Reason why student always perform very poor in Examination

>>Educationists, Prof. Mopea Omoegun, and Dr. Delight Olise, have accused parents of abandoning their parental roles. The development, according to the academics, has resulted in the increasing rate of examination malpractice and poor performance in schools among their children. Both spoke while addressing parents at this year’s “Covenant Child Mothers’ Day” organised by Covenant Child Academy, Ijesha, Lagos. Omoegun, a former Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Lagos, said that many parents refused to teach their children morals that would make them to be successful people in life. She explained that instead of devoting their time to cater for their children, parents prefer to go in search of material things. She said, “Mothers cannot give what they don’t have. Many of our parents do not have morals themselves. The society nowadays worships money and places it above honesty and hard work. The lack of home values in society is contributing to the increase in exam malpractice in schools. Even parents are aiding their children in the vice. “People are frustrating and puncturing the government’s efforts aimed at revamping the sector. Mothers should go back to the basics and serve as good role models for their children.” Olise, who is the Project Director of the academy, advised mothers to always seek advice from professionals in order to take informed decisions for their children. Stressing the importance of guidance and counselling in schools, she urged parents not to impose careers on the children. She added, “Parents need to get more educated. We are no longer in an era where parents choose careers for their children. Often times, we have seen situations where children perform badly in tertiary institutions because their parents imposed courses on them. “Children should be allowed to choose and study courses that they prefer, so that they can perform well. Every school should have guidance and counselling unit to guide both parents and their children.