Genius 10-year-old Nigerian
girl, Esther Okade, has recently been accepted to study in university for maths
degree in the UK. So cool!
Esther spends her free time
in a similar way to many other girls of her age. She plays with Barbie dolls
and makes loom bands. But the main difference between the girl and other
10-year-old children is that she has been accepted to study for a university
maths degree – despite not going to school.
Esther, from Walsall, West
Midlands, UK, has enrolled on an Open University course months after she passed
her A-levels. The talented girl has also confessed that she wants to study for
a PhD before running her own bank and becoming a millionaire.
Unbelievably, the girl
gained a C grade in her maths GCSE when she was 6 years old.
But Esther is not the only
gifted child in her family. Her 6-year-old brother Isiah is already studying
for his A-levels too.
Both siblings are
home-schooled by their mother Omonefe, who is a mathematician. The woman has
converted the living room of their semi-detached, three-bedroom house into a
makeshift classroom.
‘Esther is doing so well.
She took a test recently and scored 100 per cent. Applying to the university
was an interesting process because of her age.
‘We even had to talk to the
vice-chancellor. After they interviewed her they realised that this has been
her idea from the beginning. From the age of seven Esther has wanted to go to
university.
‘But I was afraid it was
too soon. She would say, “Mum, when am I
starting?”, and go on and on and on. Finally, after three years she told me,
“Mum, I think it is about time I started university now”,’ the mother said.
Mrs Okade said that her daughter
was extremely happy when she was accepted by the university.
Mrs Okade said that her
daughter was extremely happy when she was accepted by the university and added
that Esther would study for her degree at home.
‘For
now we want her to enjoy her childhood as well as her maths. By the time she
was four I had taught her the alphabet, her numbers, and how to add, subtract,
multiply and division.
‘I
saw that she loved patterns so developed a way of using that to teach her new
things. I thought I would try her with algebra, and she loved it more than
anything.’
Esther made her parents
proud of her when she was accepted onto the course at the Open University. The
girl’s father Paul, full of emotion, said:
‘I
cannot tell you how happy and proud I am as a father. The desire of every
parent is to see their children exceed them, and take the family name to great
heights, and my children have done just that.’
waoh smart babe
ReplyDeleteNo olodo in d family, brilliant
ReplyDeleteProud of you, girl your representing
ReplyDeleteThis is the kind of goodnews we like to hear about Nigerians living abroad, not 5 Nigerians in police grip for scam e.t.c. Welldone.
ReplyDeleteOmo ti won fiun yangan, omo ti won fi toro, okuise
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