RE: MY FIRST EARNINGS AND HOW THEY HELPED ME
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I have heard a lot about free Education up secondary level and almost free in the university level in some countries, however Nigeria is not like one. I didn't experience anything free during my time and even now , it's just few states that gives primary education free in government schools and of less quality education
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How come the government schools give a lower quality education? Do they offer lower salaries so they don't get the best teachers, or don't they teach the same things?
Here it's the other way around! All schools were government run until 1992 (except a few boarding schools,) when the "freeschool-reform" happened, allowing almost anyone to start a school. They're still free to attend, and they get money from the government for each student that signs up, just like the government run schools.
But to attract students, the privately owned schools give very good grades, and offer things like a free laptop or iPad. Research has found that students from these schools, even though they have higher grades, don't so as well in secondary level education as students with the same or lower grades from government run schools. On average, the private school students are given 0.5-1 point higher grades than they deserve, just to make the school look good!