University entry age is about nature and nurture, by Francis Ewherido

I read a story that the “Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, has released a directive that admission to tertiary institutions should not be given to candidates less than 18 years. The Minister said that “the 18-year-old benchmark is in line with the 6-3-3-4 system of education.

Like their mother, these children graduated between 20 and 21 years depending on the courses they studied, but they entered the university at 16 to 17. I know some other students who entered the university at age 16-17. Some rose to become CEOs of financial institutions and manufacturing companies. Some set up businesses with billions of naira in turnover.

. We don’t have to follow the British system where the minimum age is about 17 or the American educational system where the minimum age is about 18. We do not have a well-developed educational system like theirs and we do not have to follow or copy their system. Empirical evidence has shown that age 16 years is good enough for students to start their university education. Using maturity as the reason for fixing the entry age at 18 years is not convincing.

Interact with them and you will be amazed. One common denominator manifests. They come from homes where the parents were deliberate and intentional in raising their children. They took time to understand them and became great mentors to their children. The parents are rich, middle class or low income earners. They cut across board, so it is not just a matter of money.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

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