As a struggling student in my National Diploma days, giving up on myself as an Average student was never an option
Being a graduate from a very lacking public school in my village, educational materials, including teachers, were a great challenge for us but nevertheless, all the challenges never gave me a reason to stop working on myself to make the best out of myself academically, I have always learned to look up to those who are performing Excellently well in my class and environment as a means of inspiration
Fortunately, I was opportune to have access to a mobile phone and open a social media page as early as my Senior year of School I never abused this privilege but influenced myself by engaging in reading stories and news on people's pages
This cognition has thus made me apply all these scopes in my learning path, There came a very day as a fresher in the polytechnic, now my alma mater, where I was taught quantitative analysis in chemistry and then given class work that later led to assignments for most of us who were unable to get it right in the class
So this very day, all I was to do was plot a graph of a given quantitative analysis problem After class hours, the lecturer went ahead to his office and gave room for anyone ready to bring his or her work answer for marking
This made almost all of my coursemates get their work marked and prompt them to leave class for their various hostel rooms. But unfortunately, the reverse was the case at my end, as I took my graph work for inspection more than 7 times as I have always faced corrections in it
The endless corrections frustrated me to the extent of asking my friends who were waiting and advising that I should go home with my work as an assignment so we could go home together to go on their own. After they left I cried and spoke to myself, wondering if I was a dullard or what I prayed and made a promise to myself not to leave the Lecture room without getting the work done right
Again, I erased the graph and began with the correction of my work, but on the 8 times I took it to the Lecturer for marking, I still didn't get the work done right This convective visit of the Lecturer made me face a lot of bullying that I never saw as a big deal
With determination, I made it up getting it written for the last time at around 6:00 pm of the day, and this time around the lecturer had left for home. I took all the bullying as a stepping stone to the successful correction of the class work that turned into an assignment for me.
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I am glad that you got motivated and inspired irrespective of all the reasons to feel down and sailed through, well done dear, i wish you the best of luck in the days ahead
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I can imagine how frustrating that was for you, I have had such experience once, that day was hell for me. After plotting everything I know on the graph, the lecturer still tells me I did not get it right.
🤣🤣🤣 this life is not for the weak ones
It's good that you learnt from it. This has shown you that no one and nothing can put you down.
#dreemerforlife
Yes ooooh, nothing can shake me
I was surprised to see that you kept on attempting the question several times. You were determined to get the right answer and I love that.
We should never give up in achieving our goals because our hard work will surely pay off in the end.
#Dreemerforlife.
At time it seems it never going to work through, but the resilience spirit just help to ahead
Loved your story.
I can relate in my own way. Maybe you will appreciate a different version of the same issue.
Unlike yourself I was always an honor student and top in my class as a general rule. Even in University I was on the honor roll and top 10% of the class.
However, that doesn't mean it was smooth sailing.
While some of my friends had given me the nickname "the human calculator" there was one calculation worksheet that had a few questions I just couldn't wrap my head around. I spent hours working on them and everytime the answer came out wrong. After 4 or 5 hours of frustration I finally figured out what I was doing wrong. It was incredibly frustrating but once I figured it out it was locked into my memory for life never to be forgotten.
Many things that come easy as just as easily forgotten over time.
However, the things that you truly had to work hard for....those lessons you never forget.
Thanks for writing. Really appreciated it.
#dreemerforlife
Wow, I love your spirit. That is how one identifies one who will get to the top no matter the hurdles
I forgot to mention the tears and disappointment when I just couldn't figure things out.... and it was important without those calculations I couldn't progress in the course.
So when I read about your tears and struggle I just kept thinking... been there and it was awful.
Perseverance helps a lot and I'm glad we both made it through. Where I end up is up to God but fighting through difficult times teaches very valuable lessons that I feel richer for learning.... even it sucked at the time 😉
It is easier for anyone to give up after facing this kind of embarrassment but you are different, you surprised me with the way you didn't get tired of going to submit the assignment. That was very brave. Those who never up don't loose in the end.
#dreemerforlife #dreemport
Yeah you are correct, those that never give up get to see the light at the end of the tunnel
Yep, that wraps it all up