Jake Effoduh Shares His Poor School Result to Teach Parents a Lesson on Failure
Judging by the primary school result of Nigerian LGBT rights activist, Jake Okechukwu Effoduh, one would think would hardly have no headway in life.
However, Effoduh who recently shared a photo of his primary school result on Instagram said he failed nine out of the fifteen subjects including Maths and English Language 12 years ago.
He disclosed that he has long moved on from that bad result to bag five different university degrees in law from several Ivy League schools. The 30-year-old brilliant young man said his bad result didn’t define him then and how he had turned out 18 years later.
He then called on Nigerian parents not to define their children by their grades in school. He emphasised that there’s more to life than an estimation of one’s academic performance.
He added that life is not by the “where” and “what” you’ve done for yourself but by who you are and how it affects others.
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”Dear parent, this was me at 12 years old. I failed 9 out of 15 subject (INCLUDING MATHS AND ENGLISH) from a public school. This result from 18 years ago didn’t define me then and it obviously didn’t determine how I turned out.
School isn’t a competition. It is a place for learning, play and growth. There’s more to life than an estimation of one’s academic performance. If you ask me: Your child’s result should be taken as a receipt that you paid fees, finish.
I am 30 years old now and I have bagged 5 university degrees in law from several IVY League schools. This as well, should never matter! Life is not by the “where” and “what” you’ve done for yourself but by who you are and how it affects others.”
Jake Effoduh will also be remembered as the anchor of the radio show “Flava”. It was a weekly youth lifestyle radio magazine programme that covered issues around sexual reproductive health and lifestyle.