Would you as a primary school head teacher issue a testimonial or first school leaving certificate to a child who has not sit and passed classes 1-5/6 promotional exams?

To become a holder of the Senior School Certificate, you must have sit for and passed various class tests and terminal examinations associated with the JSS1, JSS2, JSS3, SS1, SS2, SS3 classes. You want to be promoted from lower class to higher class and therefore willingly subject yourself to hardships and challenges with reading for tests and examinations.

In the same vein, it is absurd and unthinkable to expect to live life without being subjected to tests, challenges and temptations (which you must pass). These tests include lack, discrimination, persecution, hardships, temptations, betrayals, hate, etc. It will help you to know that these tests or challenges are intended to make you grow stronger and more matured.

Avoiding them, seeking an escape route or terminating them abruptly only postpones them and cannot help you, for whatever comes your way has a purpose. It would not come your way if it is not needful.

The more a particular test or challenge keeps at you the more you develop resistance towards it (if you do not give up). Sooner than later, it no longer scares you. You no longer become a slave to it but a master. At this stage, you have outlived it because it no longer threatens you. To be in class 5, you have passed through and passed the tests of class 4. They no longer scare you. Rather than despair when you encounter challenges, you should be glad that an opportunity to be promoted or move to next class has come.

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