Adjusted Philosophy 104: THE END JUSTIFIES THE MEANS – EXAM MALPRACTICE

From a personal survey made of about 100 Nigerian youths who are warming up for the 2018 WAEC exams, the following statistics were discovered:

• 70 percent of them are already poised to pay money in order to be given the opportunity to involve in exam malpractices;

• 25 percent, who are conscientious, are ambivalent on what decision to take given that majority of their classmates were already saving money for “sorting” of the invigilators;

• While only 5 percent (whom ironically I cannot vouch for) are resolute that come what may, they will put up a hard fight to scale through on their own.

What a shame!

We live in a society where people, nowadays, sort their way through from kindergarten, with the aid of parents, till their graduation from the high institutions even sorting their way to securing a good job after then. All these done under the guise that the end justifies the means.

It is observed that from kindergarten to primary/secondary parents will no longer approve of their wards, no matter how unintelligent, to repeat classes even when it is deserved. Hence the children continue to soar on such an undue leverage until they land themselves in a job that they never sat for the interview. What do you expect of such children when they finally become parents themselves? Evidently such ugly cycle will continue to repeat itself with the following concomitant effects in the society:

• Dwindling educational standard

• Moribund institutions of learning

• Irresponsible and permissive parents

• Mediocrity in the workplace

• Chaotic society

• Ever lowering moral standard, etc.

What a shame!

How long will the end continue to justify the means when we, on our own, unwittingly continue fanning the embers of a debased society? Are we going to fold our hands and wait for the government to correct this ever increasing gangrenous anomaly existing right in our households? Sorry dear, the “change begins with you”.