Beautiful Nigerian lady, Hauwa Umar Usman
graduated with a first class degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the
University of Brighton, England.
Hauwa who hails from Kano state, is
the daughter of Major-General (ret) Umar Tudunwada Usman, who was an
Army Chief of Transport and Logistics.
Hauwa's story is so inspiring because while still in school, she was
diagnosed with dyslexia but she, however, did not allow the learning
difficulty to slow her down.
Speaking to Global Sentinel, Hauwa revealed why she chose to study Aeronautical engineering.
“My choice to study Aeronautical Engineering was one out of curiosity
for aircrafts at a young age. I didn’t know what I was getting myself
into due to how challenging and demanding the male dominated course
could be. My Father has been very supportive since day one of my
academic journey. He had always taught me to be patient, learn from my
mistakes and always do my best, because ‘my best is enough. Despite the
odds, I was determined that I would not let myself down and most
especially my Father. Because, I knew he had sacrificed so much to make
sure I have the best education. During my studies in England, I
experienced some challenges, which a British friend noticed where signs
of dyslexia and suggested that I take a dyslexia test. I had never heard
of dyslexia ever in my life. I contacted the dyslexia team at the
University and they were very helpful in explaining the disability and I
was told that even the smartest scientist like Albert Einstein had this
disability.”
Dyslexia is a “specific learning difficulty” that can cause certain
problems with the ability used for learning, such as reading, writing,
and understanding a task among others. Hauwa stressed that intelligence
is not affected as she under took the stages of assessment for dyslexia
“and it was discovered that I had a certain level of learning
difficulty.
The most important thing at that stage in my life was how to
manage and develop a strategic way to understand where my difficulties
affected me more”.
According to Hauwa, she had her moments of highs and lows during her undergraduate days.
“Whilst studying, I had my ups and downs and at the edge of wanting
to give up, I always remembered my father’s words ‘it’s a challenge
studying Aeronautical and yet you have come this far and I am so proud
of you. My Mother had taught me to never lose hope in anything I do and
that my hard work won’t go in vain”
She stressed that her “success in Aeronautical Engineering has been
through hard work, stepping out of my comfort zone, understanding
strategic ways to manage my learning difficulties, having a positive
mind set and most importantly the encouragement from my family and
friends during my most challenging times, allowed me to be amongst the
very few with a first class degree in Aeronautical Engineering”.
She advised parents not to attack any child because he or she cannot perform a task.
"No child should be hit or beaten because they do not understand a
task. The need to diagnose dyslexia in individuals especially at a
younger age by both parents and teaching staff in Nigeria must be
emphasized more.”
Congrats to her!
"Dyslexia is a common learning difficulty that can cause problems
with reading, writing and spelling. It causes problems with certain
abilities used for learning, such as reading and writing. Unlike a
learning disability, intelligence isn't affected"
3 comments:
Nice one...
Awwww Way to go
Awwww Way to go
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