MR. LECTURER
A = Belongs to God
B = Belongs to me
C = Is for the very few best students
D = Is for the average students
E = Is for Everybody.
F = Is for those who question this decree.
This is the Gospel according to Dr. Noah, a randy lecturer
in one of the Universities in South Eastern Nigeria. It is on record that
beautiful girls in any class he lectures always have problems with their continuous
assessment (C.A) and as such must “see him”. Few days before the commencement
of the second semester examinations, news filtered into the campus that Mr.
Lecturer is now HIV positive and was placed on antiretroviral drugs 2 weeks
earlier. This shocking news elicited wild celebration among students in a
lecture hall who saw the lecturer’s condition as an end to his reign of terror,
but one particular event did not go unnoticed, some female students left the
hall panicking with tears almost rolling down their cheeks. You don’t need
Google to find reasons for such show of deep emotions, it’s payback time for
those who were awarded A and B grades for deliberately missing lectures and
course tests, the fear that they might have contracted the virus during the
one-on-one lecture series has become a great source of concern.
But why have some students’ chosen to trade their bodies for
grades?
While HIV silently kills more students than cultists and
gangsters combined, it continues to receive less attention from school
administrators. The word HIV has become a taboo word for some lecturers and
teachers who are guilty of compromising their office
for pleasure.
Perhaps, those charged with the responsibility of imparting
knowledge and promoting good conduct have slipped into amnesia and need to be
reminded of their responsibilities. If lecturers and tutors can dedicate a
minimum of 20 minutes once every semester or session for lectures, debates or
discussions among their students on the threat posed by the pandemic may be
their students might just take a cue.
Quote:
“Spread the Knowledge, not the Virus”
—Oche Otorkpa
http://www.publichealth.com.ng/hivaids-what-is-hiv-symptoms-transmission-phases-diagnosis-treatment/
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