Greetings to all my readers, its a Monday evening from my time zone, I hope you had a good day or you are having a good day as we speak?, its about my bed hours but i have got to sign in my entry for the ongoing #hivelearners, #hl-w13e1 contest of the week 13, "BACK TO HIGH SCHOOL"
I will tell you guys the beautiful truth, life was amazing back then for me, I started what we know here in Nigeria as JSS1, as a boarding student and in our school then, it was like survival of the fittest, You have always find a way for yourself, if peradventure there is no way, but i entered school as a well discipline boy, who did not want to do things the way others did, but i was only able to do that, only in my first year, the remaining years were the story am about to share with you.
My school, was a mixed school, but the amazing thing was that, we were so many that a class, we would be up about 450 student, so the class will be divided into 50s, so we will have like JSS1 (A - J), we were that many, not all the student were boarding, it was about 20% Boarders the rest were coming from their houses. so many things could be happening and school is ongoing, no body is interested, the school was known for student fighting teachers, so as a teacher, you mind your business.
We were always given, 60 minute break time, so we will go play football and other games that were available, since we were that many, we will be playing the games in batches so before you realize, the break time is over and in most cases you may not have enjoyed the game enough, so i will not return back to class, until school is over for the day. This happened consistently for weeks until the news got home, Of curse i lied that such never happened, We were five (5) close friends back then and are still close friends now though we apart due to individual engagements.
As if that was not enough, the school added extra moral classes for us in the noon, after the normal school hours and that was another season for me and my friends to explore, we attended the class just once in about six weeks, All of this my friends were member of the same church and we worship in the same assembly, We had one of our teacher who was a staff of the school, but we did not know that she was always looking out for us, she had confirmed that we are always out of class for games but will return back as if we went for the classes.
The next day, we were confronted by her, and we promised that we will not do so again but 3 days letter we went again and she caught us, it was so bad for me i did not have notes of lessons, and i hardly read my books, so i became very doll in class, my grades after exams was very poor.
I did not know that this our church member, had planed to report us to the church leadership, we went to church, normally well dressed but on reaching the after the first session we heard our names being called out to the stage, we went out only to hear the clergy say that we are to be discipline for always staying away from classes to play football.
like a joke, the man came out with long handsome cane, we were ask to lie down, we were all flocked on our back, as if that was not enough, the clergy ask the church to shame on us. from that day i woke up from my sleep but the big one was the fact that i did not have interest again studies, because i could not meet up with my mates.
I struggled for so long a time, trying to fight it on my own but i could not, the journey took me on the struggle till about four years latter, when that same woman, our church member teacher, called me to her office and ask me how she can be of help to me, I stood there for some seconds not knowing what to say, tears came out of my eyes, so i told her to help me in any possible way within her capacity, she patted me at the back and told me that, she will help me, After that meeting she began an extra lesson for me, for months, until i was able to pick up again.
A big thank you to the #hivelearners community for the contest of the week, am glad i did this, write up, to have it here for all my kids to come see, in case i forget to share this particular one. thanks for having me. @ekotmordemy