HOW MANY OF THESE MEMORIES CAN U REMEMBER FROM PRIMARY SCHOOL DAYS?

You must be able to recite/sing at least 10 of the under listed BY HEART:

1.
Some have food but cannot eat,
some can eat but have no food.
We have food and we can eat.
Glory be to thee o Lord. Amen.

2.
The day is bright is bright and fair
oh happy day, the day of joy
The day is bright is bright and fair
oh happy day, the day of joy
mama jollof rice!

3.
Oh my home o my home
when shall I see my home
wen shall I see my native land
I will never forget my home!

4.
Holiday is coming [2x]
no more warning bells
no more teachers cane.
goodbye teachers, goodbye scholars
I’m going 2 spend
a jolly holiday [2x]

5.
h-i-p- for d hip
p-o-p-o for d hipopo
and t-a-m-u-s for the hippopotamus
hippopotamus!

6.
Parents listen to your children
we are the leaders of tomorrow
try and pay our school fees
and give us good education

7.
I am a little sailor boy that comes from the sea
that comes from the sea just to marry you
Oh will u marry marry marry
will you marry me?

8.
8 o’clock is d time for school, don't be late in d morning.
8 o’clock is for boys and girls, come to school in za mornin.

9.
Morning has broken, like the 1st morning, blackbirds have spoken, like the 1st word
Praise for the singing. Praise for the morning, Praise for the evening, Fresh from the world.

10.
Now the day is over, night is drawing nigh, shadows of the evening, still across the skies
Glory to the father, Glory to the son, And to thee blessed spirit, Whilst all ages run, Amen!

11.
Rain rain go away
come again another day
Little children want to play

12.
Tisha jowo, mo fe jegba temi
nami lowo, mashe nami nidi, tidimi babe,
mape baba mi wa, baba mi, a ba e ja.

13.
All things bright and beautiful, all creature great and small
all things bright and wonderful,
the lord god made them all.
He gave us eyes to see them
And lips that we might tell
He gave us “something” colors
And made the mighty se E E E

14.
Bojuboju o oh! Oloro m’bo! e para mo o oh!
Se kin se, Shee!! she she she she Shee!!
E pere Mi Heey! Eni toloro ba mu , a paaa je (A paa jee!!)

15.
Jack and Jill went up to a hill,
To fetch a pail of water
jack fell down and broke his Leg,
And jill came tum b ling after(wonder what they really went to do up that hill)

16.
My mother, who sat and watched my infant head
when sleeping on my cradle bed, and tears affectionately shed,
My Mother
When pain and sickness makes me cry, you gaze upon my heavy eye and pray to God that I shouldn’t die,
My Mother,

17.
Row Row Row your Boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily merrily merrily merrily
Life is but a dream.

18.
Old Rodger is dead and gone to his grave, hmm!!, haa!!, gone to his grave
He planted an apple tree over his head, hmm!!, haa!!, over his head
The apple grew ripe and ready to drop, hmm!!, haa!!, ready to drop
There came an old woman to pick them all up, hmm!!, haa!!, pick them all up
Old Rodger got up and gave her a knock, hmm!!, haa!!, gave her a knock
(can't remember the rest)

19.
Papa mama school no dey,
Wetin happen?
Our teacher dey smoke gari for school
Which kind gari?
Ijebu gary
, cele wata,
calabar groundnut
ondo sugar

20.
RIVERS IN AFRICA ARE
RIVERS IN AFRICA ARE
NILE , NIGER,
BENUE , CONGO
ORANGE , LIMPONPO
ZABENZI

21.
Wherever you go (go go go n go)
Wherever you see (sisi eko)
Do not say yes, when you mean to say no(Baba Ibadan)

22.
Sanda lily, sanda lily3x
Sanda lily, sanda li
(Which is the way many of us were taught but it is
Standard living , standard living ......)

23.
I am a teacher (lawyer, doctor etc) in my country
Every body knows me well
If you look me up and down you will see that its true!

HOW MANY CAN YOU REMEMBER?

