As i explain the chapter on capital budgeting to my 57 year old student , Halimah , I cant help but be amazed of how at this age after having grown up children , she is still struggling to do capital budgeting . She is due to sit for the ICSA exams in November and this paper apparently has been her biggest obstacle.
Why does she even bother to do what she is doing ? It beats me but i do admire her determination . She is not the only one I have come across. I have had many adult students who struggled with accounting . She is by far , the oldest and the most determined . Quite frankly , even being an accountant for so many years , I myself struggle with capital budgeting.
I am actually amazed at how the society has evolved , the younger generation wake sup at 10 and dont go to work and the elder ones never stops working .My dad who is my pillar in life got his lorry license at the age of 63 after making 5 attempts in the exams . I admire him because after coming out of the exam hall , he goes straight to register for the next exams because he was very sure he failed . Well he did fail , but after 5 attempts , the department decided to award him with the license probably looking at how determined he was to obtain the license. He is now driving a 1 ton lorry carrying scrap and animal feed .
Why does she even bother to do what she is doing ? It beats me but i do admire her determination . She is not the only one I have come across. I have had many adult students who struggled with accounting . She is by far , the oldest and the most determined . Quite frankly , even being an accountant for so many years , I myself struggle with capital budgeting.
I am actually amazed at how the society has evolved , the younger generation wake sup at 10 and dont go to work and the elder ones never stops working .My dad who is my pillar in life got his lorry license at the age of 63 after making 5 attempts in the exams . I admire him because after coming out of the exam hall , he goes straight to register for the next exams because he was very sure he failed . Well he did fail , but after 5 attempts , the department decided to award him with the license probably looking at how determined he was to obtain the license. He is now driving a 1 ton lorry carrying scrap and animal feed .
Perhaps thats the reason , i too have this hard driven blood in me and push myself right up to the wall.
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