of the factors limiting student’s success in an examination, he said “reasons for failure in examination are systematic, they are interwoven, that there are learners’ factors (students’ issues), parents’ factors, government, even the curriculum that they are studying.”

He basically said that “larger factor is usually the leaner factor”, insisting that students no longer want to burn their mid night candle, but prefers micro wave answers in exam hall.

While analyzing the factors that affect the students, the instructor said some of the factors can be worked on, but “students are getting lazier, social distractions, non-concentration in examination, malpractices.

“Some parents, institutions, staff of education institute are partakers of this examination malpractice, that is why we say they are interwoven”.

In clarifying the “learners learning factors”, he listed some of the mistakes students make and the main reason why the seminar was organized.

He disclosed that “students non-preparedness, anxiety, not making note, not going to libraries, not reading good books, not doing practices, not getting friendly with syllabus they are preparing for, some are reading wrongly, some are reading contents that will not be tested for.

“They are so many learners centre factors why they are failing exam. That is majorly why this seminar is trying to adjust.”

He enjoined the students to be determined in order to cross any shores they meet on their ways in order to attain a great height in future.

Also, Miss Ayoola Abiola, one of the students while interacting with our correspondence described the seminar as an educative one, stating that she has learnt a lot from the seminar.

She also thanked the organizers for making the seminar free of charge for everybody to participate.