TEACH YOUR CHILDREN AND DO NOT LET THE TRADITION DIE.
Thanks.... One love

THE PAIN AND THE JOY OF A TEACHER

Two years ago I was in the car of a Principal , we were actually coming from a social function outside Abeokuta , when we got to NNPC filling station he decided to refill his car  , we drove in and the man came down to stretch his leg while the refilling was going on, I noticed a tall young man  in chocolate coloured safari suit approached the petrol attendant and whispered something to his ears and went back to his car parked behind ours , few minutes later the Principal raised an alarm , " ... did I not said #2000 ! you are approaching # 6500  already " the petrol attended smiled a bit and pointed to the jeep car behind us and said " he said I should fill it up ) , at that point the young man came down smiling and prostrated, he introduced himself as the Principal's former student and that the man taught him Chemistry , he went further to inform the Principal that he is a medical doctor and  works with WHO and that he actually travelled  down to Nigeria on vacation , he dipped his hand inside his inner pocket and gave my oga something which my oga later revealed to me inside the car as foreign currency . Before we left the scene he collected the Principal's phone number and his account number .
      The above is just one out of many good stories from retired and serving teachers . Yes various governments either military or civilian over the years might be owing us salaries, leave allowances , delay in promotion letters, making us to work in an in conducive environments , treat us as the underdog of the civil/public service , transfer us at will claiming that our condition of service states that we should work and live around anywhere that we are posted , making civil servants to rule and directs our boards  ( a situation that is only peculiar to teaching but can't happen in judiciary , core civil service , local government service, national university commission  etc), refusal to give over 30000 teachers in both primary and secondary schools at least substantive Permanent Secretary with all the status and paraphenelia  of office attached from among the fold but prefer to have almost 30 PS in the core civil service just for a little bit over 10000 civil servants etc
  Dear teacher, I am aware of all these but these pains can't be compared to the joy after .  While the core civil service for instance deals directly with files , memos and figures we mold lives, while the lecturer in the higher institutions deals with finished products we deals with fresh lives that are bendable, adjustable and open to correction . No wonder somebody said recently that a teacher's product are his students .Let us strive to do the best on the job, let us counsel, let us be their best friend , be their confidant and make them have absolute trust in taking right decisions for their future . Don't introduce the girls to the family way be her father, don't introduce those boys to hooliganism and cultism be their big uncle, it is absurd to hear that you send them to go and buy food for you without giving them money, what are you teaching them ? We are role models for crying out loud , that hair style, that flashy and distractive dress were not part of the pedagogy we were taught in Principles of Education Sir and ma, if you sincerely worked and toiled to earn your school certificate result why introduce them to examination malpractices ?
  Finally , a governor in the south west region was at a function and was speaking glowingly and proudly of one of his old teachers , how he changed his life, and taught him the act of reading etc , unknown to him the second son of his old teacher was seated among the audience , one of the governor's men whispered this to his ears , he stopped in the middle of his address and said 'I understand that the son of my old teacher is here please stand up ' the son stood up , tears of joy filled every eyes in the gathering especially when the son told Mr Governor that his father died two years back , the Governor grabbed the hand of the man and said  " my teacher is not here today but you are here, we shall go back to my office to discuss together' . Interesting , isn't it  ? Your guess is as good as mine .

Dear Parents, Do Not Prevent Your Children From Going Through The Pain of Discipline

There are things that parents do that make me wonder if they know the implications.

In my teaching career, I've come to realize that children who are well
brought up produce better results.

What I see these days is training the "butty"(aje butter) way which gets me scared of what will happen in the next 10-15 years.

I see eight year olds who don't bother to lay their beds.

I see 10 year olds served by the maid or "caring mum" on the table and they either don't pack the table or they just dump the plates in the kitchen for the maid or "caring mum" to wash.

Drivers carry the bags of
children above 5 years and the children call them "my driver".

Manual clothe washing is
gradually been replaced by washing machines, yet, the maid or "caring mum" will be the one to do the laundry.

Children wake up and go straight to the TV and sleep late watching TV with mum & dad but mum & dad don't allow them read late.

They'll say "go and sleep". I see parents play game for hours on their phones, yet wonder why their children don't read and why their results are poor, despite investment in expensive schools.

I see tweenagers and teenagers who can't cook common white rice because there's maid, nanny, cook, "caring mum" etc.

I see children who are addicted to cheating in exams, assignments, class work and the parents aren't taking conscious steps to correct it. Instead, some will bribe teachers to make their children first, teach them during external exams or take them to "miracle centres" to write their exams.

I see children who talk to their parents and other adults disrespectfully and all the parents say is "children of now a days
are outspoken".

Your children's wardrobe is full of clothes but they don't have a single book.

You buy them lots of toys but  you didn't buy them books.

I can go on and on.

See, when next you tell your child not to do house chores, study hard etc., have it at the back of your mind that what you're saying is "don't take responsibility for your life".

I guess parents don't know that chores and morals are almost directly proportional to academic performance.

Haven't you thought of it that when our forefathers went to farm, fetched water etc., before or after school, the world was a better place?

