A Professor of Educational Management at the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Prof Rose Ngozi Amanchukwu, says the success of any student in academic pursuit is hinged on determination hard work and good habits.
Prof Amanchukwu made this assertion while presenting her lecture at the 16th inaugural lecture series of the institution titled, “success as an iceberg of results oriented education” held at the university’s main auditorium in Port Harcourt, Thursday.
She noted that youths make up the highest number of persons in Nigerian educational institutions  adding that without youths there would be nothing like school and these youths come with so many idiosyncrasies and styles that keep teachers on their toes throughout the period they are in school.”
The University teacher averred that there have been some criticisms about the quality of education being offered across the various educational institutions in the country, but noted that poor funding and policy inconsistency by the nation’s education managers were also factors that are contributing to the sharp drop in the quality of education in the country.
According to her, the aim of the lecture was to portray  the two sides of the story of what people easily see as ‘success ‘and what they equally see as ‘failure’, noting  that  the measure of a man is not how much he suffers in the test, but how he comes out of it at the end
“What people often see is success but what they do not see are dedication, hard work good habits, disappointments etc. Success is an iceberg which is enhanced by persistence. Failure is mainly caused by lack of dedication, insufficient effort, bad habits. What people observe easily is success or failure,” she stated
The former Head of Department of Educational Foundations and Management at IAUOE  opined that teachers’ attitude to work and effectiveness in teaching are also determining factors responsible for academic success and failure.
She posited that formal education does not end at one acquiring certificate, rather it is aimed at distilling and drawing out the latent potential in the learner that would serve as a buffer towards uplifting him/her to become a self fulfilled and accomplished individual in the society.
Prof Amanchukwu stated that result oriented education does not only provide knowledge but also wisdom, adding that while the school provides us with knowledge it as well sharpens such knowledge even as she said it was better to be educated than to be learned.
Earlier in his speech, the Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof Ozo_Mecury Ndimele, described the Lecturer as an astute academic who knows her worth and diligent to duty.
Prof. Ndimele averred that the lecture has pointed out some challenges militating against the development of education in the country as well as some attributes a teacher must possess in order to deliver  in his or her chosen career.