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Falling standard of Education

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Gone are the days when students who will apply to the university were just a handful and those admitted were much older and had a depth of knowledge over life. Their main reason for school was to fulfill a defect in their life that was preventing their work of life in the bigger world. For this reason, they came to school to gain knowledge but not particularly to acquire the small sheet of  paper where your name has been ascribed on it and maybe your class to distinguish yourself from your colleagues. Research was then encouraged and much knowledge were accumulated over time. I remember in class where a lecturer said during their period in the university, they were just 30 students in class and the class with the highest number of students was not even up to 50 students. Now, the growing advocacy for education and women empowerment, the desire for education has increased overtime but the leaders seems not to notice. Now a student as young as 17years can gain access ...