Haven't you thought of it that our local proverbs which have remained relevant were coined by unlettered men and women?

A Hausa proverb says, "Ka so naka, duniya ta 'ki shi..." favour your son and the world will reject him..." (vice-versa)

A Yoruba proverb also says, "eni anwo ki wooran"... "those who
make news don't watch news".

So when you're mentoring your children to be T.V. addicts, you should understand what you're grooming them to be.

There are TWO PAINS in life and everyone must suffer one; PAIN OF DISCIPLINE or PAIN OF REGRET.

When you're preventing your children from going through pain of discipline, just understand that you're automatically preparing them for pain of regret.

Some parents feel that their children's careers are secured because of their financial stand.

Now, let's do this analysis;

1. You get your children jobs.
2. You make them take over your company.
3. You set up a business for them.

1. If you get them jobs and they have the wrong attitude at work like being late, talking rudely to clients etc which made the company lose a big contract, will they keep them there?
2. They take over your company and your company lost within three months an amount that you didn't make in your first five years in business due to their lack of discipline, will you pat them on the head and say I'm proud of you child?
3. They run the business shabbily and there's nothing to show for it within few years.

The earlier we stop these
pampering, the better.

You will give an account to God on them.

Train your child in the way he should go and when he is old, he won't depart from it.

Regards,
A concerned Parent.
Forwarded as received.

Dear Parents, Your children will bring reports home this week...

Dear Parents/Guardians,

The exams are over and school is almost out for the second term of  academic year. 

Your children will bring reports home this week. I know you are all really anxious for your child to do well.

What's the meaning of "doing well?"

Please do remember, amongst the children who sat for the exams, is an Artist, who doesn't need to understand Maths.

There's an Entrepreneur, who doesn't care about History or English literature.

There's a Musician, whose Chemistry marks won't matter.

There's a Sportsperson, whose physical fitness is more important than Physics.

If your child does get top marks then great. But, if he or she doesn't, please don't take away their self- confidence and dignity from them.

Tell them it's ok, it was just an exam. They are cut out for much bigger things in life.

Tell them, no matter what they score, you love them and will not judge them.

Please do this and if you do, watch your children conquer the world. One exam or a 90% marks won't take away their dreams and talent.

And please do not think that doctors and engineers are the only happy people in the world.

Be happy for them when they come home with those reports this week. Encourage them to do better. Motivate those who were not successful. There's beauty in going back and giving it another shot. Don't judge them. They expect of you, their mother, their father, most of all to understand and to still believe in them.

Failing a grade can never make your children failures. Their destinies lie locked up in far greater things.
It is well with all our Children.

COPIED

ISE LOOGUN ISE

Ise ni ogun `se
Mura si ise ore mi
Ise ni afi ndeni giga
Bi ako ba reni fehinti
Bi ole la a ri
Bi a ko ba reni gbekele
A tera mose eni
Iya re le lowo lowo
Baba re si le leshin le kan
Bi o ba gboju le won
O te tan ni mo so fun o
Ohun ti a ko ba jiya fun
Se kii le tojo
Ohun ti a ba fara sise fun
Ni npe lowo eni
Apa lara
Igunpa ni iye kan
Bi aiye ba nfe o loni
Ti o balowo lowo
Won a ma fe o lola
Jeki o wa ni ipo atata
Aiye a ma ye o si terin-terin
Jeki o deni rago
Ko o ri bi aiye ti nyinmu si o
Eko si tun seni doga
Mura ki o ko dara-dara
Iya nbo fomo ti ko gbon
Ekun mbe fomo ti o nsa kiri
Ma fowuro sere ore mi
Mura si ise ojo nlo.

FATHERLY ROLE

You and I know that in this our environment, there has been a vacuum in the roles fathers must play. Very few men had the fatherhood role rightly and healthily filled. Argue it all you can, but it's an obvious fact around here.

It is only those men who are able to unlearn and relearn that are making a difference. That are becoming our own. Our Men. I join us all to celebrate our Men!

Ok, see this...

This guy is fatherless, not fatherless in the position of a father o, but in the role of proper fathering. He, the guy, is expected to be a father, because he grows up daily and must assume the position at some point. A position which has to be intentionally taught and learnt, revelations that must be caught. But the role was empty, somehow... Guy must keep growing, and make efforts to become "something" in life. In the process of walking that journey, he caught the wrong "revelations", because he found himself gravitating towards fellow "fatherless" ones. He must be a hard guy. He misses and yearns for that role to be filled and played, but he must go on, and be hard. He must not express his emotions, he'll look weak, except that of anger, because that's what makes him look "strong". Instead of knowing and working on his weaknesses, he lies to cover his misdeeds because that makes him look hard, he must be "in control", he cannot be vulnerable.

