Various types of lecturer you will meet in Nigerian Higher institutions
Ungraduates and graduates of higher institutions in Nigeria will agree with this list. However, because this is based on the writer's experience, Some readers might disagree with this because experience can never be the same. Check the list out as itemized below
1.The Strict ones: They are the disciplinarian.They are bureaucratic and takes nothing with levity. They are neutral in treating the student as they give appropriate reward and punishment for those who deserves it . They dont joke with time.
2. The Saddists : They share some attribute of the strict lecturers, but they are merciless in treating the students. They are splenetic in nature.They are not always in good terms with the students for little or no reason . Student who are not careful (i don't mean not serious) will usually carry their course.They makes stringent rules. They make statement such as (i)"5 (distiction)is for God, 4 is for me, 3 is for the Serious student and other grades for the unserious ones". (ii). "Tell me what I don't know, don't tell me what I know". (iii) "Most of you will not graduates" No amount of begging will change their decision.
- 3. Student Friendly:They are not so strict with student. Student success is their priority. They do maintain high level of accuracy while marking exams and usually make sure failure rate is reduced to the barest minimum, by giving student lectures in time, giving areas of concentration for exams and test. They are easy to approach.
4.The "I don't care ones" : They are the laikadasical ones.They have little or no zeal for work. They hardly come to class to give lectures. They mark exams carelessly and inaccurately. They don't care whose student glowing glory they are dimming by their acts.
5. The Money lovers: With money nothing is impossible and beyond redemption even if there image is at stake.
6.The Story Tellers: They waste time telling uninteresting stories about themselves to the students.
7 The Female Lovers: These are the male lecturers that always require females students to get what they want with what they have (not in terms of intellectual gift).
8. Ghost Lecturers: They are not so common. They hardly come to class in a semester. They always delegate their work to junior staff.
9. Traders: These one are fond of selling handouts and textbooks
And the list continues...
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