Tutorials and marks

By BY PHILIP RWOTHONGYEYU, :: 25-07-2011

Who said big boys don’t cry? Well, they do! And when they cry, they defy Justin Timberlake’s ‘Cry me a river,’ by  crying an ocean.
Any doubting Thomas? Check out the Foundation Studies department towards the end of the semester, when course work marks are pinned up for the world to see.
A priceless incident it was when one time my often annoyingly observant eyes landed on a teary male student, down on his knees, before a tutor in a dramatic fashion, which could have left the producer of Bukedde TV’s Agataliko Nfuufu huffing and puffing as to why he didn’t send his news crew to UCU.
The brother had just earned a retake in one of the foundation course studies.
Many of us initially consider foundation courses as easy as chatterbox kick boxer, Golola Moses’ win over a Sudanese pretender in a recent bout.
When in class, many of us participate at will. Others decide to text their loved ones or log onto facebook, the guys ogle at the hairstyles of the ladies.
The ladies wonder away into their closets and make up rooms. When a tutor calls upon a “lost brother”, instead of answering, the guy accords the tutor a despising look. The fact that many of us actually look older than the tutors does not help matters!
 One of the phenomenal things about these foundation courses is that every minute in class counts. Attendance, participation, discussion and weekly assignments, tests and ultimately, the exam. The problem is that many of us wake up to these realities really late!
As the semester approaches its end, many of us then seek to reap where we did not sow. We turn frantically  pretending to be serious, in a bid to earn some marks for participation. 
It is payback time. It is time for the tutors to swag around in their seats and savor the moments while we whimper.
I can boldly testify that Foundation course exams, usually the first to be done when the pressure is on, are the least cheated.
Thanks to the strict tutors who ensure that even the “sharpest” of cheats (those who hide chits in their bras, socks) can’t get marks through the backdoor. I am so psyched up! I want to be a tutor! Success in your Exams.
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