False representation of manhood. Wrong interpretation of the revelation of manhood.

He grows up and is becoming "something in life" and must take the position of a father. He marries a girl who is becoming "something in life" too, for no man wants a liability as wife nowadays o. They are in love truly. They are friends. Sweet "vibes"...

Then, life begins.. Life starts to happen... He is a man and MUST be respected. But he CANNOT listen to his wife because she MUST submit to him. Hmmm... And he doesn't even know how to "feel" her, because that makes a man weak. Trouble looms. Problem begins, but there is "peace". He sees submission, respect, but the Woman is unhappy, being subservient, only appears like she is "submissive" because she wants approval/validation from her family, friends, society as a "good", "strong" woman.

In another scenario, the Woman, who is also becoming "something in life", mentions to the man the effect of his ineptitude, or oversights, they are friends, the way they talk to themselves normally o, but he sees it as confrontation because she didn't "kneel down" to say it, she said it nicely, but she didn't apply "respect", because somewhere in his mind, he's programmed to believe a woman must not have opinion about him, the lord of the household! Wrong interpretation of manhood...

She must be fine with anything he does, and be a good wife at all cost, even when he is wrong, "praying away the hurt snd pain", ignoring the fact that she is human, has emotions, and is becoming "something in life" too - he caught the wrong revelations...

He tries to bully her into silence. He ignores her. He refuses to "eat her food". He must be "hard"!

She keeps talking, for these issues are fundamental, and the times have changed. He lies, he cheats, has betrayed her trust many times, because it's okay for a man to do all that, as he is a Man!

These need to be addressed, because, COMMUNICATION is key. He calls her a nagging wife, to shame her into silence, because that appellation has become the nomenclature of Women who talk too much when they feel ignored and unable to reach their husbands. No woman wants to be called that... And he started beating her, to shut her up, to show his power over her. She speaks out about it, don't forget this other woman is also becoming "something in life" and not a "liability", so cannot be bullied into silence, she talks! So she spoke out about it. He becomes embarrassed instead of being remorseful - because a man cannot feel remorse for treating a woman badly, he must always be in control! The story continues...

All because of the revelation of manhood he caught from a fatherless world! He is a good guy actually. A wonderful soul. He wants to be a happy and fulfilled family man. But he "caught revelations" that are unhealthy, and interpretes it so.

He MUST wake up to that truth and fix himself...

Is this not the story of many marriages? Is this not part of why marriages are breaking?

Please don't misunderstand me, I am not saying the Woman is always perfect and doesn't have her own faults, she does, but you and I know that in this our environment, there has been a lot of error in the raising of boys...

And we are reacting to it with wrong interpretation of feminism...

😎😎
Sola Allyson

ORIKI: TO BE LEARNT BY TWINS MOTHER

Oriki Ibeji:
Wíníwíní lójú orogún
Ejìwọ̀rọ̀ lojú ìyá ẹ̀,
Ẹ̀jìrẹ́ ará ìṣokún,
Ẹdúnjobí,
ọmọ a gbórí igi rétẹréte,
Ọkàn ń bá bí méjì ló wọlé tọ míwá,
Ọ́bẹ́kíṣì bẹ́kéṣé,
Ó bé sílé alákìísa,
Ó salákìísà donígba aṣọ.
Gbajúmọ̀ ọmọ tíí gbàkúnlẹ̀ ìyá,
Tíí gbàdọ̀bálẹ̀ lọ́wọ́ baba tó bí í lọmọ.

Bi Táyélolú ti nló ni iwájú,
Bééni, Kehinde ń tó lẹ́yìn,
Táyélolú ni àbúrò,
Kehinde ni ẹ̀gbọ́n,
Táyélolú ni a rán pé kí  o ló tó ayé wò,
B'ayé dára , bi ko dára

O tọ́ ayé wò,
Ayé dun bi oyin 
Táyélolú, Kehinde, ni mo ki
Ejìwọ̀rọ̀ lojú ìyá ẹ̀
O dé ilé ọba tẹ̀rín-tẹ̀rín,
Jẹ́ kí nrí jẹ, kí n rí mú.

Orí mí jẹ́ ń bí ìbejì l'ọ́mọ,
èdùmàrè fún gbogbo àwọn tó ń w'ojú rẹ ní ọmọ gbajúmọ̀ bí ìbejì bí oooo...

Àmín àṣẹ