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Dear God… Let This Exam Be As Kind As I’ve Been To My Students

After more than a decade in the academia, I can honestly say I’ve enjoyed almost every part of the profession be it teaching, mentoring students, interactive classroom discussions, projects supervision, and those beautiful moments when a student finally understands a difficult concept. Well almost every part… except one. Marking examination scripts...   Many lecturers already knows this struggle. Those tall piles of answer sheets staring back at you like they have a personal grudge... Often containing handwritings that look like footballers autographs, so difficult to read.  At some point you begin to wonder whether you are marking an exam script or trying to decode ancient manuscripts newly discovered by archaeologists from the times of Tsumburbura and Barbushe.  Then comes the internal debate between “Did the student really understand this?” and “Maybe I should give some marks for effort, for grammar, for neatness, etc” aka "let my people go."  Wel...
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HOPE FOR THE FUTURE

My Parents generation was surely better of than this generation of mine. But when asked "Do you think your Children's generation is going to be in anyway better than this?". By now you must be thinking about what my answer is going to be, its definitely a YES.

Some people believe that what is best for them will find a way to get to them, no matter what they do or dont, and no matter what mistakes they make. They see it as a destiny that must be fulfilled. 
Even if this is true to some extent, its not always the case for all. Its time to think about our past mistakes especially those during 2011 elections and benefit from the lessons of those mistakes. Even if your elected candidates brought you nothing but hardship and endless challenges, you need to acknowledge that you now have a fresh start. Our next unborn generations are looking up to Us, to make the right choices that will impact positively on their lives forever. We don't have infrastructures, we don't have education, we don't have good health systems, we don't have security of lives and properties, our agricultural sector is grounded with a collapsed economy. We are basically living in depression and lacking most things worth making life a living. The time has come, 'CHANGE' is here and its all left for us to decide. We all hold the golden key to a brighter future. The future that belongs to those with a dream. The Dream that is achieved through summoning courage, belief and taking initiative and control wherever and whenever needed.

Happy Birthday 2 the Queen of my Heart! 

Y'all Have a lovely Sunday...

Sharfaddeen K Ilah 
14/12/14

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